Our specialists bring innovation to a new level by not only introducing new ideas in clinical and surgical methods and devices but new ideas in patient care.
We offer the highest quality medical and surgical expertise and the latest in innovative technology, including:
AutoLITT
AutoLITT (laser interstitial thermal therapy) technology uses MRI-guided lasers to destroy tumors without damaging the surrounding healthy tissue. This revolutionary and minimally invasive approach is especially effective in treating glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat brain cancers.
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Radiosurgery is a non-invasive technique for treating benign and malignant conditions by using precise, targeted doses of radiation.
UH Neurological Institute is the first neuroscience program in Ohio to offer both Gamma Knife and CyberKnife® in its Stereotactic Radiosurgery suite. Learn more…
Deep Brain Stimulation
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) offers an effective surgical option to patients with movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia. Our specialists were the first in North America to perform DBS of the thalamus to successfully treat symptoms of Tourette syndrome and are one of only 25 centers in the US to offer surgical therapy for dystonia.
Advances in presurgical diagnostic techniques now offer surgical options to a significantly larger percentage of epileptic patients. After surgery, seizures may be stopped completely or significantly reduced.
Diaphragmatic Stimulation and Pacing Device for ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Diaphragmatic stimulation and pacing is an important part of the management of respiratory failure in people with ALS to help them breathe and speak more normally. Ray Onders, MD, pioneered the implantable neuro-stimulator device in spinal cord patients at UH Case Medical Center and used it to successfully treat the late actor Christopher Reeve.
Remote Presence Robotic System
The new robotic system (RP7) allows a physician 30 miles away to directly link to another hospital and patient. The developing technology eventually will allow physicians to perform physical exams on patients off-site, leading to better treatments and potentially less hospital time for patients.
Case Critical Care Bioinformatics
The Case Critical Care Bioinformatics project is a collaboration between University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The team focuses on integrated data acquisition, complex processing and innovative visualization in the intensive care unit. The mission of the project is better insight into complex physiology, early detection of secondary insults, a reduction in medical errors, improved efficiency and better patient outcomes.
Virtual Reality Surgical Simulator
The Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Center includes an on-site simulation laboratory featuring the Virtual Reality Surgical Simulator, the only such technology in the region. The Virtual Reality Surgical Simulator in an interactive training tool that helps in the planning of minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures as well as standard neurosurgical procedures.