Pediatric Neurosurgery
The Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Golisano Children's Hospital provides care for children with:
- Traumatic brain and head injuries
- Tumors of the central nervous system
- Hydrocephalus
- Craniosynostosis
- Congenital malformations of the brain and spine
- Spasticity
- Intractable epilepsy
- Spina bifida and congenital spinal disorders
- Pediatric cerebrovascular malformations and anomalies
The Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery uses the most advanced technology to provide surgical efficacy and safety. This includes state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging, intraoperative neuro-navigational guidance, neurophysiological monitoring, robots, endoscopes, and lasers to provide the most current, effective surgery. Together, our group performs >180 surgeries in children age 21 and younger annually. Pediatric surgeries now take place in the Mildred Levine Pediatric Surgical Suite, our facility designed with children's needs and comfort in mind.
Our highly experienced team make every effort to be available immediately to meet your child’s and family’s needs with outreach clinics spread throughout the region and telemedicine visits with our providers. Furthermore, our team embraces a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to care. We work with a number of other subspecialists at Golisano Children's Hospital to provide comprehensive programs for:
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Program
- Pediatric Craniofacial Program
- Pediatric Epilepsy Program
- Pediatric Spasticity and Movement Disorder Program with the Kirsch Clinic
- Comprehensive Spina Bifida Care
In everything we do, we prioritize your child and are able to combine the most advanced evidence-based neurosurgical treatments with true compassion for your child and your family.
Our Pediatric Neurosurgery Team
With their decades of experience our team has developed a nationally recognized neurosurgical program to give your child the best chance of cure and recovery.
- Howard J. Silberstein, M.D., FACS, Chief
- Melissa A. LoPresti, M.D., M.P.H.
- Webster Pilcher, M.D., Ph.D.