Surgeons* at the Pediatric Neurosurgery Center treat a number of children with a neurological birth defect called Chiari Malformation (CM).  Increasingly, they are finding that the most risky part of their surgical treatment, that is, opening the dura, may not always be necessary.  They...

A young boy with a rare case of  Type One Chiari Malformation (CMI) was the first to undergo a new minimally invasive spine surgery through his nose.  Dr. Richard Anderson from the Pediatric Center and his colleagues presented this case at the annual Pediatric Neurosurgery Section meeting...

This year at the annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) they added pediatrics to their Integrated Medical Learning (IML) program.  Dr. Neil Feldstein from the Pediatric Neurosurgery Center was one of the presenters during a session on the surgical management of Chiari Malfo...

What is a Chiari malformation? A Chiari malformation is a congenital (present at birth) defect in the area of the back of the head where the brain and spinal cord connect. The condition is also called Arnold Chiari malformation. There are four types of Chiari malformations, including the...

Dr. Feldstein has been the director of the Division of Pediatric Neurological Surgery since his arrival in 1994.  Under his directorship the division has grown to three full time pediatric neurological surgeons who cover all aspects of pediatric neurological surgery.  Among his interests and...