Department of Neurosurgery
General information
The Department of Neurosurgery provides premier patient care and conducts cutting edge research concerning diseases and physiology of the nervous system. Neurosurgery faculty collaborate with colleagues in other UI specialties, including radiology, radiation oncology, neurology, and otolaryngology. The department’s research activities include many ongoing clinical trials.
UI Hospitals and Clinics is a world leader in introducing new endovascular devices to treat patients with cerebrovascular disease. The neurosurgery team cares for more aneurysm patients than any other center in Iowa, and is one of the highest volume centers in the United States. UI Neurosurgeons also participate in a multidisciplinary group specializing in the treatment of patients with brain tumors, including offering advanced radiation treatment with the Department of Radiation Oncology. The neurosurgery faculty also partner with neurologists to offer treatments to alleviate epilepsy and work with otolaryngologists to treat the complex, skull-base surgery cases.
Information and referrals
For consultation or referral, or to obtain information on patients, please call UI Consult toll-free at 1-800-322-8442.
Consultations are referral only and are enhanced by mailing or faxing pertinent clinical information in advance, if possible. Please direct department and division addressed correspondence to:
1840 John Colloton Pavilion
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242-1086
Department head
Matthew A. Howard, III, MD
319-356-8468
matthew-howard@uiowa.edu
Department subspecialties
Complex Spine Surgery
Artificial disk replacement
Craniocervical
- Cervical deformity
- Degenerative lumbar
- Fractures
- Fusion with instrumentation
- Image guidance
- Spinal cord tumors
- Spine tumors
- Spinal trauma
Neuro-Oncology
- Interstitial radiation and chemotherapy
- Intraoperative image guidance
- Multidisciplinary neuro-oncology program
- Radiosurgery/focused beam radiation
- Skull base surgery
Neurovascular
- Aneurysmal and AVM surgery
- Interventional neuroradiology
- Intra/extra cranial Revascularization
Functional Neurosurgery
- Movement disorders and deep brain stimulation
- Pain modulation
Epilepsy surgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Chiari
- Congenital abnormalities
- Craniocervical/complex spine surgery
- Craniofacial reconstruction
- Pediatric neuroendoscopy
- Pediatric spinal cord tumors
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