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Neurosurgery

Medical College of Wisconsin Pediatric and Adolescent Neurosurgery Programs & Specialties

The Pediatric Neurosurgery Program offers a full range of surgical treatment for children, from newborns to adolescents, with neurological problems, including treatment for brain tumors, Spina Bifida, spasticity, seizures and epilepsy, and traumatic injuries to the brain, spinal cord, and spine. The Neurosurgery team also participates in prenatal consultations with expectant mothers for babies with these problems.

Meet Our Pediatric Neurosurgery Team

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Elsa Arocho-Quinones, MD

Assistant Professor

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Bruce A. Kaufman, MD

Professor

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Irene Kim, MD

Associate Professor

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Sean M. Lew, MD, FAANS

Mardak/Vandenberg Family Chair of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Wisconsin; Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin; Director, Epilepsy Surgery, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

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Tia L. Derflinger, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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Anne E. Matthews, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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