Overview

Sanford Clinic Neurosurgery & Spine is a specialty clinic offering full-scope neurosurgical consultation services. Our team specializes in complex spinal and cranial procedures, peripheral nerve disease, radiosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery and functional neurosurgery.

Neurosurgery and Spine Types of Conditions:
 

• Back and neck problems
• Carpal Tunnel
• Pediatric
• Aneurysms
• Vascular malformations
• Brain and spinal cord tumors
  • Radiosurgery
• Surgery
  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Traumatic brain injuries
• Spinal surgeries:
  • Laminectomy
  • Fusions

Physicians

	Wilson Asfora, MD
	Troy Gust, MD
	Bryan J. Wellman, MD
	Charles Miller, MD

Treatments

• Spine (back and neck): Minimally invasive cervical, thoracic, and lumbar diskectomies and fusions (percutaneous pedicle screw fixation, cage technology, METRX, etc.); artificial cervical discs, X-Stop, Kyphoplasty; Cord, intradural extramedullary and epidural tumors; spinal arteriovenous malformations; spine trauma including anterior screw fixation of the odontoid; and anterior and posterior approach and state-of-the-art instrumentation for cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.
   
• Neurovascular: Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM’s), Carotid Endarterectomy, and EC-IC and high flow bypass.
   
• NeuroOncology: Cerebral and brainstem tumors (using stereotactic image-guided, frame and frameless systems, as well as ultrasonic aspirator and laser technology); Stereotactic brain biopsies, Pituitary tumor surgery (through trans-sphenoidal, trans-nasal, or translabial approach using microscope or endoscope, as well as transcranial); Gliadial water placement for brain tumors, Skull base tumors, (acoustic neuromas, posterior fossa, middle fossa, and translabyrinthine approach; craniopharyngomas, clival tumors, foramen magnum meningiomas, etc.)
   
• Radiosurgery (Stereotactic focused radiation therapy): Benign and malignant brain tumors, (acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, metastatic tumors, gliomas, craniopharyngomas, etc.); arteriovenous malformations (AVM’s); Trigeminal Neuralgia, Seizure Disorders.
   
• Pediatrics: Craniosynostosis (craniofacial advancement and endoscopic craniosynostosis surgery); Hydrocephalus (endoscopic third ventriculostomy, VP shunts, VA shunts, LP shunts, Brain tumors, Myelomeningocele repair, Chiari Malformation, tethered cord release.
   
• Peripheral Nerves: Carpal Tunnel (Open, endoscopic, as well as limited-open techniques); Cubital Tunnel (decompression or transposition of the ulnar nerve); Brachial Plexus surgery (tumors or trauma); thoracic outlet syndrome.
   
• Functional Neurosurgery: Deep Brain Stimulation for movement disorders (essential tremor, Parkinson’s Disease, dystonia); depression, Pain Management (malignant and non-malignant); Dorsal column stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation (occipital and other nerves); Synchromed infusion system, Spasticity.
   
• Brain and spinal cord tumors
  • Radiosurgery
  • Surgery
     
• Traumatic Brain Injuries   

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