Previous Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellows UAB/Children’s of

Previous Pediatric Neurosurgery FellowsUAB/Children’s of Alabama1995-2019

Statistics•Academic – 17 (89%); Private – 2 (11%)•Chiefs or Division Heads – 6•Average Case Volume Over Last 5 Years –

Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellows 1995-20192

•Fellowship Year: 1995-1996•Section Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery

• Mercy Children’s Hospital, Kansas City•Residency: University of Pittsburgh•Areas of Interest

• Neuroendoscopy• Spina Bifida• Brain Tumors• Chiari Malformation

•Contact Information:• Children’s Mercy Adele Hall – Neurosurgery

2401 Gillham Road, Room 350300Kansas City, MO 64148Phone: (816) 983-6739Email: [email protected]


Paul A. Grabb, MD

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•Fellowship Year: 1996-1997•Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery

• University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

•Residency: University of Pittsburgh•Areas of Interest

• Chiari Malformations• Peripheral Nerve• Endoscopic Surgery

•Contact Information:• University of Wisconsin Health

600 Highland Ave. K4/832Madison, WI 53792Phone: (608) 263-6420Email: [email protected]


Bermans J. Iskandar, MD

•Fellowship Year: 1998-1999•Division Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery

• UT Southwestern Medical Center•Residency: University of Minnesota•Areas of Interest

• Brain Tumors• Chiari Malformation• Spina Bifida

•Contact Information:• Neurosurgeons for Children

1935 Medical District Drive, B3200 Dallas, Texas 75235Phone: (844) 4CHILDRENSEmail: [email protected]


Bradley E. Weprin, MD

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• University of North Carolina School of Medicine•Residency: The Ohio State University•Areas of Interest

• Craniofacial• Chiari Malformations• Tethered Cord

•Contact Information:• University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Department of Neurosurgery170 Manning Drive, Campus Box #7060Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7060Phone: (919) 966-8804Email: [email protected]


Scott Elton, MD


• Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt•Residency: Duke University•Areas of Interest

• Chiari Malformations• Hydrocephalus• Peripheral Nerve• Prenatal closure of myelomeningocele

•Contact Information:• Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital

Department of Neurosurgery2200 Children’s Way, 9th FloorNashville, TN 37232Phone: (615) 322-6875Email: [email protected]


John C. Wellons, III, MD, MSPH

•Fellowship Year: 2002-2003•Endowed Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery

• Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis•Residency: University of California, San Francisco•Areas of Interest

• Epilepsy• Craniofacial • Chiari Malformation

•Contact Information:• St. Louis Children’s Hospital

1 Children’s Place/NeurosurgerySuite 4S20St. Louis, MO 63110Phone: (314) 454-4454Email: [email protected]


Matthew D. Smyth, MD

•Fellowship Year: 2003-2004•Pediatric Neurosurgery

• The NeuroMedical Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

•Residency: University of Utah•Areas of Interest

• Spine Surgery

•Contact Information:• The NeuroMedical Center Clinic

10101 Park Rowe Ave., Ste. 200Baton Rouge, LA 70810-1685Phone: (225) 769-2200Email: [email protected]


Scott W. Soleau, MD


• Dell Children’s, Austin Texas•Residency: The Ohio State University•Areas of Interest

• Spasticity• Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery

•Contact Information:• Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Department of Neurological SurgeryUPMC Presbyterian, Suite B-400200 Lothrop StreetPittsburgh, PA 15213Phone: (412) 692-5881Email: [email protected]


Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara, MD, PhD

•Fellowship Year: 2006-2007•Chairman of Neurosurgery

• Ochsner Foundation, Louisiana•Residency: SUNY Upstate •Areas of Interest

• Neurotube Defects• Epilepsy

•Contact Information:• Ochsner Medical Center

Department of Neurosurgery7th Floor1514 Jefferson HwyNew Orleans, LA 70130Phone: (866) 624-7637Email: [email protected]


Cuong J. “CJ” Bui, MD

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•Fellowship Year: 2007-2008•Associate Professor

• University of Alberta•Residency: University of Alberta, Canada•Areas of Interest

