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Neurosurgery | Neurology

Treating nervous system disorders

The treatment of neurological problems and disorders begins with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system, including the brain, the spinal cord and the nerves. One key difference between Neurology & Neurosurgery is that neurologists do not perform surgery. They treat conditions such as migraine, dementia and neuropathy with therapies and medications and treat many other conditions in adults and children.

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Services

Neurology

Nerve and nervous system disorders can include stroke, infection, headaches, seizures, dementia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, brain tumors and more.

Neurosurgery

If the nervous system disorder requires surgery, a trained neurosurgeon would be the person to diagnose and/or treat a condition.

Neurological rehabilitation

A person experiencing a nervous system disorder, disease or injury, will undergo a treatment program focusing on their condition.

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Getting started

Whether it is a traumatic brain injury incurred in an accident or a head injury from a fall, patients should start with their primary care provider to evaluate symptoms and conditions. From there, providers guide you toward the next step of meeting with either a neurologist or a neurosurgeon.

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Two Beacon hospitals awarded spine certification

Memorial Hospital of South Bend and Elkhart General Hospital earned The Joint Commission Spine Certification. This Gold Seal of Approval® measures specific components of Beacon’s spine program

Read about one patient’s experience

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Our team of experts

Our team of experts includes neurologists, neurosurgeons, rehabilitative therapists, specially trained nurses and other specialists. These trained providers work together to create a care plan that’s appropriate for each patient with the goal of achieving the best possible outcome.

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Providers

Abhishek Das, MD - Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery Elkhart

Abhishek Das, MD

  • Pain Medicine
BMG North Central Neurosurgery Elkhart
4.7
(26503)
Accepting New Patients
Appointments available within 6 days.
  • Adults
  • Older Adults
  • Pain Medicine
  • Pain Medicine Doctor
  • Pain Medicine Expert
  • Pain Medicine Physician
  • Pain Medicine Provider
  • Pain Medicine Specialist
  • Acute Back Pain
  • Back Muscle Pain
  • Back Pain
  • Cervical Disc Degeneration
  • Cervical Disc Disease
  • Cervical Disc Displacement
  • Cervical Herniated Disc
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
  • Cervical Spine Steroid Injection
  • Chronic Pain
  • Degenerative Spine Pain
  • Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Epidural Injection
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Genicular Nerve Blocks
  • Geriatric Pain Management
  • Migraine
  • Neck Pain
  • Nerve Block
  • Nerve Compression Syndrome
  • Pain Clinic
  • Pain Management
  • Pinched Nerve
  • Sciatica
  • Severe Pain
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spine Injection
  • Spine Pain
  • Trigger Point Injection
Daniel Fulkerson, MD - Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery South Bend

Daniel Fulkerson, MD

  • Pediatric Neurosurgery,
  • Neurosurgery
BMG North Central Neurosurgery South Bend
4.7
(6163)
Accepting New Patients
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Children
  • Infants
  • Neurologic Surgery
  • Neurological Surgeon
  • Neurological Surgery
  • Neurosurgeon
  • Neurosurgeon Expert
  • Neurosurgeon Physician
  • Neurosurgeon Provider
  • Neurosurgeon Specialist
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurosurgery Doctor
  • Neurosurgery Expert
  • Neurosurgery Physician
  • Neurosurgery Provider
  • Neurosurgery Specialist
  • Neurosurgical Surgery
  • Older Adults
  • Pediatric Neurologic Surgeon
  • Pediatric Neurologic Surgery
  • Pediatric Neurological Surgeon
  • Pediatric Neurological Surgery
  • Pediatric Neurosurgeon
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Children'S Brain Surgery
  • Children'S Neurological Surgery
  • Kids Brain Surgery
  • Kids Neurological Surgery
  • Thoracic Spine Fracture
  • Thoracic Spine Injury
  • Thoracic Spine Mass
  • Thoracic Spine Tumor
  • Aneurysm
  • Back Surgery
  • Biopsy Of Brain
  • Biopsy Of Skull
  • Brachial Nerve Tumors
  • Brain Surgery
  • Bulging Disc
  • Burr Hole
  • Cerebellar Tumor
  • Cerebral Aneurysm
  • Cerebral Cyst
  • Cerebral Decompression
  • Cerebral Hernia
  • Cervical Compression Fracture
  • Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Spine Fracture
  • Cervical Spine Fusion
  • Cervical Spine Injury
  • Cervical Spine Mass
  • Cervical Spine Tumor
  • Chiari Decompression
  • Clipping Of Brain Aneurysm
  • Compression Fracture
  • Cranial Nerve Injury
  • Disc Surgery
  • Diskectomy
  • Epidural Hematoma
  • Epidural Hemorrhage
  • Herniated Disc
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Intracranial Hemorrhage
  • Intraventricular Tumor
  • Low Back Surgery
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Lumbar Spine Fracture
  • Lumbar Spine Fusion
  • Lumbar Spine Injury
  • Lumbar Spine Mass
  • Lumbar Spine Tumor
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Nerve Injury
  • Neuroablation
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Neuroendoscopy
  • Neurofibromatosis
  • Numbness
  • Optic Nerve Surgery
  • Orbital Tumors
  • Pediatric Brain Tumor
  • Peripheral Nerve Injury
  • Peripheral Nerve Tumors
  • Pituitary Surgery
  • Pituitary Tumor
  • Primary Brain Tumor
  • Skull Base Tumor
  • Skull Fracture
  • Spina Bifida
  • Spinal Abscess
  • Spinal Cord Anomalies
  • Spinal Cord Compression
  • Spinal Cord Diseases
  • Spinal Cord Tumors
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spine Fracture
  • Spine Fusion
Richard Fessler, MD, PhD - Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery South Bend

