Since 1994, More Than 4,100 Intracranial Aneurysms Have Been Treated

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The Neurosurgery team of the Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience has passed a major milestone in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms.  Since 1994, Robert H. Rosenwasser, M.D., professor and chair, Department of Neurological Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and his associates including Erol Veznedaroglu, M.D., associate professor and director, Division of Neurovascular Surgery and Endovascular Surgery; and Kenneth Liebman, M.D., assistant professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, have treated more than 4,100 of this type of aneurysm.

“Reaching this milestone is a major achievement for the Jefferson Neurosurgery team,” said Dr.  Rosenwasser.  “Our neurosurgery department is one of the busiest in the nation and we were able to reach this impressive milestone because of our dedicated team of physicians, nurses, technicians and the entire staff at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience.”

An intracranial aneurysm is a bulging, weakened area in the wall of an artery in the brain, resulting in an abnormal widening or ballooning. Because there is a weakened spot in the artery wall, there is a risk for rupture (bursting) of the aneurysm.  According to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, an estimated six million people in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm, or about one in every 50 people.

Jefferson’s Department of Neurological Surgery, which manages patients with brain aneurysms and other neurological diseases affecting the brain and spine, is one of the busiest academic neurosurgical programs in the country. Dr. Rosenwasser has performed more than 2,000 of these aneurysm procedures at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience.