Samuel R Browd, MD, PhD

Samuel R Browd, MD, PhD

Neurosciences Center, Neurosurgery, Tone Management Program, Concussion Program, Brain Tumor Program, Cerebral Palsy Program, Spine Program, Skeletal Health Program, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center

On staff since July 2007

Children's Title: Medical Director, Concussion Program; Director of Hydrocephalus; Surgical Director, Tone Management Program

Research Center: Center for Integrative Brain Research

  • Samuel R. Browd, M.D., Ph.D., FACS, FAANS, FAAP is the Director of Seattle Children’s Hydrocephalus Program, Surgical Director of the Tone Management Program, Medical Director of Seattle Children’s Sports Concussion Program and the Director of the Sports Institute at UW Medicine. 

    Dr. Browd’s work in concussion has focused on materials, science and engineering solutions. His innovations and collaborative efforts with UW Mechanical Engineering have led to a new force reducing football helmet named VICIS. Dr. Browd currently serves as an unaffiliated neurologic consultant to the NFL and an independent neurologic consultant to the Seattle Seahawks.

    Dr. Browd has been on staff at Seattle Children’s since 2007. In addition to his work with hydrocephalus and concussion care, he has served as the surgical director of the spasticity management program.

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    • Stefanie Yakima, WA 04.04.20

      I had Dr. Browd when I was only 14 years old back in November of 2007 and I wish I would still have him if my tumor were to grow back ever, however I am now to old to be a patient at Children's hospital. I still would recommend him highly. I always liked that I got to see him for all of my check ups and I really liked how well he would explain everything to everyone in a way that everyone could understand well.

    • Markie River Falls, WI 12.23.14

      Dr. Browd removed the desmoid tumor off of our 10 month old, Leif, in Sept. of 2008. We flew down from Alaska, a very scared family as no one in Alaska could figure out what the lump on our kid's back was. Dr. Browd was kind, knowledgeable, and thoughtful. He was swift in his action and our child has been super healthy ever since. We donate every year to Seattle Children's Hospital in the areas where Dr. Browd works as our way of continuing to say, "Thank you" and to continue to support his amazing work.

    • Lydia Morriston, Florida 09.04.14

      We first met Dr. Browd at Shands, UF in Gainesville, as a student. He performed a functional MRI on our daughter, Maycie as part of his dissertation. This fMRI was used at DUKE Medical Ctr for her complete lobectomy of her right sided brain. He's AWESOME!! So much interest in the patient and the family. We loved him instantly!

    • C Seattle 02.18.14

      We did not choose Dr. Browd. What we thought was a viral bug and a short trip to the emergency room turned out to be a life threatening infected mass in our 2 year old’s spinal cavity causing meningitis. Dr. Browd and his phenomenal team jumped in on the case before the cause was even determined to be their area of focus. They performed an emergency surgery on a Sunday night with limited staff and resources. They saved our daughter’s life. The aftercare we received from Dr. Browd’s team and all of the Neurosurgery department--including nearly a dozen MRIs, an additional surgery, and coordination with the Infectious Disease team, was top notch. Time was always taken to explain details to us fully, and to allow as many questions as we needed to ask to make educated decisions. They are brilliant people with bedside manners. My now four year old still talks about Dr. Browd. After 2 lower back surgeries, 2 PIC lines, all the MRIs, and weekly blood draws, she still talks fondly about visiting the hospital to see the whales. I think that statement alone sums up our experience with Seattle Children’s Hospital. We did not chose Dr. Browd, but we would again in a heartbeat.

    • Kristi Clarkston Wa 09.05.12

      The greatest most amazing Dr ever...

    • Brynn Fairbanks, AK 04.04.12

      What an AMAZING Dr. thank you so much for taking care of my little girl.

    • Daniel Oroville, Washinton 01.13.12

      My Daughter was diagnosed with A large brain tumor last April at our local hospital, within hours our life was changed , she was air lifted to Seattle Childrens Hospital. My wife flew with her and I drove 8 hours following her. We were accepted by the hospital under Dr. Browd always being honest about the possible outcomes within 48 hours she had the tumor removed, we have been to see him many times over the last few months and how ever bleek it might have seemed he has always been honest, caring and hopeful. He is a great person and a wonderful Doctor.. May God continue to guide his gentle hands and watch over all the children in his care. He Makes the world a better place!!

