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The Department of Neurology, under the leadership of David Holtzman, MD, offers a complete line of leading-edge treatments and research for adult and pediatric neurologic disorders.
U.S. News & World Reportranks Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s Department of Neurology nationally and the best in Missouri.
Nearly all of the 74 physicians in the department are board-certified in adult neurology, pediatric neurology, or rehabilitation.
Areas of specialty include:
Specialized procedures offered include sleep studies, electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG). A positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, a state-of-the art brain imaging technique invented and developed at Washington University, is located in the neurology intensive care unit at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The unit is one of the largest and most sophisticated in the United States.
For a referral to a Washington University neurologist or neurosurgeon at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, call 866.879.5191.
#17 in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report