Global Endeavors
Intersurgeon Pediatric Neurosurgeons/Trainees from the USA and Canada with Global Collaborations listed
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| Name | Country | Home institution | Global Affiliate Nation(s) | Global Affiliate Institution/Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrianna Ranger, MD | Canada | — | London | London Health Sciences Center |
| Albert Tu, MD | Canada | Children’s Hospital Eastern Ontario and the University of Ottawa | Vietnam | Hue Medical University |
| Faizal Haji MD, PhD, FRCSC | Canada | Kingston Health Sciences Centre | Senegal and Vietnam | West African College of Surgeons |
| Ariana Barkley, MD- Assistant Professor | USA | University of New Mexico | Philippines | — |
| Caitlin Hoffman, MD -Associate Professor | USA | Weill Cornell | Tanzania | — |
| Patricia Clerking, MD- Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery | USA | Dartmouth | Philippines | — |
| Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto | Canada | — | — | — |
| Paul Steinbok | Canada | BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada | — | — |
| Belinda Shao, MD MPH | USA | Brown University / Rhode Island Hospital | University of Indonesia | — |
| Brandon Rocque, MD- Associate Professor | USA | Children’s of Alabama | Vietnam | National Cancer Hospital (K Hospital), National Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital #2 in Ho Chi Minh City, and Viet Duc Hospital |
| Children’s of Alabama, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery | USA | Children’s of Alabama, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, UAB | Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia | Children’s of Alabama Global Surgery Program. Faculty currently active in global surgery initiatives: Jeffrey Blount, MD, James M. Johnston, MD, Brandon G. Rocque, MD, MPH, and Curtis Rozzelle, MD. |
| Christopher Bonfield, MD | USA | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery | Peru, Tanzania, Zanzibar | Komedyplast; Bugando Hospital, Mwanza, Tanzania; Mnazi Mmoja Hospital, Zanzibar; Madaktari Africa (https://www.madaktari.org); NED organization (https://nedfoundation.wordpress.com). |
| David Limbrick, MD, PhD | USA | St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Saint Louis, United States of America | Dominican Republic, Haiti | Benard Mevs Hospital |
| Children’s Hospital Colorado Dept of Neurosurgery | USA | Children’s Hospital Colorado Dept of Neurosurgery | International Fellowship | Annual International Fellowship training opportunity for a trainee from outside of the United States or Canada |
| Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Division of Neurosurgery | USA | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Division of Neurosurgery | International Fellowship | International Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship |
| Eylem Ocal , MD | USA | Arkansas Children’s Hospital Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, UAMS, Little Rock, AK | — | International fellowship: educational opportunities to interested fellows and residents, up to 6 months |
| Heather Spader MD | USA | University of New Mexico Dept of Pediatric Neurosurgery | Ethiopia, Philippines | Sodo Christian Hospital (Soddo); Black Lion Hospital/ Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa); Philippine General Hospital |
| Nicholas M Wetjen MD | USA | The Iowa Clinic Des Moines | Kenya, Peru | Kijabe, Kenya |
| Philipp Aldana, MD-Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery | USA | Wolfson Children’s Hospital/University of Florida Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL | Phillipines | Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation. Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (Cebu City); Philippine General Hospital (Manila) |
| Sandi Lam, MD | USA | — | Kijabe Hospital in Kijabe, Kenya | — |
| Suresh Magge, MD | USA | Children’s National Hospital | Haiti | — |
| Steven Schiff, MD, PhD, FACS, Vice Chair of Global Health in neurosurgery | USA | Yale University | Uganda | — |
| Todd C. Hankinson, MD, MBA | USA | Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, United States of America | Canada, Italy, UK | Multicenter craniopharyngioma consortium |
| Zulma Tovar-Spinoza MD | USA | SUNY Upstate Medical University,Syracuse,NY | Canada, Italy, UK | Listserv International Neurosurgery Resident Training Course |
Intersurgeon Pediatric Neurosurgeons/Trainees from the USA and Canada with Global Collaborations listed
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Want to be added to our list? Submit your info here
| Name | Country | Home institution | Global Affiliate Nation(s) | Global Affiliate Institution/Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miguel Ibañez | Argentina | Hospital de Niños de Santa Fe “Dr. Orlando Alassia”, Santa Fe | — | — |
Christian Dorfer, MD | Austria | Medical University/General Hospital Vienna, Vienna | — | — |
Igor Faquini, M.D | Brazil | HOSPITAL DA RESTAURAÇÃO / HOSPITAL IMIP, Recife | — | — |
Nelci Zanon, MD | Brazil | UNIFESP, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo | — | — |
Adrian Caceres, MD | Costa Rica | Dr. Carlos Saenz Herrera, San Jose | Canada | Exchange program with Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto) |
Hellwag Flores | Dominican Republic | Hospital Robert Ried Cabral, Santo Domingo | — | — |
Hellwag Flores Figueroa | Dominican Republic | Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago, Santiago | — | — |
Mohamed El Beltagy | Egypt | Children’s Cancer hospital, Egypt (CCHE-57357), Cairo | Switzerland, Boston Children’s Hospital | — |
Osama Aglany | Egypt | Ain Shams University, Cairo | — | Former International Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellow, Boston Children’s Hospital |
Walid Abdel Ghany MD., Ph.D | Egypt | Ain Shams University Specialized Hospital, Cairo | — | — |
Ahmed El Damaty, MD | Germany | Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg | — | — |
Frank Nketiah Boakye MD | Ghana | Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, KumasiSchool of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | — | — |
Chimney Bhalke MD | India | VIRAJ HOSPITAL, KHARGONE, MADHYA PRADESH | — | — |
Shibu Pillai MD | India | MAZUMDAR SHAW MEDICAL CENTER, Bangalore | — | — |
KAUSHIK SIL MD | India | PARK CLINIC, KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL | — | — |
Milind Sankhe, MCh, FRCS(SN) | India | P D Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai | — | — |
Neelam Krishnan Venkataramana | India | Brains Hospital, Bangalore | — | — |
Prof Natarajan Muthukumar | India | Devadoss Multispeciality Hospital, Madurai | Phillipines | CURE Hydrocephalus and Child HELP |
Farideh Nejat MD | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Children’s Medical Center, Tehran | — | International Fellowship |
Shlomi Constantini | Israel | Dana Children’s Hospital, Tel-Aviv | Russia, USA | — |
Flavio Giordano, MD | Italy | MEYER PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL, FIRENZE | — | — |
Nobuhito Morota, MD | Japan | Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa | — | — |
Eelco W. Hoving MD, PhD | Netherlands | Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology, Utrecht | — | — |
Erwin Cornips, MD | Netherlands | Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht | Germany, Netherlands, Turkey | — |
Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, Division of Neurosurgery | Nigeria | Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos | — | — |
Mansur Muhammad Idris | Nigeria | National Hospital, Abuja Nigeria, Abuja | — | — |
Taopheeq Rabiu, MD | Nigeria | Esho Brain and Spine Centre, Osogbo | — | — |
Preculins Kim | Republic of Korea | Bundang Jesaeng, Gyeonggi-do | — | — |
Sung Kyoo Hwang, MD | Republic of Korea | Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu | — | — |
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Neurosurgery Service | Singapore | KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | — | — |
Dr Inthira Khampalikit | Thailand | Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok | — | — |
Luxwell Jokonya MD | Zimbabwe | Harare Children’s Hospital and University of Zimbabwe | South Africa | — |
Photos
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