Also known as interventional radiology, neuroendovascular treatment is a subspecialty of radiology and neurosurgery. In this less-invasive approach, catheters are threaded through veins and arteries for treatment of brain lesions yielding very effective therapy and shorter recovery time.

Geisinger’s Neurosciences Institute offers a full range of neuroendovascular treatment options for diagnosing and treating vascular diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and face and neck. These include:

• Cerebral aneurysms – ruptured and unruptured
• Arteriovenous malformations
• Acute stroke
• Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
• Intracranial and extracranial carotid stenosis
• Spinal fractures

The endovascular therapies offered at Geisinger Medical Center include:

• GDC/Coil embolization of aneurysms
• ONYX and glue embolization for AVM
• Intra-arterial thrombolysis and mechanical embolectomy for acute stroke
• Intracranial angioplasty and stenting
• Extracranial carotid and vertebral artery stenting
• Tumor embolization

Geisinger’s Team of Specialists:

• Shamsher Dalal, MD

For more information or to refer a patient, call MedLink, Geisinger’s physician referral line, at 1.800.332.8901.