About Pediatric Neurosurgery
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The Weill Cornell Pediatric Brain and Spine Center, directed by Dr. Mark M. Souweidane, takes a multidisciplinary approach that ensures that each child is offered a treatment plan that takes into account not only the disease but also the lifetime implications. This perspective offers pediatric neurosurgery patients the best opportunity to enjoy a normal transition from child to adult. The program is nationally recognized for its leadership in the treatment of:
- Brain and spinal cord tumors
- Craniofacial anomalies
- Congenital malformations of the brain and spinal cord
- Chiari Malformation
- Epilepsy
- Head injuries resulting from trauma
- Hydrocephalus
- Movement disorders and spasticity
- Spinal instability and scoliosis
- Vascular malformations
Our faculty members have expertise in the following areas:
- Removal of intraventricular brain tumors
- Endoscopic intracranial surgery
- Tumors (colloid cyst, benign astrocytoma)
- Hydrocephalus (endoscopic third ventriculostomy)
- Congenital cysts (endoscopic fenestration)
- Treatment for Chiari malformations and syringomyelia
- Management of pineal region tumors
- Removal of intramedullary spinal cord tumors
- Correction of craniofacial disorders (cleft lip and/or cleft palate, craniosynostosis, hemifacial microsomia, vascular malformation, hemangioma, deformational (or positional) plagiocephaly)
- Multidisciplinary treatment of pediatric vascular abnormalities (arteriovenous malformations, Moyamoya disease, and cavernous malformations)
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Weill Cornell's pediatric neurosurgery team is closely allied with the Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children's Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
