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Department of Neurosurgery1 Medical Center DriveMorgantown, West Virginia 26506

Please contact us to inquire about neonates, infants, children, or adolescents with any neurological problem that can be addressed surgically.

Advanced capabilities

The Pediatric Neurosurgery Program provides advanced care for a wide variety of disorders, including pediatric brain tumors; spinal tumors; hydrocephalus; craniosynostosis; epilepsy; spasticity of spinal or cerebral origin; congenital defects of the brain, skull, or spine; pediatric spinal column instability; and others.

Treatments range from sophisticated image-guided cranial and spinal microsurgery techniques, to skull base neurosurgery, microsurgical laser instrumentation for intraspinal operations, endoscopic surgery for intraventricular pathology, the entire spectrum of shunt technology for hydrocephalus, and surgeries for brain or spinal trauma.

Sophisticated diagnostic technologies include the 3-Tesla MRI with full functional and spectroscopic capability, helical computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), digital holography, and video EEG monitored pediatric beds.

We serve all of West Virginia and the surrounding region with critical care air and ground transportation specially adapted for pediatric patients.

Medical Accessand Referral System (MARS):800-WVA-MARS

Clinic Appointments:855-WVU-CARE

State-of-the-art:

• Craniofacialreconstructivesurgeriesfor craniosynostosis and closure of encephaloceles

• Intraventricularendoscopicsurgeriesfullyintegrated with image guidance

• Microsurgeryofthebrainandspine,includingadvanced image guidance technologies for tumors, cysts, and vascular malformations

• Microsurgicalcontactlasertechniquesforrelease of the tethered spinal cord

• Radiosurgeries,includingbothGammaKnifeand Linac

• SurgeriesforChiarimalformationsandfortreatment of syringomyelia

• Surgeriesforepilepsy,includingvagalnervestimulator placement

• Surgeriesforspasticity,includingselectivedorsal root rhizotomy and intrathecal baclofen infusion pump placement

• Surgeriesfortheneurologiccomplicationsofspinabifida

• Transnasal/transsphenoidalsurgeryforintrasellar pathology

• Placementofshuntsforhydrocephalus

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PEDIATRICNEUROSURGERY TEAM

THE WVU PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY PROGRAM

The WVU Medicine Children’s neurosurgery team provides state-of-the-art care for neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with problems of the brain, spine, or peripheral nerves. Children in need of neurosurgery are best treated by a pediatric neurosurgeon with advanced sub-specialty training, access to the latest technology, and an extensive team of other pediatric sub-specialists. WVU Medicine offers all of these elements, along with a strong commitment to a caring, family-centered approach.

• Strongcommitmenttoachievingthebestpossibleoutcome and excellent cosmetic results with the least possible physical and emotional trauma to the child and family

• Useofminimallyinvasivetechniqueswhenever possible

• Continuityofcarethroughoutthechild’sgrowing years

• Familyparticipationandsupportthroughout the process

• State-of-the-arttechnology

Conditions we treat include:

Pediatric ChiariRabia Qaiser, MDPediatric Neurosurgery

Cesar A. Serrano, MDPediatric Neurosurgery

Pediatric Skull BaseCollaborativeGregory Borah, MDChief of Division of Plastic, Recontructive, and Hand Surgery

Hassan Ramadan, MDChair, Director, Sinus Center;Director, Residency Program

Adam M. CassisNeurotology, Otolaryngology,Head and Neck Surgery

Aaron Mason, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery

John Nguyen, MDOphthalmologyOrbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery

Rabia Qaiser, MDPediatric Neurosurgery

Charles L. Rosen, MD, PhDSkull Base Neurosurgery


Jennifer Sivak, MDOphthalmology, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Stephen J. Wetmore, MD, MBANeurotology, Otolaryngology,Head and Neck Surgery

Pediatric Craniofacialand CraniosynostosisMark A. Armeni, MDOtolaryngologyFacialPlasticandReconstructiveSurgery

Dean Bonsall, MD, MSPediatric Ophthalmology

Gregory Borah, MDChief of Division of Plastic, Recontructive, and Hand Surgery

Geoffrey E. Bradford, MD, MSPediatric Ophthalmology

Marybeth Hummel, MDMedical Genetics

Jodi A. Lindsey, MDPediatric Neurology

Aaron Mason, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery

John Nguyen, MDOphthalmologyOrbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery



