Oficina Principal

Dirección:
Nicklaus Children's Neurosurgery
3100 SW 62 Avenue, ACB #3109
Miami, FL 33155
Número de Teléfono: 305-662-8386

Oficina Adicional

Dirección:
Nicklaus Children's Boynton Beach Care Ctr-Neurosurgery
10383 Hagen Ranch Road #200
Boynton Beach, FL 33437
Número de Teléfono: 305-662-8386

Educación

Fellowship - Boston Children's Hospital
Research Fellow - Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Residency - Brigham and Womens Hospital
Residency - University of Louisville
Medical School - University of Louisville

Certificaciones

American Board of Neurological Surgery - Certified
American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery - Certified


 

Dr. Sarah C. Jernigan earned her medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine and completed her residency in neurological surgery at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. She then pursued both research and clinical fellowships in pediatric neurosurgery at Boston Children's Hospital. Her clinical interests include neurosurgical care for children with cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, craniofacial anomalies and epilepsy, as well as other pediatric neurosurgery diagnoses. She also possesses specialized training in the use of rigid and flexible endoscopies for neurosurgical treatment.  

Dr. Jernigan is board certified in neurological surgery from both the American Board of Neurological Surgery and American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery. She is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Jernigan has published her work in multiple medical journals and served as a reviewer for the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, as well as the Journal of International Spine Surgery. In addition, she has held several teaching posts within the Departments of Neurosurgery at several institutions including Carolinas Medical Center, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Jernigan has conducted extensive international volunteer work as a neurosurgeon in the Dominican Republic, Ghana and Haiti. She has received various teaching awards for her work with neurological surgery residents and first-year medical school students, along with public health graduate students.


Publications

Sanderfer, V.C., Arnold, M.R., …, Jernigan, S.C., et al (2024). Outcomes of laparoscopic and open ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement. American Journal of Surgery, 227(), 123-126. View in Pubmed

Pattisapu, J.V., Ackerman, L.L., ..., Jernigan, S., et al (2024). In Reply: Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Patients with Chiari Malformation: Surgical Interventions. Neurosurgery, 94(2), e35-e36. View in Pubmed

Pattisapu, J.V., Ackerman, L.L., ..., Jernigan, S., et al (2023). Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Patients with Chiari Malformation: Surgical Interventions.. Neurosurgery, 93(4), 731-735. View in Pubmed

Jackson, E.M., Jernigan, S., Niazi, T., et al (2023). Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Patients with Chiari Malformation: Symptoms. . Neurosurgery, 93(4), 727-730. View in Pubmed

Bauer, D.F., Niazi, T., …, Jernigan, S., et al (2023). Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Patients with Chiari Malformation: Diagnosis. . Neurosurgery, 93(4), 723-726. View in Pubmed

Hani, U., Mulvaney, G., …, Jernigan, S., et al. (2023). Review: Patent bibliometrics in cranial neurosurgery: the first bibliometric analysis of neurosurgery’s technological literature. Neurosurgery, 171(), 115-123. View in Pubmed

Mulvaney, G., Arnold, M., …, Jernigan, S. (2023). Laparoscopic co-surgeon ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement versus single surgeon mini laparotomy. Cureus, 14(6), e26057. View in Pubmed


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