FAREWELL

Dr. Brent O’Neill will be leaving us this summer and has accepted a position at Penn State University. We are sorry to see him go, as he is beloved by patients and colleagues across the region. Good luck, Dr. O’Neill!

Dr. O’neill

Recently Featured Pediatric Neurosurgery Publications

Steinbok P, Cheong A, Dix DB, Bhatia S, Handler MH, Limbrick DD Jr, Niazi T, Price AV, Ragheb J, Souweidane M, Tamber MS, Sandberg DI. Nonoperative Management of Childhood Calvarial Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jun 30;386(26):2532-2534. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2203820. PMID: 35767446.

Malik N, Samples DC, Finneran MM, Graber S, Dorris K, Norris G, Foreman NK, Hankinson TC, Handler MH. Pediatric pineal region masses: a single-center experience over 25 years. Childs Nerv Syst. 2022 Jul 14. doi: 10.1007/s00381-02205593-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35831712.

Vaughn AE, Louiselle AE, Tong S, Niemiec SM, Ahmad S, Zaretsky M, Galan HL, Behrendt N, Wilkinson CC, O’Neill B, Handler M, Derderian SC, Mirsky DM, Liechty KW. Early outcomes of a myofascial repair technique for fetal myelomeningocele. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Jan;58(1):20-26. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.09.030. Epub 2022 Sep 26. PMID: 36289034.

Norris G, Widener M, Amani V, Donson A, Schissel D, Bruno C, Mettetal A, Ramirez D, Gustafson D, Hankinson T, Handler M, Macy M, Foreman N, Dorris K, EPEN-11. Phase 0/I Study of GM-CSF and Intrathecal Trastuzumab In Children With Recurrent Posterior Fossa Ependymoma, Neuro-Oncology, Volume 24, Issue Supplement_1, June 2022, Page i40, https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noac079.148

Hersh DS, Martin JE, Bristol RE, Browd SR, Grant G, Gupta N, Hankinson TC, Jackson EM, Kestle JRW, Krieger MD, Kulkarni AV, Madura CJ, Pindrik J, Pollack IF, Raskin JS, Riva-Cambrin J, Rozzelle CJ, Smith JL, Wellons JC. Hydrocephalus surveillance following CSF diversion: a modified Delphi study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Jun 17:1-11. doi: 10.3171/2022.5.PEDS22116. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35901763.

Alexiades NG, Shao B, Ahn ES, Blount JP, Brockmeyer DL, Hankinson TC, Nesvick CL, Sandberg DI, Heuer GG, Saiman L, Feldstein NA, Anderson RCE. High prevalence of gram-negative and multiorganism surgical site infections after pediatric complex tethered spinal cord surgery: a multicenter study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Jul 22:1-7. doi: 10.3171/2022.6.PEDS2238. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35901675.

Hawkins JC, Ryan MV, Graber S, Neuberger I, Slade J, Young M, Maloney J, Wilkinson CC. Use of the posterior auricular artery for indirect bypass in moyamoya: a pediatric case series. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2023 Feb 21. doi: 10.1159/000529735. Online ahead of print. https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/529735

Wilkinson CC, Belanger K, Elbadry R, Hoffman J, Ryan M, Stence NV, Graber SJ, Ridder T, Batista L, French BM. Fusion of lateral calvarial sutures on volume-rendered CT reconstructions in patients with knowcraniosynos tosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2023 Mar 20. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009278. Online ahead of print. https://ovidsp.dc2.ovid. com/ovid-b/ovidwebcgi?WebLinkFrameset=1&S=IMGGFPHIAGEBMNAKIPLJGFAFMEMDAA00&returnUrl=ovidwebcgi%3fMain%2bSearch%2b Page%3d1%26S%3dIMGGFPHIAGEBMNAKIPLJGFAFMEMDAA00& romjumpstart=0&directlink=https%3a%2f%2fovidspdc2.ovid.com%2fovft pdfs%2fFPEBIPAFGFAKAG00%2ffs047%2fovft%2flive%2fgv024%2f00001665%2f00001665-900000000-91253.pdf&filename=Fusion+of+Late ral+Calvarial+Sutures+on+Volume-Rendere+Computed+Tomography+Reconstructions+in+Patients+With+Known+Craniosynostosis.&linkfrom= Ssh.31.32.36.42%7c11&pdf_key=FPEBIPAFGFAKAG00&pdf_index=/fs047/ovft/livegv024/00001665/00001665-900000000-91253&D=ovft&lin k_set=S.sh.31.32.36.42|11|sl_10|tocsiblings|S.sh.31.32.36.42.48|0

