UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester offers a full spectrum of adult and
pediatric neurosurgery services, including the following specialized areas:
- "Brain attack" surgery, including intracranial aneurysms, vascular malformation, and intracerebral and intracerebellar hemorrhages
- Brain tumors, including primary and metastatic tumors of adults and children, stereotactic radiosurgery and brachytherapy radiation treatment
- Carotid disease including endarterectomy
- Disorders of the spine, including disc disease, degenerative disease, spinal instability, primary and metastatic spinal tumors, vascular disorders of the spinal cord, spinal infection and instrumentation (some spine disorders are treated at the Spine Center)
- Epilepsy diagnosis, invasive monitoring and surgical resection for adult and childhood intractable epilepsy
- Movement disorders including management of Parkinson's disease and spasticity (Learn more: download brochure) ) and read health article).
- Pain management consultation and operative treatment of benign and malignant severe and intractable pain
- Pituitary diseases management (pituitary tumors and pituitary apoplexy)
- Trauma surgery for head and spine trauma, late surgical sequelae, and spine decompression and stabilization