Surgeons Specializing in Brain, Spine Surgery Join Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute

Two surgeons – one who specializes in deep brain stimulation surgery and another with a focus on minimally invasive spine surgery – have joined Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute.

Greg Davis, MD, comes to LVHN from Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y., where he served as Fellow, Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery. Prior to that, he was a neurosurgery resident at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

Davis specializes in functional neurosurgery, neuromodulation and deep brain stimulation. All three use electrical stimulation of the brain to achieve desired results. For instance, in deep brain stimulation surgery, electrodes are implanted into certain areas of the brain to help control abnormal areas in the brain. It is used to treat movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor.

With Davis’ arrival, LVHN will have the only deep brain stimulation surgeon in the Lehigh Valley.

Brandon Kujawski, MD, a former Scranton resident, was most recently a neurological surgery resident at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa. He is a graduate of Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. Minimally invasive surgical approaches can be faster, safer and require less recovery time. Common minimally invasive spinal surgery procedures include herniated discs and degenerative disc disease and spinal deformities such as scoliosis and spinal tumors.

The addition of Davis and Kujawski to an already great team means Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute now has the most comprehensive neurosurgical group in the region.

“When we established Lehigh Valley Fleming Neuroscience Institute earlier this year, one of our stated goals was to grow our staff to meet ever-increasing patient demand,” says Steven Lewis, MD, Physician In Chief for the Neuroscience Institute. “We said the generosity of the Fleming Foundation would allow us to expand and enhance subspecialty expertise and bolster existing programs. These great additions to our team help us do just that.”

Davis says his goal is to provide care centered on the needs of each patient. “Functional neurosurgery is a subspecialty of neurosurgery aimed at improving quality of life for patients with complex disorders including movement disorders, chronic pain, psychiatric disorders and epilepsy,” he says. “I hope to provide access to a variety of innovative technologies to allow my patients to choose the treatment that is best for them.”

Kujawski says comprehensive, thorough evaluations are the key to the most effective medical or surgical decisions for a patient. “Medicine gives me the opportunity to combine my passion for science and technology with my desire to help those who are suffering,” he says.