    • Jessica Bothell, WA 05.18.11

      My husband and I met Dr Browd under terrible circumstances, having learned only twenty minutes earlier that our 19 month old daughter had a brain tumor and required immediate surgery. Dr Browd sat and reviewed scans with us, explaining the tumor and the surgery in layman's terms. He made us feel as comfortable and at ease as is possible in that sort of situation, and we could see right away that he genuinely cared about helping our daughter have the best outcome possible. Since that day just over a year ago, Dr Browd has performed two additional surgeries on our daughter and has been repeatedly consulted as a part of her care management team. We have always had complete confidence in his knowledge and skill, and trust that he would never recommend anything other than what is best for our daughter.

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  • Award Name Award Description Awarded By Award Date
    SEATTLE TOP DOCTOR - 2022 Seattle Magazine 2022
    Seattles Top Doctor 2016 Seattle Met Magazine 2016
    SEATTLE MAGAZINE TOP DOCTOR - 2014 Seattle Magazine 2014

  • Other Publications

    • Aboughalia H, Noda S, Chapman T, Revzin MV, Deutsch GH, Browd SR, Katz DS, Moshiri M
      Multimodality Imaging Evaluation of Fetal Spine Anomalies with Postnatal Correlation.
      34723699 Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc, 2021 Nov. : 41(7)2176-2192
    • Galambas AK, Krengel WF 3rd, Parker CE, Kolenko AM, Browd SR, White KK, Bauer JM
      The pediatric "Spine at Risk" program: 9-year review of a novel safety screening tool.
      34705253 Spine deformity, 2021 Oct 27
    • Bauer JM, Dhaliwal VK, Browd SR, Krengel WF 3rd
      Repeat Pediatric Trisomy 21 Radiographic Exam: Does Atlantoaxial Instability Develop Over Time?
      34171888 Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 2021 Sep 1 : 41(8)e646-e650
    • Beidler PG, Novokhodko A, Prolo LM, Browd S, Lutz BR
      Fluidic Considerations of Measuring Intracranial Pressure Using an Open External Ventricular Drain.
      34221772 Cureus, 2021 May 29 : 13(5)e15324 PMCID:PMC8239198
    • Alexiades NG, Shao B, Braga BP, Bonfield CM, Brockmeyer DL, Browd SR, DiLuna M, Groves ML, Hankinson TC, Jea A, Leonard JR, Lew SM, Limbrick DD, Mangano FT, Martin J, Pahys J, Powers A, Proctor MR, Rodriguez L, Rozzelle C, Storm PB, Anderson RCE
      Development of best practices in the utilization and implementation of pediatric cervical spine traction: a modified Delphi study.
      33799292 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2021 Apr 2 : 1-12
    • Mingbunjerdsuk D, Blume H, Browd S, Samii A
      Intraventricular Baclofen Following Deep Brain Stimulation in a Child with Refractory Status Dystonicus.
      33816678 Movement disorders clinical practice, 2021 April : 8(3)456-459 PMCID:PMC8015893
    • Bonfield CM, Shannon CN, Reeder RW, Browd S, Drake J, Hauptman JS, Kulkarni AV, Limbrick DD, McDonald PJ, Naftel R, Pollack IF, Riva-Cambrin J, Rozzelle C, Tamber MS, Whitehead WE, Kestle JRW, Wellons JC, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network (HCRN).
      Hydrocephalus treatment in patients with craniosynostosis: an analysis from the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network prospective registry.
      33794488 Neurosurgical focus, 2021 April : 50(4)E11
    • Gimarc K, Yandow S, Browd S, Leibow C, Pham K
      Combined Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy and Single-Event Multilevel Surgery in a Child with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Case Report.
      34384084 Pediatric neurosurgery, 2021 : 56(6)578-583
    • Sen RD, Lee A, Browd SR, Ellenbogen RG, Hauptman JS
      Issues of consent and assent in pediatric neurosurgery.
      33068156 Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2021 Jan. : 37(1)33-37
    • Hauptman JS, Kestle J, Riva-Cambrin J, Kulkarni AV, Browd SR, Rozzelle CJ, Whitehead WE, Naftel RP, Pindrik J, Limbrick DD, Drake J, Wellons JC, Tamber MS, Shannon CN, Simon TD, Pollack IF, McDonald PJ, Krieger MD, Chu J, Hankinson TC, Jackson EM, Alvey JS, Reeder RW, Holubkov R, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network.
