Events
Excellent course at the Woods Hole labs with UW Neurosurgery very well representedSweater Weather Social
• Date: Monday, December 8, 2025• Time: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.• Location: Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC) Atrium
The Sweater Weather Social will feature a hot cocoa bar and cookie decorating, while supplies last. Don your best ugly sweater, participate in our optional ugly sweater contest and enjoy festive holiday music. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, warm up from the Wisconsin winter, and celebrate.
Research Day 2025
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The UW Resident Experience
Watch these videos to get a glimpse of what it is like to be a UW Neurological Surgery resident!
Residency Program
Grand Rounds
Neurosurgery Update
Message from the Chairman

Welcome to the website for the University of Wisconsin Department of Neurological Surgery. In this website you will learn about our department, which is dedicated to providing the very best clinical neurosurgical care for the many disorders of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system, as well as the blood vessels which support them. You will learn about our work on disorders such as:
- brain tumors
- stroke
- brain hemorrhages from aneurysms (congenital or acquired abnormalities)
- spinal cord injuries or degenerations of the spinal and peripheral nerve disorders
- pediatric and congenital disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems
- degenerative disorders of the brain and spine
Mission Statement

The Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Wisconsin provides outstanding care and treatment for patients with brain, spine, and peripheral nerve diseases, disorders, and injuries; advances neuroscience knowledge through basic and clinical research; and trains students, residents, and fellows.



