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.
Adam S. Arthur, MD, Named Chair of Neurosurgery at UTHSC
Adam S. Arthur, MD, MPH, has been named chair of the Department of Neurosurgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Dr. Arthur has been the director of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery for Semmes Murphey Clinic and the UTHSC Department of Neurosurgery since 2009. In addition, Dr. Arthur also has more than a decade of distinguished service as a neurosurgeon at major hospitals in Memphis. Read More