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University Medical Center Brackenridge is the home of Central Texas’ Brain & Spine Center. Because the brain and spinal cord are the most sensitive areas of the body, our team of specialists uses the most sophisticated technology, treatments and surgical techniques to provide the highest level of care possible to patients. Our goal is to improve a patient’s condition and quality of life with the most advanced, least invasive treatment available.
The Brain & Spine Center offers a variety of programs to help patients who suffer from strokes, tumors, aneurysms, head injuries, seizures and lower back problems. The Center offers patients access to high quality care, including two state-of-the-art operating suites, a new imaging center with neuro-interventional radiology capability, a neuro-intensive care unit, a neuro-floor and access to rehabilitation services.
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News and Events
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University Medical Center Brackenridge Performs First Cervical Disc Replacement Surgery with ProDisc?-C
August 27, 2008University Medical Center Brackenridge performs another first. On Monday, August 25, Dr. Daniel Peterson, a neurosurgeon with the Brain and Spine Center at Brackenridge, performed the first ProDisc®-C Total Disc Replacement implant in Austin.
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While UMC Brackenridge Research Links Bicycle Helmets and Injury, Alcohol Use Determined More Dangerous
May 29, 2008Researchers at University Medical Center at Brackenridge,release the preliminary results of a year long study about bicycle helmets and injuries.
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Seton Family of Hospitals Named Best Healthcare System in Texas, One of the Top 100 Healthcare Systems in the Country
March 3, 2008The Seton Family of Hospitals has been named the highest-ranked healthcare system in Texas and among the top 100 integrated healthcare systems nationwide.

Seton is proud to have four hospitals – the only hospitals in Central Texas - that have earned the