Highlights of the Neurosurgery service include:

• Average daily census of 50 patients in neurosurgical services
• Approximately 2,000 admissions to the neurosurgical service per year
  
• More than 2,800 operations performed in the neurosurgical operating rooms each year
  
• More than 13,000 patients seen each year in the outpatient clinic
  
• Neurosurgery service occupies a 50-bed wing of the hospital and has its own 16-bed
• Standard neurosurgical procedures are performed, with emphasis on both simple and complex neurosurgical procedures
  
• Specialized areas include: aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, surgery for cerebrovascular disease, skull base surgery, brain tumors, pituitary tumors, stereotactic surgery for brain tumors, radiosurgery, epilepsy surgery, Parkinson's surgery, and disorders of the spine, including degenerative, neoplastic and traumatic cases
  
• More than 90 percent of neurosurgery is elective
  
• Surgery and anatomy are taught in a dedicated surgical planning laboratory