New brain tumor treatments and regenerative medicine

Mayo Clinic neurology and neurosurgery team members discuss the most cutting-edge treatments available at Mayo Clinic for the care of brain cancer.

Collaborating on patient care

Kai J. Miller, MD, PhD, discusses how collaboration with referring providers helps patients who have complex health challenges — and why he values both the relationships he develops with his patients and the joint collaboration he enjoys ...

Cybernetics and mapping the brain

Dr. Miller discusses how his hope is to advance cybernetics so that patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with brainstem stroke or in a locked-in state are able to communicate independently by controlling cursors through decoded brain signals.

Spina bifida treatment using fetoscope

Edward S. Ahn, M.D., neurosurgeon, and Rodrigo Ruano, M.D. Ph.D., maternal and fetal medicine surgeon, describe a new treatment for spina bifida using a fetoscope.

Innovations in fetal medicine — Mayo Clinic

Edward S. Ahn, M.D., neurosurgeon, and Rodrigo Ruano, M.D. Ph.D., maternal and fetal medicine surgeon, describe surgery prior to birth to repair severe congenital anomalies.

Growth hormone: Caused by pituitary tumors

Irina Bancos, M.D., an endocrinologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and Jamie J. Van Gompel, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota, discuss acromegaly and the challenges of treating pituitary tumors secreting growth hormone.

Cushing syndrome: ACTH-secreting pituitary adenomas

Jamie J. Van Gompel, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and Irina Bancos, M.D., an endocrinologist at Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota, discuss the challenges of treating adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary tumors.

Robotic-assisted spinal surgery improves outcomes

Mohamad Bydon, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, discusses the latest advances in robotic guidance for the placement of spinal instrumentation.

Deep brain stimulation: Precision using segmented leads

Mark K. Lyons, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, describes the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) as well as the latest advancements, including the use of segmented leads for more precision.