Neurosurgery News
Aneurysm put Barbara’s life on the line
Barbara Ellingson-Raisbeck wasn’t looking forward to the day she had to return her two grandchildren, ages 5 and 7, back home to mom and dad. After spending 10 days with grandma and grandpa at their northern Wisconsin home during the summer of 2019, the time came to pack everything up for the 4 ½-hour drive from Sugar Camp, Wisconsin to Brooklyn and Devin’s home in Rockford, Illinois. “My husband, Tom, and I had so much fun entertaining our grandkids,” Barbara says. “It’s always kind of a letdown when we have to take them back.” With so many “treasures” filling the …
2019 Neurosurgery Update
The latest Neurosurgery update has been released! See it here! https://www.neurosurgery.wisc.edu/updates
Dr. Medow featured on the Larry Meiller Show – Coming Back From A Stroke
You are more likely to get a stroke over the age of 55, but as many as 10 percent of people in the U.S. who experience a stroke are younger. We talk about strokes with a neurosurgeon and a man who had a stroke at age 35. Dr. Joshua Medow was a guest on Larry Meiller’s radio broadcast on WPR to discuss recovery from a stroke. Click here for link to the website. Click here to listen to the interview. Click here to download the interview as an mp3.
SMPH Quarterly Magazine Highlights Dr. Baskaya and the Neurosurgery Skills Lab
Click to download the article in pdf For more information on the Skills Lab, please see our page on the Lincoln Ramirez Neurosurgery Operative Skills Laboratory.
UW Health was worth a 1,000-mile trip for Jordan’s tumor surgery
Jordan Dorf of Aurora, Colorado had been walking around with a fatty lump on the side of his face since he was in high school. While typically harmless, these lumps – known as lipomas — can be surgically removed for cosmetic reasons, and Jordan finally decided to have his taken off in the spring of 2019. Before performing the procedure, Jordan’s physician ordered a routine CT scan which, unexpectedly, revealed a more serious problem. “All of a sudden, I’m hearing that they see a suspected mass near my brain, and I need an MRI. It knocked the wind out of …
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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.
