Neurosurgery

If you need neurosurgery, it’s natural to have questions and concerns. At Baystate Health, you can feel confident knowing your care is in the best possible hands. Our board-certified neurosurgeons are here with expert skill, advanced treatments, and compassion to put your mind at ease.

Our neurosurgery team is based at Baystate Medical Center, which consistently ranks among the highest-performing hospitals in the country. It is also the area’s only Level 1 trauma center, which means we provide all types of advanced neurosurgical care, including emergency treatment.

We’re committed to providing you and your loved ones with outstanding, individualized attention. From diagnosis through treatment and follow-up care, we partner with you to make sure you get the care you need, when you need it.

Why Choose Baystate Health for Neurosurgery?

When you choose Baystate Health for neurosurgery, you can expect:

• Excellent outcomes: Research shows that higher volumes lead to more experience and better outcomes. Our neurosurgeons perform far more procedures than average. These volumes mean we’re well-versed in neurosurgery procedures. You can feel confident in our skills and experience.
• National recognition: Our neurosurgery program ranks highly with several national organizations. Rest assured, you don’t have to travel outside Western Massachusetts to receive leading-edge care.
• Highly trained surgeons: All of our neurosurgeons have trained at top programs to gain the skills needed to provide the highest level of neurosurgical treatment. We’re also deeply invested in our community and strive to improve health and quality of life for each of our patients.
• Patient-centered care: Although we are surgeons, we believe that we should only perform surgery when it’s the right approach. We take the time to walk you through all your treatment options, so you can make the best-informed decisions.
• Surgery performed by your physician: You know exactly who is performing your procedure. The same neurosurgeon you meet and discuss your care with is the one who does your operation.
• Specialized procedures: We offer a range of highly specialized surgeries, including deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease and the Jannetta procedure for trigeminal neuralgia. We began performing awake craniotomies more than 20 years ago. These complex operations are still not widely available at other hospitals.

Types of Neurosurgeries We Offer

Coming to Baystate Health means you can remain close to home while getting state-of-the-art neurosurgery. We are experienced in the latest techniques and treatments, including:

• Awake craniotomy, an innovative brain surgery that involves awake brain mapping
• Brain tumor surgery for metastatic tumors (ones that have spread), meningiomas, and gliomas
• Cerebrovascular surgery on blood vessels in the brain
• Deep brain stimulation for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease
• Intraoperative imaging, using imaging during brain and spine procedures
• Jannetta procedure (microvascular decompression), the only treatment that can cure trigeminal neuralgia
• Minimally invasive surgery, which uses small incisions and instruments, for quicker recovery with less pain
• Neuroendovascular surgery, minimally invasive procedures to treat blood vessels in the brain and spine from the inside
• Pediatric neurosurgery at Baystate Children’s Hospital, the only fully accredited, full-service children’s hospital in the region
• Shunt surgery to treat fluid buildup in the brain (hydrocephalus)
• Transsphenoidal surgery, minimally invasive brain surgery performed through the nose