Editor-in-Chief
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Department of Neurosurgery
Montefiore Medical Center
111 E. 210th St
Bronx, NY 10467
USA
Editor-In-Chief: The ISPN Guide
Author, Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors in Children
Contributor: Tips and Techniques for Managing Hydrocephalus in Children
Ira R. (Rick) Abbott MD, is a Clinical Professor in the Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and practices pediatric neurosurgery at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in Bronx, New York (Rick Abbott).
Rick has held positions on committees for chairman appointments and academic advancement committees at his institution and has served as a Director for The American Board for Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Chairman of the Pediatric Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurosurgeons, President of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, and President of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. He has been a reviewer and editor for the journals Neurosurgery and Child’s Nervous System and currently is the Editor-in-Chief of The ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Rick has been the Bruce Hendricks Lecturer at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, the Sanat Bhagwati Lecturer for the Indian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, the Fred Epstein Lecturer for the International Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, and the Kenneth Till Memorial Lecturer at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. He has spoken at regional, national, and international scientific conferences in addition to participating as an instructor at national and international continuing educational courses for physicians on pediatric neurosurgical topics. He has edited books on spasticity and endoscopy, contributed chapters to 19 books, and authored over 75 peer-reviewed articles on pediatric neurosurgical topics.
Section Editors
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Servicio Neurocirugía 4 piso
San José
Costa Rica
Section Editor: Infections of the Nervous System in Children
Author: Shunt Infections in Children
Adrián Cáceres, MD, is a Clinical Professor at the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Costa Rica and is the Director of the Brain Tumor Clinic at the National Children’s Hospital of Costa Rica (Adrián Cáceres).
Adrián Cáceres has held positions as publications chair of the Costa Rica Neurological Sciences Association and has served as the Communications Chairman of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. He has been reviewer and editor for the journal Child’s Nervous System and is currently the Infections Section Editor for the ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Dr. Cáceres has been invited lecturer for the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, The Central American and Caribbean Oncohematological Association, The Annual Basic and Advanced course in Neuroendoscopy held in Naples, Italy, the Neuroendoscopy week in Homburg, Germany, and the Hospital Infantil de México. He has spoken at regional, national, and international scientific conferences in addition to participating as an instructor at national and international continuing educational courses for physicians on pediatric neurosurgical topics.
Director Pediatric Neurosurgery
American Family Children's Hospital
K4/832 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53792
USA
Section Editor: Congenital Disorders of the Nervous System in Children
Author: Syringomyelia in Children
Bermans Iskandar, MD, is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Director of the CNS Regeneration Laboratory, and co-Director of the Brachial Plexus Clinic at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics and the American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison, WI (Bermans Iskandar).
Dr. Iskandar has served on multiple national and local committees including the UW School of Medicine Tenure Committee, the UW Medical Board, and the UW Medical Foundation Finance Committee. Nationally, Benny is the Immediate Past Chair of both the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery and the American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Dr. Iskandar’s research aims to improve diagnosis and treatment congenital diseases that alter CSF hydrodynamics, in particular hydrocephalus and Chiari malformations, and he directs a translational research laboratory that has discovered an important link between folate metabolism, epigenetics, and axonal regeneration, and how this can be used to repair the injured central nervous system. He was the Van Wagenen Lecturer at the 2015 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, visiting professor at multiple other U.S. institutions, and has spoken and participated as an instructor at national and international medical and scientific conferences on topics related to pediatric neurosurgery and/or neural regeneration and repair. He has published over 160 articles and chapters and edited one textbook, has been a reviewer for many neurosurgical and scientific journals, and currently serves as co-editor of the Congenital Disorders Section of the ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Institute for Child Health
Great Ormond Street
Department of Paediatric neurosurgery
London, WC1N 3JH
United Kingdom
Section Editor: Spinal Diseases and Anomalies in Children
Author: Metabolic Bone Disease in Children, The Craniospinal Effects
Dominic Thompson, MBBS BSc FRCS(SN), is senior consultant in the Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London (Dominic Thompson).
