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ACS Fellow Since 1999

P. David Adelson, MD FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Neurological Surgery

Society Memberships

  • Cong of Neuro Surg
  • Amer Assn of Neuro Surg
  • Am Acad of Ped(Surg Sec)
  • Amer Acad o Neuro Surg
  • Soc of Neuro Surg
  • Soc of Univ Surg
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (Urology)

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Hospital Based

Neurological Surgery

Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Childrens Hospital

Pediatric Neurosurgery/ Childrens Neurosciences

Ambulatory Building

Phoenix, AZ 85016

United States

Contact Information

Phone:304-293-9509
Website

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Minimally Invasive Procedures

  • minimally invasive surgery
  • Vagus nerve stimulation

Movement Disorders

  • epilepsy
  • seizure disorders

Brain and Nervous System Cancer/Tumors

  • astrocytoma
  • brain metastasis
  • brain tumor
  • neurofibromatosis
  • pituitary gland tumors
  • pituitary tumors
  • skull base tumors
  • spinal tumors

Peripheral Nerves/Ligaments

  • carpal tunnel syndrome
  • nerve entrapment
  • neuropathies
  • spinal vascular malformation

Neuro Other

  • carpel tunnel syndrome
  • chiari malformation
  • hydrocephalus
  • sports injuries

Structural Brain Disorders

  • chiari malformation
  • hydrocephalus

Pediatric Neurosurgery

  • chiari malformation
  • chiari malformation
  • concussion
  • concussion
  • craniofacial disorders
  • craniosynostosis
  • hydrocephalus
  • hydrocephalus
  • kyphosis
  • lordosis
  • myolomeningocele
  • myolomeningocele
  • pediatric spasticity
  • scoliosis
  • scoliosis
  • shaken baby syndrome
  • spina bifida
  • spina bifida
  • spine surgery
  • spine surgery

Spine

  • cauda equina syndrome
  • central cord syndrome
  • cervical radiculopathy (pinched nerve)
  • herniated disc
  • lumbar disc disease
  • spinal cord injury
  • spinal fractures
  • spine surgery
  • spondylolisthesis
  • Tarlov cysts
  • tethered spinal cord
  • tumor ablation
  • vascular malformations/spine
  • vertebral compression fracture

Trauma Intracranial

  • brain injury
  • concussion
  • head trauma
  • post-concussion syndrome
  • shaken baby syndrome
  • sports injuries

Brain/Spine Injury

  • spinal cord injury

Vascular Blood Flow Disorders/Stroke

  • arteriovenous malformations
  • brain disorders
  • cerebral hemorrhage

Hospital Appointments

Phoenix Childrens Hospital

Phoenix, AZ

Chief

01/2009—Present

St. Joesph's Hospital and Medical Center

Phoenix, AZ

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

06/2009—Present

Academic Appointments

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

Professor

07/1994—12/2008

University of Arizona College of Medicine

Tucson, AZ

Clinical Professor

01/2009—01/2012

University of Arizona college of Medicine- Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

Clinical Professor

01/2010—Present

Mayo Medical School

Rochester, MN

Professor

08/2015—Present