If your child has problems involving the head, spine, or nervous system, a Pediatric Neurosurgeon has the experience and qualifications to treat your child. Neurosurgical problems seen by pediatric neurosurgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general neurosurgeons. Special training in pediatric diseases as they relate to pediatric neurosurgical diseases is important. Pediatric neurosurgical problems often are present for life.
Pediatric neurosurgeons have a special and long-standing relationship with their patients.
Children with nervous system problems frequently require ongoing and close follow-up throughout childhood and adolescence. Additional training in pediatric neurosurgery Certification from the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery Pediatric neurosurgeons treat children from the newborn period through the teenage years. They choose to make pediatric care the core of their medical practice, and the unique nature of medical and surgical care of children is learned from advanced training and experience in practice. Pediatric neurosurgeons practice in a variety of medical institutions including children s hospitals, university medical centers, and large community hospitals. The best care for children Children are not just small adults.