Rocque BG, Jensen H, Reeder RW, Kulkarni AV, Pollack IF, Wellons JC, Naftel RP, Jackson EM, Whitehead WE, Pindrik JA, Limbrick DD, McDonald PJ, Tamber MS, Hankinson TC, Hauptman JS, Krieger MD, Chu J, Simon TD, Riva-Cambrin J, Kestle JRW, Rozzelle CJ; Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in previously shunt-treated patients. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Jul 29:1-9. doi: 10.3171/2022.6.PEDS22177. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35907200; PMCID: PMC9884313.

Fu R, Norris GA, Willard N, Griesinger AM, Riemondy KA, Amani V, Grimaldo E, Harris F, Hankinson TC, Mitra S, Ritzmann TA, Grundy RR, Foreman NK, Donson AM. Spatial transcriptomic analysis delineates epithelial and mesenchymal subpopulations and transition stages in childhood ependymoma. Neuro Oncol. 2022 Oct 10:noac219. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noac219. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36215273.

Dastagirzada YM, Alexiades NG, Kurland DB, Anderson SN, Brockmeyer DL, Bumpass DB, Chatterjee S, Groves ML, Hankinson TC, Harter D, Hedequist D, Jea A, Leonard JR, Martin JE, Oetgen ME, Pahys J, Rozzelle C, Strahle JM, Thompson D, Yaszay B, Anderson RCE. Developing consensus for the management of pediatric cervical spine disorders and stabilization: a modified Delphi study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Oct 28;31(1):32-42. doi: 10.3171/2022.9.PEDS22319. PMID: 36308472.

Samples DC, Staulcup S, Hovis G, Gustin P, Meier M, Mirsky D, Hankinson TC. Refining the role of cervical spine immobilization and stabilization in pediatric non-accidental trauma, a retrospective series of 1008 patients. Childs Nerv Syst. 2022 Nov 15. doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05751-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36380050.

Dastagirzada YM, Kurland DB, Hankinson TC, Anderson RC. Craniovertebral Junction Instability in the Setting of Chiari Malformation. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2023 Jan;34(1):131-142. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2022.09.006. PMID: 36424053.

Samples DC, Mulcahy Levy JM, Hankinson TC. Neurosurgery for Optic Pathway Glioma: Optimizing Multidisciplinary Management. Front Surg. 2022 May 4;9:884250. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.884250. PMID: 35599811; PMCID: PMC9114802.

Hoffman LM, Jaimes C, Mankad K, Mirsky DM, Tamrazi B, Tinkle CL, Kline C, Ramasubramanian A, Malbari F, Mangum R, Lindsay H, Horne V, Daniels DJ, Keole S, Grosshans DR, Young Poussaint T, Packer R, Cavalheiro S, Bison B, Hankinson TC, Müller HL, Bartels U, Warren KE, Chintagumpala M. Response assessment in pediatric craniopharyngioma: recommendations from the Response Assessment in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (RAPNO) working group. Neuro Oncol. 2022 Sep 17:noac221. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noac221. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36124689.

Apps JR, Muller HL, Hankinson TC, Yock TI, Martinez-Barbera JP. Contemporary Biological Insights and Clinical Management of Craniopharyngioma. Endocr Rev. 2022 Dec 27:bnac035. doi: 10.1210/endrev/bnac035. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36574377.