Drs. Spader and Grabb bring 40 years of pediatric neurosurgery experience
9/7/2023
We are pleased to introduce our new pediatric neurosurgery team consisting of two board-certified pediatric neurosurgeons with a combined experience of almost 40 years, Drs. Heather Spader and Paul Grabb.…
Dr. Shayan Moosa joins our practice, Dr. Melike Mut Askun continues
1/13/2023
Dr. Shayan Moosa, MD joined our faculty as a partner in functional neurosurgery with Jeff Elias. Dr. Moosa is performing focused ultrasound for tremors and extending our research in focused…
CNS recognizes 2 UVA neurosurgery residents
8/2/2019
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons has recognized two UVA neurosurgery residents for research projects they will present at CNS’s annual scientific meeting, held October 19-23, 2019 in San Francisco. Dr.…
Celebrating John Jane’s Legacy
2/28/2018
Students, colleagues, and grateful patients of the late Dr. John Jane, Sr., MD have come together to honor Dr. Jane with two significant efforts to support research and training in…
Dr. Dennis Vollmer Joins Our Practice
11/19/2015
Distinguished neurosurgeon Dr. Dennis Vollmer has joined our faculty to help us meet growing demands in spine care. Dr. Vollmer has been a leader in neurosurgery for many years, as…
New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Exciting Results of Focused Ultrasound
11/18/2015
For the second time, the New England Journal of Medicine has published results of UVA neurosurgeon Dr. Jeff Elias's trial using focused ultrasound to treat Essential Tremor. Click here to read…
11/15/2015
UVA has opened a new operating room suite equiped with intraoperative MRI and biplane angiography (which captures X-rays of arteries and blood flow), only the second such installation in the country. The…
State-of-the-Art Surgical Training Lab Opens
11/10/2015
UVA Health System, donors, and the departments of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology have partnered to open a $2M+ state-of-the-art Microsurgical Anatomy Laboratory and Training Facility. This facility provides the means to…