      Predictors of fast and ultrafast shunt failure in pediatric hydrocephalus: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study.
      33338993 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2020 Dec 18 : 1-10
    • Tamber MS, Kestle JRW, Reeder RW, Holubkov R, Alvey J, Browd SR, Drake JM, Kulkarni AV, Limbrick DD, McDonald PJ, Rozzelle CJ, Simon TD, Naftel R, Shannon CN, Wellons JC, Whitehead WE, Riva-Cambrin J, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network.
      Temporal trends in surgical procedures for pediatric hydrocephalus: an analysis of the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Core Data Project.
      33338996 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2020 Dec 18 : 1-8
    • Biery MC, Noll A, Myers C, Morris SM, Winter CA, Pakiam F, Cole BL, Browd SR, Olson JM, Vitanza NA
      A Protocol for the Generation of Treatment-naïve Biopsy-derived Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma and Diffuse Midline Glioma Models.
      33768215 Journal of experimental neurology, 2020 Dec. : 1(4)158-167 PMCID:PMC7990285
    • Bass DI, Lee A, Browd SR, Ellenbogen RG, Hauptman JS
      Medicolegal issues in abusive head trauma for the pediatric neurosurgeon.
      33130608 Neurosurgical focus, 2020 Nov. : 49(5)E23
    • Xiao B, Constatntini S, Browd SR, Zhan Q, Jiang W, Mei R
      The role of intra-operative neuroelectrophysiological monitoring in single-level approach selective dorsal rhizotomy.
      31686140 Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2020 Sept. : 36(9)1925-1933
    • Wright JN, Feyma TJ, Ishak GE, Abeshaus S, Metz JB, Brown ECB, Friedman SD, Browd SR, Feldman KW
      Correction to: Subdural hemorrhage rebleeding in abused children: frequency, associations and clinical presentation.
      32444953 Pediatric radiology, 2020 July : 50(8)1161
    • Crotty EE, Leary SES, Geyer JR, Olson JM, Millard NE, Sato AA, Ermoian RP, Cole BL, Lockwood CM, Paulson VA, Browd SR, Ellenbogen RG, Hauptman JS, Lee A, Ojemann JG, Vitanza NA
      Children with DIPG and high-grade glioma treated with temozolomide, irinotecan, and bevacizumab: the Seattle Children's Hospital experience.
      32556862 Journal of neuro-oncology, 2020 July : 148(3)607-617
    • Prolo LM, Bass DI, Bauer JM, Browd SR
      Letter to the Editor. Posterior transdural approach for cervical stenosis caused by retroflexion of anterior elements in a child with Pfeiffer syndrome.
      32168492 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2020 Mar 13 : 1-2
    • Martinez V, Browd S, Osorio M, Hooper E, Slimp J, Bo X, Kinney GA
      Electrophysiology of Sensory and Motor Nerve Root Fibers in Selective Dorsal Rhizotomies.
      31678975 Pediatric neurosurgery, 2020 : 55(1)17-25
    • Rivara FP, Tennyson R, Mills B, Browd SR, Emery CA, Gioia G, Giza CC, Herring S, Janz KF, LaBella C, Valovich McLeod T, Meehan W, Patricios J, Four Corners Youth Consortium.
      Consensus Statement on Sports-Related Concussions in Youth Sports Using a Modified Delphi Approach.
      31710349 JAMA pediatrics, 2020 Jan 1 : 174(1)79-85
    • Williams JR, Young CC, Vitanza NA, McGrath M, Feroze AH, Browd SR, Hauptman JS
      Progress in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: advocating for stereotactic biopsy in the standard of care.
      31896081 Neurosurgical focus, 2020 Jan 1 : 48(1)E4
    • LoPresti M, Lam S, Orrico K, Browd SR, Ellenbogen RG, Martin J
      Advocacy in pediatric neurosurgery: results from a 2017 survey of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons.
      31252384 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2019 Jun 28 : 1-5
    • Riva-Cambrin J, Kestle JRW, Rozzelle CJ, Naftel RP, Alvey JS, Reeder RW, Holubkov R, Browd SR, Cochrane DD, Limbrick DD, Shannon CN, Simon TD, Tamber MS, Wellons JC, Whitehead WE, Kulkarni AV, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network.
      Predictors of success for combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in a North American setting: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study.
