Prisma Health Southeastern Neurosurgical and Spine Institute

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)

This treatment is designed to prevent seizures by sending regular, mild pulses of electrical energy to the brain via the vagus nerve. These pulses are supplied by a device that is similar to a pacemaker and used in the treatment of epilepsy and resistant depression.

Endovascular surgery

This innovative procedure is a less-invasive way to treat problems affecting the blood vessels, such as an aneurysm, which is a swelling or “ballooning” of the blood vessel. The surgery involves making a small incision near each hip to access the blood vessels.

Endovascular procedures include:

• Angioplasty and intracranial stenting for ICAD
• Carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting
• Clipping and coiling of cerebral aneurysms
• EC-IC bypass
• Pipeline embolization of cerebral aneurysms
• Spinal angiogram
• Treatment of AV fistulas with open surgery, embolization and radiosurgery
• Treatment of AVMs with open surgery, embolization and radiosurgery
• Treatment of cavernomas
• Treatment of moyamoya disease with bypass surgery
• Treatment of strokes with mechanical thrombectomy
• Venous sampling for Cushing’s disease
• Venous stenting for intracranial hypertension
• WADA tests (Epilepsy)
• Spine program

As a multidisciplinary center, we bring the best surgical and non-surgical experts together in one location with physical therapy, X-ray and pharmacy. This means that you have:

• Better access to care
• Electronic medical record shares patient information among providers
• Increased communication between physicians
• Improved coordination of care

Learn more about Prisma Health's neuroscience services

Using the latest surgical and non-surgical techniques, we provide care for all spinal and neurosurgical injuries and conditions, including:

• Compression fractures of the spine
• Degenerative disc disease
• Herniated disc
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Spondylosis

Minimally invasive procedures allow surgeons to perform many spinal surgeries through skin punctures or incisions less than 1-inch long.

Minimally invasive surgery can be used to treat herniated discs, spinal stenosis and some types of spinal deformity. Many procedures are performed on an outpatient basis.

There are potential benefits to minimally-invasive surgery:

• Less painful surgical incisions that heal faster
• Less post-operative pain
• Less soft tissue damage, due to reduced muscle retraction
• Reduced blood loss
• Reduced operative time
• Shorter hospital stay
• Smaller, more cosmetically pleasing scars

Utilizing the latest innovations and techniques in neurosurgery, our neurosurgeons are on the leading edge of treating neurological conditions, including:

• Acoustic neuroma
• Aneurysm
• Brain tumor
• Cavernous malformations
• Chiari malformation
• Chronic subdural hematoma (hemorrhage) Carotid artery disease
• Hydrocephalus

To make an appointment, give us a call. Please remember:

• Arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment time to complete a few forms.
• Bring insurance card and photo ID (such as a driver's license).
• Bring all medications you are currently taking.
• If you must cancel your appointment, please notify us 24 hours in advance.

After-hours care

Our practice has a provider on call each night and weekends to assure your care is in the best of hands.

Fees and insurance

Patients are responsible for understanding insurance coverage benefits. Please verify that we are listed as approved providers prior to scheduling your appointment with us.

• We accept most insurance plans.
• Payment is due at time of service.
• We accept cash, checks, debit and credit cards.