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Neurotrauma

The neurotrauma team is dedicated to providing patients with expert emergent care, managing mild to severe trauma to the head and spine and work to put trauma victims on the best road to recovery.

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Level 1 Trauma Center

Neurotrauma faculty physicians in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine, in partnership with IU Health, are part of one of the most advanced neurocritical care teams in the state of Indiana. No one expects to suffer brain or spine trauma. Yet, each year, hundreds of adults and children are injured and rushed to an Indiana trauma center. This team of neurosurgeons assess a patient’s injury and creates a plan of care that mobilizes a team of specialists to treat complex brain and spinal cord injuries at IU Health Methodist Hospital, one of three Level 1 adult trauma centers in the state, and at hospitals across Indianapolis. Neurosurgeons at IU School of Medicine consult on more than 1,500 patients each year for trauma. This commonly includes patients with traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injuries.

Department of Defense TBI Study

IU School of Medicine is part of a multicenter clinical trial, funded by the Department of Defense, to study the effects of traumatic brain injury. The trial is part of TRACK-TBI, a National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke funded initiative. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the clinical performance of the i-STAT TBI test. This plasma test determines the need for a CT scan in patients 18 years of age or older who are presenting with suspected mild traumatic brain injury. The study also collects data and specimens that may support other purposes related to the understanding of traumatic brain injury.

Learn more about neurotrauma clinical trials

Bradley N. Bohnstedt, MD

Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery

Jamie L. Bradbury, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery

Brandon C. Lane, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

Gordon Mao, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

James C. Miller, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery

Kenneth A. Moore, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery

Matthew W. Pease, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

David A. Purger, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

Angela M. Richardson, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

Jason M. Schwalb, MD

Betsey Barton Professor of Neurological Surgery

Mitesh V. Shah, MD

Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery

David W. Stockwell, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery

Thomas C. Witt, MD

Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery

Looking for Patient Care?

To schedule an appointment with a neurosurgeon, call IU Health at 317-963-1300 or search the IU Health Find a Doctor portal.