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Neurosurgical Group — and now Empire "Since its inception, Southern New York UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, NY. UHS and ESNI partner to provide advanced practice neurosurgery. State Neurosurgical Institute — has been innovative. The provide spinal services, including mini- mally invasive techniques and fusions in the cervical and lumbar spine. The CyberKnife program at UHS Wilson Medical Center offers the most precise stereotactic radiosurgery treat- ment for cancerous and benign lesions and tumors. The noninvasive, painless CyberKnife technology was the first modality of its kind in New York state. UHS Wilson Medical Center is also closely linked to Johnson City's Neuro Medical Care Associates, which extends Empire State Neurosurgical Institute's care coverage to arteriove- nous malformations, brain aneurysms and brain tumors that were previously considered to be inoperable. "We provide comprehensive neu- rological evaluation of all facets of neurology," says Aamir Rasheed, M.D., stroke specialist at Neuro Medical Care Associates and Director of the New York State-designated Regional Stroke Center at UHS Wilson Medical Center. "This includes diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles." Fina l ly, the par tnership with UHS has also paved the way for the development of a comprehensive regional Stroke Program headed by Yahia M. Lodi, M.D. A full professor of neurology, neurosurgery and radiol- ogy at Upstate Medical University, Dr. Lodi brings the strengths of the clinical campus together with the infrastructural capabilities of UHS and the relationship with the surgeons at Empire State Neurosurgical Institute to provide one-of-a-kind stroke care. The Pathway to Surgery Though the specialists at Empire State Neurosurgical Institute are lead- ers in their field — many train other neurosurgeons around the country in the latest techniques — surgery is never the first and only course of treatment. Rather, patients are evaluated for the conservative care track first. To this end, Empire State Neurosurgical Institute is allied with Comprehensive Pain Relief to provide a full array of nonoperative treatment and management options for chronic and residual pain. "The field of pain management has been growing, and there is now such IN THE PAST decade, Southern New York Neurosurgical Group — which is now transitioning into Empire State Neurosurgical Institute — and UHS Wilson Medical Center have seen an unprecedented growth in patient volumes. More than 2,300 complex neurosurgical and spinal procedures were performed last year in their Binghamton and Syracuse facilities. Empire State Neurosurgical Institute is now the single largest independent neurosurgical practice in the Southern Tier and Central New York area. "We are humbled to have so many patients and families trust us to provide care for them and their loves ones, many of whom travel several hours to come seek our services," says Matthew Salanger, President and CEO of UHS. MDNEWS.COM s MD NEWS Central New York | 7 tomography scanner for brain diagnoses to New York state founder — the late Paul DeLuca, M.D. — brought the first computerized axial service, nonacademic neurosurgical theme. Today, we are one of the last full- in 1979. Since then, the practice has continued that practices based in New York state." — Daniel Galyon, M.D., FACS, neurosurgeon at Empire State Neurosurgical Institute Dr. Gregory Canute and Dr. Ross Moquin work in the Syracuse office of ESNI.

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