Neurosurgery

Individualized health care

UnityPoint Health – Neurosurgery understands the distress a patient may feel whether they are suffering from nagging neck pain or facing the uncertainty of a serious diagnosis. Our goal is to handle each unique situation with compassion and thoughtfulness to ease the burden on patients and their families.

UnityPoint Health – Neurosurgery offers conservative management of spinal conditions, surgical intervention when clinically indicated and emergent intervention when critical. We also provide treatment to injured workers with a focus on expedited recovery to minimize employment loss. Our staff will work with your insurance and case managers and allow you to focus on recovery.

Our Providers

		Russell Buchanan, MD				Mary Ann Amend, ARNP
		Lynn Galloway, ARNP

Conditions we treat

Bone Cyst	Scoliosis
Brain Hemmorhage	Skull Base Tumor
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	Spinal Cord Injury
Chiari Malformation	Spinal Cord Tumor
Compression Fracture	Spinal Deformity
Degenerative Disc Disease	Spinal Stenosis
Failed Back Syndrome	Spondylolisthesis
Herniated Disc	Spondylosis
Kyphosis	Stroke
Meningioma	Syringomyelia
Metastatic Brain Tumor	Ulnar Neuropathy
Pituitary Tumor	Vertebral Fracture
Primary Brain Tumor	Vertebral Tumor

Procedures

Spinal Procedures

Corpectomy	Lumbar Fusion
Discectomy	Spinal Cord Stimulator
Halo Placement	Spinal Surgery Revision
Foraminotomy	Spine Fracture/Reduction
Kyphoplasty	Spinal Reconstruction
Vertebroplasty	Spinal Tumor Removal
Laminectomy	Scoliosis Reduction/Repair
Laminotomy	Decompression/Fusion

Peripheral Nerve Procedures

Carpal Tunnel Release	Sural Nerve Biopsy
Ulnar Nerve Transposition/Release	Muscle Biopsy

Cranial Procedures

Brain Tumor Removal	Temporal Lobectomy
Meningimoa Removal	Epidural Hematoma Evacuation
Posterior Fossa Decompression