SamerKElbabaaMDFAANS, FACS

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Director of Leon Pediatric Neuroscience Center of Excellence at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, Florida

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Overview of Dr. Elbabaa

Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Director, Leon Pediatric Neuroscience Center of Excellence
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Orlando, Florida

Professor of Neurosurgery
College of Medicine, University of Central Florida (UCF)
Orlando, Florida

Office
1222 S Orange Ave
Orlando, FL 32806
Book by Phone+1(321) 218-5270

Fax+1 321-843-3570

Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2008
University of North Carolina HospitalsInternship, Transitional Year, 2002 - 2003
University of Jordan Faculty of MedicineClass of 1998
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2010 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2025
AR State Medical License 2008 - 2013
NC State Medical License 2002 - 2008
OH State Medical License 2000 - 2002
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
American Board of Pediatric Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics, 2017
Ambassador Choice Award SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, 2015
Reinert Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2014
St Luke's Faithful Healer Award SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center
Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The effect of using synthetic vs. biological dural substitutes during prenatal and postnatal repair of spina bifida on spinal cord tethering-a review of literature.
Valeriya Prytkova, Sheena Ali, Cole Douglas Greves, Samer K Elbabaa
Child's Nervous System. 2024-11-01
Purely Endoscopic Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach to the Pineal Region in Pediatric Population.
Sheena Ali, Samer K Elbabaa
Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery. 2024-01-01
Added value of corpus callosotomy following vagus nerve stimulation in children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: A multicenter, multinational study.
Jonathan Roth, Lottem Bergman, Alexander G Weil, Tristan Brunette-Clement, Howard L Weiner
Epilepsia. 2023-12-01

Press Mentions

3D-Printed Models Help Doctors Prepare for Fetal SurgeriesJuly 5th, 2021
Orlando Hospital Uses 3D-Printed Models of Fetuses to Prep for in-Utero SurgeryJune 9th, 2021
Doctors Using 3D Printers to Help Babies with Spina Bifida Who Haven't Even Been Born YetJune 4th, 2021
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Grant Support

Research Support AwardAANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery2013–Present

Committees

Treasurer, International Federation of Neuroendoscopy (IFNE) 2019 - Present
Pediatric Section Editor, World Neurosurgery 2015 - Present
Member, Scientific Committee, International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN) 2014 - Present

Professional Memberships

American Association of Neurological Surgeons - AANS
Fellow
Congress of Neurological Surgeons - CNS
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Fellow
International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN)
Member

External Links

Professional linkhttp://www.arnoldpalmerhospital.com/physician-finder/samer-k-elbabaa-md

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