      31151098 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2019 May 31 : 24(2)128-138
    • Chu JK, Feroze AH, Collins K, McGrath LB, Young CC, Williams JR, Browd SR
      Variation in hospital charges in patients with external ventricular drains: comparison between the intensive care and surgical floor settings.
      31003227 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2019 Apr 19 : 1-6
    • Simon TD, Kronman MP, Whitlock KB, Browd SR, Holubkov R, Kestle JRW, Kulkarni AV, Langley M, Limbrick DD, Luerssen TG, Oakes WJ, Riva-Cambrin J, Rozzelle C, Shannon CN, Tamber M, Wellons JC, Whitehead WE, Mayer-Hamblett N
      Reinfection rates following adherence to Infectious Diseases Society of America guideline recommendations in first cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection treatment.
      30771757 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2019 Feb 15 : 1-9
    • Alexiades NG, Ahn ES, Blount JP, Brockmeyer DL, Browd SR, Grant GA, Heuer GG, Hankinson TC, Iskandar BJ, Jea A, Krieger MD, Leonard JR, Limbrick DD, Maher CO, Proctor MR, Sandberg DI, Wellons JC, Shao B, Feldstein NA, Anderson RCE
      Development of best practices to minimize wound complications after complex tethered spinal cord surgery: a modified Delphi study.
      30215584 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2018 Dec 1 : 22(6)701-709
    • Hanak BW, Hsieh CY, Donaldson W, Browd SR, Lau KKS, Shain W
      Reduced cell attachment to poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-coated ventricular catheters in vitro.
      28631360 Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 2018 April : 106(3)1268-1279 PMCID:PMC5738300
    • Kulkarni AV, Riva-Cambrin J, Rozzelle CJ, Naftel RP, Alvey JS, Reeder RW, Holubkov R, Browd SR, Cochrane DD, Limbrick DD Jr., Simon TD, Tamber M, Wellons JC 3rd, Whitehead WE, Kestle JRW
      Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in infant hydrocephalus: a prospective study by the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network.
      29243972 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2018 March : 21(3)214-223
    • Simon TD, Kronman MP, Whitlock KB, Gove NE, Mayer-Hamblett N, Browd SR, Cochrane DD, Holubkov R, Kulkarni AV, Langley M, Limbrick DD Jr., Luerssen TG, Oakes WJ, Riva-Cambrin J, Rozzelle C, Shannon C, Tamber M, Wellons JC 3rd, Whitehead WE, Kestle JRW, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network.
      Reinfection after treatment of first cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: a prospective observational cohort study.
      29393813 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2018 Feb 2 : 1-13
    • Chiarelli PA, Hauptman JS, Browd SR
      Machine Learning and the Prediction of Hydrocephalus: Can Quantitative Image Analysis Assist the Clinician?
      29255848 JAMA pediatrics, 2018 Feb 1 : 172(2)116-118
    • Wang AC, Ibrahim GM, Poliakov AV, Wang PI, Fallah A, Mathern GW, Buckley RT, Collins K, Weil AG, Shurtleff HA, Warner MH, Perez FA, Shaw DW, Wright JN, Saneto RP, Novotny EJ, Lee A, Browd SR, Ojemann JG
      Corticospinal tract atrophy and motor fMRI predict motor preservation after functional cerebral hemispherectomy.
      29099351 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2018 Jan. : 21(1)81-89
    • Friedman SD, Poliakov AV, Budech C, Shaw DWW, Breiger D, Jinguji T, Krabak B, Coppel D, Lewis TM, Browd S, Ojemann JG
      GABA alterations in pediatric sport concussion.
      29030453 Neurology, 2017 Nov 21 : 89(21)2151-2156 PMCID:PMC5696637
    • Bonow RH, Oron AP, Hanak BW, Browd SR, Chesnut RM, Ellenbogen RG, Vavilala MS, Rivara FP
      Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus in Children: A Retrospective Study in 42 Pediatric Hospitals Using the Pediatric Health Information System.
      29029289 Neurosurgery, 2017 Oct 6
    • Bonow RH, Friedman SD, Perez FA, Ellenbogen RG, Browd SR, Mac Donald CL, Vavilala MS, Rivara FP
      Prevalence of Abnormal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Children with Persistent Symptoms after Pediatric Sports-Related Concussion.
