Why choose the Department of Neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital of Michigan?

The Neurology and Neurosurgery programs at the Children's Hospital of Michigan are ranked among America's best in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Children's Hospitals rankings and has ranked in the top 50 programs in the nation for the past 10 years.

Children’s Hospital of Michigan treats the most children needing inpatient neurosurgery care in the State of Michigan.

Patients have traveled across the world to seek neurosurgical treatment performed by experts at Children's Hospital of Michigan.

Working hand in hand with the Divisions of Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Oncology/Neuro-Oncology, Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and other sub specialists, Children’s Hospital of Michigan Neurosurgery program offers multidisciplinary and family-centered treatment, delivering a team of professionals dedicated to meeting pediatric neurosurgical needs for brain, spine and nervous system disorders, while providing emotional, psychosocial and educational support for the family.

Experienced Team of Experts

The Neurosurgery Department at Children’s Hospital of Michigan is home to expert, pediatric fellowship trained clinicians working closely with other subspecialists – including pediatric neurologists, anesthesiologists, intensivists, neurocritical care specialists and radiologists – to provide advanced comprehensive pediatric neurosurgical care. A specialized trained team of physician assistants, pediatric nurse practitioners and registered nurses play an important role in providing exceptional, family centered patient care to pediatric patients with neurological conditions.

A daily, walk-in clinic and same-day surgery appointments for established neurosurgery patients provide added convenience for families caring for children with neurosurgical disorders. In addition to delivering expert care, the neurosurgeons on staff at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan are also actively involved in neurosurgical research and education.

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Top Level Care

The Children's Hospital of Michigan is recognized by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) as a Level 4 epilepsy center. Level 4 epilepsy centers have the professional expertise and facilities to provide the highest-level medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.

Read about how minimally invasive endoscopic hemispherotomy, which was developed and started at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, is helping patients with epilepsy.

Advanced Imaging and Procedures:

The Neurosurgery Department uses a wide range of neurosurgical modalities including:

• Advanced 4-Dimensional Brain Mapping
• Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Techniques
• Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Hemispherotomy
• Minimally Invasive Neuro-Endovascular Procedures
• Open Surgical Procedures
• Image Guidance
• Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG)

The Department of Neurosurgery at the Children's Hospital of Michigan specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with a range of neurosurgical disorders. Specialized treatment include: Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders of the Nervous System, Brain Tumors, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Revascularization/Bypass Surgery, Cerebral Vascular Disorders, Chiari Malformation, Concussions, Craniofacial Injuries and Anomalies, Demyelinating Disorders, Dorsal Rhizotomy/Spasticity program, Electromyography (EMG)/Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV),Endoscopic Surgery, Epilepsy Surgery (Seizure Disorder), Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery for Epilepsy and Brain Tumors, Hydrocephalus, Leukodystrophy, Moya Moya Disease, Multidisciplinary brain and spinal tumor program, MRI Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Ablation Therapy, Myelomeningocele Care Center, Neurofibromatosis Clinic , Neurocritical Care, Neurogenetic and Metabolic Disorders, Neuromuscular Diseases and Muscular Dystrophy, Nerve Damage-Brachial Plexus Surgery, Pediatric Stroke, Pituitary Tumors, Sleep Disorder, Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spasticity Clinic and Surgical Program, Spinal Disorders, Syringomelia, Skull Base Surgery, Traumatic Brain Injury, Tourette Syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) and Vagal Nerve Stimulation.

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