Brain surgery is a procedure to treat problems in the brain and surrounding
structures. Our team of neurosurgeons and healthcare professionals at
Winchester Medical Center have the skill and expertise necessary, in addition
to state of the art technology, to treat patients with a wide variety
of disorders requiring brain surgery from diagnosis through rehabilitation.
Conditions that may require brain surgery provided at Winchester Medical
Center include:
Brain tumor
Subdural hematoma (blood clot)
Traumatic brain injury
Brain abscess
Cerebral aneurysm
Intractable epilepsy
Parkinson’s disease
Intentional tremors
Hydrocephalus
Brain Tumors
Our team provides compassionate surgical services for patients diagnosed
with primary and metastatic brain tumors, including gliomas, glioblastoma,
meningiomas, metastatic tumors, and pituitary tumors. Using intraoperative
brain mapping techniques, we are able to remove brain tumors in the safest
manner possible. Otherwise “inoperable” tumors in highly eloquent
areas of the brain can even be removed safely with an awake craniotomy.
What is Stereotactic Radiosurgery?
Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) delivers large doses of precisely-targeted
radiation to small tumors once considered untouchable, sparing critical
and healthy brain tissue. Winchester Medical Center offers stereotactic
radiosurgery in partnership with University of Virginia Health System,
providing a minimally invasive alternative or adjunct treatment to many
brain tumors. SRS works in the same way as other forms of radiation treatment,
destroying cancer cells and causing tumors to shrink.
A radiation oncologist and neurosurgeon oversee stereotactic procedures.
Patients receive treatment in the WMC Radiation Therapy Department. Treatment
of cranial or extra-cranial tumors requires a specially-fitted face mask
or frame to immobilize and carefully position the patient’s head.
Four-dimensional CT imaging, which captures the location of a tumor as
well as its movement, helps the radiation oncologist, physicist, and other
staff plan accurate treatment. A robotic couch facilitates the delivery
of the targeted high-energy radiation beams from different angles.
WMC’s partnership with UVA Health System offers clinical and patient
care advantages. By collaborating with nationally recognized leaders in
stereotactic radiosurgery, this advanced non-surgical technology is available
locally for patients who in the past would have had to travel out of the
area for treatment.
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