The Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the University of Chicago was established within The University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital in order to provide outstanding care to children with diseases and malformations of the developing nervous system. Our goal is the practice of, teaching of, and research into neurosurgical problems at the very highest level.

The program in Pediatric Neurosurgery at the University of Chicago is dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of neurological and neurosurgical problems seen in children. These include: hydrocephalus, congenital malformations of the skull, brain, and spine (such as myelodysplasia); pediatric neuro-oncology; pediatric neurovascular surgery; surgery for intractable epilepsy; and functional neurosurgery for spasticity. The evaluation and treatment of children with neurosurgical problems is accomplished by a team of inter-disciplinary specialists including pediatric neurologists, pediatric medical sub-specialist including oncologists, endocrinologists, urologists and orthopedists. Children and their families may then be enrolled in a number of subspecialty clinics that are specifically designed to work with patients and their families in the evaluation and on-going management of their particular condition.

At the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, pediatric neurosurgeons work closely with pediatric neurologists to provide the most up-to-date and effective treatment for the entire spectrum of neurological disease. When surgery is required, our neurosurgeons tailor their approach to the needs of each child. Every year, we perform hundreds of complex neurosurgical procedures on infants and children--with expertise that ranges from standard approaches for removal of brain and spinal cord lesions, to advanced computer-aided and minimally invasive techniques.

U.S.News & World Report ranked our neuroscience programs among the best in the country. Parents from across the country and around the world bring their children to Chicago Comer Children's Hospital for treatment of the most challenging neurological problems. While our pediatric neurosurgeons care for the full range of neurological conditions, we are particularly recognized for our treatment of congenital anomalies of the nervous system (birth defects) and hydrocephalus, brain and spinal tumors, and epilepsy.