Location information
Hospital address
Vanderbilt University Medical Center 1211 Medical Center Drive Nashville TENNESSEE 37215 United States of America
Hospital type
Public
Hospital description
Academic (Residency Program)
Description
Our department offers comprehensive care to adult and pediatric patients with neurologic injury and disease at an internationally acclaimed institution. The Chairman, Dr. Reid Thompson, MD, has demonstrated a commitment to developing and expanding the delivery of neurosurgical care to patients internationally by members of the department. Dr. Christopher Bonfield, MD a trained pediatric neurosurgeon with specific expertise in spinal pathology and craniofacial reconstruction, maintains several ongoing international collaborations in Peru, Tanzania, and elsewhere (see separate profile).
Several surgical trainees within the department are also leading efforts aimed at increasing surgical capacity in LMIC, including projects and partnerships with surgeons in Sri Lanka, Kenya, Bangladesh, and the Philippines.
Member information
Name
Michael Dewan
Member type
Clinical department with teaching programme
Specialty
Neurosurgeon
Subspecialties
- Neurosurgeon with paediatric interest
Languages spoken
- English
Professional affiliations / memberships
- ISPN
- AANS
- CNS
Social profiles
Current and past partnerships
Has current partners or past partnership experience in these countries
- Uganda
We have partnered with Cure Hydrocephalus Spina Bifida (CHSB) based out of CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda (CCHU) [https://cure.org/hydrocephalus/]. We continue to work alongside Dr. Benjamin Warf, Charles Howard, and the staff at CCHU to enhance the CHSB training program. Our collective goal is to expand the delivery of hydrocephalus and spina bifida care to patients in low-resourced settings by training LMIC surgeons.
Equipment used
- Angiography