Pediatric Neurosurgery Services Overview

Important Change to Hospital Visitation Policy

Effective October 19, 2009, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital will no longer allow non-patient visitors or family members under the age of 16 years to visit in the hospital. This policy will be in effect during the height of the flu season, usually lasting until spring, and will be re-evaluated at that time. Learn more about the visitation policy change / Lea más acerca del cambio en las normas de visitas.

Mailing Address
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304

Phone: (650) 724-4270
Fax: (650) 724-5344

Pediatric neurologists and neurosurgeons treat Spina Bifida, epilepsy, tumors, Hydrocephalus, Craniosynostosis, Syringomyelia, Brachial Plexus, Chiari malformation, movement disorders.

Pediatric Neurosurgery at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital treats infants and children with disorders affecting the central and peripheral nervous system. The types of diagnoses covered by our service include:

Brain and spinal cord tumors (pediatric neuro-oncology)
Hydrocephalus
Craniofacial anomalies
Spinal Dysraphism (Spina Bifida)
Surgery for Epilepsy
Brain and Spinal Cord Trauma
Congenital Brain anomalies
Chiari Malformations
Syringomyelia
Cerebrovascular Disorders (Moya Moya)
Brachial Plexus and peripheral nerve injuries
Movement Disorders
Prenatal counseling

Pediatric Neurosurgery is a sub-specialty of Neurosurgery and requires additional fellowship training after residency to specialize in the care of infants and children. The specialty focuses on the particular problems seen, and sometimes unique to, the pediatric age group. As such, our practice is exclusively dedicated to the care of children with neurosurgical disorders and incorporates a team approach involving many other pediatric specialists including pediatric anesthesia, neuro-radiology, neuro-oncology, plastic surgery, and neurology.

Neurosurgeries are performed in the Ford Family Surgery Center - a state-of-the-art surgical facility designed specifically for children. Learn more about the Center and how to prepare for your child's surgery. An MRI and CT suite in the Children's Hospital was designed to accommodate the special imaging and sedation requirements of children with brain and spinal cord problems.

Please visit the below links to learn more about Pediatric Neurosurgery.