The University of Chicago

Moise Danielpour, MD
Vera and Paul Guerin Family Chair & Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center
Dr. Moise Danielpour is one of the few pediatric neurosurgeons in the world with experience with in utero surgical treatment for birth defects, such as myelomeningocele.  He is a world-renowned investigator and neurosurgical expert on Congenital Malformations of the Central Nervous System and acquired neurosurgical diseases such as Skeletal Dysplasia, Hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformations, brain tumors, Craniosynostosis and Vascular Malformations. Dr. Danielpour is also an expert in the use of minimally invasive surgical technology in the care of children with central nervous system disease. His expertise includes the use of minimally invasive techniques in the treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus, specifically in neonates and children.
Vera and Paul Guerin Family Chair & Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center
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Education & Expertise

Expertise

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Skeletal Dysplasia

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Spina Bifida (Myelomeningocele)

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Hydrocephalus

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Chiari Malformation

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Vascular Malformations

Doctor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

1992

Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

1993

Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

1999

Fellowship: Stanford University Medical Center

1999

Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco Medical Center

2000

Publications

Most recent publications focused on central nervous system (CNS) congenital anomalies.

Improvement in ventriculomegaly following cervicomedullary decompressive surgery in children with achondroplasia and foramen magnum stenosis (2020)

Positional plagiocephaly: an analysis of the literature on the effectiveness of current guidelines (2013)

Dynamic cervicomedullary cord compression and alterations in cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in children with achondroplasia: review of an 11-year surgical case series (2014)

Moyamoya disease in children with congenital dwarfing conditions (2011)

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