UT Southwestern Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery

03/27/2026

We had the privilege of hosting Dr. Daniel Curry from Texas Children’s and Baylor as our visiting professor. His insights on minimally invasive epilepsy treatment were thoughtful, direct, and grounded in real experience. He pushed us to think harder about how we balance innovation with judgment. Exactly the kind of dialogue that makes us better.

02/10/2026

Bradley Weprin, MD MHCM, our Division director, has been elected president of the ASPN, the leading professional organization for pediatric neurosurgery.

Congratulations, Dr. Weprin!

10/07/2025

03/17/2025

Is anyone missing this doll? We are holding on to her for you.

03/05/2025

A cause for celebration: Becker's Hospital Review recognized Children’s Health for excellence in neurosurgery and spine programs! 🏆✨

Exceptional patient outcomes, advanced surgical techniques and groundbreaking research have made our programs stand out among the rest. We're proud of this team who is advancing health care for the children of North Texas. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4agbok5

02/04/2025

Hybrid OR for neurosurgery improves efficiency and surgical outcomes for pediatric brain surgery.

01/28/2025

Dr. Bradley Weprin presents “Stereotactic Radiosurgery for AVMs in Children: A Single Institutional Experience” at the 48th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery. This is a topic of special interest to Dr. Weprin. He first wrote an article on this topic that was published in 1996. We offer Gamma Knife radiosurgery to our patients.

08/02/2023

05/16/2023

05/13/2023

May is Stroke Awareness Month! When it comes to recognizing a stroke, be F-A-S-T!

04/06/2023

https://neuronewsinternational.com/paediatric-case-aspiration-first-young-stroke-patients-linnc-americas/

A unique case presentation at this year’s LINNC Americas Seminar (16–17 March, Miami, USA) saw Rafael de Oliveira Sillero (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA) outline how he treated a child with ischaemic stroke at his centre, drawing a consensus from attendees that ‘...

03/20/2023

“Pediatric ischemic stroke presented with left ICA occlusion presented by Dr. Rafael De Oliveira Sillero utilizing IA verapamil w aspiration first thrombectomy — illustrating the feasibility of thrombectomy in ultra small vasculature ”