 Location: North Everett
1330 Rockefeller Avenue
Suite 220
Everett, WA 98201
Hours: Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Phone: (425) 261-4920
Physician: Dr. J. Michael Geier
About Neurological Surgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of patients with injury to, or diseases of, the brain, spine or peripheral nerves. A neurological surgeon may provide either surgical or non-surgical care, depending on the nature of the injury or illness.
Neurosurgeons are more than just brain surgeons. These medical specialists are trained to help patients with head and spine trauma; cerebrovascular disorders, such as aneurysms of the brain and clogged arteries in the neck that can lead to stroke; chronic low back pain; birth defects; brain and spinal tumors; and abnormalities of the peripheral (face, arms, legs, hands and feet) nerves.
Disorders of the brain, spine and nerves commonly treated by neurosurgeons include:
Carotid Artery Disease
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cervical Spine Disorders
Chronic Pain
Craniosynostosis
Epilepsy
Head Injury
Herniated Disk
Hydrocephalus
Intracranial Aneurysm
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Meningomyelocele
Parkinson's Disease
Spina Bifida
Spinal Cord Injury
Stroke (Brain Attack)
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Tumors
Neurosurgeons undergo rigorous training including four years of medical school, an internship program and a neurosurgical residency program of five to seven years.
While in the program, neurosurgical residents are trained in all aspects of neurosurgery, including cerebrovascular, pediatrics, spine, trauma and tumor. The resident program is long and difficult, due to the extreme complexity of the nervous system and the advanced techniques used in neurosurgical operations. Following residency training and several years in practice, the neurological surgeon may take the American Board of Neurological Surgery examination -- a thorough assessment of the neurosurgeon's skill, judgement and depth of knowledge. The successful completion of this examination will result in board certification.
Neurosurgeons provide the operative and non-operative management (i.e.: prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care and rehabilitation) of neurological disorders. Because neurosurgeons have extensive training in the diagnosis of all neurological diseases, they are often called upon by emergency room doctors, neurologists, internists, family practitioners and osteopaths for consultations.
For more information on neurosurgery we recommend you visit www.neurosurgery.org
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