Gamma Knife at UVA

Gamma Knife radiosurgery at the University of Virginia offers patients a tremendous chance for successful results.  Since 1989, the Lars Leksell Center for Gamma Surgery at UVA has treated more than 6000 patients from 54 countries and every state in the United States.  Using the latest Gamma Knife Perfexion technology, our experienced neurosurgeons Dr. Ladislau SteinerDr. Neal Kassell, and Dr. Jason Sheehan -- together with a multidisciplinary team of top medical physicists, biomedical engineers, and radiation oncologists -- offer outstanding treatment alternatives for patients with brain tumors, vascular malformations, and functional diseases. 

FOR PATIENTS

Gamma Knife patients 
Make an Appointment
Why Gamma Knife at UVA
What to Expect
Video Introduction
Treatment Detail Video
Video Summary
Gamma for Children
Ask the Doctor

FOR PHYSICIANS

Gamma Knife planning
Make a Referral
Technical Overview
Indications
Compare Competing Technologies
Advanced Gamma Course Oct '08

DISORDERS TREATED

Acoustic Neuroma
Arteriovenous Malformation(AVM)
Large AVM(>3cm)
Astrocytomas
Chordoma
Craniopharyngioma
Dural Malformations
Epilepsy
Hemangioblastoma
Meningioma
Metastatic Tumors
Movement Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Neurosis
Pain and Trigeminal Neuralgia
Pituitary Adenoma
Uveal Melanoma

UVA GAMMA KNIFE IN THE NEWS 
- Success story about Gamma Knife removal of inoperable brain tumor
- UVA Gamma Knife Treats 6000th Patient
- UVa Health System seeks adults with cancer that has spread to the brain for research study