The Ohio State Brain & Spine Hospital is an 87-bed specialty hospital anchoring central Ohio’s top-ranked neurology and neurosurgery program within the Neurological Institute at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The program encompasses more than 20 condition-specific clinics and highly specialized units for stroke, neurotrauma and traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and spine surgery, epilepsy, chronic pain, acute rehabilitation and neurosurgery, as well as care for movement and neuromuscular disorders. As home to a comprehensive stroke center and a level 4 epilepsy center, the institute delivers advanced medical and surgical therapies, supported by immediate neurological expertise through its level 1 trauma center designation. The program is internationally recognized for skull-base tumor care, with experts who develop and teach leading-edge surgical techniques in this complex subspecialty. Ohio State also brings decades of leadership in memory disorder diagnosis, including the development of the globally used self-administered gerocognitive exam for early cognitive screening. The institute is also advancing neurological care through groundbreaking research in gene therapy for brain disorders, brain-cell communication, nerve fiber regeneration and improved outcomes for spinal cord injury, while earning national recognition from U.S. News & World Report, Magnet designation for nursing excellence and 2024 “Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Gold Plus” honors.
