Epilepsy Surgery
Epilepsy is a disorder of the nervous system that produces unprovoked and intense bursts of electrical activity inside the brain. These episodes cause seizure that may impact a patient’s muscle control, movement, speech, vision and awareness. Individuals with epilepsy sometimes live in fear because they have repeated seizures that occur often and without warning. Many patients with epilepsy are managed with medications. However, some patients are candidate for surgery with excellent results.
The neurosurgeons at Loma Linda understand how terrifying and disruptive epilepsy can be. That’s why the Department of Neurology and the Department of Neurosurgery collaborate to offer patients multiple alternatives to manage their condition. Rather than rely solely on medication, our neurosurgeons and neurologists strive to accurately diagnose each patients’ condition before creating an individualized treatment plan that can potentially incorporate safe and effective surgical interventions designed to eliminate or at least reduce the number of seizures.
Our expert team of neurosurgeons offers consultation to thoroughly review patients’ medical histories and diagnostic data in order to carefully select patients for potential surgery.
Cranial Procedures
The most common procedures we perform related to the scalp, skull, and brain include:
- Craniotomy for resection of adult and pediatric tumors
- Craniotomy for treatment of vascular lesions (aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations)
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Endoscopic skull base surgery (example, transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors)
- Epilepsy surgery
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunts for hydrocephalus
Spine Procedures
We perform a wide range of minimally invasive and open spine procedures, including:
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACD&F)
- Cervical laminectomy with or without fusion
- Cervical and lumbar artificial disc replacement
- Lumbar laminectomy and discectomy
- Lumbar fusion, including anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)
Peripheral Nerve Procedures
- Carpal tunnel release
- Peroneal nerve decompression
- Ulnar nerve decompression
Endovascular Procedures
- Carotid artery stenting for carotid stenosis
- Coiling of cerebral aneurysms
- Embolization of arteriovenous malformations
San Bernardino County
Loma Linda Outpatient Clinic
Loma Linda Professional Plaza
25455 Barton Road, Suite 108-A
Loma Linda, CA 92354
Telephone: (909) 213-2175
Toll Free: (877) 558-0800
Fax: (909) 558-6309
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Beaumont/Banning clinic
81 South Highland Springs Avenue
Beaumont, California 92223
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Victorville Outpatient Clinic
12571 Hesperia Road
Victorville, CA 92395
Telephone: (909) 213-2175
Toll Free: (877) 558-0800
Fax: (909) 558-6309
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Riverside County
Corona Outpatient Clinic
341 Magnolia Ave., Suite 203
Corona, CA 92879
Telephone: (909) 213-2175
Toll Free: (877) 558-0800
Fax: (909) 558-6309
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Murrieta Outpatient Clinic
2807 Baxter Road, Suite 510
Murrieta, CA 92563
Telephone: (909) 213-2175
Toll Free: (877) 558-0800
Fax: (909) 558-6309
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Los Angeles County
Palmdale Outpatient Clinic
833 Auto Center Drive, Suite C
Palmdale, CA 93551
Telephone: (909) 213-2175
Toll Free: (877) 558-0800
Fax: (909) 558-6309
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Physicians and Allied Health Professionals
Adult Neurosurgery
• Farbod Asgarzadie, MD
• Leigh Ann Ballou, PA-C
• Austin R. T. Colohan, MD
• Lauren Cuevas, PA-C
• Kiarash Golshani, MD
• Frank P. K. Hsu, MD
• Venkatraman Sadanand, MD
• Kamal R.M. Woods, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Yuthana Kong, PA-C
• Asma Taha, PNP
• Alexander Zouros, MD
• Venkatraman Sadanand, MD
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