With decades of experience in the field, our Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy (DBS) Program aims to provide personalized treatment options for patients whose symptoms have not been effectively treated through traditional approaches such as medications, occupational therapy, or physical therapy. UNC Health performed its first DBS surgery in 2004. Since then, our team has performed over 1,000 DBS surgeries.<\/p>\n
Our program offers DBS for the following conditions:<\/p>\n
Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/a> *DBS for dystonia and obsessive compulsive disorder are offered based on an approval from the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s (FDA) Humanitarian Device Exemption.<\/em><\/p>\n Our neuromodulation team is among the most comprehensive and collaborative in the nation, offering a patient centered experience starting with you and your existing care team. DBS candidacy is and should be a personalized process for every patient, and this mission is clearly shared by our team of movement disorder specialists, functional neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, nurse coordinators, and multiple other care partners. DBS patients at UNC Health have two dedicated nurse navigators, Kelsey Wertman and Wes Crutchfield, to guide them through their care.<\/p>\n
\nTremor<\/a>
\nDystonia*<\/a>
\nEpilepsy<\/a>
\nObsessive Compulsive Disorder*<\/a><\/p>\n