Miami Neuroscience Institute

WHAT’S NEW

Michael McDermott, M.D., an internationally renowned pioneer in meningioma surgery and gamma knife radio surgery, has joined Baptist Health as Chief Medical Executive of Miami Neuroscience Institute. With the addition of Dr. McDermott, we will be able to collaborate and harness the collective expertise of physician leaders throughout our esteemed centers of excellence, thereby offering the most innovative, comprehensive and individualized treatment plans available to our patients. The team approach, pulling together neurosurgeons, neurologic oncologists, neuro-orthopedics specialists, neurointerventionalists, neurologists and others, will advance the position of Baptist Health as a regional, national and international destination for oncological neurosurgery and spine surgery, endovascular care of vascular and other nervous system conditions, including movement disorders and Parkinson’s Disease.

FUNDRAISING AT GLANCE

Falling under the Miami Neuroscience Institute, Baptist Hospital is certified by The Joint Commission, an independent health and safety monitoring organization, as a Comprehensive Stroke Center – the highest level of stroke certification available. Comprehensive Stroke Center status means that Baptist Hospital has the resources, staff and training necessary to treat patients with the most complex strokes 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Fundraising efforts are focused on raising funds for the Comprehensive Stroke Center to enhance the services offered, because every second counts after a stroke has occurred. The Stroke Center treats more stroke patients than any other facility in South Florida and philanthropy will allow us to continue to grow and help treat patients as efficiently as possible.

DID YOU KNOW?

During the summer of 2019, neurosurgeon Raul A. Vasquez-Castellanos, M.D., joined Baptist Health as the new Director of Complex Spine Surgery at Miami Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Vasquez specializes in the surgical treatment of complex spinal conditions, including tumors, degenerative spine diseases, spinal deformities, scoliosis, kyphoscoliosis and neurotrauma. He has unique expertise in minimally invasive techniques that result in less pain and complications in a quicker recovery time. Simultaneously, the Center for Spine Care, originally housed at Baptist Hospital of Miami, opened doors at its new location – South Miami Hospital. Our spine care program offers a multidisciplinary approach in a structured patient care center, while ensuring a thorough consideration of both nonsurgical and surgical treatments of pain and neurological symptoms.