Neurosurgery near Appleton, WI

Biography: David J. Daniels, M.D., Ph.D., is a pediatric neurosurgeon who specializes in pediatric brain tumors. He spends his clinical time managing patients with complex brain tumors, both in the operating room and in the outpatient setting. Tumors from the operating room go to his laboratory for further study. Some of these tumors become established cell lines that can be studied to learn more about how they work and identify new ways to treat some of these deadly diseases. In addition to brain tumors, Dr. Daniels manages and treats general pediatric neurosurgical conditions, including: Hydrocephalus Chiari I malformations Arachnoid cysts Spine disorders including tethered cord Spinal tumors Vascular malformations Head and spine trauma In addition to his active brain tumor research, Dr. Daniels teaches medical students and graduate students and mentors neurosurgical residents.

Biography: Bruce E. Pollock, M.D., is a board-certified neurological surgeon who has been on staff at Mayo Clinic's Rochester, Minnesota, campus since 1997. His clinical focus includes: Surgical management of trigeminal neuralgia, including microvascular decompression, glycerol rhizotomy, balloon compression procedures and stereotactic radiosurgery Gamma Knife radiosurgery for a wide variety of benign and malignant brain tumors, vascular malformations, and trigeminal neuralgia In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Pollock is active in clinical research on trigeminal neuralgia, arteriovenous malformations, pituitary adenomas, meningiomas and brain metastases.

Biography: Edward Ahn, M.D., is a pediatric neurosurgeon. His clinical focus is on the surgical treatment of the following disorders: Craniosynostosis. In particular, Dr. Ahn specializes in endoscopic treatment in order to minimize surgery for both syndromic and non-syndromic types of craniosynostosis Fetal anomalies. Dr. Ahn, in teaming with maternal fetal medicine, offers fetal repair of spina bifida through minimally invasive methods Moyamoya disease Arteriovenous malformations Chiari malformations Hydrocephalus. Dr. Ahn performs endoscopic third ventriculostomy and endoscope-assisted surgery for complex hydrocephalus Arachnoid cysts Tethered spinal cord Dr. Ahn conducts clinical research on outcomes of children with hydrocephalus. He is also an innovator of techniques to improve the safety of surgery for craniosynostosis and moyamoya disease. He widely publishes in scientific journals and is a member of the editorial board for an international journal in pediatric neurosurgery.