Nervous System Disorders

The UVA Health System offers a full range of services for Nervous System Disorders, and have special expertise in the following areas:

  • Stroke
  • Cancers of the brain and nervous system
  • Pituitary tumors  
  • Epilepsy Spinal injuries and complex spine surgery
  • Treatment for trauma to the head and spine
  • Surgery for vascular conditions in and leading to the brain
  • Image-Guided surgery and gamma surgery
  • Pediatric neurosurgery

UVA is a National Cancer Institute Clinical Cancer Center and is consistently ranked as one of the top neurology and neurosurgery centers, in the country by U.S. News & World Report. UVA is a designated Primary Stroke Center, has renowned experts in the field of pituitary surgery, and is an international training site for use of the Gamma Knife. Physicians at UVa have developed many innovative treatments and technologies, including:

  • Gamma Knife, a non-invasive radiation therapy system for treatment of brain tumors
  • Tomotherapy radiation system for the treatment of spinal tumors
  • Use of molecular cytogenetics to help determine which brain tumors will respond best to chemotherapy.
  • Spinal reconstruction
  • Balloon kyphoplasty, an innovative treatment for pinched nerves in the spine
  • Minimally invasive spinal treatment
  • Peripheral nerve surgery

To learn more about Nervous System Disorders, see the related links on the left. For a referral to a physician at UVA, call 434-924-DOCS (3627) or toll-free 800-251-3627.