United Neurosurgery Associates
United Neurosurgery Associates is dedicated to the care of patients with neurological disorders. The neurosurgeons at United Neurosurgery Associates are renowned for their expertise and technical skills. They have access to innovative and state-of-the-art techniques and equipment through the Nasseff Neuroscience Center of United Hospital.
Our physicians have admitting privileges to:
We provide services to these outpatient facilities:
We specialize in the surgical treatment of:
- Brain and spinal cord tumors, using brain mapping, spinal cord monitoring, stereotactic image guidance and intraoperative MRI
- Pituitary tumors
- Epilepsy, including brain mapping/stimulation, vagal nerve stimulators, lobectomies/lesionectomies, corpus callostomy and hemispherectomy
- Blood vessel abnormalities (including aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, carotid stenosis. intraoperative angiography and electrophysiologic monitoring is utilized.)
- Intracranial hemorrhage
- Complex spinal disorders
- Degenerative disc disease, including artificial disc replacement or fusion
- Pediatric cerebral palsy, including selective dorsal rhizotomy,
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- Infections of the brain or spine
- Biopsies (brain, peripheral nerve)
- Hydrocephalus
- Facial pain and tics
- Neurotrauma
- Peripheral nerve lesions
- Spasticity (baclofen pumps)
- Chiari malformation
- Minimally invasive spine procedures
Evaluation and treatment is coordinated closely with other neuroscience specialists, including neuroradiologist, neurooncologists, neuroanesthesiologists, neurologists, physiatrists, neuropsychologists and neurophysiologists.
Our nurse practitioners prepare patients for their initial assessment, provide education and coordinate all follow-up care. They are expertly trained and work in partnership with the neurosurgeons.
Referrals
We provide a referral form for the convenience of the patient and the referring physician. This form lists the medical tests that are helpful to have for our first visit with the patient. We request that the patients bring their scans images (MRI, CT, angiogram, myelogram, plain films, etc.,) with them to their appointment.
In addition, we have included two of the forms that patients need to complete. You may print off these forms and fill them out before coming to your first appointment.
Our hours
Our clinic is open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Our on-call physician can be accessed by calling 651-241-6550.
Our location
Our clinic is located in the Nasseff Specialty Center next to United Hospital, with convenient parking in the Specialty Center parking lot next to the Center on Chestnut. Cost is $2 to park, with no time restrictions.
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