Neurosurgery A neurosurgeon is a physician who specializes in treatment and surgery of the nervous system and its surrounding structures.
Neurosurgeons operate on the brain, skull, scalp and spinal column.
O ne of the most important roles the neurosurgeon performs in the treatment of brain injury is in the prevention of further damage to the brain. This is accomplished in several ways. When the brain is injured, the brain will swell. Because it is encased within the skull, this swelling will cause parts of the brain to compress. This compression decreases the blood flow and oxygen to parts of the brain which, in turn, causes more swelling.