The Woodlands Hospital
The Neuroscience Center at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital offers residents of north Harris County and Montgomery County access to the highest quality treatment for neurological disorders that can be achieved in a community setting.
Using state-of-the-art technology, our team can diagnose and treat a wide range of neurological disorders and conditions, including complex brain and spine surgery and neurotrauma. The Center can also treat other serious problems such as aneurysms, tumors and strokes.
Our multidisciplinary team led by medical directors Peter Shedden, M.D., (Neurosciences) and Kevin Gaffney, M.D., (Stroke Center) also includes neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, experienced critical care nurses, a nurse practitioner trained in neurology and other specialized medical support personnel.
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands employs state-of-the-art equipment to provide the highest-quality care. Our technology for diagnostic and surgical imaging includes a Stealth Navigation System, a PET/CT scanner, a 3 Tesla MRI and a 64 Slice CT Scanner. Neurosurgeons use a Stealth Station navigation system to pinpoint the exact location of brain tumors to within a millimeter and observe a virtual three-dimensional image of the brain. This data helps surgeons operate more successfully and efficiently.
A 12-bed surgical intensive care unit is used for patients who have undergone neurological surgeries.
Neurosurgeons
Imran Fayaz, MD
Norman Torres, MD
Peter Shedden, MD (Medical Director Neurosciences)
Orthopedic Surgeons
James Michael Graham, MD
Bonaventure Ngu, MD
David Strausser, MD
Neurologists
His-Sheng Chuang, MD
Kevin Gaffney, MD (Medical Director Stroke Center)
Anita Gottipati, MD
Ryan McDonald, MD
John Rossi, MD
Benny Wang, MD
Randall Wright, MD
General Neuroscience Services
At Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital, we offer programs and procedures to treat neurological disorders and conditions at a level not typically found outside metropolitan centers. Our scope of services includes the diagnosis and/or treatment of:
Diagnostic Services
We treat patients experiencing a broad range of neurological disorders in all stages, from the earliest symptoms through established disease. With PET/CT scan and MRI we are capable of advanced spectroscopic and diffusion tensor imaging with tractotomy, and can perform all the other useful diagnostic services.
• Angiography
• Biplane Angiography
• CT 64 Slice Angiography
• Electroencephalography (EEG)
• Electromyography (EMG)
• Evoked Potentials
• MRI 3 Tesla
• Pet/CT scan
• Stealth Navigation
Once a diagnosis is made, the medical team employs the most advanced treatment options available. We are experienced in the appropriate use of aggressive therapies for treatment of the most severe cases.
Stroke Center
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital has earned the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission (TJC) for Primary Stroke Centers. Our stroke center is among fewer than 30 accredited primary stroke centers in Texas, and the only one in Montgomery County reflecting the hospital’s commitment to providing acute stroke patients with leading treatments, including new clot-dissolving drugs.
The Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Stroke Center has earned a State of Texas Level 2 designation as a Primary Stroke Center. Patients also benefit from the hospital’s close affiliation with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, which is recognized as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission (TJC) and a Level I Comprehensive Stroke Center by the State of Texas. For stroke patients in the Montgomery County area, quality care close by can mean the difference between a full recovery and a life-changing event.
A stroke support group also meets at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands. For more information, please call 713-222-CARE or 281-364-5959.
Spine Surgery
Neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital offer a range of treatments for disorders of the spinal column and spinal cord, including degenerative conditions, trauma, infections, congenital disorders and tumors.
Surgical techniques include minimally invasive, endoscopic approaches to help reduce postoperative pain, speed recovery, shorten hospital stays and reduce disability. New technologies and minimally invasive techniques include degenerative disk and spine fracture repair and vertebroplasty, a procedure in which bone cement is injected to mechanically strengthen a fractured vertebra.
Head Injury Treatment
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital has the only designated trauma center along the Interstate 45 corridor between The Texas Medical Center in Houston and the City of Dallas – a stretch of more than 200 miles. Certified as a Level IV trauma center, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands is equipped and staffed to handle many types of emergencies, including head injuries that involve neurological damage.
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Neuroscience Center
9250 Pinecroft
The Woodlands TX 77380
For a physician referral, call 713-222-CARE.