Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Neurosurgery

Dr. Samer K. Elbabaa is an expert in the field of Neurosurgery. He received 5 awards: "Ambassador Choice Award", "Reinert Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery", "St Luke's Faithful Healer Award", "Fellow (FACS)" and "Most Compassionate Doctor". Samer K. Elbabaa is a published doctor and has 14 publications published. The lastest was: 'Grade II pilocytic astrocytoma in a 3-month-old patient with encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis (ECCL): Case report and literature review of low grade gliomas in ECCL.'

Publications

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• Grade II pilocytic astrocytoma in a 3-month-old patient with encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis (ECCL): Case report and literature review of low grade Gliomas in ECCL.
• Craniofacial approach for anterior skull-base lesions.
• Impact of DTI tractography on surgical planning for resection of a pediatric pre-pontine neurenteric cyst: a case discussion and literature review.
• Radiation-associated meningiomas in children: clinical, pathological, and cytogenetic characteristics with a critical review of the literature.
• Treatment of cerebral Aneurysms in children: analysis of the Kids' Inpatient Database.
• Holocord syringomyelia Secondary to tethered spinal cord associated with anterior sacral meningocele and tailgut cyst: case report and review of literature.
• TERT promoter mutations are highly recurrent in SHH subgroup Medulloblastoma.
• Subgroup-specific structural variation across 1,000 Medulloblastoma genomes.
• Recurrent meningitis associated with frontal sinus tuber encephalocele in a patient with tuberous sclerosis.
• The Dandy-Walker variant: a case series of 24 pediatric patients and evaluation of associated anomalies, incidence of Hydrocephalus, and developmental outcomes.
• Life-threatening neonatal epidural hematoma caused by precipitous vaginal delivery.
• Current treatment paradigms for the management of patients with Brain metastases.
• Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for obstructive Hydrocephalus in the pediatric population: evaluation of outcome.

Schools

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• University Of North Carolina Hospitals

• University Of North Carolina School Of Med

• Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Procedures Preformed

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• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities

Conditions Treated

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• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Cancer
• Brain Injury
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Doctors Specialties

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• Neurosurgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Ambassador Choice Award
• Reinert Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery
• St Luke's Faithful Healer Award
• Fellow (FACS)
• Most Compassionate Doctor

Education

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• University of North Carolina Hospitals
• University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine

Hospital

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• SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1760602643
Last Name Of The Provider	ELBABAA
First Name Of The Provider	SAMER
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