PhysiciansMichael Edwards, MD, is the Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Professor in Pediatric Neurosurgery, and Co-Director of the Center for Children's Brain Tumors. He is also a professor of neurosurgery and pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He is a board-certified neurosurgeon and holds a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery and neuro-oncology from the University of California, San Francisco, Department of Neurosurgery. His practice includes a wide range of neurosurgical procedures and treatments, including radiosurgery. Dr. Edwards presently sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Radiosurgery and Surgical Neurology.Raphael Guzman, MD, is a pediatric neurosurgeon at Lucile Packard Children's hospital and an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Guzman is a European board certified neurosurgeon trained in Switzerland. He holds a fellowship in cerebrovascular and pediatric neurosurgery from Stanford University and the children's hospital Necker in France. His practice includes a wide range of neurosurgical procedures and treatments, including vascular pathologies, brain tumors, chiari malformation, craniosynostosis, hydrocephalus and spinal dysraphism. Dr Guzman’s research interest focus on cerebrovascular diseases including moyamoya disease, AVM and experimental stem cell therapy for stroke. Nurse PractitionersMelissa Ballard, RN, ACNP, is a neurosurgery pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) specializing in the care of hospitalized children with an emphasis in the transition from intensive to acute care, end-of-life care and all acute care settings. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from San Francisco State University in 1985 and a Master of Science in Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practioner from San Francisco University in 2007.Jodette C. Carrillo, RN, MS, CNS, PNP, is a pediatric nurse practitioner and provides inpatient and outpatient care for children and their families. She has been with Stanford/Lucile Packard Children's Hospital since 1997 and has extensive experience in pediatric critical care. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of San Francisco and proceeded to attain her Masters in Science degree at the University of California, San Francisco. Jodette is dual titled as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Additionally, Jodette is a member of NAPNAP and Sigma Theta Tau International. Summer L. Hayhurst, MS, RN, CPNP, is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist with experience in pediatric neurosurgery and pediatric neurology. Summer enjoys working with families and has a special interest in epilepsy and brain tumors. She earned her Bachelors in Science from the School of Nursing at University of Florida in 1999 and earned her Masters in Science, her credentials for both Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) and Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) at the University of California, San Francisco in 2002. At UCSF, Summer sub-specialized in adolescent health and neurology and subsequently practiced in the pediatric neurology group at California Pacific Medical Center before joining Packard Children's Hospital in 2005. At CPMC, her primary focus was on pediatric epilepsy patients and she has given talks about epilepsy in several states. Carol Ann Sherman RN, MSN, CPNP, is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner. She has benefited from over 27 years of pediatric nursing experience, spending the early part of her career developing a strong foundation at Children’s’ Hospital of Los Angeles in their pediatric intensive care unit and heart center. Her background next broadened by years spent as a pediatric, primary care nurse practitioner in private practice and well as being a faculty lecturer at the Long Beach City College School of Nursing. She has returned to California after completing 5 years as a full time professor at McGill University’s School of Nursing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Hannah Zare, RN, MSN, PNP, joined the pediatric neurosurgery department in June 2001, after five years as a pediatric oncology nurse practitioner at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. She graduated from McGill University, then gained extensive experience in the field of adult surgical and cardiovascular nursing as a staff nurse and assistant nurse manager. She was awarded a professional graduate degree from Samuel Merritt College as a family nurse practitioner with a focus on anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy in survivors of childhood leukemia. Hannah has been an active member of the Children's Oncology Group, and has participated in and coordinated different aspects of phase I, II, III and IV clinical trials and patient therapeutic regimens. She received several recognition awards from the Department of Pediatrics for her contributions to patient care and protocol development. Hannah is dedicated to the Department's internationally recognized pediatric neurosurgical diseases and clinical research. Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is located in Palo Alto, adjacent to Stanford University Hospital, approximately 20 miles north of San Jose, CA and 40 miles south of San Francisco.
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