Back Row: Dr. Analiz Rodriguez, Neurosurgical Oncology; Dr. Ronsheng Cai, Pediatric Neurosurgery; Dr. Gregory Albert, Pediatric Neurosurgery- Chief; General Neurosurgery; Dr. Hazem Ahmed; Spinal and Cranial Neurosurgery Front Row: Dr. Elyem Ocal, Pediatric Neurosurgery; Dr. T. Glenn Pait, Spinal Neurosurgery; Dr. J.D. Day, Department Chair, Skull based, tumor and vascular neurosurgery; Dr. Erika Petersen, Functional Neurosurgery for Movement Disorders and Pain; Dr. Noojan Kazemi, Spinal and peripheral nerve Neurosurgery Not pictured: Dr. Viktor Palys – Functional Neurosurgery for Epilepsy and Movement Disorders and Dr. T. W. Morris, III – Vascular Neurosurgery
Faculty members in the Department of Neurosurgery have expertise in various subspecialties, including seizure surgery, brain implants, pediatric neurosurgery and neuro-oncology, including brachytherapy and radiation surgery. Faculty members are also experienced in neuro-endocrinology and disorders affecting the spine and spinal cord. Special services include pain management, peripheral and cranial nerve surgery and treatment of vascular disease.
State-of-the-art neurosurgical equipment, including intraoperative electrophysical monitoring, is used at the UAMS Medical Center and its affiliates, Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, and neurosurgical intensive care units exist at both adult hospitals.