      28490224 Journal of neurotrauma, 2017 Oct 1 : 34(19)2706-2712 PMCID:PMC5824661
    • Wellons JC 3rd, Shannon CN, Holubkov R, Riva-Cambrin J, Kulkarni AV, Limbrick DD Jr, Whitehead W, Browd S, Rozzelle C, Simon TD, Tamber MS, Oakes WJ, Drake J, Luerssen TG, Kestle J, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network.
      Shunting outcomes in posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus: results of a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network prospective cohort study.
      28452657 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2017 July : 20(1)19-29
    • Whitehead WE, Riva-Cambrin J, Kulkarni AV, Wellons JC 3rd, Rozzelle CJ, Tamber MS, Limbrick DD Jr, Browd SR, Naftel RP, Shannon CN, Simon TD, Holubkov R, Illner A, Cochrane DD, Drake JM, Luerssen TG, Oakes WJ, Kestle JR,  for the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network.
      Ventricular catheter entry site and not catheter tip location predicts shunt survival: a secondary analysis of 3 large pediatric hydrocephalus studies.
      27813457 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2017 Feb. : 19(2)157-167
    • Hanak BW, Bonow RH, Harris CA, Browd SR
      Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunting Complications in Children.
      28249297 Pediatric neurosurgery, 2017 : 52(6)381-400
    • Simon TD, Kronman MP, Whitlock KB, Gove N, Browd SR, Holubkov R, Kestle JR, Kulkarni AV, Langley M, Limbrick DD Jr, Luerssen TG, Oakes J, Riva-Cambrin J, Rozzelle C, Shannon C, Tamber M, Wellons JC 3rd, Whitehead WE, Mayer-Hamblett N, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network (HCRN).
      Variability in Management of First Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection: A Prospective Multi-Institutional Observational Cohort Study.
      27692463 The Journal of pediatrics, 2016 Dec. : 179185-191.e2 PMCID:PMC5123958
    • Kulkarni AV, Riva-Cambrin J, Holubkov R, Browd SR, Cochrane DD, Drake JM, Limbrick DD, Rozzelle CJ, Simon TD, Tamber MS, Wellons JC 3rd, Whitehead WE, Kestle JR, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network.
      Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children: prospective, multicenter results from the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network.
      27258593 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2016 Oct. : 18(4)423-429
    • Venkataraman P, Browd SR, Lutz BR
      A physical framework for implementing virtual models of intracranial pressure and cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in hydrocephalus shunt testing.
      27203135 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2016 May 20 : 1-10
    • Hanak BW, Ross EF, Harris CA, Browd SR, Shain W
      Toward a better understanding of the cellular basis for cerebrospinal fluid shunt obstruction: report on the construction of a bank of explanted hydrocephalus devices.
      27035548 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2016 Apr 1 : 1-11
    • Riva-Cambrin J, Kestle JR, Holubkov R, Butler J, Kulkarni AV, Drake J, Whitehead WE, Wellons JC 3rd, Shannon CN, Tamber MS, Limbrick DD Jr, Rozzelle C, Browd SR, Simon TD, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
      Risk factors for shunt malfunction in pediatric hydrocephalus: a multicenter prospective cohort study.
      26636251 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2016 April : 17(4)382-90
    • Tully HM, Ishak GE, Rue TC, Dempsey JC, Browd SR, Millen KJ, Doherty D, Dobyns WB
      Two Hundred Thirty-Six Children With Developmental Hydrocephalus: Causes and Clinical Consequences.
      26184484 Journal of child neurology, 2016 March : 31(3)309-20
    • McEvoy SD, Lee A, Poliakov A, Friedman S, Shaw D, Browd SR, Ellenbogen RG, Ojemann JG, Mac Donald CL
      Longitudinal cerebellar diffusion tensor imaging changes in posterior fossa syndrome.
      27689022 NeuroImage. Clinical, 2016 : 12582-590 PMCID:PMC5031477
    • Bales J, Apkon S, Osorio M, Kinney G, Robison RA, Hooper E, Browd S
      Infra-Conus Single-Level Laminectomy for Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy: Technical Advance.
      27548353 Pediatric neurosurgery, 2016 : 51(6)284-291
