Welcome to the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Department of Neurological Surgery. The department's group of physicians, nurses, scientists, and staff associates are dedicated to providing compassionate state of the art medical care and to advancing medical knowledge. We are dedicated to advancing the field of neurosurgery through research programs and the training of neurosurgeons. We welcome your interest in the department; this website presents a summary of our activities. Please contact us if you desire further information or assistance.

The physicians include neurosurgeons, neurologists, intensivists, and rehabilitation specialists providing a comprehensive approach to the evaluation and management of patients. Patients who come to the department usually have difficult problems. Physicians, nurses, nurse-practitioners, and staff strive to make each patient's experience as pleasant as possible.

Neurological Surgery specializes in the management of patients with surgically treatable neurological diseases. The scope of practice includes the care of patients with disorders of the brain, spinal cord and nerves including cerebrovascular disease, intracranial and spinal tumors, disorders of the spinal cord and vertebral column, pediatric neurosurgical problems, movement disorders, medically intractable seizure disorders, and head and spinal injuries. Comprehensive evaluation of each patient is made possible by the team of neurosurgeons, each with subspecialty expertise.

The Miller School of Medicine's neuroscience community represents every major area of basic and clinical investigation. The dedicated neuroscience intensive care unit, one of the largest in the world, provides state-of-the-art monitoring and care. Ongoing research at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and many other research efforts continue to provide innovative and experimental treatment options to clinicians and patients with neurosurgical problems.

Educational activities of the department include instruction of medical students, training of residents and fellows, and continuing education of practicing neurosurgeons.

Please visit our departmental website for more information http://neurosurgery.med.miami.edu.

The Miller School of Medicine has an affiliation with Jackson Memorial Hospital, its teaching hospital, for the purpose of medical student training. Through which affiliation it permits faculty members to contract with and serve Jackson Memorial Hospital as attending medical staff.

Jackson Memorial Hospital attending medical staff in turn, hires, trains and supervises the residents within the Jackson Memorial Hospital residency and fellowship programs.

The Miller School of Medicine is responsible for the academic and research opportunities intrinsic to an outstanding residency experience and as such is proud of the exemplary blend of clinical training, research and community services that the school provides future specialists.