Pediatric Spine Surgery
Pediatric spine surgery is a specialty designed to correct disorders with the spinal cord that exist from the time of birth or are a result of an accident or trauma among children and adolescents. If left untreated, children with spinal deformities including scoliosis, kyphosis and other conditions can struggle with mobility and pain as they grow.
At Loma Linda, the Department of Neurosurgery’s pediatric neurosurgeons evaluate and treat pediatric spinal problems within a child-friendly and compassionate environment. Our integrated approach to care ensures that we provide the best course of treatment based on each child’s individual situation. Loma Linda’s pediatric neurosurgeons are more than capable of providing safe and effective spine surgery that helps prevent long-term loss of neurological function, chronic pain and deformity. In turn, children and young adults are able to resume their everyday lives, sports and activities as soon as possible.
Our expert team of neurosurgeons offers consultation to thoroughly review patients’ medical histories and diagnostic data in order to carefully select patients for potential surgery.
Cranial Procedures
The most common procedures we perform related to the scalp, skull, and brain include:
- Craniotomy for resection of adult and pediatric tumors
- Craniotomy for treatment of vascular lesions (aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations)
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Endoscopic skull base surgery (example, transsphenoidal resection of pituitary tumors)
- Epilepsy surgery
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunts for hydrocephalus
Spine Procedures
We perform a wide range of minimally invasive and open spine procedures, including:
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACD&F)
- Cervical laminectomy with or without fusion
- Cervical and lumbar artificial disc replacement
- Lumbar laminectomy and discectomy
- Lumbar fusion, including anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)
Peripheral Nerve Procedures
- Carpal tunnel release
- Peroneal nerve decompression
- Ulnar nerve decompression
Endovascular Procedures
- Carotid artery stenting for carotid stenosis
- Coiling of cerebral aneurysms
- Embolization of arteriovenous malformations
San Bernardino County
Loma Linda Outpatient Clinic
Loma Linda Professional Plaza
25455 Barton Road, Suite 108-A
Loma Linda, CA 92354
Telephone: (909) 213-2175
Toll Free: (877) 558-0800
Fax: (909) 558-6309
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Beaumont/Banning clinic
81 South Highland Springs Avenue
Beaumont, California 92223
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Victorville Outpatient Clinic
12571 Hesperia Road
Victorville, CA 92395
Telephone: (909) 213-2175
Toll Free: (877) 558-0800
Fax: (909) 558-6309
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Riverside County
Corona Outpatient Clinic
341 Magnolia Ave., Suite 203
Corona, CA 92879
Telephone: (909) 213-2175
Toll Free: (877) 558-0800
Fax: (909) 558-6309
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Murrieta Outpatient Clinic
2807 Baxter Road, Suite 510
Murrieta, CA 92563
Telephone: (909) 213-2175
Toll Free: (877) 558-0800
Fax: (909) 558-6309
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Los Angeles County
Palmdale Outpatient Clinic
833 Auto Center Drive, Suite C
Palmdale, CA 93551
Telephone: (909) 213-2175
Toll Free: (877) 558-0800
Fax: (909) 558-6309
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Physicians and Allied Health Professionals
Adult Neurosurgery
• Farbod Asgarzadie, MD
• Leigh Ann Ballou, PA-C
• Austin R. T. Colohan, MD
• Lauren Cuevas, PA-C
• Kiarash Golshani, MD
• Frank P. K. Hsu, MD
• Venkatraman Sadanand, MD
• Kamal R.M. Woods, MD
Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Yuthana Kong, PA-C
• Asma Taha, PNP
• Alexander Zouros, MD
• Venkatraman Sadanand, MD
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