Neurosurgery at Shands at the University of Florida

Consistently ranked among the nation's top hospitals for
neurosurgery and neurology by U.S.News & World Report,
Shands at the University of Florida provides the technologically advanced environment for the medical and surgical care delivered by the University of Florida neurosurgeons. Here more than 4,000 neurosurgical patients from all over the world are treated every year.

View patient and procedure statistics for the the University of Florida Department of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery at Shands at the University of Florida.

Shands at the University of Florida neurosurgery and the the University of Florida department of neurosurgery lists a variety of achivements by and accolades for the University of Florida neurosurgeons:

• Since 1992, the University of Florida neurosurgeons have performed more than 1,300epilepsy surgical procedures – more than any other epilepsy treatment program in Florida.
• The the University of Florida Movement Disorders Center is a world leader in the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) implants for treating movement disorders, performing more DBS procedures annually than any other medical facility in Florida.
• Shands at the University of Florida developed the Linac Scalpel which has become one of the most popular commercial radiosurgery systems worldwide.
• The Shands Rehab Hospital has been designated as the State of Florida Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program
• Shands at the University of Florida neurosurgeons and neuroscientists were involved in the first U.S. human clinical trial of spinal cord transplantation
• Shands at the University of Florida has the first Neuro Intensive Care Unit in North Central Florida
• The Shands at the University of Florida Preston Wells Center is one of only a handful of places nationwide with the state-of-the-art Laser-Enabled Analysis and Processing (LEAP) system used for cell and tissue analysis

Shands at the University of Florida has made a significant investment in capital equipment for neurosurgery, including:

• Trilogy radiosurgery system
• Biplane fluoro rooms
• O-Arm technology
• Sophisticated endoscopic equipment
• HD video recording system
• Neuro ICU

University of Florida Department of Neurosurgery

The department of neurosurgery at the University of Florida, whose surgeons provide neurosurgical services at Shands at the University of Florida, continues its longstanding legacy and unwavering pursuit of their three-part mission:

1. Dedication to providing technically superb, compassionate and timely medical care to their patients
2. Commitment to the education of medical students and resident physicians, and to the continuing medical education of practicing physicians in the art and science of neurosurgery
3. Exploring and developing, through clinical and basic research at the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida, new and better treatment for neurosurgical disorders

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To make a new patient appointment or find out more information about neurosurgery services offered at Shands at the University of Florida, please call 352-273-9000