Neurosurgery

Treatment for Neck & Back Conditions

If you are suffering from neck and lower back pain, sciatica, herniation or other spine conditions, Lake Charles Memorial's Neurosurgery has the most advanced non-surgical and surgical treatments for brain, neck and spine disorders. These conditions all have one thing in common...severe pain. When every treatment option has been exhausted, surgery may be the only relief. You will want a board-certified neurosurgeon who will be there for you before, during and after your surgery.

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Neurosurgery services offers diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of various neurological disorders that affect the entire nervous system including the brain, spinal column, and spinal cord.

Common brain, neck and back problems include:

• Cervical & Lumbar Disc Disease
• Herniated Cervical & Lumbar Discs
• Spinal Trauma
• Compression Fractures
• Spinal Tumors
• Spinal Stenosis
• Syringomyelia
• Brain Tumors
• Pituitary Tumors
• Hydrocephalus
• Peripheral Nerve Disorders
• Trigeminal Neuralgia

What is Neurosurgery?

Neurosurgery encompasses the surgical, non-surgical and stereotactic radiosurgical treatment of people with disorders of the nervous system: disorders of the brain, skull base and their blood supply; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord and vertebral column, including those that may require treatment by fusion, instrumentation, or endovascular techniques; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves.

Neurosurgeon Gregory J. Rubino, MD offers patients access to some of the most advanced surgical treatment and care for brain and cranial disorders. Our board-certified neurosurgeons bring over two decades of academic and hands-on neurosurgical experience to the Lake Charles area while providing sophisticated surgical techniques usually found only in top academic medical centers.