The annual Pool Symposium was held once again here at Columbia and the theme this year was pediatric neurosurgery. Dr. Neil A. Feldstein, Dr. Richard Anderson, and Dr. Saadi Ghatan from the Pediatric Neurosurgery Center were all there and each presented in their areas of expertise. Dr. Feldstein spoke about...

In 2005, Dr. Richard Anderson from the Pediatric Neurosurgery Center started the Spasticity Center here at Columbia. The program has grown by leaps and bounds and that is exactly what he aimed for--quite literally...

Spasticity is a neuromuscular condition in which muscles are continuously contracted. The stiff or rigid muscles inhibit normal activity, including walking, movement, and speech. Spasticity in children has numerous potential causes, most of which include some form of damage to the nervous system,...

The Pediatric Neurosurgery Center specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with a range of neurosurgical disorders, such as brain tumors, spasticity, movement disorders, intractable epilepsy, hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis, head injuries, and spina bifida, as well as other cranial...