Explore Our Pediatric Neurosurgery Services

To make an appointment or learn about our neurosurgery services, call:

954-265-3500

The Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Neuroscience Center offers a comprehensive scope of neurosurgical subspecialties for children with injuries or diseases of the brain or spinal cord. Patients are evaluated and treated by a multidisciplinary team of experienced pediatric neurosurgeons and specialists who are committed to providing outstanding medical care in a patient- and family-centered care environment.

Brain Tumor Experts Cured Joey at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Brain Tumor Experts Cured Joey at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Why Choose Us

At Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, we use a team approach to provide high-quality neurosurgical care.

Our Collaborations and Services

Subspecialists Collaboration

We often collaborate with a variety of subspecialists including:

  • Pediatric Neurologists
  • Pediatric Critical Care (both pediatric and neonatal)
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeons
  • Pediatric Physiatrists
  • Pediatric Plastic Surgeons
  • Pediatric Hematologists/Oncologists
  • Pediatric ENT (Otolaryngologists)
  • Pediatric Endocrinologists
  • Pediatric Geneticists
  • Pediatric Interventional Neuroradiologists
  • Pediatric Neuropsychologists
  • Pediatric Urologists

Prenatal Consultations

Working closely with our maternal fetal medicine team, we meet with parents to provide counseling and treatment plans for babies diagnosed with neurosurgical conditions in utero.

Spina Bifida

Our team of pediatric neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, urologists and physiatrists work together to offer care for children and adults with spina bifida.

Pediatric Neurosurgery Research

We are committed to advancing our understanding of pediatric neurosurgery. Our neuroimaging research focuses on conditions such as hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis and trauma and improving the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions.

Craniofacial Clinic

An accredited clinic that allows patients with multiple craniofacial syndromes and anomalies to receive coordinated care from a specialized team. Subspecialties, in addition to neurosurgery, include:

  • Genetics
  • Plastic craniofacial surgery
  • Ear, nose and throat (otolaryngology)
  • Oral maxillofacial surgery
  • Audiology
  • Psychology
  • Speech therapy
  • Social work

Learn more about the Craniofacial Clinic.

Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Clinic

Our multidisciplinary pediatric neuro-oncology clinic provides brain tumor patients with access to multiple specialties in one visit. Specialties include:

  • Neurosurgeons
  • Oncologists
  • Neurologists
  • Radiation oncologists
  • Endocrinologists
  • Physiatrists
NeuroQuant Neuroimaging

We are one of the only children's hospitals in Florida to offer quantitative MRI scans of the brain, allowing us to provide more information about brain structure and pathology to pediatricians, parents and other clinicians.

Spasticity Clinic

Combined clinic where patients with congenital and acquired spasticity can be assessed by both neurosurgeons and physiatrists to make informed treatment plans that include medical and surgical management.

To make an appointment or learn about our neurosurgery services, call:

954-265-3500
Meet Dr. Dean Hertzler - Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery Program

Meet Dr. Dean Hertzler - Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery Program

Dean Hertzler, MD, Pediatric Neurosurgeon, performs the delicate and complicated brain surgeries.

Driven to enter the medical field after his brother became sick with cancer, Dr. Hertzler considers it a privilege to lead children and families from the vulnerability of diagnosis, through treatment and to a restored life.
Moments that Count – Ethan’s Brain Aneurysm Story

Moments that Count – Ethan’s Brain Aneurysm Story

Watch to see how our neurology team and a Memorial brain surgeon helped Ethan and his family in the moments that count.
Routine Eye Exam Revealed Large Tumor In 6-year-old's Gracie's Brain.

Routine Eye Exam Revealed Large Tumor In 6-year-old's Gracie's Brain.

Gracie's parents took her to what they thought was just a regular eye examination.

Moments later, she was at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital diagnosed with a tumor.

Dr. Hertzler managed to get most of the tumor located on the back of Gracie's skull.

Gracie has made significant progress since her surgery, and her parents feel the eye exam saved her life.
Kyle’s Epilepsy Neurosurgery Story

Kyle’s Epilepsy Neurosurgery Story

Kyle’s mom says he’s doing fabulous after neurosurgery at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. See how our specialists in children’s epilepsy and neurosurgery were able bring Kyle’s intractable epilepsy seizures under control.

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