Our Philosophy

At Mississippi Brain & Spine, our treatment philosophy is not complicated – we simply provide exceptional patient care and always consider the least invasive therapies first.

Time after time, our experience has proven that most patients with a spinal problem do not require spine surgery.

Orhan Ilercil, M.D. is Board Certified in Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery. He is a highly experienced neurosurgeon who routinely diagnosis and treats a wide range of spinal conditions.

We provide our patients with trustworthy, unbiased information to help them make informed decisions about their treatment and health. We obtain an accurate diagnosis, as this is essential to the patient’s treatment plan and outcome.

We believe most patients do not require spine surgery, and offer non-surgical treatments including lifestyle and activity modification, weight reduction, physical therapy, medications, chiropractic, acupuncture, and spinal epidural injections, often combining therapies for maximum benefit.

Despite a realistic course of non-operative treatment, some patients do not obtain a desired level of relief from neck or back pain. At that point, surgery may be discussed along with potential benefits and risks involved, based on the spinal procedure.

Modern equipment and techniques allow most spinal surgical procedures to be performed minimally invasively. While many minimally invasive procedures require no hospitalization at all, some will require a brief, overnight stay.