The Brain and Spine Institute is made up of experts in the field of neuroscience in order to bring patients the best healthcare in East Tennessee for a full range of neurological diseases and disorders.
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About Brain and Spine Institute
The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s Brain and Spine Institute is made up of experts in the field of neuroscience in order to bring patients the best healthcare in East Tennessee for a full range of neurological diseases and disorders. The institute offers patient-centered care for injuries and diseases such as trauma (spinal cord injury and brain injury), degenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s), vascular disorders (stroke and aneurysms), structural injuries and conditions of the spine, tumors and conditions of the spine.
Diagnosing and treating brain and spine diseases and conditions demands many specialists that patients have access to at the Brain and Spine Institute. The team of specialists including neurosurgeons and neurologists provide patients with the highest quality care. The Brain and Spine Institute offers unmatched expertise with its Cole Neuroscience Center for neurological disorders and state-of-the-art technology with the only CyberKnife® center in the Knoxville region.
Experience is an important consideration in choosing a provider of neurological and neurosurgical care. In 2004, UT Medical Center neurologists admitted 907 patients with medical neurological disorders. UT Medical Center neurosurgeons admitted 738 patients and performed 1,281 surgeries.
With two dedicated neurosurgical operating rooms, an eight-bed neurological intensive care unit, the Cole Neuroscience Center and the latest technology combined with the experience and skill of the Brain and Spine Institute staff, UT Medical Center is the best place in East Tennessee for treatment of brain and spine disease or injury.