Dominic Thompson has held positions as the Chairman of the British Paediatric Neurosurgical Group, Scientific Chairman of the European Society of Paediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN), and Secretary of the ESPN. He is on the editorial boards of Child’s Nervous System and Acta Neurochirugica. He is co-section editor of the Spinal Diseases and Anomalies section of the ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Mr. Thompson has an interest in the treatment of disorders of the paediatric spine, and, in particular, craniocervical junction anomalies, spinal dysraphism, and spinal tumors. In partnership with the University College London and University of Leuven, he has commenced the first fetal surgery program for spina bifida in the UK. Dominic has an on-going clinical and basic science research program into congenital anomalies of the spine in collaboration with the Department of Developmental Biology Institute of Child Health, London. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and he is a regular faculty member on National and International Paediatric Neurosurgery training courses.[KK1]
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Director, Pediatric Cerebrovascular Surgery
Department of Neurosurgery / Vascular Biology Program
Children's Hospital Boston / Harvard Medical School
300 Lonwood Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
USA
Section Editor: Vascular Disorders of the Nervous System
Author: Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations in Children
Dr. Smith is a Professor at Harvard Medical School and the R. Michael Scott Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery at Boston Children’s Hospital. He also serves as Co-Director of the Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventions Center and is Vice-Chair of the #1-ranked Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery in the United States. In addition, Dr. Smith leads a translational research laboratory in the Vascular Biology Program, focusing on development of noninvasive biomarkers and novel therapies for brain tumors and stroke. Dr. Smith heads one of the largest pediatric cerebrovascular programs in the country; innovations from his research and clinical efforts have been incorporated in current national guidelines, with the goal of improving patient outcomes (Edward Robert Smith).
Institue of neurosurgery
Catholic University Medical School
Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8
Rome 00168
Italy
Section Editor: Vascular Diseases in Children
Gianpiero Tamburini, MD, is a Professor of Neurosurgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery, at the Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, and Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy, and the Chief, Congenital Malformations Unit, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy (Gianpiero Tamburini).
Dr. Tamburini has served as the Chairman of the Communication Committee of the ISPN, Treasurer of the ISPN,Secretary of the European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN),Chairman of the Education Committee of the ISPN,Co-Chairman of the Education Committee of the ESPN, Treasurer of the ESPN, and Vice-Chairman of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Committee of the World Federation of Neurological Societies (WFNS). Gianpiero currently is the President Elect of the ESPN and the Secretary of the ISPN.He is the Editor of the Controversy in Neurosurgery Section for the journal Child’s Nervous System and the Main Editor for the Pediatric Neurosurgery Section of the journal Turkish Neurosurgery. He is the Section Editor of the Vascular Disorders Section of the ISPN Guide. He is also a Co-Editor of the textbook Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Dr. Tamburini has been the Yusuf Ersahin Honoured Lecturer on Pediatric Neurosurgery, Antalya, Turkey, and the Kemali Baykaner Honoured Lecturer on Pediatric Neurosurgery, Antalya, Turkey. He has participated as Faculty in more than 40 international pediatric neurosurgery courses (ESPN, ISPN, WFNS, International Federation of Neuroendoscopy), giving 130 lectures. Gianpiero has been author of 169 international publications in peer-reviewed journals and of 25 international book chapters.
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South Africa
Jeffrey Blount, MD, is a Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at University of Alabama at Birmingham and is the Raymond J Harbert Chair and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery there. (Jeffrey Blount).
Dr. Blount has served UAB on the Faculty Senate, Faculty Council (P/T) , Pediatric HSF and Children’s of Alabama as the Chief of the Medical Staff , Credentialing Committee, Clinical Outcomes Committee and Quality Assurance Committee. Within the Department of Neurosurgery at UAB he is Division Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery and serves on the Clinical Competency Committee. He is an active member of the AANS, the CNS, the Neurosurgical Society of America, the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery, the International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery, the Pediatric Section, the American Epilepsy Society and the Spina Bifida Association of America. In 2019 Dr. Blount co-founded with Gail Rosseau MD the Global Alliance for the Prevention of Spina Bifida (GAPSBIF). Dr Blount is currently the Co-Chair of the Education Committee of the ISPN and has served as delegate and Secretary of the Accreditation Council of Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowships (ACPNF) and as the Chair of the Professional Advisory Council (PAC) of the Spina Bifida Association of America (SBA). He is the co-chair of the editorial board of the Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics and a member of the editorial boards of Neurosurgery and Childs Nervous System.
