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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 2010, U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked our Neurosurgery program one of the top in the country. Learn more about conditions we treat.
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.
We offer options for treating your child’s hydrocephalus, including minimally invasive surgery and procedures that do not involve a shunt.
Director
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
Our team has a great deal of experience treating hydrocephalus. We do about 200 surgeries a year for hydrocephalus.
More about hydrocephalus
Groundbreaking research and a comprehensive model of care enable Children’s to improve outcomes for children with brain tumors.
Read more
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.
This episode of Children’s HealthLink features three of Seattle Children's surgeons: Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, Dr. Margarett ... cont.
U.S. News and World Report has ranked Seattle's Children Hospital as one of the top children's hospitals in the country.
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06.02.2010
Children’s Kidney, Cancer, Urology and Pulmonology programs recognized in nation’s top ten
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