Mission and Goals

The WVU Department of Neurosurgery provides advanced care to adults and children with disorders of the brain, carotid and vertebral arteries, pituitary gland, spine and spinal cord, cranial and spinal nerves, and autonomic nervous system. Expert treatment is given for spinal degenerative disease, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, neoplasms, and trauma.

Our faculty includes highly skilled surgeons at the forefront of new techniques in epilepsy surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, neuro-oncology. cranial-base surgery, complex spine, and advanced stroke care.