Ochsner Medical Center employs four full-time neurosurgeons who, along with affiliated neurosurgeons, perform upward of 1,000 surgeries annually. The department specializes in both adult and pediatric neurosurgery, as well as surgical programs for spinal trauma and deformity. Ochsner ranked 15th in the country for its neurosurgery quality, according to CareChex, and among the top 50 hospitals in the country for the specialty by U.S. News & World Report in its most recent rankings.