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LIST OF CHIARI SPECIALISTS

Shane99 condensed our list of drs. (Thanks Shane!)

This list is not a complete list of possible Specialists - Please continue to add.

This is not any kind of "Official" list of Chiari Specialists! These are simply NeuroSurgeons that we patients have listed as liking. No background checks have been made about them. If you wish to follow up, please research on your own. If you are comfortable with your current doctor and he/she is actually qualified to perform Chiari Decompression Surgery, then don't let us tell you any differently. This list is just to help people connect with NeuroSurgeons. It is not intended as a referral, please research all Drs.

Thread link for drs in Canada~~
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Chiari-Malformation/CHIARI-DRS-LIST-CANADA/show/1270605

Link to Australia list~~
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Chiari-Malformation/CHIARI-DRS-LIST-Australia/show/1314732






ALABAMA

Anthony Martino
Mobile, Alabama

Dr. Jerry Oakes  
Pediatric Neurosurgeon
UAB in Birmingham, Al.  


ARIZONA

Dr. Marc Ercius Mesa, Arizona
(480) 833-5209

ARKANSAS

Dr. Timothy Bursen Little Rock, Arkansas

Dr. Anthony Capocelli Fort Smith, Arkansas

CALIFORNIA

Dr. Jorge Lazareff, MD
  Specialty: Neurological Surgery; Director Pediatric Neurosurgery
  Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
200 Medical Plaza, Suites 140
Peter Morton Medical Building
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Phone:
(310) 794-7700 Patient Appointments

  Contact (310) 206-6677
Fax Number (310) 794-2147

Paul S. Jackson, M.D. , Ph.D.
Palo Alto Center
795 El Camino Real
Level 3, Lee Building
Palo Alto, California 94301
(650) 853-2919
Deputy Chief of Neurosurgery -- Stanford University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor-- Stanford University School of Medicine

COLORADO

Dr. John Oro, Chiari Care Center Aurora, Colorado
(303)-481-0035

CONNECTICUT

Dr. Judith Gorelick
Connecticut Neorosurgery PC
330 Orchard St, #316,
New Haven, CT
(203) 781-3400

DELAWARE

Dr. Jeffrey W. Campbell,
Dr. Benjamin Warf,
DuPont Children’s Hospital
Wilmington, Delaware

FLORIDA

Dr. Balis
Dr. Lewis
3000 Fletcher Ave
Tampa, FL
813-977-3776

GEORGIA

Dr.  Vidyadhar Chitale
Marietta

ILLINOIS

Dr. Todd Alexander
Ste 210
1235 North Mulford Road,
Rockford, IL 61107-3879
(815) 397-0077

Dr. Frim
Chicago, IL

Dr. Merle Diamond,
Diamond Headache Clinic
Chicago, Illinois

Dr Gail Rosseau Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Research (CINN)
4501 N Winchester Ave
Chicago, Il

IOWA

Dr Arnold Menzes
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242

LOUISIANA

Scott W. Soleau, M.D.
Neurosurgery
The NeuroMedical Center Clinic
10101 Park Rowe Avenue
3rd Floor
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810
Phone: (225) 768-2050



MARYLAND

Dr Marcella Madera

Primary Location:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD  21287

Building: Meyer
Room: 5-109

Phone: 410-955-5464
Fax: 410-502-3399
Appointment Phone: 410-550-093

Dr. Powers
Bethesda, MD

Dr. Fraser Henderson - Neurosurgeon (chiari and spine specialist)
Spine Team Maryland
8116 Good Luck Road, Suite 205
Lanham, MD  20706
(also has an office in Bethesda, MD)

MASSACHUSETTS

Dr. William Butler
Mass General Hospital
Boston, Mass

Dr. Carl Heilman  NS
Tufts Medical Center,
Boston, MA

Jean-Valery Coumans, MD
Mass General Hospital
15 Parkman St.
Boston, MA 02114
Tel: 1-617-726-3511
Fax: 1-617-643-4115


