Our Neurosurgery Team
Neurosurgeons treat patients who have injuries or disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
In partnership with WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, our neurosurgeons perform complex surgeries and are leaders in:
- Robotic technology
- Minimally invasive procedures
- Laser ablation
- Focused ultrasound
Our neurosurgeons are not just brain surgeons, they are medically trained neurosurgical specialists who can also help patients suffering from back and neck pain as well as a host of other illnesses ranging from head injury to nerve tumors.
We are committed to patient-centered care that enhances the patient’s experience through the often confusing and frightening process of spinal, brain, and nerve problems.
Before seeing a neurosurgeon, it’s important to have a good relationship with your primary care physician. If you have been experiencing back pain for six weeks or more, and it is not relieved with conservative treatment, you may want to ask your doctor for a referral for a neurosurgical opinion.
Other signs you may need to see a neurosurgeon are extremity pain, numbness, or weakness, or sudden loss of bowel or bladder control.
Procedures Performed
Our neurosurgeons perform life-improving procedures on patients who face diseases of the cervical thoracic and lumbar spine and central nervous system:
- Disc herniation
- Stenosis
- Radiculopathy
- Myelopathy
- Spondylolisthesis
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Adult Degenerative Scoliosis
- Compression Fractures
- Spine Tumors
- Sacro-iliac Joint Pain Procedures of the Spine that include:
- Minimally Invasive Spine Decompression Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion Surgery
- Artificial Disk Replacement
- Robotic Spine Surgery
- Artificial Intelligence Supported Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Sacro-iliac Joint Fusion
- Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain
- Epidural Steroid Injections of the Spine Diseases of the Central Nervous System:
- Primary Brain Tumors
- Metastatic Brain Tumors
- Vascular Disease of the Brain
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Procedures of the Central Nervous System that include:
- Craniotomy for Tumor Resection Ventriculo-Perit
Second Opinions
Patients are encouraged to contact WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals for an expert second opinion. Our surgeons are considered second opinion spine specialists. As board-certified neurosurgeons, they have extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the entire nervous system.
Board-certified neurosurgeons train longer and to a higher level than any other specialty in surgical conditions of the spine and brain. Most of their practice is comprised of spine surgery, both complex and minimally invasive, and they are always available to offer honest second opinions.
Referring Physicians
At WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, we are committed to helping our physician colleagues, both within our system as well as outside of the WVU Medicine organization.
Whether for treatment, a single consultation, second opinion, or ongoing follow up, we will keep consulting physicians informed of their patient’s treatment plan and will assist in coordinating long-term care management.
Location
WVU Medicine RNI Neurosurgery at Thomas Memorial Hospital
401 Division Street Suite 304 | South Charleston, WV 25309 | 304-767-7840