Contributing Doctors and Websites
www.thechiariinstitute.com
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The
opening of The Chiari Institute in Great Neck, NY, brought great hope to
Chiari and Syringomyelia patients all over the world. After a decade of
planning, and with the power of the North Shore-LIJ Health System behind
it, the first medical center devoted solely to the care of Chiari
malformation, Syringomyelia, and related disorders opened its doors in
2001.
www.chiaricare.com
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The
Chiari Care Center is a specialized center dedicated to the evaluation,
care, and treatment of persons suffering from the Chiari I malformation,
syringomyelia, and associated disorders. Located in Aurora, Colorado and
is part of The Medical Center of Aurora. The Center, located 20 minutes
from Denver International Airport, has been visited by persons from 28
states and 2 foreign countries since its opening in October 2005.
UW Medicine - Chiari Malformation Clinic
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Located in beautiful Seattle Washington, and in proud cooperation
with the University of Washington School of Medicine Department of
Neurological Surgery, the UW Medicine Chiari Malformation Clinic is
committed to the research and treatment of patients with the Chiari
malformation and/or Syringomyelia.
Dr. Thomas H. Milhorat
Director, The Chiari Institute
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Thomas Herrick Milhorat was raised in Pelham Manor, N.Y., and attended Cornell University (B.S. 1957, M.D. 1961). After graduation from medical school, he continued as an intern and assistant resident in general surgery at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. In 1969, Dr. Milhorat was appointed Chairman of Neurosurgery at the Children's Hospital National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Child Health and Development at George Washington University School of Medicine. He was promoted to the rank of Full Professor in 1974. In 2001, Dr. Milhorat was appointed Chairman of the Departments of Neurosurgery at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, becoming the first Chairman of Neurosurgery at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, which provided him with the opportunity to establish the Chiari Institute and fulfill his dream of a multidisciplinary clinical and research center for patients with Chiari malformations, syringomyelia and related disorders.
Dr. Paolo A. Bolognese
Associate Director, The Chiari Institute
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
A native of Torino, Italy, Paolo A. Bolognese, M.D., graduated cum laude from the Medical School of the University of Turin, and completed his neurosurgical training there in 1990. While in Europe, Dr. Bolognese became the leading worldwide expert in the field of laser Doppler flowmetry applied to neurosurgery. His innovative work caught the eye of Dr. Milhorat, who invited him to apply his talents to the study of Chiari malformations in the United States. Dr. Bolognese became the first trainee of the Fellowship in the Surgical Management of Chiari I Malformation and Related Disorders. In August 2001, Dr. Bolognese accepted the position of Associate Director of the Chiari Institute in Great Neck, NY.
Dr. Bolognese and Dr. Milhorat enjoy a rare kind of teamwork that combines neurosurgical expertise and scientific innovation. Their discoveries, insights, and inventions have contributed state-of-the-art information and techniques, and have revolutionized the world's view of Chiari malformation and related disorders.
Dr. John Oro
Medical Director of Neurosurgery, Medical Center of Aurora, CO
Director of Chiari Care Center in Aurora, CO
Before moving to Colorado in 2005, Dr. Oro’ served as Professor and Chief of Neurosurgery and Director of the Neurological Surgery Training Program at the University of Missouri Health Sciences Center in Columbia, Missouri. For the past 10 years, Dr. Oro’ has specialized in the evaluation and treatment of persons with the Chiari malformation and syringomyelia and is nationally recognized educator and researcher in these disorders.
Dr. Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, FACS
Professor and Chairman, Theodore S. Roberts Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Chief of Neurosurgery at HMC
Dr. Ellenbogen is the Chairman of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Theodore S. Roberts Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery, the Chief of Neurological Surgery at Harborview Medical Center, and Adjunct Professor of Radiology.
He received his medical degree from Brown University in 1983. After completing a residency in 1989 at Children’s Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston/ Harvard Medical School, Dr. Ellenbogen then became Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Director of the Surgical Epilepsy Program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. In addition, he was the Neurosurgical Director of the DOD/VA Head Injury Project. He became the Chief of Neurosurgery and Residency Program Director at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Chairman of the National Capital Area Neurosurgery Residency Consortium prior to being recruited to The University of Washington. He joined the UW Department of Neurological Surgery in 1997/1998.