• Maine's largest, most comprehensive team of neurosurgeons with a depth of experience that is unequalled in northern New England
• Outstanding specialty expertise including the state's only pediatric neurosurgeon
• A standardized, well-coordinated care process, incorporating evidence-based, best-practice guidelines to help ensure optimal outcomes
• The skill and expertise to perform cutting-edge procedures with outcomes that meet or exceed national benchmarks
• State-of-the-art technology to enhance diagnosis and treatment
• A Magnet-level nursing staff with specialized neuro training
• Early intervention by physiatry and rehabilitation specialists to address functional deficits as soon as possible, improving long-term outcomes
• Multidisciplinary collaboration among our neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuro-radiologists and referring physicians for efficient care coordination and communication
• Exceptional resources for the evaluation and management of patients with spine and musculoskeletal disorders
• Specialized patient and family liaisons who provide expert, personalized and compassionate support throughout the continuum of care, in both inpatient and outpatient settings

Some of the most innovative and advanced neurosurgical procedures are performed at Maine Medical Center, including:

Intracranial

• 5 ALA guided brain tumor resection
• Awake craniotomy with language mapping
• Cerebrospinal fluid shunting
• Deep brain stimulation
• EC- IC bypass for Moya-Moya, aneurysm and occlusive vascular disease
• ICG angiography and intraoperative angiography for aneurysm clipping
• Image-guided brain surgery
• Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT)
• Stereotactic radiosurgery
• Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
   

Spine

• Minimally invasive spine surgery
• Artificial disc arthroplasty
• Spinal fusion
• Stereotactic radiosurgery
• Kyphoplasty/Vertebroplasty
• Foraminotomy
• Laminectomy
• Microdiscectomy