    • Hanak BW, Tomycz L, Oxford RG, Hooper E, Apkon SD, Browd SR
      An algorithmic approach to the management of unrecognized hydrocephalus in pediatric candidates for intrathecal baclofen pump implantation.
      28168091 Surgical neurology international, 2016 : 7105 PMCID:PMC5223398
    • Kestle JR, Holubkov R, Douglas Cochrane D, Kulkarni AV, Limbrick DD Jr, Luerssen TG, Jerry Oakes W, Riva-Cambrin J, Rozzelle C, Simon TD, Walker ML, Wellons JC 3rd, Browd SR, Drake JM, Shannon CN, Tamber MS, Whitehead WE, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
      A new Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network protocol to reduce cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection.
      26684763 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2015 Dec 18 : 1-6
    • Harris C, Pearson K, Hadley K, Zhu S, Browd S, Hanak BW, Shain W
      Fabrication of three-dimensional hydrogel scaffolds for modeling shunt failure by tissue obstruction in hydrocephalus.
      26578355 Fluids and barriers of the CNS, 2015 Nov 14 : 1226 PMCID:PMC4650346
    • Reynolds RM, Morton RP, Walker ML, Massagli TL, Browd SR
      Role of dorsal rhizotomy in spinal cord injury-induced spasticity.
      24971608 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2014 Sept. : 14(3)266-70
    • Kulkarni AV, Riva-Cambrin J, Browd SR, Drake JM, Holubkov R, Kestle JR, Limbrick DD, Rozzelle CJ, Simon TD, Tamber MS, Wellons JC 3rd, Whitehead WE, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
      Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in infants with hydrocephalus: a retrospective Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study.
      24995823 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2014 Sept. : 14(3)224-9
    • Whitehead WE, Riva-Cambrin J, Wellons JC 3rd, Kulkarni AV, Browd S, Limbrick D, Rozzelle C, Tamber MS, Simon TD, Shannon CN, Holubkov R, Oakes WJ, Luerssen TG, Walker ML, Drake JM, Kestle JR,  for the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
      Factors associated with ventricular catheter movement and inaccurate catheter location: post hoc analysis of the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Ultrasound-Guided Shunt Placement study.
      24926971 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2014 Jun 13 : 1-6
    • Simon TD, Butler J, Whitlock KB, Browd SR, Holubkov R, Kestle JR, Kulkarni AV, Langley M, Limbrick DD Jr, Mayer-Hamblett N, Tamber M, Wellons JC 3rd, Whitehead WE, Riva-Cambrin J, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
      Risk factors for first cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: findings from a multi-center prospective cohort study.
      24661340 The Journal of pediatrics, 2014 June : 164(6)1462-1468.e2 PMCID:PMC4035376
    • Fontebasso AM, Papillon-Cavanagh S, Schwartzentruber J, Nikbakht H, Gerges N, Fiset PO, Bechet D, Faury D, De Jay N, Ramkissoon LA, Corcoran A, Jones DT, Sturm D, Johann P, Tomita T, Goldman S, Nagib M, Bendel A, Goumnerova L, Bowers DC, Leonard JR, Rubin JB, Alden T, Browd S, Geyer JR, Leary S, Jallo G, Cohen K, Gupta N, Prados MD, Carret AS, Ellezam B, Crevier L, Klekner A, Bognar L, Hauser P, Garami M, Myseros J, Dong Z, Siegel PM, Malkin H, Ligon AH, Albrecht S, Pfister SM, Ligon KL, Majewski J, Jabado N, Kieran MW
      Recurrent somatic mutations in ACVR1 in pediatric midline high-grade astrocytoma.
      24705250 Nature genetics, 2014 May : 46(5)462-6
    • Morton RP, Reynolds RM, Ramakrishna R, Levitt MR, Lee A, Browd SR
      Response.
      24910864 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2014 May : 13(5)586-7
    • Simon TD, Butler J, Whitlock KB, Browd SR, Holubkov R, Kestle JR, Kulkarni AV, Langley M, Limbrick DD Jr, Mayer-Hamblett N, Tamber M, Wellons JC 3rd, Whitehead WE, Riva-Cambrin J, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
      Risk Factors for First Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection: Findings from a Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Study.
      24661340 The Journal of pediatrics, 2014 Mar 21
