Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery is a surgical specialty focused on treating the nervous system including the spinal cord and the brain.

Notable Neurosurgeons[]

Dr. Derek Shepherd (Former Attending Neurosurgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
Dr. Jim Nelson (Attending Neurosurgeon at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
Dr. Amelia Shepherd (Head of Neurosurgery at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
Dr. Tom Koracick (Attending Neurosurgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
Dr. Ramsey (Attending Neurosurgeon at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
Dr. Marcus (Attending Neurosurgeon at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
Dr. Geraldine Ginsberg (Attending Neurosurgeon at Harvard Medical School)
Dr. Carl Baumann (Attending Neurosurgeon in Phoenix)
Dr. Golding (Attending Neurosurgeon at St. Ambrose Hospital)
Dr. Samuelson (Attending Neurosurgeon in San Francisco)
Dr. Malone (Attending Neurosurgeon at St. Ambrose Hospital)
Dr. Hines (Attending Neurosurgeon at Wilkeson General)
Dr. Conroy (Attending Neurosurgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)
Dr. Larry (Attending Neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic)
Dr. Clemens (Attending Neurosurgeon at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital)
Dr. Garrison (Attending Neurosurgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
Dr. Anders (Attending Neurosurgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital)
Dr. Robert Bonocore (Attending Neurosurgeon at Cleveland Clinic)
Dr. Cohn (Attending Neurosurgeon at Dillard Medical Center)
Dr. Barksdale (Neurosurgery resident at St. Ambrose Hospital)

Craniotomy: Cutting through the skin and drilling through and removing part of the skull to gain access to the brain. This is usually the start of most neurosurgery procedures.

Laminectomy: The surgical procedure for the removal of one or more vertebral slides.

Removal of Parasitic Cysts (Before and After): Addison brings Archer to Seattle Grace Hospital after he has a seizure which does not resolve itself, therefore being unable to make his own decision. Archer has neurocysticercosis - parasites in his brain. Derek initially believes the surgery to be impossible, even consulting with surgeons at Mayo Clinic and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, though after a pep-talk from Sam, he believes he is able to do so.

Removal of the "perfect tumor" (Give Peace a Chance): Derek Shepherd removed a large and highly vascularized tumor from the spine of Isaac, a lab tech at Seattle Grace Mercy West. The operation took thirty hours and took a physical toll on both Derek and his resident, Jackson Avery.

Removal of Dr. Nicole Herman's inoperable tumor (The Distance): Throughout season 11, Amelia Shepherd worked with Dr. Nicole Herman, the head of Fetal Surgery at Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital, to remove her once-declared inoperable tumor (a grade VI astrocytoma). The surgery took over 17 hours, and was a success, but at the result of leaving Nicole blind.