We provide the highest level of comprehensive and highly specialized neurosurgical care for our patients. Our neurosurgeons provide excellence in neurosurgery care.
Department of Neurosurgery
Yale’s Department of Neurosurgery is committed to delivering exceptional patient care, the pursuit of science to improve patient outcomes and the training of future leaders in our field. Our highly specialized physicians, scientists, practitioners and staff are devoted to providing the highest standard of patient care for all neurosurgical conditions of the central (i.e. brain, spinal cord) and peripheral nervous systems, as well as the blood vessels supplying them. We offer the latest in cutting-edge treatment in a state-of-the-art environment that is unsurpassed in quality, infrastructure and compassionate, patient-focused care. Our neurosurgeons are world-renowned experts who are highly sub-specialized, such that each one focuses on very specific areas of neurosurgery and related conditions. This leads to better outcomes for patients and their families.
Our neurosurgeons provide neurosurgical services at hospitals across Connecticut and adjacent areas. Routine procedures and follow-up are done closer to patients’ homes for convenience, while those with more complex conditions are transferred to New Haven, when necessary.
Patient Care Pursuit of Science We translate novel scientific findings into more advanced treatment opportunities like clinical trials. Our labs conduct both basic science and clinical research to advance the cutting edge of medical science.
Read MoreEducation We educate our students and resident physicians so they become the next generation of neurosurgical leaders to benefit our future patients. Our residents receive comprehensive training in all neurosurgical domains.
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Veronica Chiang, MD, professor of neurosurgery, is currently leading several clinical trials seeking to improve treatments for brain metastases, or cancers that has spread to the brain). She recently sat down for an interview about this important work.
- December 12, 2025
For Families Battling Brain Cancer, New Treatment Brings Hope
- December 10, 2025Source: Yale News
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- December 08, 2025
EMD Lab Spotlight Series: Dr. Steven Schiff
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