Neurosurgery
At the University Hospital of Martinique (UHM, CHU de Martinique), The NeuroSurgical Team collaborate with neurologists, Interventional radiologists,intensivists, critical care nurses and other specialists to address many problems affecting the brain, spine and nervous system. Thus, our NeuroSurgeons work alongside others physicians specialists in Medicine, Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Psychiatry and Neurology to provide a multidisciplinary approach for patients with some cancer of the central nervous system. Some treatments of Chronic Pain, including sophisticated Neuromodulation techniques are also available to our Caribbean Patients. The head of the Unit, Dr Norbert MANZO, MD, completed multiple Fellowships in Skull base and Cerebrovascular Surgeries
Our Brain Tumor Care Program
- The Neurosurgery Department together with the Clarac Hospital Cancer Center offers state-of-the-art care in the diagnosis and treatment of a full range of common to rare brain tumors. Our multidisciplinary team consists of physicians and nurses from Neurosurgery, Neurology, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Neurotology, Medical Oncology, and Radiation Oncology. This team of experts sees more than 500 new patients annually with almost half treated for tumors that are benign.
- We do provide treatments to Adults and Pediatric patients with Brain tumors.
- A key advantage to partnering with our Brain Tumor Care Program is our comprehensive approach to: Patients, Treatment, Research, and Multidisciplinary Care Team ►Read more about the Program
Our Specialized Treatments include
- Advanced Craniotomy techniques
- Stealth Computer navigation
- Awake Language and Motor mapping
- Complex Skull based surgery
- Stereotactic tumor biopsy ► Read more
- Minimally invasive Endoscopic surgery
- Trans-sphenoidal Craniotomy
- Helical Tomotherapy
- Advanced Brain imaging technology
- Functional MRI, PET imaging
- Tumor perfusion and Permeability mapping
- Functional MRI Brain mapping
- Diffusion tensor MR Tractography and MR spectroscopy
Degenerative pathology of the rachis
- Treatments of degenerative diseases of the rachis are provided at the University Hospital of Martinique by the Neurosurgery Department and by the Spine Unit of the Traumatology Department
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Contact us
For urgent request, it is advisable to contact the 24-hours Call Center Service:
International Tel Number:
+596 596 751575
International Fax Number:
+ 596 596 755980
And to follow instructions in the Contact Us box
Heavy medical support with extra fee can be offered with a short notice for retrieval of critically sick patients.