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Brain Tumors & Disorders

Brain Tumors & Nerve
Disorders we treat:
  • Meningioma
  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Pituitary Tumor
  • Metastatic Tumor
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Aneurysm
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)
  • Skull Base Brain Tumor
    • Our neurosurgeons spend most of their time operating on tumors and treating disorders of the brain. This puts them among an elite group of surgeons in the United States and among the very best in Richmond. People come from all over the East Coast for treatment here. We treat malignant and benign tumors, unusual and skull based lesions, cerebrovascular (brain blood vessel) abnormalities and nerve disorders.

    Comprehensive Care Means Patients Get Diagnostics & Treatment in One Place

    Our neuroscience team and our technology are two reasons patients come here. Our comprehensive approach is another.

    Neuro Diagnostic Testing
  • Carotid ultrasound
  • High-resolution CT angiography
  • Digital angiography
  • Transcranial Doppler (TCD)
  • PET/CT
  • Echocardiogram
  • EMG
  • EEG
  • 64 Slice CT Scanner
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  • Acoustic neuroma testing
  • Intracranial pressure & cerebral blood-flow monitoring
  • Single-proton emission computed tomography (SPECT)
  • MRI with diffusion-weighted imaging (DW-MRI) and perfusion array
  • Diagnostic & interventional digital angiography via bi-plane technology
  • Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
  • Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)
  • CT perfusion imaging
  • Single-proton emission computed tomography (SPECT)

    • Comprehensive Treatment Options
    With our comprehensive approach, it means you aren't driving from one medical location to another to get the treatment you need should you need a plan that provides a combination of treatments. This combination of options includes one or any of the following from gamma knife to stereotactic surgery, interventional radiology to drug therapies, cancer care, endoscopic procedures and diagnostics.

    Acoustic Neuromas

    Acoustic Neuroma
    An acoustic neuroma is a skull-based brain tumor
    that effects the cranial nerves that are near the
    ear canal.

    Diagnosis
    First, we run specialized tests that differentiate acoustic neuromas from other causes of hearing problems and vertigo. As a team, our experienced surgeons work together to create a plan of action to remove the tumor and preserve a patient's facial nerve function and hearing.

    Treatment Options

    We Treat Benign & Malignant Brain Tumors Including Many Rare Tumors

    If you have a brain tumor, cancerous or benign, and need services from other specialties, we will coordinate your plan of care with these physicians--improving outcomes and making the process more convenient.  Having a brain tumor causes enough stress and we don't think you should have to shuttle from one location to another to add to it.

    Brain Tumor Treatment Options:

  • Stereotactic Surgery
  • Gamma Knife (stereotactic radiosurgery)
  • Trilogy
  • Stereotactic Radiotherapy
  • Chemotherapy
    • Often a brain tumor, a mass of abnormal cells in the brain that can be either cancerous or benign, is located in the pituitary gland. Thanks to the transsphenoidal technique and stereotactic equipment used at our facility, today pituitary tumor removal leaves no visible scar. We also offer endoscopic procedures for pituitary and skull-based brain tumors. For metastatic tumors, we develop an appropriate treatment plan based on the patient's needs and the oncologist's input.