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Neurological
Surgery Services
Loyola
University Health System (Loyola) has one of the nation’s
most comprehensive and advanced neurosurgery departments.
The team performs more than 1,000 cranial surgeries
and collaborates on about 150 skull-base operations
per year - which puts Loyola among the top five neurosurgery
centers nationwide for volume.
Loyola’s
neurosurgeons are able to treat the most challenging
cases because of their considerable experience and their
highly collaborative working style. The team treats
adults and pediatric patients with disorders of the
skull, the brain and its blood supply; disorders of
the spinal cord and vertebral column; and disorders
of the nerves connected to the brain and spinal cord.
The faculty members also are leaders in education and
research.
Specialty
Services
Center
for Cranial Base Surgery
Neurosurgeons and otolaryngologists have collaborated
to develop innovative methods for removing tumors at
the undersurface of the brain.
Stereotactic
Radiation Oncology
Neurosurgeons collaborate with radiation oncologists
on this leading edge treatment that delivers radiation
to small tumors with sub-millimeter accuracy.
Neuro-endovascular
Services
Neurosurgeons and radiologists collaborate to treat
disorders affecting the brain’s blood supply without
surgery.
Minimally
Invasive Computer-assisted Spinal Fusion
Surgeons use computer-assisted X-ray technology to implant
screws and rods with minimally invasive techniques.
Vagal
Nerve Stimulation
Neurosurgeons implant a pacemaker device to stop epileptic
seizures in patients who do not respond to traditional
therapies.
Research
Major
research projects focus on:
-
Calcium regulation on neoplastic cell growth
- Frameless
stereotactic applications to cranial base surgery
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Gene therapy for brain tumors
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Multimodality chemotherapy and hormonal therapy
for residual/unresectable meningiomas
- High-dose
chemotherapy for oligodendrogliomas
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Innovative cranial reconstruction techniques
- Thalamic
stimulation for movement disorders
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Cranial base team approach to giant lesions of the
skull base
Locations
and Contacts
A full spectrum of neurological surgery services
is available in Maywood at:
Loyola
University Hospital
Loyola
Outpatient Center
Services
also are offered at the following Loyola site:
Primary
Care Center at Wheaton
If you would like to make an appointment or need assistance to find an appropriate physician, please call us at (888) LUHS-888.
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Chairperson
Thomas
C. Origitano, MD, PhD, FACS
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