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Neurosurgery in HUS is centralized in the Helsinki University Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic at Meilahti Bridge Hospital. We treat all neurosurgical patients in the Uusimaa region and in the Kymenlaakso, South Karelia, and Päijät-Häme regions.

neurokirurginen leikkaus.

All cerebral bypass surgeries in Finland are performed exclusively at our neurosurgery clinic. In addition, we treat complex cranial base tumors, cerebral aneurysms, and cerebrovascular malformations in patients from Finland and abroad. This year, we will perform more than 3,500 surgeries and with the Päijät-Häme area included, we will perform nearly 4,000 surgeries.
 
Epilepsy surgery has been nationally centralized in HUS and Kuopio University Hospital. Our Helsinki University Hospital Neurosurgery Clinic has strong expertise in pediatric neurosurgery, and Finland’s only pediatric neurosurgery emergency service to provide care 24 hours a day operates in Helsinki.
 
Our Neurosurgery Clinic is internationally renowned and appreciated for its world-class special expertise in all areas of neurosurgical treatment. We are Europe's leading center in microneurosurgical treatment of cerebrovascular vessels, and we are also ranked among the best units in the world.
 
We are among the largest units in the world in terms of the number of surgical procedures performed to treat cerebrovascular diseases and moderate and severe brain injuries. Every year, we treat over 3,000 patients. Every year, we provide training to 100–200 foreign neurosurgeons on the latest surgical methods for microneurosurgery.

Units

The Neurosurgery Outpatient Clinic S3, Meilahti Bridge Hospital

The Neurosurgery Outpatient Clinic S3 in Meilahti Bridge Hospital provides outpatient care which requires a referral. In addition to doctor's appointments…

Surgery and Anesthesia Unit, Meilahti Bridge Hospital

In the Surgery and Anesthesia Unit at Meilahti Bridge Hospital, we perform operations in the specialties of neurosurgery, orthopedics and traumatology…

Brain Injury Clinic, Paciuksenkatu

Our Brain Injury Clinic, located in Paciuksenkatu, Helsinki, focuses on patients with brain injuries, whose follow-up can be transferred to outpatient care…

Neurosurgery, Ward S7, Meilahti Bridge Hospital

On Bridge Hospital Ward S7, we treat neurosurgical patients with illnesses of the head and spine.

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