If you or a loved one experience a health condition related to the brain,
spine or nervous system, you want the best care and treatment right away.
That’s exactly what you’ll find at OU Health.
Comprehensive Treatment Designed for You
Choose the highly skilled and fellowship-trained neurology and neurosurgery
experts at OU Health in Oklahoma City, Edmond and Tulsa for Oklahoma’s
most complete adult and pediatric neuroscience services. You become part
of a multidisciplinary team with specialists from many aspects of healthcare
who work with you to develop an accurate diagnosis and an individualized
treatment plan that meets your specific needs.
Exceptional Brain, Spine & Nervous System Care Close to Home
No matter where you live in Oklahoma or across the region, you’ll
appreciate fast access to expert neurologists, neurosurgeons and other
neuroscience specialists who deliver comprehensive treatment at OU Health
for neurological injuries and conditions such as:
Brain tumor – Primary and metastatic, such as glioma, meningioma, chordoma,
and more, in collaboration with Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma’s
only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Cancer Center
For neurologic health conditions affecting the nervous system (nerves,
brain, spinal cord), you can rely on the extensive experience of OU Health’s
neurologists for the most comprehensive care and advanced treatment options
in Oklahoma and the region.
Evidence-Based Care in a Team Approach
You’ll work with OU Health’s neurology specialists in a team-based
approach to address your specific condition using advanced technology
and evidence-based care designed to improve your quality of life. That
means you benefit from the latest scientific knowledge gained through
OU Health’s academic health system research programs, which our
skilled neurologists and neurosurgeons put into practice every day.
Contact us to find out more about OU Health’s neurology services.
Neurosurgery Services
If you and your neuroscience care team choose neurosurgery as an option
to treat your particular condition, you benefit from OU Health’s
complete range of personalized neurosurgery services for diagnosis, treatment
and rehabilitation of conditions affecting the brain and spine.
Your team of experienced OU Health neurosurgeons holds advanced training
in the entire range of neurosurgical techniques such as:
Brain tumor surgery – Includes awake craniotomy with language and motor mapping using
tractography and fMRI
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) – Addresses movement disorders
Endoscopic endonasal surgery – Treats conditions in the head and neck
Endovascular surgery –Innovative use of stents for aneurysm and stroke
Image-guided surgical navigation – Offers pinpoint accuracy in delicate locations
Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) and responsive neurostimulation (Neuropace) – Treats epilepsy and seizures
Skull-base surgery – Repairs hard-to-reach areas at the base of the skull
Spinal surgery – Includes complex, minimally invasive, robotic-assisted, spinal
fusion, lumbar decompression and more
Stereo-EEG – Provides detailed evaluation of epilepsy before surgery
Stereotactic radiosurgery – Delivers precise doses of radiation therapies
At OU Health, you’ll also find top-quality neurosurgical services
for children and young adults. Learn more about
surgery services at OU Health.
Comprehensive Radiation Therapy
If appropriate for your neurological condition, your treatment plan may
involve options such as internal radiation therapy (brachytherapy) or external
radiation therapy, including proton beam, Gamma Knife® and linear accelerator options,
because OU Health offers more types of radiation therapy in one place
than anywhere else in the nation.
Nationally Recognized Care for Brain Trauma
Should you or a loved one face a traumatic brain injury, you’ll receive
care from OU Health’s expert neurosurgeons as part of Oklahoma’s
only Level 1 Trauma Center nationally verified by the American College
of Surgeons (ACoS). You benefit from 24/7 coverage at the most advanced
neurosurgery
critical care unit in the state.
Contact us for more information about OU Health’s neurosurgery services.
Spine Care Services
For conditions ranging from scoliosis or spina bifida to
spinal tumor or traumatic spine injury, you and your loved ones can trust your care
to the expert neurologists, neurosurgeons and advanced practice providers
at OU Health for accurate diagnosis, exceptional treatment and ongoing
follow-up of your particular spine-related situation.
Team Approach to Your Care
Your multidisciplinary spine care team evaluates your specific condition
and works with you to develop an individualized treatment plan to address
your particular needs. At OU Health, you and your team may take advantage
of innovative treatment techniques, such as
minimally invasive and robotic-assisted procedures, that may reduce your time in surgery and help speed your recovery.
Contact us to find out more about OU Health’s spine care services.
Comprehensive Stroke Center
If you or a loved one feel you’re dealing with a stroke, dial 9-1-1 now.
Time = brain. Every minute counts when facing symptoms of stroke. That’s
why you want to get care from the
Comprehensive Stroke Center at OU Health, where response to the most common type of stroke averages 31 minutes,
well below the 90-minute national standard. When you choose OU Health,
you’re likely to be among the 86 percent of people who receive clot-dissolving
drugs within 45 minutes or less, which significantly improves your options
for survival and recovery.
Expert Stroke Care
At OU Health, you also benefit from complex stroke care delivered by expert
neurologists, neurosurgeons and advance practice providers at one of the
first centers in Oklahoma to achieve certification for excellence in stroke
care from The Joint Commission, a national accrediting agency, and the
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
Contact us today for information about expert stroke care at OU Health.
Your Neurosciences Care Team
For health conditions affecting your brain, spine or nervous system, you
want to work with the most experienced and highly trained neuroscience
experts in the field. You’ll find exceptionally skilled neurologists,
neurosurgeons and advanced practice providers close to home – at
OU Health in Oklahoma City, Edmond and Tulsa – where our top-quality
physicians and services rank among the best in the nation.
Research-Based Care Improves Your Outcomes
At OU Health, you benefit from exceptional care and board-certified neurologists
and neurosurgeons with advanced fellowship training and extensive education
in their specialties who perform both standard and extremely complex neurological
procedures every day.
As our neurology specialists work with local, national and international
academic partners to explore critical health issues and teach the next
generation of neuroscience professionals, they also bring research-based
practices to your care, so you can achieve the best possible outcome for
your specific situation.
Request an Appointment or Get a Second Opinion
Request an appointment or ask your doctor for a referral to OU Health’s
expert neurologists, neurosurgeons, advanced practice providers or neuroscience
specialists.
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