Editor-in-Chief
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Department of Neurosurgery
Montefiore Medical Center
111 E. 210th St
Bronx, NY 10467
USA
Editor-In-Chief: The ISPN Guide
Author, Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors in Children
Contributor: Tips and Techniques for Managing Hydrocephalus in Children
Ira R. (Rick) Abbott MD, is a Clinical Professor in the Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and practices pediatric neurosurgery at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in Bronx, New York (Rick Abbott).
Rick has held positions on committees for chairman appointments and academic advancement committees at his institution and has served as a Director for The American Board for Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Chairman of the Pediatric Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons/Congress of Neurosurgeons, President of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, and President of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. He has been a reviewer and editor for the journals Neurosurgery and Child’s Nervous System and currently is the Editor-in-Chief of The ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Rick has been the Bruce Hendricks Lecturer at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, the Sanat Bhagwati Lecturer for the Indian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, the Fred Epstein Lecturer for the International Society of Intraoperative Neurophysiology, and the Kenneth Till Memorial Lecturer at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. He has spoken at regional, national, and international scientific conferences in addition to participating as an instructor at national and international continuing educational courses for physicians on pediatric neurosurgical topics. He has edited books on spasticity and endoscopy, contributed chapters to 19 books, and authored over 75 peer-reviewed articles on pediatric neurosurgical topics.
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Servicio Neurocirugía 4 piso
San José
Costa Rica
Section Editor: Infections of the Nervous System in Children
Author: Shunt Infections in Children
Adrián Cáceres, MD, is a Clinical Professor at the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Costa Rica and is the Director of the Brain Tumor Clinic at the National Children’s Hospital of Costa Rica (Adrián Cáceres).
Adrián Cáceres has held positions as publications chair of the Costa Rica Neurological Sciences Association and has served as the Communications Chairman of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. He has been reviewer and editor for the journal Child’s Nervous System and is currently the Infections Section Editor for the ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Dr. Cáceres has been invited lecturer for the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, The Central American and Caribbean Oncohematological Association, The Annual Basic and Advanced course in Neuroendoscopy held in Naples, Italy, the Neuroendoscopy week in Homburg, Germany, and the Hospital Infantil de México. He has spoken at regional, national, and international scientific conferences in addition to participating as an instructor at national and international continuing educational courses for physicians on pediatric neurosurgical topics.
Director Pediatric Neurosurgery
American Family Children's Hospital
K4/832 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI 53792
USA
Section Editor: Congenital Disorders of the Nervous System in Children
Author: Syringomyelia in Children
Bermans Iskandar, MD, is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Director of the CNS Regeneration Laboratory, and co-Director of the Brachial Plexus Clinic at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics and the American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison, WI (Bermans Iskandar).
Dr. Iskandar has served on multiple university and hospital committees such as the UW School of Medicine Tenure Committee, the UW Medical Board, and the UW Medical Foundation Finance Committee. Nationally, Benny has served as Treasurer and currently serves as Secretary of the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery and as a Director on the American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Dr. Iskandar has been the Van Wagenen Lecturer at the 2015 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, the Joan Venes Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan Health System, as well as a visiting professor at multiple other U.S. institutions. He has spoken and participated as an instructor at national and international conferences for physicians and scientists on topics related to pediatric neurosurgery and/or neural regeneration and repair. He has published over 120 articles and chapters and edited one textbook, has been a reviewer for many neurosurgical and scientific journals, and currently serves as co-editor of the Congenital Disorders Section of the ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Institute for Child Health
Great Ormond Street
Department of Paediatric neurosurgery
London, WC1N 3JH
United Kingdom
Section Editor: Spinal Diseases and Anomalies in Children
Author: Metabolic Bone Disease in Children, The Craniospinal Effects
Dominic Thompson, MBBS BSc FRCS(SN), is senior consultant in the Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London (Dominic Thompson).