    • Simon TD, Pope CE, Browd SR, Ojemann JG, Riva-Cambrin J, Mayer-Hamblett N, Rosenfeld M, Zerr DM, Hoffman L
      Evaluation of microbial bacterial and fungal diversity in cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection.
      24421877 PloS one, 2014 : 9(1)e83229 PMCID:PMC3885436
    • Kulkarni AV, Riva-Cambrin J, Butler J, Browd SR, Drake JM, Holubkov R, Kestle JR, Limbrick DD, Simon TD, Tamber MS, Wellons JC 3rd, Whitehead WE, for the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
      Outcomes of CSF shunting in children: comparison of Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network cohort with historical controls.
      23909616 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2013 Oct. : 12(4)334-338
    • Morton RP, Reynolds RM, Ramakrishna R, Levitt MR, Hopper RA, Lee A, Browd SR
      Low-dose head computed tomography in children: a single institutional experience in pediatric radiation risk reduction: clinical article.
      23971634 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2013 Oct. : 12(4)406-10
    • Morton RP, Reynolds RM, Ramakrishna R, Levitt MR, Hopper RA, Lee A, Browd SR
      Low-dose head computed tomography in children: a single institutional experience in pediatric radiation risk reduction.
      23971634 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2013 Oct. : 12(4)406-410
    • Lutz BR, Venkataraman P, Browd SR
      New and improved ways to treat hydrocephalus: Pursuit of a smart shunt.
      23653889 Surgical neurology international, 2013 : 4(Suppl 1)S38-50 PMCID:PMC3642745
    • Wellons JC 3rd, Holubkov R, Browd SR, Riva-Cambrin J, Whitehead W, Kestle J, Kulkarni AV, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
      The assessment of bulging fontanel and splitting of sutures in premature infants: an interrater reliability study by the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network.
      23121114 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2013 Jan. : 11(1)12-4
    • Riva-Cambrin J, Shannon CN, Holubkov R, Whitehead WE, Kulkarni AV, Drake J, Simon TD, Browd SR, Kestle JR, Wellons JC 3rd, Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network
      Center effect and other factors influencing temporization and shunting of cerebrospinal fluid in preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage.
      22546024 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2012 May : 9(5)473-81 PMCID:PMC3361965
    • Rogers DJ, Boseley ME, Stephan MJ, Browd S, Semerad DC
      Enchondroma of the skull base secondary to generalized enchondromatosis: a case report and review of the literature.
      22109922 Ear, nose, & throat journal, 2011 Nov. : 90(11)535-7
    • Kulkarni AV, Riva-Cambrin J, Browd SR
      Use of the ETV Success Score to explain the variation in reported endoscopic third ventriculostomy success rates among published case series of childhood hydrocephalus.
      21284458 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2011 Feb. : 7(2)143-6
    • Thompson DR, Browd SR, Sangaré Y, Rowell JC, Slimp JC, Haberkern CM
      Anesthetic management of an infant with thanatophoric dysplasia for suboccipital decompression.
      21155935 Paediatric anaesthesia, 2011 Jan. : 21(1)92-4
    • Giussani C, Poliakov A, Ferri RT, Plawner LL, Browd SR, Shaw DW, Filardi TZ, Hoeppner C, Geyer JR, Olson JM, Douglas JG, Villavicencio EH, Ellenbogen RG, Ojemann JG
      DTI fiber tracking to differentiate demyelinating diseases from diffuse brain stem glioma.
      20363335 NeuroImage, 2010 Aug 1 : 217-23
    • Shurtleff H, Warner M, Poliakov A, Bournival B, Shaw DW, Ishak G, Yang T, Karandikar M, Saneto RP, Browd SR, Ojemann JG
      Functional magnetic resonance imaging for presurgical evaluation of very young pediatric patients with epilepsy.
      20433264 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2010 May : 500-6
    • Jaspan HB, Brothers AW, Campbell AJ, McGuire JK, Browd SR, Manley TJ, Pak D, Weissman SJ
      Multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium meningitis in a toddler: characterization of the organism and successful treatment with intraventricular daptomycin and intravenous tigecycline.
