Highest-ranked Pediatric Neurosurgery & Neurology program in North Florida.
Conditions and treatments
Specialties
Our neurosurgeons and nurse practitioners have all received advanced pediatric training, which is crucial in caring for the unique needs of children and adolescents. Our specialty programs include treatment of:
Diseases and conditions
A – C
- Aneurysms
- Arachnoid Cyst
- Arterial Malformation
- Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF)
- Atretic Encephalocele
- AVMs (Arteriovenous Malformations)
- Brachycephaly
- Brain Cyst
- Brain Mass
- Brain Trauma
- Brain Tumors
- Cavernous Angiomas/Malformations
- Cerebellar Cyst
- Cerebellar Ectopia
- Cerebellar Tumor
- Chiari Malformations
- Choroid Plexus Cyst
- Colloid Cyst
- Congenital Abnormality of the Skull
- Craniopharyngioma
- Craniosynostosis
- Cutis Aplasia
D – F
- Dandy-Walker Malformation
- Delayed Fontanel Closure
- Dermal Sinus Tract
- Dermoid Cyst
- Disc Herniation
- Dolichocephaly
- Encephalocele
- Epidermoid Cyst
- Epidural Hematoma
- Epilepsy
- Fatty Filum Terminale
- Fibrous Dysplasia
G – I
- Hematoma
- Hemivertebra
- Hydrocephalus
- Hydromyelia
- Hypothalamic Hamartoma
- Increased Head Circumference
- Intraventricular Cyst
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage
J – L
M – O
- Macroadenoma
- Macrocephaly
- Macrocrania
- Meningocele
- Microadenoma
- Moyamoya
- Myelomeningocele
- Nasal Dermoid
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neurological Birth Defects
- Neurological Trauma
- Neurovascular Disease
P – S
- Parietal Foramina
- Pediatric Disc Disease
- Persistent Fontanel
- Pineal Cyst
- Pineal Tumor
- Pituitary Disease
- Plagiocephaly
- Positional Plagiocephaly
- Premature Fontanel Closure
- Rathke’s Cleft Cyst
- Sacral Dimple
- Scalp Mass
- Scalp Tumor
- Scaphocephaly
- Seizures
- Sinus Pericranii
- Skull Fracture
- Skull Lesion
- Skull Tumor
- Small Fontanel
- Spasticity
- Spina Bifida
- Spina Bifida Occulta
- Spinal Abnormalities
- Spinal Disc Disease
- Spinal Disorders
- Spinal Fracture
- Spinal Lipoma
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spinal Trauma
- Spinal Tumor
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Subdural Hematoma
- Syringomyelia
- Syrinx
T – V
- Tethered Cord
- Tethered Spinal Cord
- Trauma
- Trigonocephaly
- Tuberous Sclerosis (TS)
- Vascular Disease
- Vein of Galen Malformation (VOGM)
- Venous Malformation
- Ventriculomegaly
- Von Hippel Lindau Disease (VHL)
Services
A – C
- Baclofen Pump
- Corpus Callosotomy
- Cranial Distraction
- Craniectomy
- Cranioplasty
- Craniosynostosis Calvarial Reconstruction
- Craniosynostosis Distractors
- Craniosynostosis Minimally Invasive with Helmet
- Craniosynostosis Minimally Invasive with Springs
- Craniotomy
D – F
- Detethering
- Duraplasty
- Endoscopic Craniosynostosis Surgery
- Endoscopic Fenestration
- Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV)
- Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy with Choroid Plexus Cauterization (ETV-CPC)
- Endovascular Techniques
- External Ventricular Drain (EVD)
- Frameless Stereotaxy
- Fronto-orbital Advancement
G – I
- Hemispherectomy
- Intraoperative MRI
- Intraoperative Ultrasound
J – L
- Laminectomy
- Laminoplasty
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
- Low Radiation Skull CT Scanning
M – O
- Microsurgery
- Minimally Invasive Craniosynostosis Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
- Monobloc
- Muscle Biopsy
- Neuronavigation
- Ommaya Reservoir
P – S
- Pial Synangiosis
- Rhizotomy
- Seizure Surgery, including minimally invasive techniques
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Shunts
- Skull Base Surgery, including minimally invasive techniques
- Spinal Cord Detethering
- Spinal Fusion
- Stealth Neuronavigation
- Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG)
- Stereotactic Biopsy
T – V
- Temporal Lobectomy
- Transsphenoidal Surgery
- Vagal Nerve Stimulator
- Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunts
- Ventriculoscopy
- Ventriculostomy
- Ventriculosubgaleal Shunts (VSGSs)
- Visualase
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital ranks among the nation’s top hospitals in four specialties.
Appointments/Referrals
At UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, every child diagnosed with a condition requiring neurosurgical expertise is cared for with an individualized treatment plan. We see patients within just a few days for non-emergency cases and within 24 hours for urgent cases.
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Phone Numbers
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(352) 273-6990 - Main Office
(352) 273-9000