The highest level of neurosurgical care for your patients
At IU Health Neurosurgery, your patients will receive the highest level of neurosurgical care.
Our experienced providers care for the full spectrum of brain, spine, and nervous system conditions while partnering across specialties to provide multidisciplinary care.
With neurosurgical capabilities in Indianapolis, Bloomington, Lafayette, and Muncie, the patients referred into our program can receive care close to home.
When more complex care is required, you will gain access to the full spectrum of subspecialized neurosurgical expertise, leading-edge technology, clinical trials, and multi-disciplinary teams at the IU Health Neuroscience Center in downtown Indianapolis.
We use the latest innovations and techniques in neurosurgery, such as minimally invasive surgery, image navigation in brain and spine surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, awake brain surgery, intraoperative MRI, robotic digital microscopic surgery, and robotic intraoperative imaging.
Our experienced and collaborative multi-disciplinary team treats the full spectrum of nervous system disease and injury, including complex brain tumors, aneurysms, vascular malformations, spinal problems, peripheral nerve disorders, congenital disorders, and traumatic brain, spinal, craniofacial, peripheral nerve, and craniocervical vascular injuries.
Our nationally recognized multi-specialty surgeons have unmatched surgical expertise in neurosurgical oncology, cerebrovascular surgery, complex skull base surgery, routine and complex spine surgery and peripheral nerve surgery.
Our unique partnership with Indiana University School of Medicine with research and surgical teams brings new technologies and treatment protocols in the areas of neurotrauma, cerebrovascular disorders, and neurooncology.
Dedicated to helping patients live life more fully, our specialists provide the highest level of neurosurgical care through advanced diagnostic testing, the latest treatments, and education and support services.
IU Health Neuroscience Center is the only Level IV Epilepsy Center in the state of Indiana and is designated as a Center for Care by the National Parkinson Foundation and the Center for Excellence by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America.
Our highly skilled physicians treat a range of functional disorders:
Learn more about our Epilepsy and Functional Disorders Program (PDF).
Dr. Witt strives to provide the best care possible in a respectful and compassionate manner. His hope is to reverse, lessen or prevent the devastating impact a neurological issue can have on a person’s life.
Skull base tumors can affect critical functions such as vision, hearing, balance, and endocrine regulation, and often require highly specialized surgical care. IU Health leads the state of Indiana in comprehensive skull base treatment, including the highest volume of pituitary adenomas, endoscopic skull base surgery and acoustic neuroma cases.
Our team has extensive experience with the use of minimally invasive endoscopic techniques, advanced microsurgical approaches and stereotactic radiosurgery (Gamma Knife and LINAC). Through meticulous surgical technique, we prioritize preservation of visual, neurological and hormonal function and work within a highly integrated multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.
Learn more about our specialized skull base care.
Skull base tumors can affect critical functions such as vision, hearing, balance, and endocrine regulation, and often require highly specialized surgical care. IU Health leads the state of Indiana in comprehensive skull base treatment, including the highest volume of pituitary adenomas, endoscopic skull base surgery and acoustic neuroma cases.
Our team has extensive experience with the use of minimally invasive endoscopic techniques, advanced microsurgical approaches and stereotactic radiosurgery (Gamma Knife and LINAC). Through meticulous surgical technique, we prioritize preservation of visual, neurological and hormonal function and work within a highly integrated multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.
Learn more about our specialized skull base care.
The team of neuro oncologic specialists at IU Health deliver subspecialized expertise needed to manage complex benign and malignant cranial tumors with medical or surgical management.
Our neurosurgeons have sub-specialized expertise in every anatomical area of the cranium, with the skills, technology and expertise to safely remove complex and metastatic brain tumors.
Our tumor program is designed to providing safe tumor resection through minimally invasive methods, with the goal of retaining maximal brain functions with the least risk of complications.
Tumors we treat:
Learn more about our neuro-oncology specialists (PDF).
Dr. Angela Richardson joined IU Health Neurosurgery and the Department of Neurological Surgery’s team of multidisciplinary neurooncology specialists in August 2021.
Dr. Shah was heavily influenced by his neuroanatomy professor and research mentors, who helped ignite his passion for neurosurgery. His passion continues through teaching and treating patients as he would want to be treated.
Our vascular neurosurgeons specialize in blood vessel abnormalities of the brain and spinal cord. Our multi-disciplinary team is on call 24-7 and manages all aspects of endovascular through minimally invasive techniques. Our partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine provides access to the latest stroke research and leading edge technologies not available elsewhere in the community.
Our specialized neurosurgeons treat a variety of neurovascular conditions:
If your patient is referred into the program, we may recommend one of the following as a safe and effective treatment option. Through a collaborative approach to care, we work together to provide an individualized treatment plan for every patient.
Minimally invasive treatment options:
Learn more about our endovascular neurosurgeons (PDF).
Dr. Bradley N. Bohnstedt specializes in Neurosurgery for IU Health Neurosurgery. Dr. Bohnstedt earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine and returned there for an internship.
Patient opts for highly specialized awake craniotomy