Why Choose Us?
We never lose sight of the fact that each patient is an individual. At our meetings, we spend a great deal of time discussing each patient, their best course of treatment and the best way to care for them. We take a multidisciplinary approach to treatment, exploring every avenue before offering informed choices to our patients and their families.
And we back all of this up with a tradition of excellence. Since 1920, we have been on the forefront of neurological and neurosurgical care, education and research - developing several unique treatments for malignant brain tumors, performing the state of Michigan's first brain tissue graft and conducting the first clinical trial in children using transferrin targeted toxin therapy.
You could choose us because:
- We have Primary Stroke Center Certification from the Joint Commission, the national organization that accredits hospitals.
- Five of our doctors appear in “Best Doctors in America.”
- We provide compassionate care and expertise – offering the latest minimally invasive techniques, new brain tumor theories, 3-D awake brain mapping and so much more.
As Neurosurgery chair Karin Muraszko, M.D., says, “There are wonderful discoveries being made right here, and we can bring those discoveries to the bedside very quickly."
For one of the most important decisions in your life, you want the best. And we want the best for you. That’s why we’re here for you.
Patient Story:
Dr. Thompson Treats Young Woman with Brain Tumor
Jessica Stone is a 22-year-old who recently learned she would need brain surgery to remove a tumor. The surgery for her neurofibromatosis would save her life, but in all likelihood would cost her the ability to hear. WZZM-13 followed Jessica in the days leading up to her surgery, during the surgery and in the difficult days afterward. The story also shows Jessica's family receiving some unexpected good news from B. Gregory Thompson, M.D., of Neurosurgery. He tells them: "You know, we got to the end and she still had a hearing wave. It would be near miraculous. Our hearing people checked it over and over and I've never seen anything like it." The station will follow Jessica's story as she is tested for a cochlear implant.
