Procedures
How each operation works, who it is for, what recovery looks like, and the honest risks. Each page links to the surgeon-authored preparation and recovery guide for that procedure.
What "minimally invasive" means
It is not a slogan; it is a way of operating. The problem inside is fixed just as completely — the difference is how we get there.
Spine openings measured in millimeters. Brain tumor surgery through a keyhole the size of a coin, with hair preserved. Muscles are separated, not cut.
Less tissue disturbed means less to heal, fewer opioids, and a shorter, easier first week.
Walking within hours and home the same or next day, with an enhanced-recovery protocol from the start.
Shorter hospital stays, lower blood loss and infection risk, and no long convalescence.
Back to work, driving and daily life in days to weeks, not months.
Spine Procedures
- Endoscopic & Tubular Spine Surgery (Discectomy & Laminectomy)Minimally invasive spine surgery reaches the problem through a corridor the width of a finger or smaller,…
- MIS TLIF / Posterior Lumbar FusionWhen the spine is unstable — most often from spondylolisthesis — decompression alone is not enough, and a…
- Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (LLIF)Lateral lumbar interbody fusion reaches the disc through a small incision on the side of the body, passing…
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion (ACDF)ACDF is the most established operation for cervical disc herniation, bone spurs and spinal cord compression.…
- Cervical Disc Replacement (Artificial Disc)Cervical disc replacement removes the damaged disc through the same small anterior incision as an ACDF, but…
- Posterior Cervical Decompression, Foraminotomy & FusionSome cervical problems are best reached from the back of the neck. A minimally invasive posterior…
- Intradural Spinal Tumor SurgeryRemoving a tumor from inside the spinal dura is precise, unhurried microsurgery. The spinal canal is opened…
- Spinal Cord StimulationSpinal cord stimulation (SCS) treats chronic nerve pain by delivering gentle electrical pulses to the spinal…
- Kyphoplasty (Balloon Vertebral Augmentation)Kyphoplasty treats a painful vertebral compression fracture from the inside. Through a needle placed into the…
Peripheral Nerve
Brain Procedures
- Minimally Invasive Brain Tumor SurgeryMinimally invasive cranial surgery means planning the smallest opening that safely reaches the tumor, guided…
- Craniotomy (Tumor, Chiari, Intradural Spine)A craniotomy is the temporary removal of a window of skull to reach the brain, after which the bone is…
- Awake Craniotomy with Brain MappingWhen a tumor sits next to the brain areas that control speech, movement or vision, the safest way to remove…
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)LITT delivers heat from a laser fiber the width of a spaghetti strand, inserted through a 4-mm opening in the…
- Endoscopic Skull Base & Pituitary SurgeryEndoscopic endonasal surgery uses the nostrils as a natural corridor to the pituitary and the center of the…
- Stereotactic RadiosurgeryStereotactic radiosurgery is not surgery in the traditional sense: hundreds of finely focused radiation beams…
- Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt & ETVA VP shunt is a thin silicone tube that drains excess spinal fluid from the brain’s ventricles to the…
- Surgery for Subdural Hematoma & Brain HemorrhageTreatment of a subdural hematoma depends on its age and size. Chronic (liquefied) collections are typically…