Trinity Mother Frances has formed a Comprehensive Neuroscience Institute for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the central nervous system. The Health System executives appointed me to lead the Institute with the precise goal to be a premiere center in Neuroscience. Through the collaboration of different physicians encompassing multiple medical specialties we have given the foundation of our Neuroscience Institute. We have available cutting edge technology to deliver outstanding care for our patients coming from East Texas and throughout the United States. We are proud to have the first functional MRI in East Texas, the second portable head CT scan in Texas, we have now available one of the first microscopes with fluorescence modules in the world that allow us to better distinguish between tumors and brain tissue. We also have another microscope that has an infrared camera that is of significant importance during complex neurovascular operations. Furthermore, we have the technology and the extremely rare expertise to offer a complete neuroendoscopic gamut of procedures for our patients including endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors, endoscopic resection of colloid cysts, and third ventriculostomies. We are among the few centers world wide to be able to perform minimally invasive skull base surgeries. Our Spine Institute is founded on the comprehensive treatment algorithm that has shown significant improvement of outcomes through the close collaborations multiple medical and surgical specialties involved in the care of patients with spinal pathologies. Our treatment plan typically includes physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain management and then surgery.

In conclusion, I'm proud of leading the Neuroscience Institute at Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics because we offer compassionate, cutting edge, and holistic care for patients with medical and surgical disorders of the central nervous system. We have some of the most dedicated physicians and nursing staff that I’ve ever seen in The United States as well as Europe.

Sabatino Bianco, MD
Neuroscience Institute Director
Chief of Neurosurgery

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