Portsmouth Regional Hospital has a large team of community-based physician groups that participate in our Neuroscience Services. They are listed below for your reference.

Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery is the physician specialty area concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the entire nervous system, including the brain, spinal column, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system. Neurosurgeons perform brain surgery, spinal surgery and nerve decompression.

Coastal New Hampshire Neurosurgeons

• C. Craig Heindel, MD
• Clinton F. Miller, MD
• Symeon Missios, MD
• Carlos A. Palacio, MD
• Henry F. Pallatroni, III, MD see video introduction >>

www.coastalnhneurosurgeons.com

Neurology

Neurology is the physician specialty area concerned with how the nervous system encompasses the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles. It can be affected by debilitating diseases, such as Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, migraine headaches and Alzheimer's. The specialist doctors who treat patients suffering from these diseases and disorders are called neurologists.

• Douglas Black, MD
• Karen Lauze, MD
• Patricia Locuratolo, MD
• Geoffrey E. Starr, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Many orthopedic surgeons maintain a general practice, while some specialize in one particular aspect of orthopedics, such as disorders of the spine and nerve injuries.

Sports Medicine Atlantic Orthopedics

• William Sutherland, MD (spine and general practice)
• Robert E. Eberhart, MD
• Mayo Noerdlinger, MD
• Glen D. Crawford, MD
• Akhilesh Sastry, MD

www.smao.org

Physiatry

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), or physiatry is a branch of medicine which aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. A physician who has completed training in this field is referred to as a physiatrist. Physiatrists specialize in restoring optimal function to people with injuries to the muscles, bones, tissues, and nervous system (such as stroke patients).

Seacoast Area Physiatry

• Barry Gendron, MD
• Bruce Myers, MD
• Margaret Tilton, MD

www.seacoastphysiatry.com

Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology is a subspecialty of radiology in which minimally invasive procedures are performed using image guidance. Some of these procedures are done for purely diagnostic purposes while others are done for treatment purposes.

• Archie McGowan, MD
• John Pierce, MD
• Douglas Rhodes, MD

Peripheral Nerve Surgical Podiatry

Peripheral Nerve Injury Surgical Podiatry is a subspecialty of podiatry specializing in surgery of lower-extremity nerve entrapment.

• James Wilton, MD