MICHIGAN


Dr. Lynn Hedeman
Great Lakes Neurosurgical Associates
414 Plymouth NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
(616) 454-3465


Dr. Karin Muraszko
@ C.S. Motts Childrens Hospital
Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan

DR Richard Veyna  
Head and Spine Institue of MI
West Bloomfield, MI

MINNESOTA

Dr. Mahmoud Nagib
Neurosurgical Associates
Minneapolis
913 East 26th Street
305 Piper Building
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407
Phone 612-871-7278
Fax 612-863-8531


MISSISSIPPI

Dr. Timothy Wiebe
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

NEW YORK

Chiari Institute Great Neck, New York
(516) 570-4400
(516) 394-8350
Dr. Thomas Milhorat
· Dr. Paolo Bolgnese
· Dr. Rohit Verma
· Dr. Misao Nishikawa
· Dr. Roger Kula
· Dr. Sol Mora
· Dr. Amit Shelat
· Dr. L. Thierry Remy

Dr Chanland Roonprapunt (Formerly of The Chiari Institute)
Spine Institute of New York
Ph: 212-523-6720
Title: NS

NEVADA

Dr.Michael Seiff,
Las Vegas NV.


NORTH CAROLINA

Dr. Michael J. Rosner Fletcher,
North Carolina

Gerald A. Grant, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Appointment Telephone
919-684-5013

Office Telephone
919-684-5013

Fax Telephone
919-684-8274


OHIO

Dr. Daniel Prevedello,
recently moved from Pittsburgh, PA to Columbus, OH.
Ohio State University

Dr. John M. Tew, Jr.
Mayfield Clinic
University Medical Arts Bldg.
222 Piedmont Ave., Suite 3100
Cincinnati, OH 45219

(513) 221-1100
800-325-7787

OREGON
Dr. David Adler
Emanuel and Providence.  
Columbia Neurosurgical Associates
1040 Northwest 22nd Avenue,
Portland, OR
(503) 796-2743‎

PENNSYLVANIA

Dr Bejani
Pittsburgh, PA



Dr Gardner
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Pittsburgh Pa

SOUTH DAKOTA

Dr. Ralph Reeder Sioux City,
South Dakota

TENNESSEE

Dr. Carl Hampf,
Baptist Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee
800-668-9410
(615) 327-9543  

Dr Reid Thompson,
Dr. Cheng,
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee

Dr. Samuel Hunter
Nashville, Tennessee

Dr. Stephanie Einhaus
Semmes Murphy clinic
Memphis TN,

TEXAS

Dr.Victor Kareh, MD
Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery
21216 Northwest Freeway
Suite 230
Cypress, TX 77429
281-640-2121

Dr. Jeremy Denning
Dr. Richard Jackson
Dallas Neurosurgical and Spine Associates
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas,
Professional Building III,
Suite 220,
8230 Walnut Hill Lane,
Dallas, Texas 75231
Phone: 214-750-3646


Gulf Coast Brain & Spine Institue
Dr. Peter J. Yeh, MD, FACS
Board Certified Neurological Surgeon
6565 West Loop South, Ste. 450
Houston, TX  77401
713.661.8900
713.661.5535 fax


WASHINGTON

Dr. Buchwald,
Dr. Maravilla
Dr. Ellenbogen
Ninth & Jefferson Building
908 Jefferson St., Fifth Floor
Seattle, WA 98104
206-744-9300


Dr. Gregory Foltz
Swedish Hospital
Seattle, WA
206-320-2800

WEST VIRGINIA

Dr. Rammy Gold Parkersburg, West Virginia

WISCONSIN

Dr. Dan Heffez Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Bermans J Iskandar,MD
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-0001
(608) 263-6420
UW Madison
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We're going to close this thread as all docs have been added to the list:
http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Neurological-Disorders/DOCTORS-LIST-FOR-CHIARI-SYRINGOMYELIA/show/1062?cid=186

If you have doctors you'd like added, please post in the new thread: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Chiari-Malformation/-List-of-Chiari-Drs--USA-2013-2014/show/2046186

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  Glad to hear u r doing well.....and that ur Dr was such a good fit for u....it is important that we are comfortable with our Drs....

