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Pediatric Directory (Updated Fall 2019):

Colorado:

Dr. Michael Handler, MD
Associate Surgeon-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital Colorado
The McMurry-Seebaum Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-6100
https://www.childrenscolorado.org

Dr. Todd Hankinson
Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-6100
https://www.childrenscolorado.org

California:

Brian W. Hanak, MD
Division Chief, Neurosurgery
Loma Linda University Health System
Pediatric Neurosurgery
25455 Barton Road, Ste. A108
Loma Linda, CA 92354
(909) 558-6388
(877) 558-0800 (Toll Free)

Dr. Peter Sun, MD
Division Chief, Neurosurgery
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Pediatric Neurosurgery
744 52nd St, Ste 5203
Oakland, CA 94609
510-428-3319

Florida:

Dr. Greg Olavarria, MD
Division Chief, Neurosurgery
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
1222 S. Orange Ave. 2nd Floor
Orlando, FL 32806
321-841-3050
321-841-3049 Fax
www.orlandohealthdocs.com/kidsbrains/

Dr. Samer K. Elbabaa, MD, FAANS, FAAP, FACS
Arnold Palmer Hospital For Children
1222 S. Orange Ave. 2nd Floor
Orlando, FL 32806
321-841-3050
321-841-3049 Fax
www.orlandohealthdocs.com/kidsbrains/

Dr. Ronald Davis, MD, MPH, FAAP
Pediatric Neurology & Epilepsy Center of Central Florida
7485 Sandlake Commons Blvd.
Orlando, Florida 32819
407-293-1122
407-253-2170 Fax
www.pediatricneurologypa.com/

Dr. Patrick Gorman, PSY
Neuropsychologist
111 North Lake Monte Avenue
Suite 2D
Winterpark, FL 32789
407-644-7792
407-644-3509 Fax

Hawaii:

Dr. Michon Morita, MD
1380 Lusitana St. Suite 712
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
808-529-0508

Illinois:

Margaret Hackett Family Program
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Chicago
5841 S. Maryland Ave
MC 3026 / Rm. J341
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773-795-0622
Fax: 773-834-2066
Website: https://mhfcp.uchicago.edu/

Louisiana:

Dr. Darric E. Baty, MD
4704 Ambassador Caffery Parkway
Lafayette, LA 7058
337-371-3101

Children’s Hospital New Orleans
Dr. Green
Dr. Roberts
Dr. Volk
200 Henry Clay Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-896-9568
https://www.chnola.org

Maryland:

Dr. Mark Luciano, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
410-955-6406 Maryland
410-464-6641 Outside Maryland
410-502-7783 International Patients

Massachusetts:

Benjamin C. Warf, MD
Director, Neonatal and Congenital Anomaly Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School
Boston Children’s Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
617-355-6008

Minnesota:

Dr. Edward Ahn, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Senior Associate Consultant
Department of Neurologic Surgery
200 1st St. SW
Rochester, MN 55905
507-284-2511
https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/ahn-edward-s-m-d/bio-20432865

Montana:

Kelly Schmidt, MD, FAANS
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Montana Children’s
Kalispell Regional Healthcare
202 Callaway Drive
Kalispell, MT 59901
406-752-5111

Nebraska:
Mark J. Puccioni, MD
Midwest Neurosurgery & Spine Specialists
8005 Farnam Dr.
Suite 305
Omaha NE 68114
402-398-9243
www.mdwestone.com

New Hampshire:

Dr. David F. Bauer
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery
One Medical Center Dr.
Lebanon, NH 03756
603-653-9880

New Jersey:

Thomas Steineke, MD, PhD
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Children’s Neuroscience & Rehabilitation Center
JFK Medical Center
65 James Street
Edison, NJ 08818
732-321-7010

Barbara Couvadelli, MD, PhD
Neuro-Psychology Practice, PLLC
200 Middlesex Essex Turnpike, Suite 306A
Iselin, NJ, 08830
800-240-1038
888-770-4153 Fax
info@neuro-psychologypractice.com
www.neuro-psychologypractice.com

