Neurosurgery Associates Cranial Services:
Craniotomy for tumor: Surgical opening of the skull, usually by creating a flap of bone.
CT or MRI Neuronavigation: Image-guided neurosurgery to aid in the accurate removal of brain tumors.
Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Surgical technique whereby the exact target (i.e., tumor, lesion, AVM) is calculated three-dimensionally utilizing CT or MRI and computer and subjected to a high dose of radiation.
Transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors: Surgery performed through the nose and sphenoid sinus to remove pituitary tumors. Transsphenoidal surgery can be performed with an endoscope, microscope, or both. It is often a team effort between neurosurgeons and ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeons.
VP Shunt Placement: Surgery to treat excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain (hydrocephalus).
We treat the following cranial conditions:
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Brain abscess
- Cavernous Angioma
- Cerebral Metastases
- Chiari Malformations
- Concussion/Closed head injury
- Gliomas
- Hydrocephalus
- Meningiomas
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
- Pituitary Tumors
- Skull Fractures/Head trauma
- Subdural Hematomas
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
What Our Patients Say
“Dr. Shehadi has performed 2 surgeries on my brain, placing a vp shunt to drain excess spinal fluid due to pseudotumor cerebri. He treated me like a friend not just a patient. He is very kind and compassionate. My family were all very impressed by him as well as he is very approachable and easy to talk to. I recommend Dr. Shehadi to anyone I know needing a brain or spinal surgery!”
“He took excellent care of me after I was diagnosed with a meningioma. Dr. Shehadi was open for any questions and always kind and caring. I thank God for sending me to him for my surgery. He and his nurse, Angie, were so good to me before and after my surgery. I recently celebrated my six month anniversary of my surgery. I thank Dr. Shehadi for taking excellent care of me and removing 100% of my tumor. Thanks to his skillfulness as an excellent surgeon I am doing great!”