A less common alternative to shunt insertion for the treatment of hydrocephalus, a ventriculostomy utilizes a tube to drain fluid buildup in the brain. Although this is merely a partial list of the procedures neurosurgeons perform regularly, it should give you a better understanding of what these doctors actually do. read more
The hospital’s 20-bed neuro-intensive care unit (NICU) is one of the largest and most sophisticated in the United States, ensuring that after all neurosurgery procedures, patients are cared for by specialized physicians, nurses and staff. read more
These procedures (almost) always involve the performance of a craniotomy as the first step, so that would be the most common procedure performed. A spine neurosurgeon, on the other hand, would do more spine procedures. So the specialization decides the most common procedure performed. read more