Sean M. Lew, MD
Mardak Vanderburg Chair in Neurosurgery, Professor & Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery; Co-Director, Epilepsy Surgery Program, Children’s Wisconsin; Director, Residency Program
Locations
- Neurosciences - Children's Wisconsin
9000 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Neenah Clinic - Children's Wisconsin
130 Second Street
Neenah, WI 54956
Contact Information
Education
Residency, Neurological Surgery, University of Vermont–Burlington, 1996-2002
Internship, Surgery, University of Vermont–Burlington, 1995-1996
MD, Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine, Portland, 1995
Biography
Dr. Lew has subspecialty training in pediatric neurosurgery and is board certified in both neurosurgery and pediatric neurosurgery. He has particular interest and experience in the surgical treatment of pediatric epilepsy, pediatric brain tumors, moyamoya disease and craniocervical anomalies.
He is active in clinical research with an emphasis on pediatric epilepsy, pediatric cervical spine surgery, general pediatric neurosurgery, surgical techniques and outcomes. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and his research has been presented nationally on numerous occasions.
Board Certification
- Neurological Surgery
- Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Surgical Services
- Epilepsy surgery
- Pediatric brain tumors
- Craniocervical abnormalities
- Stereotactic laser ablation for tumor or epilepsy
- Moyamoya disease revascularization surgery
- General pediatric neurosurgery
Conditions Treated
- Abnormalities of the Craniocervical Junction and Cervical Spine
- Brain Trauma
- Brain Tumors
- Spine and Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spine Trauma
- Vascular Diseases
- Pediatric Epilepsy (surgical treatment)
Clinical Programs
Locations
- Children’s Wisconsin-Milwaukee Campus
- Children’s Wisconsin-Neenah/Fox Valley
Honors and Awards
Research Interests
- Pediatric epilepsy
- Pediatric cervical spine surgery
- General pediatric neurosurgery
- Surgical techniques and outcomes
Publications
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(Marashly A, Koop J, Loman M, Kim I, Maheshwari M, Lew SM.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 Jun 26:1-10 PMID: 32590352 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092215565 06/27/2020
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(Kuemmet TJ, Miller JJ, Michalik D, Lew SM, Maheshwari M, Humphrey SR.) Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 May;37(3):455-460 PMID: 32053222 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85079465106 02/14/2020
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(Arocho-Quinones EV, Lew SM, Handler MH, Tovar-Spinoza Z, Smyth M, Bollo R, Donahue D, Perry MS, Levy ML, Gonda D, Mangano FT, Storm PB, Price AV, Couture DE, Oluigbo C, Duhaime AC, Barnett GH, Muh CR, Sather MD, Fallah A, Wang AC, Bhatia S, Patel K, Tarima S, Graber S, Huckins S, Hafez DM, Rumalla K, Bailey L, Shandley S, Roach A, Alexander E, Jenkins W, Tsering D, Price G, Meola A, Evanoff W, Thompson EM, Brandmeir N, Pediatric Stereotactic Laser Ablation Workgroup.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 Mar 27:1-9 PMID: 32217793 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087970947 03/29/2020
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(Shabani S, Kaushal M, Kaufman B, Knipstein J, Lawlor MW, Lew S, Foy A.) World Neurosurg. 2019 Sep;129:302-310 PMID: 31158544 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068562842 06/04/2019
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(Arocho-Quinones EV, Koop J, Lew SM.) World Neurosurg. 2019 Feb;122:680-683 PMID: 30481631 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059237124 11/28/2018
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(Marashly A, Koop J, Loman M, Lee YW, Lew SM.) Front Neurol. 2019;10:1397 PMID: 32010050 PMCID: PMC6974623 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85078806901 02/06/2020
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Stereotactic laser ablation for nonlesional cingulate epilepsy: case report.
(Marashly A, Loman MM, Lew SM.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Nov 01;22(5):481-488 PMID: 30074447 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85056752149 08/04/2018
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Spheno-Orbital Aneurysmal Bone Cyst in a 10-Month-Old Infant.
(Arocho-Quinones EV, Self S, Suchi M, Zwagerman NT, Lew SM.) World Neurosurg. 2018 Sep;117:371-376 PMID: 30157596 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85050132264 08/31/2018
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(Rocque BG, Agee BS, Thompson EM, Piedra M, Baird LC, Selden NR, Greene S, Deibert CP, Hankinson TC, Lew SM, Iskandar BJ, Bragg TM, Frim D, Grant G, Gupta N, Auguste KI, Nikas DC, Vassilyadi M, Muh CR, Wetjen NM, Lam SK.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 09;22(3):225-232 PMID: 29882736 06/09/2018
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(Goldstein HE, Neira JA, Banu M, Aldana PR, Braga BP, Brockmeyer DL, DiLuna ML, Fulkerson DH, Hankinson TC, Jea AH, Lew SM, Limbrick DD, Martin J, Pahys JM, Rodriguez LF, Rozzelle CJ, Tuite GF, Wetjen NM, Anderson RCE.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 07;22(1):81-88 PMID: 29676682 04/21/2018
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Split laminotomy versus conventional laminotomy: postoperative outcomes in pediatric patients.
(Arocho-Quinones EV, Kolimas A, LaViolette PS, Kaufman BA, Foy AB, Zwienenberg M, Lew SM.) J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 06;21(6):615-625 PMID: 29570034 03/24/2018
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Stereotactic laser ablation of amygdala and hippocampus using a Leksell stereotactic frame.
(Awad AJ, Nguyen HS, Arocho-Quinones E, Doan N, Mueller W, Lew SM.) Neurosurg Focus. 2018 04;44(VideoSuppl2):V1 PMID: 29570385 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059502997 03/24/2018