The University of Minnesota-Department of Neurosurgery is one of the nation s leading academic centers in neurosurgery. It offers a variety of services related to neuro-oncology and skull base and spinal surgeries. The department supports various clinical programs, including spinal, image-guided, and stereotactic and functional neurosurgeries. The University of Minnesota-Department of Neurosurgery also supports several research programs in gene and stem cell therapies, immunotherapy, cancer vaccines, and brain tumor stem cells and cancer biology. It is comprised of more than 20 professors and assistants. The department is located in Minneapolis.