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The Department of Neurosurgery at Children's Hospital Boston provides highly integrated care for children with diseases and malformations of the brain, spine and nervous system. Neurological disorders often have broad-reaching effects and the program aims to understand and treat all the elements of a child's condition.
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January 28 at 4 p.m. EST: Specialists at Children's to show surgical repair of an encephalocele - and arachnoid cyst ? and discuss diagnosis, surgical treatment and prognosis for the future. Sign up for an email reminder at OR-Live.
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On December 17, 2007, the The Boston Globe featured the remarkable story of a Children's patient. The story highlights the work of Children's neurosurgeon, Joseph Madsen, MD. Read more...
In addition to a strong record of technological innovation and invention, physicians in the program are committed to a rigorous understanding of which practices constitute the very best standard of care.

The surgeons and staff of the Neurosurgery Department at Children's Hospital Boston are pleased to welcome you. Physicians in the department treat a wide range of conditions, including:

Children's Department of Neurosurgery collaborates with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute to treat diseases and injuries of the brain, spine and nervous system.

For more information about our combined program, please call us at 617-355-6008.

What's New
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The Department of Neurosurgery has a new home in the Hunnewell Building. Please take the Hunnewell A Elevators to get to our new offices on the second floor of the Hunnewell Building. Find Us
Contact Information
Phone 617-355-6008
Address 300 Longwood Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
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Intraoperative MRI & Neurophysiologically Guided Brain Tumor Resection Webcast
Watch our neurosurgeons remove a brain tumor with functional mapping of the cortex on a 13-year-old patient.
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Children's neurosurgeons quickly diagnose and treat a 7-year-old boy's dangerous bleeding.
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When it comes to tools for smaller patients, clinicians are often left to their own devices...
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