Expertise
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Compassion
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Hope
BRAIN
• Tumors, benign and
malignant (meningiomas,
gliomas, metastatic)
• Pituitary tumors
• Hydrocephalus and shunts
• Skull-base tumors
• Trauma
• Acoustic neuromas
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Craniofacial disorders
SPINE
• Primary spine care
(back and neck pain)
• Degenerative spine
• Spinal deformity
• Cervical, lumbar discs,
thoracic
• Spinal cord disorders
(syrinx tumors,
tethered cords)
• Spina bi•da
• Congenital malformations
• Craniocervical junction
disorder, including Chiari
malformation
• Level 1 Trauma
ENDOVASCULAR
• Aneurysms and AVMs
• Carotid artery disorders
• Pipeline embolization „ow
diversion
• Comprehensive stroke care
• Tumor embolization
• Vertebral artery disease
FUNCTIONAL
• Epilepsy intractable to
medication
• Parkinson's disease
• Movement disorders
• Intractable pain
Leading technology: Interoperative
MRI; Endoscopic Surgery;
Functional Brain Mapping; Gamma
Knife Center; Upstate Cancer Center.
315.464.4470
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upstate.edu/neurosurgery
UPSTATE BRINGS YOU CENTRAL NEW YORK'S
LARGEST NEUROSURGERY TEAM
Upstate's team will work with you to achieve the best choices for your patients. Contact us for a referral,
consultation or second opinion. Connected to the advanced technology and neuroscience research of the region's
only academic medical university, Upstate provides neurosurgical programs to diagnose and treat
the following:
Surgeon Zulma Tovar-Spinoza, MD, uses MRI
imaging to perform laser ablation to reach
tumors deep in the brain. The technique also
has been used for patients with epilepsy.