Catherine A. Mazzola, MD
Director, Pediatric Neurological Surgery &
Craniofacial Center
NJ Pediatric Neuroscience Institute
131 Madison Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960
973-326-9000
www.njpnsi.com

Arno Fried, MD
Advanced Neurosurgery Associates
20 Prospect Avenue
Suite 905
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-996-5251

Bruce Rosenblum, MD
Riverview Medical Center
160 Avenue at the Common
Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
732-460-1522

New York:

Mark M. Souweidane, M.D.
Director, Pediatric Neurological Surgery
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
1305 York Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY 10065
212-746-2363

Jeffrey P. Greenfield, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery in Pediatrics
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
1305 York Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY 10065
212-746-2363

Caitlin Hoffman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery in Pediatrics
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
1305 York Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY 10065
212-746-2363

Rick Abbott, MD
Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10128
718-920-4197

Barbara Couvadelli, MD, PhD
Neuro-Psychology Practice, PLLC
5030 Broadway, Suite 809
New York, NY 10034
800-240-1038
888-770-4153 Fax
info@neuro-psychologypractice.com
www.neuro-psychologypractice.com

Barbara Couvadelli, MD, PhD
Neuro-Psychology Practice, PLLC
109 East 89 Street, Suite 1E
New York, NY 10128
800-240-1038
888-770-4153 Fax
info@neuro-psychologypractice.com
www.neuro-psychologypractice.com

Mark Mittler, MD
Long Island Neurosurgical Assoc.
410 Lakeville Road, Suite 204
New Hyde Park, NY 11042
516-354-3401

Pisapia, Jared, MD, MTR
Attending Pediatric Neurosurgeon,
Surgical Director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program,
Surgical Director of Peripheral Nerve Surgery Program,
Surgical Co-Director of Craniofacial Program
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center
19 Bradhurst Ave., Suite 3050N
Hawthorne, NY 10532
Phone: 914-775-5437
Fax: 914-650-5437
https://www.westchestermedicalcenter.com/physicians/pisapia-jared-m-1495

Pisapia, Jared, MD, MTR
Attending Pediatric Neurosurgeon,
Surgical Director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program,
Surgical Director of Peripheral Nerve Surgery Program,
Surgical Co-Director of Craniofacial Program
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center
257 Lafayette Ave., Suite 360
Suffern, NY 10901
Phone: 914-775-5437
Fax: 914-650-5437
https://www.westchestermedicalcenter.com/physicians/pisapia-jared-m-1495

Pisapia, Jared, MD, MTR
Attending Pediatric Neurosurgeon,
Surgical Director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program,
Surgical Director of Peripheral Nerve Surgery Program,
Surgical Co-Director of Craniofacial Program
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center
19 Baker Ave., Suite 301
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: 914-775-5437
Fax: 914-650-5437
https://www.westchestermedicalcenter.com/physicians/pisapia-jared-m-1495

Steven Schneider, MD
Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Schneider Children’s Hospital
410 Lakeville Road, Suite 204
New Hyde Park, NY 11042
516-354-3401

Howard Weiner, MD, FACS, FAAP
Assoc. Prof. of Neurosurgery & Pediatrics
NY University Medical Center
317 E. 34th Street, Suite 1002
New York, NY 10016
212-263-6419

Jeffrey Wisoff, MD
Director, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
NYU Medical Center
317 E. 34th Street, Suite 1002
New York, NY 10016
212-263-6419

North Dakota:

Dr. Tong Yang, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Sanford Health Brain & Spine Center
700 First Ave. S.
Fargo, ND 58103
701-234-4023
https://www.sanfordhealth.org/doctors/tong-yang

Pennsylvania:

Stephanie Greene, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
University of Pittsburgh
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Presbyterian, Suite B-400
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-692-7040

Mandeep Singh Tamber, MD
Department of Neurological Surgery
Children’s Hospital Drive
4401 Penn Avenue 2nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
412-692-5090

Leslie N. Sutton, MD
Division of Neurosurgery
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
34th & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
877-204-9213

Texas:

Dale M. Swift, MD
1935 Medical District Drive
Dallas, TX 75235
214-456-6660