Neurosugery is the surgical treatment of the nervous system including the brain, spinal column, nerve and muscles. Surgery can be used to treat brain tumors, strokes, disc disease and spine disorders, to relieve chronic pain in the neck and back and to treat cancer-related problems. Read "Neurosurgeons Give Quality To Life" in a past issue of Susquehanna Health.

Award-Winning Care

Specialists at Susquehanna Health have been performing neurosurgery for more than two decades, and during that time have earned honors and recognition. For example, The Williamsport Hospital Campus and Susquehanna Health neurosurgeons recently received a five-star rating, the highest given, in the category "back and neck surgery--excluding spinal fusion" according to a leading national hospital rating organization. And in October 2003, The Williamsport Hospital & Medical Center, along with neurosurgeons Rodwan K. Rajjoub, M.D. and Hani J. Tuffaha, M.D. and orthopedic surgeon Ronald E. DiSimone, M.D., were listed in Money magazine as among the best in the northeast United States for neck and back surgery. Read more.

What's the difference between a neurologist and a neurosurgeon?

A neurosurgeon uses surgery to treat neurological disorders, while a neurologist uses medical means-medicine, rehabilitation, therapy, etc. The comprehensive Neuroscience Center at Susquehanna Health unites related specialties to provide prompt diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders.

Patient discharge instructions following neurosurgery:
Lumbar Laminectomy/Kyphoplasty-Rodwan K. Rajjoub, M.D.
Kyphoplasty-Ronald DiSimone, M.D.
Lumbar Laminectomy-Hani J. Tuffaha, M.D.

For more information about Neurosurgery at Susquehanna Health contact 1-800-326-7519.