David Fessler, MD, PhD

  • Neurosurgery
BMG North Central Neurosurgery South Bend
Accepting New Patients
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (Avm)
  • Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Cervical Spine
  • Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery In The Lumbar Spine
  • Back Surgery
  • Bulging Disc
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Central Nervous System Tumors
  • Cervical Compression Fracture
  • Cervical Laminoplasty
  • Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Spine Fracture
  • Cervical Spine Fusion
  • Cervical Spine Injury
  • Cervical Spine Mass
  • Cervical Spine Tumor
  • Chiari Decompression
  • Chordoma
  • Compression Fracture
  • Decompression Laminectomy
  • Disc Replacement
  • Disc Surgery
  • Diskectomy
  • Endoscopic Neurosurgery
  • Foot Drag
  • Herniated Disc
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminoplasty
  • Lateral Access Spine Surgery
  • Low Back Surgery
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Lumbar Spine Fracture
  • Lumbar Spine Fusion
  • Lumbar Spine Injury
  • Lumbar Spine Mass
  • Lumbar Spine Tumor
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of The Spinal Cord
  • Malunion Fracture Of The Spine
  • Microneurosurgery
  • Microsurgery
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Fusion
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Myelomalacia
  • Myelopathy
  • Myelopathy Surgery
  • Nerve Injury
  • Neurogenic Claudication
  • Pinched Nerve
  • Radiculopathy
  • Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
  • Sacroiliitis
  • Sciatica
  • Spinal Abscess
  • Spinal Cord Compression
  • Spinal Cord Tumors
  • Spinal Schwannoma
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spine Fracture
  • Spine Fusion
  • Spine Injury
  • Spine Instrumentation
  • Spine Mass
  • Spine Tumor
  • Spondylosis With Myelopathy
  • Surgical Treatment Of Myelopathy
  • Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
  • Thoracic Spine Fracture
  • Thoracic Spine Fusion
  • Thoracic Spine Injury
  • Thoracic Spine Mass
  • Thoracic Spine Tumor
  • Vertebral Fracture

Locations

Beacon Medical Group Neurology South Bend
6913 N. Main Street
Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery Elkhart
500 Arcade Avenue
Beacon Medical Group North Central Neurosurgery South Bend
100 Navarre Place
Memorial Hospital Ortho Neuro Patient Care Center
615 N Michigan Street

Do neurosurgeons treat strokes?

Conditions like stroke, epilepsy, or a pinched nerve are some of the reasons a person would see a neurosurgeon. Chronic pain, sciatica or disc problem are other conditions that might make a trip to a neurosurgeon necessary.

What is neurological care?

This medical area focuses on the treatment of the nerves and nervous system. Someone experiencing disorders that include stroke, infection, headaches, seizures, dementia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, brain tumors and more, is in need of neurological care.

What is neurological rehabilitation?

A person experiencing a nervous system disorder, disease or injury, will undergo a treatment program focusing on their condition. This could include a stroke, a disease like Parkinson's or Huntington's, a brain or spinal cord injury or cerebral palsy.

What is neurosurgery?

If the nervous system disorder requires surgery, a trained neurosurgeon would be the person to diagnose and/or treat a condition, in children or adults.

What is the Pediatric Multi-Specialty Clinic?

Our clinic focusing on the needs of children and is part of Beacon Children's Hospital. Pediatric neurologists treat brain and nervous system disorders; Pediatric neurosurgeons treat tumors, brain and spine trauma, head-shape abnormalities in babies.

What rehabilitation services does Beacon offer?

Beacon offers a wide range of rehabilitation services, including physical, occupaitonal, recreational and speech therapies. Additionally, we provide aquatic and neurological rehabiliation, programs specific for cardiovascular conditions, joint replacement and other health needs.

What should I expect from stroke recovery?

There are many approaches to stroke rehabilitation. Your rehabilitation plan will depend on the part of the body or type of ability affected by your stroke. Learn about what to expect as you recover from a stroke.

What support services are available for stroke patients?

Whether you've had a stroke or just want to learn more and stay healthy, we can help.