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Our doctors use the most advanced imaging and surgical techniques to treat children with conditions affecting the brain and central nervous system. In 2012, U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked Children's Neurosurgery program 8th best in the country. Learn more about conditions we treat.
Seattle Children’s is the only hospital in the Pacific Northwest offering selective dorsal rhizotomy.
We are a national referral center for Chiari malformation. Children from all over the U.S. come to us for treatment by our team of expert surgeons.
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Neurosurgery
On staff since September 2003
Meet the Neurosurgery team.
Seattle Children’s has the largest pediatric brain tumor center in the Northwest. Each year, our Neurosurgery team treats about 70 to 80 children with brain or spinal cord tumors, using the most up-to-date surgical procedures and equipment.
More about the treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors
Our craniosynostosis program is one of the largest in the country. The Neurosurgery and Craniofacial teams work together to operate on about 70 to 80 children each year. Surgery for craniosynostosis includes a neurosurgeon and often involves a craniofacial plastic surgeon.
More about craniosynostosis
We have the largest pediatric epilepsy program in the Pacific Northwest. We operate on about 40 patients with epilepsy each year, using the latest technology and techniques to find and remove the focus of the seizures. Children’s is part of the University of Washington Regional Epilepsy Center.
More about epilepsy
Selective dorsal rhizotomy is a one-time surgery to permanently reduce spasticity in the legs. Seattle Children’s is the only provider of this procedure in the Pacific Northwest. Our board-certified pediatric neurosurgeons and rehabilitation medicine specialists work together to help your child be more mobile and independent.
More about selective dorsal rhizotomy
Seattle Children’s has one of the nation’s premier hydrocephalus programs. We are experts in treating hydrocephalus and international leaders in research to improve patient care. Our neurosurgeons perform more than 200 hydrocephalus surgeries a year. Using new technology to place shunts accurately, we’ve greatly reduced the need for shunt revisions. Groundbreaking efforts at Children’s have also reduced our shunt infection rate to less than 5%.
More about hydrocephalus
Groundbreaking research and a comprehensive model of care enable Children’s to improve outcomes for children with brain tumors.
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Our research center seeks to translate new scientific knowledge and technologies into effective treatments that maximize the well-being and the quality of life for children with cancer.
A new kind of hydrocephalus shunt being developed by Dr. Sam Browd incorporates the latest technologies and promises to dramatically reduce failure rates.
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