Keep us posted on ur recovery : )
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Sorry for not answering before. Yes, I did travel to meet the doctor. Today it's 3 month since my surgery. Even though I had complications, I'm feeling great! I trully recommend my doctor, he is my angel on earth!
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Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum.

Thank u for adding ur Drs name...did u travel to FL to this Dr?

I am so glad u r doing well , sorry u had to endure a 2nd surgery....may I ask what happened that u required a 2nd?

Praying u have a smooth recovery : )
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Hi, I have Chiari malformation type 2 and siringomelia. I've had two surgeries. The first one on Nov. 14-2012, and the last one on July 22nd.-2013. Both of them with Dr. Jose Valerio in Cleveland Clinic in Weston Fl. I think he is a great option for you to add to the list. On this last surgery, I just feel neck pain, I'm still post-op., but all my symptoms due to my chiari are gone. My first surgery didn't work that well due to all the complications I had. On this second one, I'm definitely feeling much better. Hope my experience can help others.
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   U r on it....just go back one page...this is page 2 as members are adding to the list so u may find names not on the main list thru out the thread....but click to go to page 1 to see the main list.

U can also go to the Health Pages and review the list there-http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/list?cid=186
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Where is the list of Dr's that specialize in Chiari Malformation
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  Thanks for this added info will add to our HP list  : )
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Please add Dr. David Jimenez of UT San Antonio Health Sciences Center to the list. He is a pediatric neurosurgeon who also does adults. He did my 17 year old son's decompression on 3/25/13 and my son is now fully recovered and back to an active normal life, pain free. Dr. Jimenez has done hundreds of Chiari surgeries and is a wonderfully patient, warm and caring doctor, as well as being very talented. He took an hour our first visit to explain everything, and then had my son take 3 hours of MRIs to look for any complications or concurrent conditions. During surgery, his OR nurse reported on status to us every hour. Post-op, he came out and spoke to us for a good 15 minutes about the operation and what to expect. His office was responsive and caring. I cannot recommend him enough if you are within a day's travel to San Antonio, TX.

CONTACT INFO:

Department of Neurosurgery
UT Health Science Center San Antonio
David F. Jimenez, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor and Chairman

Main Administrative Office
7703 Floyd Curl Dr. (MC 7843)
Medical School Building, 102F
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900
210-567-5625 • FAX 210-567-6066
***@****

Clinic Appointments and Referrals
(210) 567-6027
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  Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum.

Thank u so much for a Drs name and contact info for PA...I just recently heard there were Drs in Hershey that were able to help Chiarians....when I needed one I went to NY bcuz Pittsburg was too far to go.....and I could not find one.

Thanks for the add and I hope u will stick around and share ur experience.
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Can you add Dr. Iantosca to the Chiari list? He did my surgery and has done over 400 decompression surgeries... I had no complications after surgery and felt so comfortable with him! Anyone in PA, or anyone even question who a good surgeon is should check him out!!!

Dr. Mark Iantosca
Penn State Hershey Medical Center NEU
30 Hope Dr Suite 13
Hershey, PA 17033
(717) 531-0003 (Office)
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  Our list consists of Drs members have been to and liked...and the list is then available for others to use as a tool to research Drs as we do not refer or endorse Drs....

Thanks for the add as I know many in AZ are looking for well informed Chiari Drs.
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I only see one doctor listed above for the state of Arizona? I went to Barrows Neurological Institute In Phoenix, AZ at St. Joseph's Hospital and saw Dr. Peter Nakaji (who is amazing). He took my Chiari very seriously and treated it with a newer minimally invasive technique. Their former medical director now runs the Chiari Institute in New York, and he referred me to Barrows.
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