• Hydrocephalus• Spina Bifida• Chiari Malformation

•Contact Information• University of Alberta

2D1.02 Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre8440 112 StreetEdmonton, AlbertaT6G 2B7 CanadaPhone: (780) 248-5602Email: [email protected]


Jeffrey Pugh, MD, MSc


• University of Colorado•Residency: Columbia University•Areas of Interest

• Brain and Spine Tumors• Complex spine

•Contact Information:• The Children’s Hospital, Colorado

Neurosurgery13123 E. 16th Avenue, B330Aurora, CO 80045Phone: (720) 777-6100Email: [email protected]


Todd C. Hankinson, MD

•Fellowship Year: 2010-2011•Adjunct Clinical Faculty

• Emory University School of Medicine•Residency: Baylor University•Areas of Interest

• Chiari Malformation• Brain Tumors• Epilepsy

•Contact Information:• Children’s at Meridian Mark

5455 Meridian Mark Road NE, Ste. 540Atlanta, GA 30342Phone: (404) 785-5437Email: [email protected]


Joshua J. Chern, MD, PhD

•Fellowship Year: 2011-2012•Faculty

• Valley Children’s Healthcare, Madera, California•Residency: University of Pennsylvania•Areas of Interest

• Brain Tumors• Chiari Malformations• Spina Bifida

•Contact Information:• Valley Children’s Medical Group

9300 Valley Children’s PlaceMadera, CA 93636Phone: (559) 353-3000Email: [email protected]


Melandee Brown, MD


• Penn State Health •Residency: Penn State Health•Areas of Interest

• Brain Tumors• Peripheral Nerve

•Contact Information:• Penn State Health

Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterDepartment of Neurosurgery30 Hope Dr., EC 110Hershey, PA 17033Phone: (717) 531-3828Email: [email protected]


Elias B. Rizk, MD


• University of Alabama/Children’s of Alabama•Residency: University of Wisconsin•Areas of Interest

• Spasticity• Hydrocephalus• Brain Tumors• Peripheral Nerve

•Contact Information:• University of Alabama at Birmingham

Children’s of AlabamaPediatric Neurosurgery1600 7th Avenue South, Lowder 400Birmingham, AL 35233Phone: (205) 638-9653Email: [email protected]


Brandon Rocque, MD, MS, FAANS

•Fellowship Year: 2014-2015•Assistant Professor

• The Ohio State University•Residency: Johns Hopkins University•Areas of Interest

• Epilepsy• Peripheral Nerve

•Contact Information:• Nationwide Children’s

Pediatric Neurosurgery700 Children’s DriveED 166Columbus, OH 43205Phone: (614) 722-2010Email: [email protected]


Jonathan A. Pindrik, MD

•Fellowship Year: 2015-2016•Chief of Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery

• Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital•Residency: University of Wisconsin•Areas of Interest

• Epilepsy• Spasticity

•Contact Information:• Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital – Grand Rapids

Neurosurgery35 Michigan St. NE, Ste. 3003Grand Rapids, MI 49503Phone: (616) 267-2570Email: [email protected]


Casey Madura, MD, MPH

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• Medical College of Wisconsin•Residency: New York University•Areas of Interest

• Brain Tumors• Epilepsy• Spina Bifida

•Contact Information:• Neurosciences – Children’s Wisconsin

Pediatric NeurosurgeryChildren’s Corporate Center, Ste. 310999 N. 92nd StreetMilwaukee, WI 53226Phone: (414) 266-6435Email: [email protected]


Irene Kim, MD


• Valley Children’s Healthcare and Hospital•Residency:

• Medical University of South Carolina•Areas of Interest:

• Epilepsy•Contact Information:

• Valley Children’s HospitalPediatric Neurosurgery9300 Valley Children’s Place GE07Madera, CA 93636Phone: (559) 353-3000Email: [email protected]


Zachary Wright, MD


• Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario•Residency: Western University, Ontario•Areas of Interest

• Epilepsy• Hydrocephalus

•Contact Information:• Victory 3

Kingston General Hospital76 Stuart StKingston, Ontario, CanadaK7L 2V7Phone: (613) 549-6666 ext 3696Email: [email protected]


Faizal Haji, BHSc, MD, PhD

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