Neurosurgery Services at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview is among the nation's top neuroscience programs, and designated as a Neuroscience Center of Excellence (COE), according to the 2006 Neuroscience Center of Excellence Survey. 

The 2006 survey, the only one of its kind in the neurosciences, analyzed 150 neuroscience programs, across 41 states.  A hospital's overall performance is determined by measuring program progress in four key areas: Clinical and Research Programs, Staff, Facilities & Technology, and Business.

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U.S. News & World Report recently released the results of the 2006 Best Hospitals. University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Neurology and Neurosurgery was ranked 28th in their list of top hospitals.

Read the full report in U.S. News & World Report.

In 2005, U.S. News & World Report ranked University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Neurology and Neurosurgery 30th in their list of top hospitals.