Innovation and Discovery
Research improves patient care and outcomes after traumatic injury, advances scientific knowledge, prevents and treats disease, and strengthens our economy through collaborations between medical centers and private industry.
The Neurosurgical Department at the University of Washington is one of the largest recipients of NIH and private funding in the United States. This funding enables us to invest in the latest equipment and most advanced diagnostic tools. It also helps us deliver the best possible care to the most severely injured patients and continue to be a resource for emergency care providers in our region.
Our physicians are faculty members in the University of Washington School of Medicine, which received more than a half-billion dollars in federal research grants in 2006 – more than any other medical school in the nation. With over 30 faculty members actively involved in basic science and clinical research, the department provides a fertile environment for scientific investigation.
Read: Transcranial Doppler helps surgeons learn about blood flow
Virtually all areas of neuroscience are being investigated including:
- Cerebral Ischemia and Neuroprotection
- Cerebrovascular Dynamics and Physiology
- Cortical Localization
- Epilepsy
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Ultrasound
- Mechanisms of Neuronal Cell Death
- Neural Regeneration
- Neuro-Oncology, Pain
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Peripheral Nerves
- Skull Base Surgery
- Spine
- Stem Cell Biology
- Trauma
Learn more about the incredible research being done by UW faculty at the Department of Neurological Surgery