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 

Upcoming Fall Events

Annual meeting of the American Society for Exosomes and Microvesicles
November 16 – 19, 2020
Virtual conference info

Guest Research Speaker at Neurosurgery Grand Rounds
Dr. David Daniels, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
November 17th
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
For more info & zoom link contact: Tami.lack@cuanschutz.edu

Interviews for New Neurosurgery Residents:
December 1st and 15th
January 12th and 26th

AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery
Virtual meeting
December 2-4
More Info

New Spine Lab for 2nd & 3rd Year Residents Hosted by Daniel Craig, MD
“Indication & Techniques for posterior instrumentation from cervical spine through sacrum.”
December 8th
Noon to 4 p.m. in the Center for Surgical Innovation
For more information contact: Krystin.Martinez@cuanschutz.edu

Special Virtual Presentation to New CU Neurosurgery Advisory Committee
December 8th
By Invitation Only
7 to 8:30 p.m.
Hosted by Kevin Lillehei, MD & Tami Lack Crawford

SAVE THE DATE!
Neurosurgery in the Rockies
Our Annual CU Neurosurgery Hosted International Conference in Beaver Creek
February 28th to March 4th
More details to follow

Professional/Medical Education Events:

• Neurosurgery in the Rockies - Late February 2021 
• VanderArk Visiting Professor Lectureship - Postponed (TBD) 
• Stereotactic and Functional Hands on Course - November, 2020 
• Microscopic and Endoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base Course - March 17-20, 2021