Meet the care team
Patient Stories
Jade's story: Overcoming two health conditions and becoming a soccer star
After Jade was diagnosed with two unrelated health conditions as a baby, her family worried if she would even be able to walk. But that’s all a distant memory to the young soccer sensation thanks to care teams at Children’s Health.

Conditions We Treat
Pediatric achondroplasia (dwarfism)
Pediatric Apert syndrome
Pediatric arachnoid cyst
Pediatric arterial dissection
Pediatric atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT)
Pediatric medulloblastoma
Retinoblastoma in Children
Pediatric craniopharyngioma
Pediatric glioblastoma
Pediatric anaplastic astrocytoma
Pediatric pilocytic astrocytoma
Pediatric Chiari malformation
Encephalocele in children
Pediatric intractable epilepsy
Pediatric hydrocephalus
Spina bifida
Pfeiffer syndrome
Congenital arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)
Pediatric arteriovenous fistula (AVF)
Vein of Galen malformations (VOGM)
Pediatric cavernous malformations
Pediatric moyamoya disease (MMD)
Pediatric brain aneurysm
Pediatric hemorrhagic stroke
Pediatric ventriculomegaly
Pediatric head trauma
Pediatric spinal trauma
Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) in children
Pediatric lipomas (skin lesions)
Tethered spinal cord in children
Pediatric ependymoma
Pediatric spinal cord injury
Pediatric bow hunter's syndrome (BHS)
Treatments & Services
Pediatric nuclear medicine (NM) imaging
Pediatric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Pediatric ultrasound (sonogram)
Pediatric computer tomography (CT) scan
Pediatric optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan
Pediatric robotic surgical assistant (ROSA)
Pediatric Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery
Pediatric vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
More Details
From brain injuries to congenital defects to intractable epilepsy, our team is nationally and internationally recognized as a leader in children’s neurosurgery. Our UT Southwestern neurosurgeons and advanced practice providers offer care to help your child when they need it the most.