Services & Specialties

Surgical Services

The Neuroscience Institute and Brain Tumor Center provide comprehensive care for patients with brain, pituitary and skull base disorders, including both benign and malignant brain tumors, skull base tumors,  pituitary adenomas  and related problems such as  cranial nerve disorders,  glossopharyngeal neuralgia  trigeminal neuralgia and  hemifacial spasms ), cerebrovascular disorders, pituitary hormonal failure  and cerebrospinal fluid leaks. 

360° Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery

Saint John's offers a full-circle, minimally invasive approach to brain tumor removal. Surgeons create a precise surgical corridor that minimizes manipulation of nerves, critical blood vessels, and the brain itself. Tumors can be accessed through a nostril, an eyebrow, from behind the ear or through the use of a brain port. The aim is to reduce complications and disfigurement to the patient, while promoting a more rapid, complete and less painful recovery.   Read more>>   

     •   Expanded Endonasal Approach: removal of a tumor through the nose

     •   Supraorbital Eyebrow Approach: removal of a tumor through the eyebrow

     •   Retromastoid Approach: removal of a tumor with a small incision behind the ear

     •   Brain Port : removal of a tumor using a small tube and a telescope

Additional Surgical Services