Specialties & Services

Neurosciences

Saint Luke’s is the region’s premier neuroscience provider dedicated to quality patient care, clinical excellence, research, and education. At the Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute, we understand the importance of specialized, patient-centered care, so we have built several collaborative centers of excellence to deliver extraordinary care.

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Interior of the Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute operating room

Neurosciences Specialties & Services at Saint Luke’s

Trust your care to our team of neuroscience experts. You have access to some of the region's most groundbreaking and effective treatments.

Traumatic Brain injuries

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) often requires emergency care.

Brain tumors

Finding out you have a brain tumor can be overwhelming. Our specialists provide a range of brain tumor treatments to help you achieve the best outcome possible.

Epilepsy

Saint Luke’s is home to a Level 4 Comprehensive Epilepsy Center offering advanced diagnostics and state-of-the-art medical and surgical management for people living with epilepsy.

Memory and aging

Our Memory Disorders and Behavioral Neurology Center brings together memory disorder experts and specialty neuroimaging technology to ensure quality treatment.

Movement disorders

Saint Luke’s Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center offers a full range of medical, surgical, and rehabilitation options for a range of conditions.

Multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology

The Saint Luke’s Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Center employs a team approach and leading-edge research to care for patients with demyelinating disorders.

Nerve injuries

Nerve injuries can cause pain and weakness, significantly interfering with your day-to-day function. We provide comprehensive, effective nerve injury treatment.

Neurology

You have access to a full array of leading-edge neurology treatments. Trust your treatment to Saint Luke’s team of regional leaders in neurology care.

Neuromuscular disorders

Our neuromuscular team provides personalized diagnosis and treatment.

Neuro-oncology

Saint Luke’s uses advanced treatments, surgical techniques, and sophisticated imaging to treat the most challenging brain tumors.

Neuro-otologists and audiology

Our neuro-otology group is dedicated to helping you manage hearing loss, ear infections, and tumors of the ear and skull.

Neurorehabilitation

Specialized physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy may help improve motor symptoms associated with a movement disorder, stroke, or other neurological condition.

Neurosurgery

Our neurosurgeons use the most advanced tools and technologies to operate safely and effectively. A team of experts develops your personalized treatment plan.

Cerebrovascular disorders

Cerebrovascular disorders affect blood vessels in the brain. Our physicians are among the most experienced cerebrovascular disease experts in the region.

Stroke

Our Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center providing the region’s most advanced stroke care to more than 2,000 patients each year.

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Using the latest technology, our experienced technicians perform neurodiagnostic testing. Board-certified neurologists interpret the results and consult with your physician.

Neuropsychiatry

We work with patients to measure the presence and degree of behavioral impairments because of neurological disease or issues in brain development.

Spinal deformities

Our team offers the region’s most advanced care for deformities affecting the alignment, curvature, and stability of the vertebral column.

Spinal rehabilitation

The experts at Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute help patients adjust to normal life after a spinal cord injury or severe spinal condition.

Spinal trauma

We are the region’s leader in emergency spine care, offering emergency surgery and rehabilitation for severe spinal cord injuries, broken necks, and broken backs.

Spinal tumors

Our team delivers the region’s highest level of care for spinal tumors with advanced imaging and treatment options.

Spine surgery

Our surgical team provides exceptional care and outcomes with cutting-edge treatments and procedures.

Why choose us?

The Neuroscience Institute works with providers across the region to deliver extraordinary care. Brain injuries, tumors, and chronic conditions can significantly affect your quality of life and overall function. We understand how critical timely, effective treatment is when it comes to neurological conditions.

We use the most advanced tools and techniques available to care for you. And we do so with an empathetic, compassionate approach, explaining all your options and involving you in every treatment decision.

When you choose our care team, you'll find:

Team-based, compassionate care: Saint Luke’s Neurology is a comprehensive program nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report. Our team of fellowship-trained neurologists are certified in specialty areas of neurology. As part of Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute, our neurologists collaborate with some of the country’s most accomplished neuroscience specialists.
Leading-edge surgery: Our subspecialty-trained team of neurosurgeons uses advanced technology to ensure our patients have access to the most innovative and effective treatments. Saint Luke’s was one of the first hospitals in the region to use the minimally invasive ROSA® surgical robot to treat epilepsy, the first in the region to implant the Medtronic Percept™ deep brain stimulation system to treat tremors, and the first hospital in the region to remove a brain tumor using the optical imaging agent Gleolan™.
Advanced stroke care: Saint Luke’s Neurology provides 24/7 coverage for our Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City and other metro and regional Saint Luke’s facilities. We treat 2,000 strokes a year, more than any other Kansas City area hospital, and provide life-saving interventions 13 minutes faster than the national average.
Academic focus: Saint Luke’s is the primary teaching hospital of the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine and several of our team members have clinical academic appointments at UMKC. Our neurologists are proud to be instrumental in training neurology residents from the UMKC Neurology Residency, internal medicine residents, and medical students from several other institutions.

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Our neurosciences specialists deliver the most advanced treatments with a compassionate, personalized approach.