When you need neurosurgery, reach for the top.
Turn to the region’s top-performing Neuroscience Institute, only at Penn State Health.
Our neurosurgeons are skilled in the most advanced technology and treatment options available, including minimally invasive procedures for the brain, skull base, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Our team provides every type of neurosurgery available, using the most innovative diagnostics and therapies to help you get back to being you.
Our Approach
When you choose Penn State Health for neurosurgery, we’ll partner with you and your family to make sure you get the care you need and want. Our surgeons, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, neuro-oncologists, clinical social workers and researchers work as a team to create your treatment plan, drawing from the most advanced, proven and promising options.
To deliver this personalized, collaborative care, we put the technology in the hands of nationally recognized specialists. Nearly all of our neurosurgeons have been recognized by Best Doctors in America. We also have several specialists who have been recognized as being in the top 1% by America’s Top Doctors.
We Treat Every Condition, including:
- Brain aneurysms and vascular malformations
- Epilepsy
- Glioblastoma and other primary tumors
- Metastatic tumors
- Parkinson’s disease
- Peripheral nerve disorders
- Pituitary tumors
- Skull base tumors
- Spinal disorders and deformities
- Stroke
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Specialized Treatments
Some of the advanced treatments we offer include:
- Deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy
- Epilepsy surgery
- Laser interstitial therapy for brain tumors
- Neuro-endovascular surgery
- Neurofibromatosis management and treatment
- Nonsurgical brain tumor treatment using Gamma Knife® Icon™
- Pediatric neurosurgery
- Robotic-assisted spine surgery using Mazor X Stealth™
- Spine surgery, including spinal deformity correction surgery
- Stroke surgery and treatment
To schedule an appointment with a neurosurgeon, call:
717-531-4677 for Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
610-378-2557 for Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
717-763-2559 for Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Mary Kay’s Story
A patient with trigeminal neuralgia tells her story about how Gamma Knife radiosurgery saved her life.
Lee’s Story
A patient navigates the complicated diagnosis of a brain tumor and the treatment options available.