Memorial Neuroscience Institute Has an ‘Everyday Extraordinary’ Year

For patients coping with some of the most complex neurological conditions, Memorial Neuroscience Institute offers advanced diagnoses, comprehensive treatments and compassionate care. Few medical centers in the community, our region or even the nation, offer such a wide range of services or depth of neurological expertise.

Memorial Neuroscience Institute can diagnose a broad spectrum of neurological conditions and injuries, offering the expertise of a multidisciplinary team that provides leading-edge treatment and complete follow-up. The Institute’s outstanding professional neurosurgeons and neurologists also include neurointensivists, neurointerventional surgeons, neuro-oncologists, neuroradiologists, and more – all collaborating closely to provide the complete continuum of neurological care.

Memorial Neuroscience Institute has comprehensive programs for:

Neurovascular surgery
Brain tumors
Epilepsy
Stroke
Spine disorders
Neurointerventional surgery and interventional neuroradiology
Neurocritical care
Rehabilitation and neurotrauma
Headache
Neuropsychology
Multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology, and
Neuromuscular disorders

This year, Memorial Neuroscience Institute:

Received official designation as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center – the highest level of recognition – from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC), for programs that offer more complex forms of comprehensive and specialized epilepsy care
Became the first provider in South Florida to implant the NeuroPace RNS neurostimulator in an epilepsy patient, to help control seizures

Earned Target: Stroke Honor Roll-Elite Plus designation, the highest possible recognition as a stroke center from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Performed important research studies, part of its continuing success in achieving door-to-needle times of less than 60 minutes for emergency stroke treatment
Celebrated the naming of Brijesh Mehta, MD, neurointerventional surgeon and medical director, Neuro Critical Care and Acute Stroke Intervention Program, as the Florida Hospital Association’s Caregiver of the Year
Added more neurologists and neurosurgeons to complement the Institute’s already comprehensive, highly skilled staff

At Memorial Neuroscience Institute, our team’s experience and expertise means that patients and families don’t have to travel to other parts of the country to see nationally recognized, board-certified neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and neurointerventional surgeons when they need to. Whether patients have experienced trauma, stroke, epilepsy, brain tumors, MS, Parkinson’s or other neurological conditions, they can be sure that right here in South Florida, they can call upon a multidisciplinary team that can diagnose and treat the whole spectrum of neurological issues.

— Greg Zorman, MD, FACS, Chairman, Memorial Neuroscience Institute

Memorial Regional Hospital has earned...

Barbara's Story

Memorial Neuroscience Institute helped restore Barbara’s vision loss from multiple sclerosis. With her symptoms under control, Barbara is able to enjoy life again.

Nick's Story

Nicholas suffered from epileptic seizures for over a decade and multiple medications had been ineffective, but he received hope for a new life when Memorial Neuroscience Institute physicians performed his successful, groundbreaking craniotomy surgery.

Level 4 Designation Means High-Quality Care – and Hope – for Epilepsy Patients

An estimated three million Americans are coping with epilepsy, with approximately 200,000 diagnosed with the neurological disorder every year. But only a few hundred providers across the United States are officially designated as Level 3 and 4 epilepsy centers.

Memorial Neuroscience Institute is one of them – earning the highest possible Level 4 recognition from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC).

Level 4 recognition means that Memorial Neuroscience Institute offers more comprehensive treatment of complex forms of epilepsy, including specialized services such as:

Intensive neurodiagnostics monitoring, which offers real-time monitoring of brain waves for accurate diagnoses
Medical, surgical and neuromodulation stimulation therapy for patients with intractable epilepsy

With our advanced technologies and highly specialized staff, Memorial Neuroscience Institute is setting the standard for providing precision diagnoses and quality care for epileptic patients looking to live full and rewarding lives.

— Tarek Zakaria, MD, Medical Director, Adult Neurology Program and Epilepsy Program

Epileptic Seizure Prevention with NeuroPace from Memorial Neuroscience Institute

Christopher DeMassi, MD, Neurosurgeon, and Tarek Zakaria, MD, Neurologist, explain how the multidisciplinary team at Memorial Neuroscience Institute uses the latest technology to treat epileptic seizures.

Marcela's Story

Diagnosed with epilepsy as a child, Marcela struggled with seizures and reactions to medications until Memorial Neuroscience Institute neurologist and epilepsy specialist Tarek Zakaria, MD, provided an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.

Luis's Story

Memorial Neuroscience Institute neurologist and headache specialist Maike Blaya, MD, examined Luis for sudden, severe headaches. She provided ‘Everyday Extraordinary’ care and the proper medications to ease his pain.