Dominic Thompson has held positions as the Chairman of the British Paediatric Neurosurgical Group, Scientific Chairman of the European Society of Paediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN), and Secretary of the ESPN. He is on the editorial boards of Child’s Nervous System and Acta Neurochirugica. He is co-section editor of the Spinal Diseases and Anomalies section of the ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Mr. Thompson has an interest in the treatment of disorders of the paediatric spine, and, in particular, craniocervical junction anomalies, spinal dysraphism, and spinal tumors. In partnership with the University College London and University of Leuven, he has commenced the first fetal surgery program for spina bifida in the UK. Dominic has an on-going clinical and basic science research program into congenital anomalies of the spine in collaboration with the Department of Developmental Biology Institute of Child Health, London. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and he is a regular faculty member on National and International Paediatric Neurosurgery training courses.[KK1]
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University of Utah
Primary Children's Hospital
Pediatric Neurosurgery
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
USA
Section Editor:Spinal Diseases and Anomalies in Children
Author: Cervical Spine Anomalies in Children
[KK1]Add link?Douglas Brockmeyer, MD, is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Chief for the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the University of Utah/Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah (Douglas Brockmeyer).
Dr. Brockmeyer is the Surgical Director of the Children’s Brain and Spine Center at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. Doug is a member of the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons, a Director for the Accreditation Council for Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowships, an Executive Board Member for the Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation, an Executive Committee Member for the American Academy of Pediatric’s Section on Neurosurgery, and the Founder of the Pediatric Craniocervical Society.
Dr. Brockmeyer is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Neurosurgery–Pediatrics and is or has been an editor for Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Focus in Pediatric Cervical Spine, Neurosurgery Clinics of North America Pediatric Spine Disorders, and section editor for Neurosurgery. He is the Spinal Diseases and Anomalies Section Editor for the ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery. Dr. Brockmeyer has authored 89 peer-reviewed journal articles, 20 book chapters, and 1 book on Advanced Pediatric Craniocervical Surgery. Dr. Brockmeyer has given numerous local, regional, and national lectures. He has been a visiting Professor at multiple institutions, most recently at the William Coxe Lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis, Boston Children’s Hospital, New York University Medical Center, Stanford University Medical Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, Connecticut Children’s Hospital, and University of California at San Francisco Medical Center. Doug has given multiple international lectures, including two for the Japan Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, one for the Madurai Neurological Academy, two for the Dutch Spine Society, and one in Cartagena, Columbia, for the Latin American Congress in Pediatric Neurosurgery.[KK1]
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Director, Pediatric Cerebrovascular Surgery
Department of Neurosurgery / Vascular Biology Program
Children's Hospital Boston / Harvard Medical School
300 Lonwood Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
USA
Section Editor: Vascular Disorders of the Nervous System
Author: Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations in Children
Edward Robert Smith, MD, is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and the R. Michael Scott Chair in Neurosurgery, Director of Cerebrovascular Surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Edward Robert Smith).
Dr. Smith has been the President of the Young Neurosurgeons Committee of the American Association of Neurologic Surgeons and the Chair of the Research Committee of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Section and has held positions in other hospital, regional, and national organizations. He has been a reviewer and editor for multiple journals, including Operative Neurosurgery. He is a section editor for the Vascular Disorders Section of the ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery. Ed has edited books on vascular disease and tumors and has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles on pediatric neurosurgical topics.
Dr. Ed Smith has lectured at over 50 national and international institutions, including Great Ormond Street in London, Seoul National University Hospital, and the University of Manchester. He has spoken at regional, national, and international scientific conferences, including the international Moyamoya Society Meetings, in addition to participating as an instructor at national and international educational courses on pediatric neurosurgery.
Institue of neurosurgery
Catholic University Medical School
Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8
Rome 00168
Italy
Section Editor: Vascular Diseases in Children
Gianpiero Tamburini, MD, is a Professor of Neurosurgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery, at the Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, and Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy, and the Chief, Congenital Malformations Unit, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy (Gianpiero Tamburini).
