Advanced Neuro Critical Care

It might look like every other intensive care unit (ICU) in a hospital, but Penn Medicine’s Neuro ICU is a highly specialized unit with experts trained to monitor, treat and rehabilitate patients with neurological issues.

W. Andrew Kofke, MD, specializes in anesthesiology and critical care and is co-director, with Joshua Levine, MD, of the 22-bed unit.

“While we act very similar to a regular ICU, our staff is trained and specialized to look for specific issues and complications neurosurgery and neurology patients may encounter as they recover,” says Dr. Kofke.

The Neuro ICU is part of the Penn Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. It is a level I trauma center and acute brain injury center, treating and monitoring patients who have experienced head trauma, spinal cord injuries, epilepsy, brain infections, strokes and patients who have had neurosurgery, including removal of tumors on the pituitary gland.