Dimitrios Nikas is a Neurosurgery provider in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Nikas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Plagiocephaly, Hydrocephalus, Horner Syndrome, and Craniectomy.

Jeffrey Blount is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Blount is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Endovascular Embolization. Dr. Blount is currently accepting new patients.

William Whitehead is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Whitehead is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Hydrocephalus, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Endoscopy.

Stephen Fletcher is a Neurosurgery specialist and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Fletcher is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Dandy-Walker Syndrome, Hydrocephalus, Thrombectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Fletcher is currently accepting new patients.

Brandon Rocque is a Neurosurgery provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Rocque is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Rhizotomy.

John Ruge is a Neurosurgery provider in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Ruge is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Delirium, Radiation Induced Meningioma, Meningioma, Hydrocephalus, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

Mari Groves is a Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon who cares for children with brain and spinal cord tumors (benign and cancerous), skeletal dysplasia, and spinal deformities such as neuromuscular and early scoliosis. She also sees patients diagnosed with Chiari malformations, spasticity and epilepsy. She specializes in treating patients with all types of spina bifida, including myelomeningocele. As part of the Johns Hopkins Center for Fetal Therapy, she is an expert in prenatal closure techniques such as minimally invasive fetoscopic repair of myelomeningocele (when the spina bifida defect is repaired before birth). Offering a transitional practice model of care, she follows patients diagnosed with spina bifida from birth to adulthood. Dr. Groves chose to pursue neurosurgery because it allows her to treat patients with complex conditions and help improve the quality of children’s lives. Her research interests focus on pediatric spinal disease and how surgical intervention can impact growth and neurological function during a child’s life. She is committed to building programs that support patients with congenital disorders as they age. Pediatric patients often age out of existing programs and have difficulty locating physicians and treating teams that understand their conditions. At Johns Hopkins, we have a unique ability to provide this type of comprehensive care. Dr. Groves earned her medical degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2007. She completed residency training in 2014 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she remained for a neurosurgery fellowship, which she finished in 2015. She also completed a spinal deformity fellowship at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Philadelphia. Dr. Groves is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. Her top areas of expertise are Spinal Tumor, Myelomeningocele, Tethered Cord Syndrome, Osteotomy, and Laminectomy.

Matthew Pearson is a Neurosurgery provider in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Pearson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Pearson is currently accepting new patients.

Konstantina Svokos is a Neurosurgery provider in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Svokos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Craniectomy.

Krystal Tomei is a Neurosurgery provider in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Tomei is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Chiari Malformation, and Chiari Malformation Type 1. Dr. Tomei is currently accepting new patients.

Petra Klinge is a Neurosurgery provider in North Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Klinge is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. Her top areas of expertise are Tethered Cord Syndrome, Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Laminectomy, and Posterior Fossa Decompression.

Samer Elbabaa is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Elbabaa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Ventricle Cancer, Hydrocephalus, Myelomeningocele, Osteotomy, and Craniectomy. Dr. Elbabaa is currently accepting new patients.

Gerald Grant is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Cary, North Carolina. Dr. Grant is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 2, Medulloblastoma, Syringomyelia, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Osteotomy.

Andrew Joshua Kobets, MD, is Attending Physician at Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Kobets specializes in pediatric neurological surgery with a focus on minimally invasive tumor resection, neuro-endoscopy for hydrocephalus, craniofacial reconstruction, Chiari malformation surgery, tethered cord syndrome repair, and pediatric cranial trauma management. Dr. Kobets is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Hydrocephalus, Myelomeningocele, Epidural Abscess, Endovascular Embolization, and Laminectomy.

Alan R. Cohen is the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and one of the top pediatric neurosurgeons in the country. His area of specialty is treating infants and children diagnosed with brain tumors. Dr. Cohen’s goal is to get his patients back to being a kid again. He has a patient-centered approach to caring for each of his patients, working closely with the child’s family at every stage of the decision-making process. Dr. Cohen sees patients in the neurosciences clinic located in the Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center. As the Carson-Spiro Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Dr. Cohen is a leader in developing minimally invasive techniques to enhance the safety and efficacy of selected pediatric neurosurgical procedures. He serves as director of the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Laboratory at Johns Hopkins and directs the Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Fellowship Program. His lab focuses on developing novel instruments and surgical approaches. He has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and published two textbooks. He has given approximately 330 national and international presentations, and has been an invited visiting professor at 50 medical centers. He is past president of the Society of Neurological Surgeons, the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons and the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery. He is past vice president of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, a past director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and current director of the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery. Patient Reviews Hear what patients have to say about Dr. Cohen’s care: • Healthgrades Patient Reviews • Vitals Patient Reviews. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Arachnoid Cysts, Meningocele, Hydrocephalus, Endoscopy, and Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.

Christopher Deibert is a Neurosurgery provider in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Deibert is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Hydrocephalus, Schwannoma, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, and Awake Craniotomy.

Greg Olavarria is a Neurosurgery provider in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Olavarria is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation Type 1, Chiari Malformation, Syringomyelia, Chiari Malformation Type 2, and Posterior Fossa Decompression. Dr. Olavarria is currently accepting new patients.

Ryan Jewell is a Neurosurgery provider in Burlington, Vermont. Dr. Jewell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Subdural Hematoma, Cervical Spondylosis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Jewell is currently accepting new patients.

Stuart Lollis is a Neurosurgery provider in Burlington, Vermont. Dr. Lollis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Cervical Myelopathy, Laminectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Lollis is currently accepting new patients.

Patricia Clerkin is a Neurosurgery provider in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Dr. Clerkin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myelomeningocele. Her top areas of expertise are Tethered Cord Syndrome, Arachnoid Cysts, Choroid Plexus Cyst, and Familial Porencephaly.