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Neurotrauma Center
When life is at stake—from a fall to a motor vehicle crash—the highly trained neurotrauma team is ready to treat even the most complex conditions with the fastest and most extensive critical care in the region.
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We understand that a sudden injury or illness of the brain or spinal cord can be traumatic and life-changing. The Neurotrauma Center team (part of the region’s only Level I trauma center) offers the most comprehensive treatment available. With a wide range of subspecialists consulting and neurosurgeons on call to provide immediate intervention, our team provides rapid assessment, diagnosis and treatment to get you on the path to recovery.
Research
ACTIVE AND VIBRANT RESEARCH
We Are Committed To Advancing Medical Options.
The best medical programs in the world are part of leading-edge research aimed at improving public health and developing new medical treatments. As the Region’s only adult academic medical center, we house vibrant research programs that include ongoing clinical trials, actively initiating studies to bring new therapies and diagnostic tests to patients in Greater Cincinnati and around the world.
We Actively Seek Medical Discoveries.
Nationally and internationally recognized for its research efforts, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC Health has a long and distinguished history of medical discoveries. Our premier surgeon-scientists and postdoctoral researchers pursue innovative and exciting research, focused on applying their discoveries directly to the bedside to advance patient care.
Referrals
REFERRING A PATIENT
Our Teams Build Strong Collaborative Partnerships With Referring Providers.
We are committed to providing optimal care to your patient and open communication with you. As a referring physician, we understand that you need to be kept informed on your patient’s progress. That’s why we set up a toolbox to share detailed information about your patient’s health with you.
To refer a patient, call 513-475-UCMD (8263)
Conditions We Treat
As part of the region’s Level I trauma center, our team has the expertise to treat the most complex conditions at a moment’s notice.
- Acute Head Bleeds
- Brain Infections
- Cerebral Contusion
- Concussion
- Diffuse Axonal Injury
- Epidural Hematoma
- Head Injury
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)
- Intracranial Hematoma
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Stroke
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Peripheral Nerve Injury
- Severe Seizures
- Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
- Skull Fractures
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Spine Fracture
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Subdural Hematoma
Expert, Skilled Neurotrauma Care
When it comes to neurotrauma, prevention is the best medicine. Still, accidents can happen in an instant. Rapid diagnosis and treatment are key to healing and recovery.
Advanced Diagnostics & Treatments
Craniectomy
Cranioplasty
Craniotomy
Rehabilitation
Skull Fracture Decompression
Personalized Neurotrauma Care
Most Extensive Critical Care in the Region
From surgery to recovery and rehabilitation, our neurotrauma team is dedicated to improving our patients’ quality of life using the newest technologies and therapies.
More than 600 patients seen for traumatic brain injuries per year
4 clinics for treating post-traumatic injuries
3-5 active clinical trials at any given time
17 providers and 8 specialty therapists
From Injury through Recovery
Critical Care Expertise from Emergency Surgery through Recovery
Why a Level I Trauma Center Matters
As part of the region’s Level I trauma center, our neurotrauma team has the resources needed for the most complex care, including in-house subspecialists, a dedicated operating room, research programs, extensive patient monitoring and the expertise to care for 1,200 severely injured patients every year.
Neurotrauma Expertise Is Critical When Seconds Count
Our center is built around physicians and nurses with subspecialized training in neurotrauma. With their only focus on traumatic brain and spine injuries, the team helps advance medical breakthroughs and are experts on the latest treatments available.
Rehabilitation with Compassion and Drive for the Best Recovery
The neurotrauma team supports the complex recovery needs of traumatic brain or spine injury patients. Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians work with other specialties to design therapies that help improve cognition, movement, speech, balance, and coordination and spasticity.
Trauma Survivors Network
A national community for patients and families
In partnership with the American Trauma Society (ATS), UC Health is committed to supporting trauma patients and their families by providing resources to navigate the road to recovery and to help improve their lives.
Patient Stories
Swift Action and Expert Care Gives Neurotrauma Patient a Second Chance at Life
College student Anish Nattamai's passion for building led to drones, go-karts & a business. After a biking accident caused a severe head injury, quick medical intervention at UC Health & his resilience facilitated a remarkable recovery.
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