Neurosurgery Services: Seizure Surgery, Brain Surgery, Tumor Surgery, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Endoscopic Surgery, Aneurysm Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Complex Spinal Surgery

The human nervous system is an amazing, even elegant, structure that most of us take for granted. Simply, it allows us to feel, move, see, hear, smile and taste. It allows us to experience pleasure, as well as pain. It is essentially the organ system that defines us as human beings. And, by and large we take it all for granted until it doesn't work as it should. Unfortunately, there is no substitute that can replicate what the brain and the other parts of the nervous system do. That's when San Diego Neurosurgery and Spine Institute steps forward to help.

Most Americans think of neurosurgery as brain surgery -- but it is much more. Below is a partial and growing list of our services:

Seizure Surgery - Seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy occur both as simple partial seizures with preserved awareness of surroundings (also known as auras), and as disabling complex partial seizures in which consciousness is lost. Generalized convulsions also occur in a significant number of patients. --more>

Hydrocephalus - Hydrocephalus remains a surgically treated condition which is due to either inadequate cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) re-absorption, blockage of flow, or rarely overproduction. The underlying etiology of this condition is either a congenital or acquired disorder. More>

Tumor Surgery - Coming to the realization that you or a loved one has cancer can be terrifying and overwhelming. It is reassuring to know that more than half of patients diagnosed with cancer will be cured, but importantly the choices made right at the start can be critical to the patient’s outcome. More>

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery - In addition to performing extensive 360-degree decompression and fusion operations of the cervical, thoracic, and lumber spine, SDNSI neurosurgeons have developed and refined skills encompassing the burgeoning field of minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS). --more>

Endoscopic Surgery -The endoscope represents a technical advance in neurosurgery by virtue of its precision for minimally invasive approaches to the brain, spine and peripheral nerves. More>

Aneurysms and AVMs - Abnormal blood vessels in the brain can result in devastating injuries to patients, should these blood vessels burst and cause hemorrhage or bleeding into the brain. More>

Trauma - Traumatic injuries to the nervous system, including head injuries and spinal injuries, are unfortunately prevalent in our society. These injuries can be mild or severe, resulting in death and severe neurologic injury. More>

Complex Spinal Surgery - Spinal Instrumentation - Over the last 25 years, the development of surgery of the spinal column has been rapid, and new approaches to treatment continue to be introduced. More>

Gamma Knife - It’s a revolutionary treatment tool for brain tumors and other abnormalities within the brain. More>