As a branch of Providence Brain Institute, Providence neurosurgeons provide a full range of treatment options to patients who have injuries or conditions affecting the brain or spine.
Our specialists are experts in minimally invasive surgery, open skull procedures, Gamma Knife procedures, neurointerventional procedures, spinal surgeries and skull based surgeries. Our neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons offer state-of-the-art surgical and non-surgical treatments for complex spine conditions. Our spine surgeons work closely with our team of specially trained pain managements specialists, rehabilitation therapists and nurses.
Specifically we treat:
Brain tumors
Pituitary tumors
Spinal cord tumors
Seizures (vagal nerve stimulation and lobectomy)
Herniated (ruptured) discs
Degenerative disc disease
Scoliosis
Brain aneurysms and hemorrhages
Arteriovenous malformations
Trigeminal neuralgia
We support our patients with effective pain management techniques, award-winning nursing and physician care, and complete rehabilitation services. For a referral to one of our expert physicians, please call Providence Resource Line, 503-574-6595.
News and Information
Radio interview explores new nonsurgical treatment of brain tumors
Providence Portland Medical Center is home to Oregon’s newest Gamma Knife technology, Perfexion. This amazing device offers faster, more accurate treatment of complex brain tumors and lesions without surgery. Listen as medical director Dr. Stephen Seung talks with KXL radio hosts about Perfexion.
Announcing Gamma Knife Perfexion
The new Providence Cancer Center on the campus of Providence Portland Medical Center is home to the first Gamma Knife Perfexion in the Northwest. Gamma Knife Perfexion is the gold standard for noninvasive radiosurgery for head and neck cancers and for other neurological conditions. Learn more.
NeuroInterventional Services offers best of both worlds
What’s best…the newest in minimally invasive techniques, or proven success through traditional surgery? Dr. Todd Kuether offers both to his patients…and he’s doing something his mentors said couldn’t be done. Read about his view of neurosurgery in this excerpt from Providence Together magazine.
Gamma Knife offers hope when surgery is not an option
Portland’s only Gamma Knife is located at Providence Portland Medical Center. This amazing technology allows neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists to treat complex tumors and nerve conditions of the brain and face without invasive surgery. Most patients go home the same day and can resume normal activities a couple days later.
Newscast offers inside look at Gamma Knife procedure KOIN News 6 offers a closer look at the nonsurgical therapy of Gamma Knife. Watch the newscast here.
