Patient Information

Phone contacts:

General Neurosurgery Scheduling & Info:
720-848-2080

UCHealth Spine Center/Neurosurgical Spine:
720-848-1980

Pediatric Neurosurgery Info:
720-777-6100

Non-clinical & Admin Inquiries:
303-724-2306

Programs of Excellence

Including:

• Cerebrovascular & Stroke
• Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery
• Neuro-oncology
• Neuropsychology
• Neuro Trauma & Critical Care
• Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Peripheral Nerve
• Pituitary Tumor
• Skull Base Neurosurgery
• Spine Neurosurgery

Research

Including:

• Nervous System Biorepository (Tumor Tissue Bank)
• Brain Tumor Research
• Pediatric Conditions
• Epilepsy
• Movement Disorders & Parkinson’s Disease
• Neuropsychology
• Spine
• Clinical Trials 
  

Medical Education 

Including:

• Residency Program
• Residency Research
• Residency Wellness
• Fellowship Programs
• Alumni Information
• Center for Surgical Innovation
• Application Process 

Welcome from Department Chair, Kevin O. Lillehei, MD 

Welcome to the University of Colorado Department of Neurosurgery.  Neurosurgery at CU is a dynamic, rapidly growing educational enterprise, and we are one of the largest Departments of Neurosurgery in the western United States. Currently the Department encompasses 4 teaching institutions: University Hospital, Colorado Children’s Hospital, the Colorado VA Medical Center and Denver Health and Hospitals, with all but the latter now located on the new 225 acre Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.  The Anschutz Medical Campus, is a truly state-of-the-art center for education, clinical programs, research and innovation Our current faculty includes 25 Neurosurgeons, 3 Neuro-critical care Intensivists, an ever-growing division of Interventional Neuro-radiology, 5 Neuropsychologists and 4 full-time dedicated research PH.D.’s.  Within the Department are nine programs of excellence, offering unrivaled educational opportunities for our Residents and Fellows. We, at the University of Colorado, are dedicated to providing state-of-the-art care not only to the patients of Colorado, but to our region and to the nation.  Please take a look at the video we’ve prepared, which tells you about our Clinical Programs of Excellence, the research we are doing, and the unsurpassed educational opportunities that we provide.    On behalf of our entire department, we are glad you’re here!

Newsroom

• Newsletter for our Team
• Newsletter for our Patients and Friends

Professional/Medical Education Events:

• VanderArk Visiting Professor Lectureship - Postponed (TBD) 
• Microscopic and Endoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base Course - March 17-20, 2021