Dr. Ahuja’s Origin Story: A Journey in Minimally Invasive Care

Today, I want to emphasize a few important points regarding my journey, the evolution of our practice, and our recent expansion.

In 1995, I moved to Wisconsin because my wife wanted to be closer to her parents. That year marked a pivotal time, as we introduced a new, minimally invasive approach to endovascular neurosurgery. This technology allowed us to treat diseases of the brain—such as cerebral aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)—from inside the blood vessels, without ever having to open the skull.

We chose the south side of Milwaukee as our home base, and we’ve remained deeply rooted there ever since. That’s where I began to grow our practice, and I’ve had the privilege of following many patients over the years.

In the past three years, I’ve also chosen to make Lake Geneva a second home. I’ve treated many patients over the years from Lake Geneva, Elkhorn, and the surrounding southwest corner of Wisconsin. Now, I’ve expanded our services there, bringing the same principles of minimally invasive care to the treatment of cervical and lumbar spine conditions.

We’ve established a beautiful 15,000+ square foot facility in Lake Geneva where patients can be thoroughly evaluated and treated. This includes conservative management such as therapy, medication, chiropractic care, and injections—all available close to home.

What truly sets this facility apart, however, is our ability to offer advanced, minimally invasive spine procedures. For example:

• Cervical Spine: Whether anterior or posterior approach, we can perform neck surgeries and send patients home within 4–6 hours.
• Lumbar Spine: We perform microforaminotomies and discectomies, with patients also going home the same day.

Most notably, we’ve introduced robotic-assisted spine surgery at Lake Geneva. With this technology:

• We can perform lumbar fusions with small incisions.
• Patients typically go home within 6–8 hours post-surgery.
• A microdiscectomy incision is smaller than a penny.
• Lumbar fusions are done with two small incisions, excellent outcomes, and significantly less pain than traditional open surgery.

Just as we saw a major shift 30 years ago with the rise of endovascular techniques for cerebral aneurysms, we are now witnessing a similar transformation in the spine world. Over the past few years, endoscopic and robotic spine surgery has emerged at the forefront of technological advancement.

The ability to offer comprehensive care—diagnosis, consultation, conservative management, and cutting-edge minimally invasive procedures—all under one roof, supported by deep neurosurgical experience, is a powerful advantage. It enhances patient outcomes and elevates the level of care we can provide.