Last Updated Monday, June 25, 2007
Welcome to the University of Oklahoma Neurosurgery website. The Department of Neurosurgery is located at 1000 N. Lincoln in the Center for Healthy Living on the campus of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in downtown Oklahoma City. We provide services at the hospitals of the OU Medical Center- a tertiary care facility and home to the states only Level 1 trauma center. Hospitals on campus include the Presbyterian Tower, Everett Tower, and The Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma. We also provide services at the VA Hospital located on the northeast side of the Health Sciences Center.
Click Here for a Google Maps view of our campus. Zoom one level for labels of the buildings. Note that the labels for the Children’s Hospital and University Hospital (Everett Tower) are reversed on this map.
Our campus is currently undergoing a massive renovation which includes updates to our facilities and technology. As a result, we have access to new, spacious, modernized OR suites as well as a newly built ICU with epilepsy monitoring beds at the Presbyterian Hospital. The Everett Tower is currently under renovation and will become the center for women’s and children’s health. We currently utilize Brain Lab frameless neuronavigation at the Presbyterian and Children’s hospitals and Stealth neuronavigation at the VA hospital. We have an on site Leksell Gamma Knife center at the Presbyterian Hospital and our staff has privileges to utilize a nearby Cyberknife facility.
Our residency is a fully accredited 7 year (1+6) program that accepts one resident per year. Opportunities for subspecialization and scholarly activity are provided as part of the training and all residents spend one year in the lab developing research skills. Elective training is offered for medical students who have a special interests. Our intention is to produce graduates with the ability to compete for and pursue a career in academic neurosurgery. This implies that trainees will receive strong training in all subspecialty disciplines of neurosurgery, as well as participation in a productive research program We expect our residents to be committed to neurosurgical scholarship (including national presentation and publication), intellectual and clinical honesty in dealings with patients and faculty, and the pursuit of outstanding clinical and surgical skills. In return, we offer them a subspecialty-based, high-volume teaching program, a strong didactic program, and the commitment of the Chairman to permanently support successful graduates in the pursuit and promotion of their chosen careers.
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