Specialized medical equipment, pediatric patient rooms, strong neuroscience research and education programs and pediatric neuroscience specialists -- in addition to the hospital's family-centered focus - make Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital uniquely qualified to treat pediatric patients with neurological diseases and disorders.

"In the past couple of years, the Children's Neurosciences program has grown markedly because of the hospital's commitment and investment in the Institute and our large emphasis on clinical care, quality, research and teaching," notes Adelson. "Extramural research funding for pediatric neurosciences at Phoenix Children's Hospital has increased over 15-fold in the past three years and will grow that much more with this alliance."


All of the divisions within Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital participate in training pediatric residents, including those from University of Arizona, St. Joseph's Hospital and Mayo Clinics' adult Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry departments. With the strategic alliance, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital will now take on the training of pediatric neurology residents. In addition, the Divisions of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology at Phoenix Children's Hospital recently gained approval for their fellowship programs.

Barrow Neurological Institute is respected worldwide for its pioneering treatments, procedures and research into complex brain and spinal cord related diseases and conditions. To target difficult neurological conditions, Barrow has created several specialized programs and centers. Barrow's faculty and staff are among some of the most gifted clinicians and specialists in the world. They not only assist patients with traditional neurological problems, they also develop innovative combinations of procedures to tackle some of the most difficult diseases and conditions of the brain and spine. Well established expertise in neurovascular and spinal disorders, Barrow has recently expanded its leading roles in the areas of Alzheimer's disease, brain tumors and neuromodulation. Barrow is also one of the few centers in the U.S. that offers the CyberKnife and Gamma Knife radiosurgery, and one of the first neuroscience centers in the Southwest to offer these noninvasive alternatives to traditional neurosurgery.

Phoenix Children's Hospital completed a strategic alliance with St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center on June 1, 2011. The alliance united the two organizations' pediatric programs into one exceptional pediatric health care delivery system. In total, 28 pediatric specialists and approximately 300 additional pediatric staff moved from St. Joseph's to Phoenix Children's Hospital. The alliance enhances patient care, facilitates the development of comprehensive programs and regional Centers of Excellence and strengthens a pediatric hospital already known for its quality care in a wide variety of medical specialties.

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