Neuro Surgery

A physician who specializes in neurosurgery. Neurosurgeons are not just brain surgeons, they are medically trained neurosurgical specialists who can also help patients suffering from back and neck pain as well as a host of other illnesses ranging from trigeminal neuralgia to head injury and Parkinson's disease.

To become a neurosurgeon, at OHSU a physician must accomplish the following:

• graduate from an accredited medical school (four years);
• complete a one-year surgical internship in the Department of Neurological Surgery this builds fundamental clinical skills;
• complete seven years in the neurosurgical residency program accredited by the American Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).