Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience

The Region's Only Dedicated Hospital for Neuroscience

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a neurological disorder such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, a brain tumor or an aneurysm, you want to find the right physicians with the expertise to devise the right treatment plan. That's what you will find at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience. It is the only dedicated hospital for neuroscience in the Philadelphia region.

It's here that the most advanced treatment technologies, world-class specialists and leading-edge research come together. You can take comfort in knowing that Jefferson neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiologists, radiation oncologists and psychiatrists all work together to provide you with the best care possible.

• Fractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery (also known as Stereotactic Radiotherapy);
  
• Gamma Knife; Shaped Beam Surgery™;
  
• Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery utilizing a robotically controlled microscope; and
  
• NeuRx DPS™, an FDA-approved device that helps individuals with certain types of spinal cord injuries breathe on their own again.

In addition, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience has launched Jefferson Expert Teleconsulting (JET) in connection with its Jefferson Neuroscience Network. JET, the region's first university-based high-tech mobile robotic teleconsulting system, allows Jefferson neuroscience specialists to evaluate time-sensitive neurovascular diseases, most notably stroke, in real time and without delay.

Leaders in the Treatment of Neurological Disorders

As the only dedicated hospital for neuroscience in the region, Jefferson neurologists and neurosurgeons will diagnose and treat your condition with the highest level of care and skill.

• Jefferson is rated a Top Hospital for Epilepsy, Headache, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurology, Spinal Cord Injury, Aging and Stroke by Philadelphia magazine.
• Our Hospital has Advanced Certification by the Joint Commission in Stroke (Primary Stroke Center) and is one of the few hospitals with a Level 1 Trauma Center and a federally designated regional spinal cord injury center.
• Jefferson neurosurgeons treat the largest combined volume of tumors, aneurysms and AVMs (arteriovenous malformations) in the Philadelphia region.
• Jefferson neurologists have pioneered new treatments for stroke and are continually developing breakthrough treatments on everything from multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease to epilepsy and headache, as well as other nerve and muscle disorders.
• The American Stroke Association (ASA) and American Heart Association (AHA) have cited the Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience Acute Stroke Center for its excellence, granting it the Gold Award.
• Five hundred times a year, patients from all across the country are flown in from other hospitals to access our expertise and technology at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience.