Neurosurgery is the surgical specialty that diagnoses and treats neurologic diseases, injuries, and conditions affecting the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves.
Our neurosurgical team provides comprehensive care by working together with providers in other medical specialties at Summit Health and within our broader community.
Summit Health Oregon Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery at Summit Health provides access to a highly qualified neurosurgeon, a physician assistant (PA), and other care providers. Our Mayo clinic fellowship trained neurosurgeon, Dr. Nicholas Wetjen, has a wide range of neurosurgical expertise. The neurosurgical team is committed to personalized and compassionate care for all patients using innovative treatments and procedures.
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Types of surgeries
Dr. Wetjen performs a variety of surgeries, including:
- Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine surgery
- Brain and spine tumors
- Endoscopic and minimally invasive spine procedures
- Keyhole and endoscopic brain surgery
- Carpel tunnel surgery
- Kyphoplasty
- Sacroiliac joint fusion
- Chiari malformation surgery
- Cerebrovascular surgery (open aneurysm, vascular malformation)
- Pediatric skull base craniofacial surgery
- Craniosynostosis
- Repair of brain, skull, and spinal congenital malformations
Neurosurgery services
Our team evaluates and treats:
- Disorders of the brain and spine
- Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spinal degenerative disease
- Brain and spinal injuries
- Spinal stenosis and compression
- Herniated discs
- Peripheral nerve disorders (schwannomas, carpal tunnel, and entrapment syndromes)
- Hydrocephalus (endoscopic third ventriculostomy)
- Brain and spinal tumors
- Congenital deformities