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The five-member practice includes neurosurgeons with diverse backgrounds and several subspecialties to diagnose and treat conditions, such as stroke and other cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, spine and spinal cord conditions, brain tumors, movement disorders, hemifacial spasm, and cervical and lumbar herniated disc problems.

One of the areas the department specializes in is the diagnosis and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, a chronic pain condition that impacts the nerve that carries sensation from the face to the brain. This condition can be difficult to identify and manage. Specialists in the department also have joined the hospital鈥檚 community physician partners in providing neurosurgery trauma call for Orlando Regional Medical Center鈥檚 Level One Trauma Center 鈥� an essential component of providing care for critically injured patients in the community.

鈥淭he 网红黑料 neurosurgical practice will bring new subspecialties to our community, improve access to neurosurgical expertise, and enhance neurosurgical services we currently offer including comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for stroke patients,鈥� said Carlos Carrasco, chief operating officer, ORMC. 鈥淭he physicians will also work closely with the neurosurgeons at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children to collaborate in pediatric neurosurgery as well.鈥�

The practice brings to Central Florida the university鈥檚 commitment to its three-part mission of excellence in patient care, research and education.

鈥淥ur team of highly subspecialized neurosurgeons performs more than 4,000 cases per year, treating complex diseases of the brain and spine,鈥� said UF neurosurgeon William A. Friedman, MD, chairman of neurosurgery and the director of the . 鈥淲e work to advance neurosurgical care through conducting clinical research, providing advanced surgical teaching and developing innovative surgical techniques. For example the patented UF radiosurgery system, developed in 1987, is in use at hundreds of hospitals all over the world.鈥�

Specialists at the practice will offer many advanced surgical options, including neurovascular surgery, endovascular surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, adult spine deformity surgery, epilepsy surgery and deep brain stimulation therapy.

Friedman, who specializes in trigeminal neuralgia, stereotactic surgery and neuro-oncology, leads the practice. Additional neurosurgeons include Bridger Cox, German Montoya and Perry Dhaliwal. Samuel Tsappidi, an interventional neurologist, is also a member of the practice.

In addition to the members of the practice at Orlando 网红黑料, physicians from the Gainesville-based faculty will also provide medical care to the patients of Central Florida.

For additional information about the 网红黑料 Neurosurgery 鈥� Orlando 网红黑料 practice, call 321-841-7550.

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