He has over 160 published articles, 8 book chapters and has been visiting Professor at 7 Neurosurgery Departments.
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USA
Nico Enslin, BPhysT MBChB; MMed; FCNeurosurgery(SA), is a Consultant in the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Cape Town and is the Director of Functional Neurosurgery and the Director of Neurosurgery Innovation Laboratory at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (Nico Enslin).
Dr. Enslin is the Co-Chair of the Education Committee for the Society of Neurosurgeons of South Africa and the Continental Vice-president for the Africa Region for the World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.
He has 20 published articles, and 3 book chapters. He has given 60 lectures at national conferences and 21 at international conferences.
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Kolkata, West Bengal, 700017
India
Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center
6, Weizman Street
Tel Aviv
62439
Israel
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University of Toronto
Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
Montefiore Medical Center
111 E 210th St
Bronx, NY 10467
USA
Montefiore Medical Center
3316 Rochambeau Avenue
Department of Neurosurgery
Bronx, NY 10467
USA
Dr. Amparo Saenz is a pediatric neurosurgeon trained in Argentina, where she completed her residency at Garrahan Hospital in Buenos Aires. She has since completed three prestigious fellowships at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London, specializing in pediatric neurosurgery, spine surgery, and craniofacial surgery. A dedicated clinician and researcher, Dr. Saenz is a member of both the Argentinian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery and the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Currently pursuing a PhD at University College London, Dr. Saenz’s research focuses on spinal dysraphism, specifically investigating the impact of prenatal and postnatal surgical closure on brain abnormalities in myelomeningocele patients. With more than 50 peer-reviewed publications in neurosurgical journals, she has contributed to both the academic and clinical advancement of pediatric neurosurgery. Dr. Saenz is passionate about improving surgical outcomes and long-term quality of life for children with congenital spinal conditions through innovative research and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Other areas of her expertise include craniofacial surgery; having been actively involved with the craniofacial team during her fellowship, Dr. Saenz is a current member of Gemini Untwined and the Face Value group. Dr. Saenz is also deeply committed to bridging the gaps in research for non-English speaking researchers. To this end, she founded Neuroinvestigacion, a nonprofit organization that helps researchers from non-English speaking countries conduct high-quality research.
Texas Children’s Hospital
6621 Fannin Street, CCC 1230.01
Houston, TX
USA
Montefiore Medical Center
111 E. 210th St
Bronx, NY 10467
USA
Montefiore Medical Center
111 E. 210th St
Bronx, NY 10467
USA
British Columbia Children's Hospital
4480 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC v6s 1n1
Canada
Hôpitaux Universitaires, Geneva
3-4 rue Gabrielle Perret Gentil
Geneva
Canton de Geneve
1211, Geneva 14
Switzerland
Dept of Neurosurgeyr, K4/822
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Department of Neurosurgery
Madison, WI 53792
USA
Bombay Hospital & Institute of Medical Sciences
Room 126 B, 1st Floor,
Medical Research Centre19,
New Marine Lines,
Mumbai 400020
India
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Phipps 579
600 N Wolfe St.
Baltimore, MD, 21287
USA
University of Utah
Primary Children's Hospital
Pediatric Neurosurgery
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
USA
Author: Cervical Spine Anomalies in Children
[KK1]Add link?Douglas Brockmeyer, MD, is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Chief for the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the University of Utah/Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah (Douglas Brockmeyer).
Dr. Brockmeyer is the Surgical Director of the Children’s Brain and Spine Center at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. Doug is a member of the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons, a Director for the Accreditation Council for Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowships, an Executive Board Member for the Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation, an Executive Committee Member for the American Academy of Pediatric’s Section on Neurosurgery, and the Founder of the Pediatric Craniocervical Society.
