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Pediatric Neurosurgery

For referral and assistance: (361)561-1387 Fax (361)561-1398.

Description of Services:

Comprehensive neurosurgical care for infants, children and adolescents with conditions such as:

• Cranial and spinal trauma
• Hydrocephalus
• Spina bifida
• Craniosynostosis
• Intracranial and intraspinal neoplasms and vascular malformations
• Epilepsy requiring cortical resection
• Craniofacial anomalies
• Chiari malformations
• Tethered cord
• Syringomyelia

Contact Information

Michael J. Burke, MD,FACS,FAAP
Neurosurgery Institute of South Texas
3643 S. Staples
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Phone: (361) 561-1387
Fax (361 )561-1398

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