Neurosurgery

U.S.News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals 2012-13

Nationwide Children’s Hospital made the Honor Roll List of U.S.News & World Report’s 2012-13 Best Children’s Hospitals. We are proud to announce that Nationwide Children's Hospital ranks 10th in the specialty ranking of Neurology & Neurosurgery in this year's report.

Advanced surgical techniques for rare brain tumors, epilepsy or Chiari malformations. Urgent interventions for injuries due to trauma or stroke. Neurosurgery at Nationwide Children's Hospital provides the best possible care to all pediatric patients with neurosurgical needs.

Our staff works closely with the departments of Anesthesia, Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Hematology/Oncology & BMT and many others to promote positive outcomes for neurosurgical patients from birth to age 21, and to selected adults with congenital neurological disorders.

March 2010 marked the completion of our new, state-of-the-art neurosurgical operating room, equipped with intraoperative MRI, advanced neurosurgical microscope system and stereotactic guidance.

Conditions Treated in Neurosurgery

• Aneurysms

• AVMs (arteriovenous malformations)

• Brachial plexus injury

• Brain tumors - Learn about our Brain Tumor Program

• Cavernous angiomas

• Chiari malformations

• Craniosynostosis

• Epilepsy (when surgery is required)

• Hydrocephalus

• Myelomeningocele

• Neurological birth defects

• Neurological trauma

• Pediatric disc disease

• Peripheral nerve injury

• Spasticity

• Spina bifida

• Spinal disorders

• Tethered cord

• Trauma

• Vascular disease

Our Neurosurgical Team

The experience and expertise of our neurosurgical team allows the provision of state-of-the-art care. Our surgeons value collaborative relationships with primary care physicians and believe in maintaining communication to support ongoing patient care. The team’s expertise includes minimally invasive endoscopic procedures to decrease the impact on the patient, minimize pain and promote faster recovery. They also specialize in minimally invasive treatment of intraventricular pathology and appropriate brain tumors.