      20010311 The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2010 April : 379-81
    • Klimo P Jr, Browd SR, Pravdenkova S, Couldwell WT, Walker ML, Al-Mefty O
      The posterior petrosal approach: technique and applications in pediatric neurosurgery.
      19795967 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2009 Oct. : 353-62
    • Browd SR, Zauberman J, Karandikar M, Ojemann JG, Avellino AM, Ellenbogen RG
      A new fiber-mediated carbon dioxide laser facilitates pediatric spinal cord detethering. Technical note.
      19772415 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2009 Sept. : 280-4
    • Giussani C, Filardi T, Bunyaratavej K, Mai JC, Ogino M, Greene S, Browd SR, Avellino AM, Ellenbogen RG, Ojemann JG
      Is postoperative CT scanning predictive of subdural electrode placement complications in pediatric epileptic patients?
      19907197 Pediatric neurosurgery, 2009 : 345-9
    • Browd SR, McIntyre JS, Brockmeyer D
      Failed age-dependent maturation of the occipital condyle in patients with congenital occipitoatlantal instability and Down syndrome: a preliminary analysis.
      18976108 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2008 Nov. : 359-64
    • Browd SR, Goodrich JT, Walker ML
      Craniopagus twins.
      18352797 Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2008 Jan. : 1-20
    • Ragel BT, Browd SR, Schmidt RH
      Surgical shunt infection: significant reduction when using intraventricular and systemic antibiotic agents.
      17219829 Journal of neurosurgery, 2006 Aug. : 242-7
    • Ragel BT, Blumenthal DT, Browd SR, Salzman KL, Jensen RL
      Intracerebral amyloidoma can mimic high-grade glioma on magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy.
      16769875 Archives of neurology, 2006 June : 906-7
    • Ragel BT, Fassett DR, Baringer JR, Browd SR, Dailey AT
      Decompressive hemicraniectomy for tumefactive demyelination with transtentorial herniation: observation.
      16720180 Surgical neurology, 2006 June : 582-3
    • Browd SR, Gottfried ON, Ragel BT, Kestle JR
      Failure of cerebrospinal fluid shunts: part II: overdrainage, loculation, and abdominal complications.
      16504785 Pediatric neurology, 2006 March : 171-6
    • Browd SR, Kenney AM, Gottfried ON, Yoon JW, Walterhouse D, Pedone CA, Fults DW
      N-myc can substitute for insulin-like growth factor signaling in a mouse model of sonic hedgehog-induced medulloblastoma.
      16510586 Cancer research, 2006 Mar 1 : 2666-72
    • Browd SR, Ragel BT, Gottfried ON, Kestle JR
      Failure of cerebrospinal fluid shunts: part I: Obstruction and mechanical failure.
      16458818 Pediatric neurology, 2006 Feb. : 83-92
    • Browd SR, MacDonald JD
      Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy in neurosurgical patients.
      16159074 Neurocritical care, 2005 : 268-73
    • Browd SR, Ragel BT, Davis GE, Scott AM, Skalabrin EJ, Couldwell WT
      Prophylaxis for deep venous thrombosis in neurosurgery: a review of the literature.
      15633987 Neurosurgical focus, 2004 Oct 15 : E1
    • Walker M, Browd SR
      Craniopagus twins: embryology, classification, surgical anatomy, and separation.
      15278385 Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2004 Aug. : 554-66
    • Crosson B, Cato MA, Sadek JR, Gökçay D, Bauer RM, Fischler IS, Maron L, Gopinath K, Auerbach EJ, Browd SR, Briggs RW
      Semantic monitoring of words with emotional connotation during fMRI: contribution of anterior left frontal cortex.
      12164671 Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS, 2002 July : 607-22

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Overview

Board Certification(s)

Neurological Surgery

Medical/Professional School

University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL

Residency

University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

Fellowship

University of Washington School of Medicine GME, Seattle, WA

Research Description

Dr. Browd's research is focused on bringing innovation to patients through engineering and technology development.

Research Focus Area

Neuroscience / Neurodevelopment