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Neurosurgery Clinic

Main Campus
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Outpatient Care Center - Suite 6C
555 South 18th Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Ph: (614) 722-2010
Fax: (614) 722-2041

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Corey Raffel, MD, PhD, discusses virotherapy for medulloblastoma research.
When a scan revealed Marcyana had a large tumor, Neurosurgeons at Nationwide Children's knew they had to operate. Unfortunately, the tumor was in her brainstem -- one of the most difficult places to operate.
Dr. Corey Raffel, Discusses Brainstem Tumor Surgery
Corey Raffel, MD, PhD, walks through the new neurosurgical operating room with intraoperative MRI.
Corey Raffel, MD, PhD, walks through the new neurosurgical operating room with intraoperative MRI.

Fast Facts

July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010

Inpatient Discharges: 611
Observation and Outpatient in a Bed Discharges: 80
Total Discharges: 691
Average Length of Stay*: 4.0 days
Average Daily Census*: 6.7
Patient Days*: 2,436
Total Surgical Procedures: 643
Includes Surgery Unit and Surgery Center

Neurosurgery Clinic Visits: 6,547
Dublin Close To Home Center Neurosurgery Clinic Visits: 0
Total Neurosurgery Clinic Visits: 6,547
* Excludes observation patients

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Neurosurgery

When your child needs a hospital, everything matters.

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 Surgery, Hematology/Oncology 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.

U.S.News & Wold Report 2011-2012 Best Children's Hospital's Specialty RankingNeurology & Neurosurgery rank #32 in U.S.News & World Report

Neurology & Neurosurgery rank #32 in U.S.News & World Report's 2011 Edition of America's Best Children's Hospitals

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