Like other medical specialties and disciplines, surgery of the spine and central and peripheral nervous systems continues to change and improve. Advances in science and technology can help make neurosurgery more precise, less risky and – ultimately – more effective. That’s why Dr. Thomas Cullom stays abreast of new developments and avidly pursues training in new techniques that can help him provide the highest standard of modern neurosurgical care – care that’s both conservative and innovative. Here are some of the procedures Dr. Cullom performs:
- Minimally invasive & open-approach spine surgery
- Microdiscectomy
- Laminotomy, corpectomy & foraminotomy
- Dynamic spine stabilization
- Complex spine reconstruction
- Interbody fusion
- Vertebroplasty & balloon kyphoplasty
- Nerve decompression surgeries
- Craniotomy
- Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy
- Removal/resection of brain & spine tumors
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Intracranial aneurysm & AVM repair
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Shunt insertions & revision
- Deep Brain Stimulation
Dr. Cullom provides one of the safest, most effective treatments possible for benign and malignant brain tumors, metastatic tumors, vascular malformations, and Trigeminal Neuralgia with the new Leksell Gamma Knife® PERFEXIONTM. The PERFEXIONTM takes Gamma Knife technology to the next level, providing enhanced accuracy, precision, efficiency and safety. As the state’s only Gamma Knife and one of a handful of PERFEXIONsTM in the nation, this advanced system offers a special ray of hope to the hundreds of patients we see each year.
Please visit our interactive Patient Education Library to learn more about head, neck and spine disorders.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, call Comprehensive Neurosurgery in Flowood, Mississippi at 601-664-1000. Dr. Cullom also serves Jackson and Forest, MS.