Department of Neurosurgery

The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN houses one of the country's longest-standing residency training programs and a variety of basic science and clinical research programs. The department prides itself on its long history of outstanding clinical teaching and professional organizational leadership.

Neurological surgery (neurosurgery) is a specialized surgical field encompassing the treatment of all aspects of the central and peripheral nervous system and the spinal column. Our department is comprised of several subspecialty Divisions of Neurosurgery, with each division focusing on a particular aspect of neurosurgery, such as Cerebrovascular Surgery, Neurooncology, Neurotrauma and Critical Care, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Skull Base Surgery, and Spinal Surgery.