Pediatric Neurosurgery

Our doctors and surgeons manage the complete spectrum of complex neurologic problems in children of all ages, from infants to young adults. Our pediatric neurosurgery team is one of the largest and most experienced in the United States. We see patients from all over the world. We routinely treat the most complicated issues, including intractable epilepsy, skull and spine deformities, traumatic injuries, congenital conditions, such as spina bifida, and benign and malignant tumors.

Because we are committed to treating any neurological need, our team works side by side with the neurology team and other colleagues at Riley at IU Health, including departmental specialists in oncology and hematology, neonatology, urology, neuro-oncology, cleft and craniofacial anomalies, otolaryngology, developmental pediatrics, adolescent medicine, interventional neuroradiology and physical therapy and rehabilitation. Together, our teams have developed a number of programs and centers of excellence (such as the comprehensive Epilepsy Program) that focus on providing specialized treatment for neurologic disorders.

The pediatric neurosurgeons at Riley at IU Health are highly skilled and highly trained. All received extra training in order to become specialized in pediatric neurosurgery. This is just one reason why U.S. News & World Report ranks our pediatric neurology and neurosurgery teams among the top pediatric specialists in the nation.

Why Riley at IU Health?

When your family comes to Riley at IU Health, you have access to a comprehensive health system that cares for a population of more than 1 million children a year. The pediatric neurosurgery service performs more than 1,000 procedures each year.

• Superior high-level care. Riley at IU Health is one of a limited number of hospitals across the nation to provide superior tertiary and quaternary care for children with severe neurologic injuries or illness. These services require highly specialized equipment and access to rare procedures and clinical trials.
• Neurosurgery advancements. Our team is developing new pediatric neurosurgery programs in neuro-oncology. We offer clinical trials, minimally invasive epilepsy surgery (featuring laser ablation of seizure foci) and fetal surgery for the repair of myelomeningocele/spina bifida. We are committed to building on the outstanding pediatric neuroscience programs at Riley at IU Health by ensuring neurosurgery care for all who need it, while creating a program that can be a regional hub and a national destination.
• Extensive research. The Pediatric Neurosurgery Department at Riley at IU Health is led by a team that is always looking for ways to improve brain, spine and peripheral nerve surgery while making those procedures safer for children. Our discoveries take place in our clinics, operating rooms and laboratories and directly affect your child’s health. We are always developing and refining safe minimally invasive techniques as alternatives to traditional, more invasive brain, spine and spinal cord surgeries.

Our doctor-scientist team is also actively involved in research projects to improve the understanding of why brain disorders, such as epilepsy, occur and to develop better operative and nonoperative treatments.

Same-Day Appointment Program

We are always accessible and available to you and your child. Please ask our receptionist about a same-day appointment.