The Carver College of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery provides a unique environment oriented toward patient care and basic research concerning diseases and physiology of the nervous system.

Jeremy Greenlee (green coat) performs a stage 2 subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain simulation (DBS) surgery with post doctoral clinical trainee Juan Vivanco Suarez on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.

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patients per year

Brian Dlouhy and associate research scientist Ariane Rhone in their lab at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Dlouhy led a study that finds that the brain’s amygdala is linked to persistent loss of breathing after an epileptic seizure. Patients undergoing epilepsy surgery had electrodes implanted in their brains to help plan their surgeries; combining the intracranial recordings from these electrodes with functional MRI allowed researchers to map the effect of stim

3000 +

major neurosurgery operations per year

Pictures of Neurosurgery residents working with faculty.

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Faculty Members

News

Q&A with Brian Dlouhy: Bringing clarity to Chiari

Tuesday, July 8, 2025
UI Health Care
Dr. Arnold Menezes portrait within a conference room

Arnold Menezes: Five decades of excellence at Iowa

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
UIHC.ORG
Dr. Reynolds portrait for the Medicine Iowa Magazine

Rebecca Reynolds: The importance of timing in spina bifida care

Sunday, September 1, 2024
Medicine Iowa Magazine