The authors present the spectrum of pediatric neurosurgery in a unique way, developing each chapter from the perspective of an individual case. Therapeutic options are considered, surgical techniques are described in detail, and postoperative management and complications are discussed. The text is likely to be a valuable resource for residents in their early years of training and for those reviewing for oral board exams.
Nathan Selden is Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at OHSU and holds the Mario and Edith Campagna Endowed Chair of Pediatric Neurosurgery in the OHSU School of Medicine. He is also Chair-elect of the Professional Board for OHSU Healthcare. His clinical focus is functional neurosurgery for children. At OHSU, he performed the first ever transplantation of neuronal stem cells in a human patient and has three times co-authored the Pediatric Traumatic Brain
Injury Guidelines.
Lissa Baird is Head of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery in the OHSU School of Medicine. She is the Surgical Director of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Program at Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Her clinical focus is the management of pediatric brain and spine tumors, and neurovascular malformations in children. She co-authored the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Guidelines and Pediatric Plagiocephaly Guidelines. Her research interests focus on
working towards novel
treatments and a better understanding of pediatric brain tumors.