Treatment is provided for disorders ranging from headaches to back pain to movement disorders to central nervous system diseases to cancer treatment. Physicians and researchers here are at the forefront of neurological care utilizing and developing the latest technological features including the largest Gamma Knife experience in North America and the most innovative minimally invasive surgical techniques in health care. More people come to the Department of Neurological Surgery at UPMC Presbyterian for specialized neurological care than to any other hospital or medical center in the United States.
Treatment is provided through thirteen centers, each focusing on specific diseases and techniques.
Collaboration among centers provides us the ability to offer the most effective surgical and non-surgical treatment of neurological problems anywhere. Please visit any of the following centers to learn more. Internationally the largest experience with microvascular decompression for the treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia, Hemifacial Spasm, Veritgo, Tinnitus, and Torticollis. Diagnostic Arteriography, Balloon Test Arterial Occlusions, Ethanol Sclerotherapy, Tumor Embolization, WADA Testing, Arteriovenous Malformation Embolization, Arteriovenous Fistulas, Aneurysm Embolization, Permanent Vessel Sacrifice, Acute Stroke Thrombolysis Petrosal Sinus Sampling, Intrarterial Chemotherapy, Carotid and Vertebral Artery Stenting, Intracranial Arterial Angioplasty and Stenting, Vertebral Body Methylmethacrylate Injections. Cerebrovascular Surgery Section Stroke, Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformations, Carotid Stenosis and Related Disorders.