Welcome to Pediatric Neurosurgery
Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital offers a comprehensive Pediatric Neurological Surgery Program with the only two fellowship-trained, full-time pediatric neurosurgeons outside of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. They are both certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and The American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Their specialty training has prepared them to treat the most complex disorders that can affect a child's brain and spinal cord. Taking a team approach to each child's diagnosis and therapy, pediatric neurosurgeons and physicians work together with clinical specialty nurses and other health care professionals, all using the most advanced techniques and instrumentation available.
Our pediatric neurosurgeons are involved in national organizations, and are members of the Joint Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery and the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons. They are members of the Hydrocephalus Association and the Spina Bifida Association of America.
Children's Miracle Network (CMN) is an international non-profit organization that has affiliations with 170 children’s hospitals. Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital at Penn State Hershey serves the Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York regions.
Children's Miracle Network's mission is to raise funds for children’s services and create community awareness of children’s issues. All money raised by CMN goes directly toward patient services, research, equipment, program services, and educational resources at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital at Penn State Hershey.
The mission of The Four Diamonds Fund is to conquer childhood cancer by assisting children treated at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital and their families through superior care, comprehensive support, and innovative research.
Any family with a child being treated for pediatric cancer at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital is automatically eligible for support.
The Fund has helped more than 2,000 families since 1972. Approximately 90 new families receive support each year.
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