The Brown University Neurosurgery program at Rhode Island Hospital is among the very few, highly-specialized centers in the world with significant expertise in treating psychiatric disease surgically.  Likewise, the Brown University Psychiatry program has world-leaders in the understanding of and neuromodulation for psychiatric disorders.  Together, our teams pioneered deep brain stimulation (DBS) for intractable OCD, as well as gamma knife capsulotomy, and MRI-guided laser capsulotomy for intractable OCD.

Working with our colleagues at Butler Hospital, we evaluate patients as a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the correct diagnosis has been made, that appropriate non-surgical options have been attempted, and that the impact on quality of life sufficiently significant to warrant neurosurgical intervention.  An in-depth review of medical and psychiatric history is undertaken prior to on-site evaluation, where further testing and potential surgical options are discussed as appropriate.