Data shows that patients treated by a team of multiple specialists have better outcomes. Our vascular interventional neurologist team meets regularly to collaborate and discuss each of our patients and their treatment plans.

When you undergo neurosurgery or interventional neuroradiology with Memorial Healthcare System, you won’t need to go anywhere else for rehabilitation or follow-up care. We offer the full spectrum of neurology services, including neurorehabilitation and a dedicated neurocritical care unit.

Our neurointerventional surgery team participates in a high volume of clinical trials. Being involved in these studies, we are often among the first to implement the newest technologies and treatments. This research gives us a level of academic expertise not usually found in community health systems.

Any condition affecting your brain can be worrisome. From the moment you step foot in one of our facilities, we give you and your family a clear point-of-contact. This designated person is available to support you and your family throughout your treatment and recovery.

We also offer same-day appointments for new diagnoses of brain tumors, aneurysms and AVMs.

Our neurointerventional surgery team works closely with our on-site pediatric neurosurgeons to treat AVMs or aneurysms in children. Many health systems do not have these services available under one roof.

Learn more about our pediatric neurosurgery services.

In this type of brain surgery, neurointerventional surgeons operate through tiny incisions no larger than the size of a coin. Surgeons use these small openings to insert catheters (flexible, hollow tubes), needles or surgical tools to access brain arteries.

Minimally invasive neurosurgery enables surgeons to see the brain even more clearly than traditional “open” surgery. They insert high-tech cameras that transmit clear images of the brain onto a large screen. These images guide the surgeon’s movements, so they can operate even more precisely. Patients experience less pain and tend to have a faster recovery using this surgical approach.

Neurointerventional surgery uses minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques to treat many conditions, including:

• Brain tumors: These are abnormal growths in the brain that can be noncancerous or cancerous.
• Skull base tumors: These growths occur at the base of the skull or behind the eyes and put pressure on the brain.
• Aneurysms: Brain aneurysms are bulges in the blood vessels of the brain.
• AVMs: An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a cluster of abnormal blood vessels.
• Subarachnoid hemorrhages: A subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs when there is bleeding in the space between the brain and the tissues that cover the brain.

Some of our neurointerventional surgery treatments include:

• Awake craniotomy: This surgery uses a process where the patient stays awake during the operation.
• Pituitary surgery: We offer a noninvasive procedure that uses a small surgical microscope to perform surgery through the nose.
• Stroke care: Because our stroke centers are certified through The Joint Commission, we can use minimally invasive techniques to treat subarachnoid hemorrhages, brain aneurysms or AVMs.