Neurosurgery

Research that helps people

Mayo Clinic fosters an environment where scientific expertise is combined with surgical insights to create solutions for unmet needs. The unrelenting focus of our neurosurgery researchers results in more options for people with complex conditions of the brain and nervous system that might benefit from surgery. Examples of successes that improve people's lives include:

• Enhancing spinal surgery with robot-assisted placement of spinal hardware
• Translating neurostimulation research and innovations into patient care
• Developing regenerative approaches to brain tumor care
• Studying which approaches to glioblastoma have the best outcomes over time
• Approaches to immunotherapy for a brain tumor called glioblastoma
• Advancing our understanding of the complex condition arteriovenous malformation
• Developing an epilepsy treatment model that focuses on whole-person care
• Redefining stroke care by developing a balloon-guided catheter to extract clots
• Developing new surgical techniques to remove brain tumors

Mayo Clinic has an extensive effort in neurosurgery research, spanning numerous centers, programs and labs across its campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Our surgeon-researchers and scientists collaborate with colleagues worldwide, contributing to advances in medicine that improve neurological care for people everywhere.

Research labs

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Research centers and programs

• Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery
• Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics
• Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology
• Discovery and Translation Labs: Brain Research
• Kogod Center on Aging
• Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Neurology Research
• Neuroscience, Florida
• Neurosurgery Research
• Precision Neurotherapeutics Innovation Program
• Spinal Cord Injury Research Program
• Traumatic Brain Injury Model System

Research