MVS is the only neurology service in Miami Dade with a board certified Neurologist with formal surgical residency training. MVS also has 3 board-certified surgeons trained in neurosurgery. It is the only hospital in Miami Dade that is fully equipped for neurosurgery which includes:
- Multi-slice CT scan (on premises)
- Veterinary MRI (on premises)
- Electrodiagnostics (EMG, Nerve Conduction)
- Operating Microscope
- Myelograms
- Spinal Tap and CSF Analysis
- Spinal surgery
- Brain surgery
- 24 hour Intensive Care Monitoring
Board-certified specialists available to treat medical and surgical disease of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles including:
- Spinal fractures/luxations
- Epileptic seizures
- Paralysis
- Fibro cartilaginous Embolism
- Neoplasia (brain and spinal tumors)
- Myasthenia gravis
- Head and spinal trauma
- Atlantoaxial instability
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Cervical
- Thoracolumbar
- Lumbosacral
- Meningitis / Encephalitis
- Lumbo Sacral Disease
- Wobbler Disease
On site diagnostic imaging using CT and MRI allows for rapid diagnosis and treatment of emergency cases. Treatment of many acute neurologic disease, such as herniated intervertebral discs, require emergency surgery. At MVS, the option to use several diagnostic imaging techniques allow for accurate diagnosis and post surgical follow up imaging if necessary.
