Neurosurgery

Patients in the Neuroscience Institute receive treatment from a staff of physicians and specialists with a reputation for excellence and the most sophisticated technology available. Our physicians are among the most experienced in the region, specializing in Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology, Orthopaedics and Physical Medicine and Rehab. Advanced stereotactic instrumentation, microsurgical techniques and intraoperative monitoring provide an environment which ensures the ultimate in patient care.

Advanced Neurosurgery and Laser Surgery

Jewish Hospital surgeons were the first in the region to perform brain, lumbar and cervical procedures with the assistance of state-of-the-art stereotactic surgical equipment which features a bendable electronic arm and a three-dimensional, computerized image to pinpoint an exact location in the brain or spinal column. The Radionics Operating Arm allows surgeons to accurately identify the specific size and dimension of a tumor or blood clot using advanced color digital technology.

The Operating Arm is an advanced navigational instrument for interactive, image-guided "frameless" and frame-based stereotactic procedures, providing precise localization of patient anatomy for pre-operative planning and also serving as an interactive guide during surgery. Use of this technology helps minimize skin incisions and bone flaps, thus shortening the length of surgery, reducing morbidity and decreasing the patient's hospital stay.

Powerful software allows the Operating Arm system to merge CT, MRI and angiogram images to plan optimal incision size and trajectory.

The RF Lesion Generator System is a modern microprocessor which will soon allow surgeons to perform pallidotomies on patients suffering with Parkinson's Disease and other neuromotor syndromes. Also available to our surgeons are the CO2 and YAG lasers, and sophisticated surgical microscopes.

Hyperbaric Medicine

Jewish Hospital was the first hospital in Kentucky with a hyperbaric unit containing two monoplace (one-person) chambers. The use of hyperbaric oxygen in closed head or spinal cord injury may be beneficial in restoring some neurological function. A primary treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation, hyperbaric oxygen is also utilized in treating a variety of other medical problems including burns, wounds, osteomyelitis, gas gangrene and replants.