Dr. Tamburini has served as the Chairman of the Communication Committee of the ISPN, Treasurer of the ISPN,Secretary of the European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN),Chairman of the Education Committee of the ISPN,Co-Chairman of the Education Committee of the ESPN, Treasurer of the ESPN, and Vice-Chairman of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Committee of the World Federation of Neurological Societies (WFNS). Gianpiero currently is the President Elect of the ESPN and the Secretary of the ISPN.He is the Editor of the Controversy in Neurosurgery Section for the journal Child’s Nervous System and the Main Editor for the Pediatric Neurosurgery Section of the journal Turkish Neurosurgery. He is the Section Editor of the Vascular Disorders Section of the ISPN Guide. He is also a Co-Editor of the textbook Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Dr. Tamburini has been the Yusuf Ersahin Honoured Lecturer on Pediatric Neurosurgery, Antalya, Turkey, and the Kemali Baykaner Honoured Lecturer on Pediatric Neurosurgery, Antalya, Turkey. He has participated as Faculty in more than 40 international pediatric neurosurgery courses (ESPN, ISPN, WFNS, International Federation of Neuroendoscopy), giving 130 lectures. Gianpiero has been author of 169 international publications in peer-reviewed journals and of 25 international book chapters.
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Section Editor: Functional Disorders in the Nervous Systems in Children
Oguz Cataltepe, MD, is a Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at University of Massachusetts Medical School and is the Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery and the Director of Epilepsy Surgery at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. Oguz Cataltepe has a particular interest in the surgical treatment of epilepsy, hydrocephalus and endoscopic procedures.
Oguz Cataltepe has held positions on committees for Chairman Appointments and for Academic Advancements at his institution, and has served in several committees including Faculty Council, Medical Student Admission Committee, Pediatric Trauma Committee and Quality Assurance Committee. He is a member of many national and international professional societies and serves on the editorial boards of several neurological and neurosurgical journals. He is the editor of a well-known textbook on Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery.He is also co-section editor of the Functional Neurosurgery section of the ISPN Guide to Pediatric Neurosurgery, editor of Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery textbook. He has been reviewer for many journals including Neurosurgery, J Neurological Sciences and Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy.
Dr. Catatepe’s publications include many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. He has been invited speaker at many national and international meetings and institutions. He has conducted some research projects using small animal models that include developing novel surgical techniques to repair peripheral nerve injuries in mice, studies addressing the patterns of post-injury electrophysiological phenomena, its behavioral correlates, and changes in Glutamate and GABA concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid of immature rats during and after hypoxia-ischemia induced seizures as well as apoptosis and DNA fragmentation patterns in rats with kainate induced seizures. His most recent research study is related to the role of Fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) expression in cerebral vascular malformations and brain tumors.
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Tel Aviv
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USA
Montefiore Medical Center
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Department of Neurosurgery
Bronx, NY 10467
USA
Texas Children’s Hospital
6621 Fannin Street, CCC 1230.01
Houston, TX
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Montefiore Medical Center
111 E. 210th St
Bronx, NY 10467
USA
Montefiore Medical Center
111 E. 210th St
Bronx, NY 10467
USA
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Vancouver, BC v6s 1n1
Canada
Hôpitaux Universitaires, Geneva
3-4 rue Gabrielle Perret Gentil
Geneva
Canton de Geneve
1211, Geneva 14
Switzerland
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University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Department of Neurosurgery
Madison, WI 53792
USA
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Room 126 B, 1st Floor,
Medical Research Centre19,
New Marine Lines,
Mumbai 400020
India
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
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Baltimore, MD, 21287
USA
Children's Medical Center
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Rio de Janeiro
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Brazil
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Orlando, FL
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Durham, NC
USA
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Toronto, Ontario
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Indiana University School of Medicine
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USA
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Washington, DC 20010
USA
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Murcia
Spain
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Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
Singapore
Clínica Universitaria Teletón
Autopista Norte, Km. 21
Chía
Cundinamarca
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Colombia
Author: Moyamoya Disease in Children
Kyu-Chang Wang, MD, PhD, is a Professor at Seoul National University (SNU) College of Medicine in the Department of Neurosurgery in Seoul, South Korea. He has been distinguished faculty at SNU Children’s Hospital in Pediatric Neurosurgery (Kyu-Chang Wang).
Professor Wang has been a leader locally and internationally, serving as Dean of the SNU College of Medicine, President of the Korean Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, and President of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Professor Wang has authored over 400 journal publications, written over 20 chapters in textbooks, and spoken internationally, including named lectureships, such as the Raimondi Lecturer.
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