Pediatric Neurovascular Center of Excellence

Part of the hospital's world-renowned Brain Institute, which is consistently ranked among the top programs in the nation for pediatric neurology and neurosurgery, the Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Neurovascular Center of Excellence is one of only a few centers of its kind in the nation and is the only center in South Florida specializing in treatment of children with vascular malformations and stroke.

 

Pediatric neurovascular disorders include a range of conditions associated with the malfunction or injury of blood vessels of the brain, spinal cord, head and neck. The center offers comprehensive evaluation and treatment – including minimally invasive catheter-based treatment. The center also performs tumor embolization and direct chemotherapy.