Thomas Ostergard, MD, is a board certified neurosurgeon. He joined Huntsville Hospital’s Spine & Neuro Center in January 2025 after five years of service as a neurosurgeon in North Carolina.
Dr. Ostergard is originally from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. After receiving his undergraduate degree in mathematics and economics at the University of Texas at Austin, he began working as an investment banker. However, he didn’t feel that career was for him. With a desire for a more meaningful career, he began the decade-long journey of studying to become a neurosurgeon.
Dr. Ostergard received his Master of Science in Neuroscience from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He then earned his Doctor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio.
He then completed multiple fellowships in neurocritical care and skull base and cerebrovascular neurosurgery, before completing his neurosurgery residency at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Ostergard brings five years of experience caring for complex surgical conditions of the spine and brain to Spine & Neuro. He specializes in surgical intervention for skull base tumors, minimally-invasive spinal fusion, minimally-invasive and robotic spine surgery, spinal tumors, brain tumors, epilepsy surgery and peripheral nerve disorders. He treats spine and brain issues including:
- Lower back and neck pain
- Herniated discs
- Degenerative disc diseases
- Spinal fractures
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Brain tumors
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolistheses
- Pituitary tumor resection
- Spine and brain trauma
Dr. Ostergard is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
In his spare time, Dr. Ostergard enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter and cycling.
