About Ϲ Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery Historical Perspectives
1893: The College was founded as the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons.
1913: The Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Milwaukee Medical College merged to form Marquette University School of Medicine.
1963: Neurosurgery became a Division of Surgery with full-time faculty; Dr. Sanford Larson was recruited as the first Chair of Neurosurgery.
1964: The department’s Neuroscience Research Laboratories founded by Drs. Sanford Larson and Anthony Sances, Jr., at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center as a joint program with the Department of Biomedical Engineering of Marquette University.
1971: First neurosurgery resident completed the training program.
1987: Dr. Sanford Larsoninitiated the first Spine Fellowship Program in the country.
1988: Neurosurgery became a Department of the Ϲ.
1991:Dr. Frank A Pintarappointed Director of the Neuroscience Research Laboratories.
1998: The Department establishes the Vehicle Crash Lab as the only car crash facility in an academic institution in the world.
1999: Dr. Larson retires;Dr. Thomas Gennarelliappointed as Chair of Neurosurgery.Pediatric Division created;Dr. Bruce Kaufmanappointed Chief.
2003: Neuroscience Research Laboratories at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center established withDr. Frank Pintaras Director.
2008: Translational Brain Tumor Research Program formed.Research Division created,Dr. Frank Pintaris appointed Chief. The Department invests $3 million to build the Neurosurgery Research Facility.2009: Neurosurgery Research Facility opened, a state-of-the-art laboratory for neuroscience and biomechanics research.Dr. Thomas Gennarelliretires as Chair; Dr. Dennis Maimanappointed as Chair of Neurosurgery.
2016: Dr. Shekar Kurpadappointed Interim Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery.Dr. Sean Lewappointed Chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery.
2017: Dr. Shekar Kurpadappointed Sanford J. Larson Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery.
2018: Drs. Shekar KurpadԻ Michael McCrea launch Center for Neurotrauma Research.
2022: Dr. Aditya Vedantamfounds the Center for Cervical Myelopathy.
2023: Dr. Michael McCreafounds the BRAVE Program.
2024:Dr. Shelly Timmonsannounced as Sanford J. Larson Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. Shekar Kurpadassumes full-time role as founding director of the.Drs. Brian Stemper, Matthew BuddeԻ Aditya Vedantamnamed co-directors of the Zablocki VA Medical Center Laboratories.
2025: Dr. Marjorie Wangnamed Executive Director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Surgical Procedures
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Resident & Fellow Placement
The Department of Neurosurgery has placed a significant number of residents and fellows in academic positions.
46%
60%
Operative and Clinical Practices
- Our neurosurgeons staff the only two Level One Trauma Centers in southeastern Wisconsin
- NAEC Level 4 pediatric epilepsy surgery program
- Stereotactic laser ablation (Visualase)
- Combined Interventional and open operative suite
- Intraoperative O-arm (2)
- Intraoperative MRI (2017)
- 6 neurosurgical operative microscopes and 7 stealth stations
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- 40 new pediatric brain tumors/year
- Stereoencephalography
- Magnetoencephalography
- Fetal myelomeningocele closure
- International leaders in spine surgery and spine biomechanics, brain injury, and neurotrauma
Contact Us
Department of Neurosurgery
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Hub for Collaborative Medicine
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Office
(414) 955-0950