Pediatric Cerebrovascular DiseaseRabia Qaiser, MDPediatric Neurosurgery

PediatricSpinaBifidaDaniel Grant, MDPediatric Orthopaedics

John P. Lubicky, MDPediatric Orthopaedics

Osama Al-Omar, MDPediatric Urology

Ali Mirza Onder, MDPediatric Nephrology



Pediatric Cerebral Palsyand SpasticityPaola Pergami, MD, PhDPediatric Neurology



Pediatric EpilepsyMargaret E. Jaynes, MDPediatric Neurology

Jodi A. Lindsey, MDPediatric Neurology

John L. Magruder, MDPediatric Neurology

Paola Pergami, MD, PhDPediatric Neurology



Pediatric Spine DisordersJohn C. France, MDOrthopaedics

Daniel Grant, MDPediatric Orthopaedics




Pediatric Neuro-OncologyBrian A. Ely, MDPediatric Endocrinolgy

Geraldine M. Jacobson, MD, MPHRadiation Oncology

Evan A. Jones, MD, PhDPediatric Endocrinology

Stephan R. Paul, MD, JDPediatric Hematology and Oncology



Pediatric Trauma withBrain or Spinal InjuryMark A. Armeni, MDOtolaryngologyFacialPlasticandReconstructiveSurgery

Daniel Grant, MDPediatric Orthopaedics




Pediatric Diagnostic RadiologySoHyun Boo, MDNeuroradiology, Neurointerventional Radiology

Jeffery P. Hogg, MDNeuroradiology

Mary L. Cannon, MDPediatric Radiology

Jeffrey S. Carpenter, MDNeuroradiologyInterventional Neuroradiology

Gary D. Marano, MDNeuroradiologyPET and SPECT Nuclear Neuroradiology

Ansaar T. Rai, MDNeuroradiologyInterventional Neuroradiology

Thomas D. Roberts, MDNeuroradiologyInterventional Neuroradiology

Daniel Smothers, MDPediatric Radiology

Abdul R. Tarabishy, MDNeuroradiology

MULTI-SPECIALTY COMPREHENSIVE CARE TEAMS

Integrated network of multidisciplinary pediatric care:

• Neonatalintensivecareservice

• Pediatriccraniofacial plastic surgery

• Pediatricendocrinology

• Pediatricgeneral surgery

• Pediatrichematology/oncology

• Pediatricintensive care service

• Pediatricneurology

• Pediatricneuropsychology

• Pediatricorthopaedic surgery

• Pediatricotolaryngology

• Pediatricphysical therapy and rehabilitation

• Pediatricradiology and neuroradiology

• Pediatricurologic surgery

Cesar A. Serrano, MDDr. Serrano completed his pediatric neurosurgical fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Colorado in Aurora. He also completed two neurosurgical residencyprograms:thefirstin Bogota, Colombia, from the Universidad Militar Nueva Granada as a specialist in

neurosurgery, and the second from the University of Calgary, Canada, where he graduated as a specialist in neurosurgery. Serrano has held neurosurgeon appointments in Bogota, Colombia, at the Clinica San PedroandtheClinicaldelCountry.Heisboardcertifiedin neurosurgery by the Royal Collage of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Serrano has a special interest in the surgical treatment of all types of epilepsy.

Rabia Qaiser, MDDr. Qaiser completed her medical and surgical training attheKarachiMedicalandDental College in Pakistan. Qaiser completed her residency in neurological surgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Sherecentlyfinished

her pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis at the Riley Hospital for Children.

Qaiser has a special interest in pediatric cerebrovascular diseases.

Brooke Rhodes, APRNBrooke Rhodes completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at WVU in 2010 and then went on to obtain her master’s degree from WVU in 2013. She is a board certifiedfamilynursepractitionerand has been working with Pediatric Neurosurgery since 2013.• Pediatriccerebrovasculardisease

Arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, congenital venous anomalies, moyamoya disease, and aneurysms

• Pediatricspinalcolumninstability

• Spasticityofspinalorbrain origin

• Spinaltumors

• Congenitaldefectsofthebrain, skull, or spine

• Craniosynostosis

• Epilepsy

• Hydrocephalus

• Pediatricbraintumors

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