Samer K Elbabaa MD FAANS, FACS
Pediatric Neurosurgery
President, Orlando Health Children’s Neuroscience Institute | Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery | Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine
1222 S Orange AveOrlando, FL 32806
Fax+1 321-843-3570
Overview of Dr. Elbabaa
Dr. Samer Elbabaa is a neurosurgeon in Orlando, FL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. He received his medical degree from University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 19 years. Dr. Elbabaa accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 8 doctors at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and one of 8 doctors at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children who specialize in Neurosurgery. He has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.
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
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2027
MO State Medical License 2010 - 2026
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
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Corpus callosotomy for intractable epilepsy in the pediatric population: value of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring.Madison M Patrick, Heba Azouz, Samer K Elbabaa
Child's Nervous System. 2025-02-25 - 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
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
- Fellow
- Member
- Fellow
- International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN)Member
External Links
- Professional linkhttp://www.arnoldpalmerhospital.com/physician-finder/samer-k-elbabaa-md
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
Aetna Whole Health Banner Health Network
Anthem Blue Access Choice PPO
Anthem Blue Access PPO
Anthem Blue Preferred HMO
Anthem Blue Preferred Plus POS
Anthem Blue Preferred Select
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Illinois PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Coventry Missouri - HMO/POSEmpire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
HealthLink PPO
HIP of New York - Select PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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