Neurosurgery

Riverview has a strong reputation for its neurosurgery program – treating a wide range of conditions, including: spinal disc herniation, spinal stenosis and spinal tumors; brain tumors; infections; cerebral aneurysms, hemorrhagic stroke, and subdural hematomas; vascular malformations such as arteriovenous malformations, venous angiomas, cavernous angiomas; congenital malformations of the nervous system, including spina bifida and craniosynostosis; spasticity; as well as Intractable pain of cancer or trauma patients and cranial/peripheral nerve pain. In recent years, the addition of the CyberKnife System has revolutionized the way our neurosurgical team operates.

Neurosurgery procedures include:

• Anterior Temporal Lobectomy
• Cordotomy
• Craniotomy
• Cranioplasty
• Decompressive Craniectomy
• Endoscopic Thoracic Symphatectomy
• Hypophysectomy
• Intracavitary Chemotherapy and Radiation
• Intracranial Infusion Pump Implants
• Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
• Laminectomy, Discectomy and Fusion, Vertebrectomy
• Peripheral Nerve Surgery
• Reconstruction for Calvarial Masses
• Shunts for Hydrocephalus or Pseudo Tumor
• Spinal Cord Surgery
• Spinal Cord Stimulator Implants
• Stereotactic Biopsy and Image Guided Surgery
• Vagotomy
• Ventriculostomy

For more information about neurosurgery, or if you have questions about surgical services at Riverview Medical Center, please call 732-530-2442.