Dr. Brockmeyer is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Neurosurgery–Pediatrics and is or has been an editor for Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Focus in Pediatric Cervical Spine, Neurosurgery Clinics of North America Pediatric Spine Disorders, and section editor for Neurosurgery. He is a former Section Editor of Spinal Diseases and Anomalies for the ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery. Dr. Brockmeyer has authored 89 peer-reviewed journal articles, 20 book chapters, and 1 book on Advanced Pediatric Craniocervical Surgery. Dr. Brockmeyer has given numerous local, regional, and national lectures. He has been a visiting Professor at multiple institutions, most recently at the William Coxe Lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis, Boston Children’s Hospital, New York University Medical Center, Stanford University Medical Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, Connecticut Children’s Hospital, and University of California at San Francisco Medical Center. Doug has given multiple international lectures, including two for the Japan Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, one for the Madurai Neurological Academy, two for the Dutch Spine Society, and one in Cartagena, Columbia, for the Latin American Congress in Pediatric Neurosurgery.[KK1]
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Tehran
Iran
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Rio de Janeiro
22050-020
Brazil
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Herestraat 49
Leuven
Vlaams Brabant
3000
Belgium
Medical College of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23298-0631
USA
Johns Hopkins University
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Harvey 811
Baltimore, MD 21093
USA
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Orlando, FL
USA
Box 3272 DUMC
Durham, NC
USA
555 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Indiana University School of Medicine
702 Barnhill Drive, STE 1134
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
USA
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Suite 4W-100
Washington, DC 20010
USA
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Ave. Alfonso X el Sabio 14
Murcia
Spain
3 Mount Elizabeth, 09-10
Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
Singapore
Clínica Universitaria Teletón
Autopista Norte, Km. 21
Chía
Cundinamarca
00
Colombia
Author: Moyamoya Disease in Children
Kyu-Chang Wang, MD, PhD, is a Professor at Seoul National University (SNU) College of Medicine in the Department of Neurosurgery in Seoul, South Korea. He has been distinguished faculty at SNU Children’s Hospital in Pediatric Neurosurgery (Kyu-Chang Wang).
Professor Wang has been a leader locally and internationally, serving as Dean of the SNU College of Medicine, President of the Korean Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, and President of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Professor Wang has authored over 400 journal publications, written over 20 chapters in textbooks, and spoken internationally, including named lectureships, such as the Raimondi Lecturer.
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via Barbiellini Amidei, 44, 00168
Rome
Italy
CHLA
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Suite 1006
Los Angeles, CA 90027
USA
525 East 68th Street Box 99
Baker Pavilion Floor 22 Room 2203
New York, NY 10065
USA
Boston Children’s Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
USA
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Lille
France
Hackensack University Medical Center
20 Prospect Avenue
Suite 905
Hackensack, NJ 07601
United States
St. George’s University, Grenada, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
Lowder 400 1600 7th Ave South
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Birmingham, AL 35233
USA
Foothills Medical Centre
12th Floor - 1403 29th St NW
Calagary, Alberta
Canada
T2N 2T9
Victoria Hospital - 800 Commissioners Rd E
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London, Ontario
N6C 5W9
Canada
"Mitera" Childrens Hospital
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Marousi
Athens
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Greece
P.O. Box No. 3711
Bansbari, Kathmandu
Nepal
Medical Faculty
Heinrich-Heine-University
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Germany
6, Erythrou Stavrou Street, PC: 151 23
Marousi, Athens
Greece
41380, Umuttepe Campus, Izmit
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Turkey
Lowder 400 1600 7th Ave South
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Birmingham, AL 35233
USA
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467-2401
Zsombor Gal is a medical student at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Biology and Certificate in Neuroscience. His undergraduate thesis focused on the first cell fate decision in mammalian development and was awarded the Sigma Xi Book Award for Outstanding Thesis Research.
Mr. Gal’s background in developmental biology and neuroscience, along with clinical experiences at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, fostered his interest in pediatric neurosurgery, and he is particularly interested in cerebrovascular disorders that affect children. He conducts research under the mentorship of Dr. Alfred Pokmeng See at Boston Children’s Hospital and serves as the Technology & Data Lead for the Clinical Neurosurgery Research Group at Massachusetts General Hospital (CNRG @ MGH).
Mr. Gal is also interested in expanding access to neurosurgical care in resource-limited settings. To this end, he conducts research related to global neurosurgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and is involved with the mission:Brain organization.
