Pediatric Neurotrauma Lab

Children's attendees at 18th Annual World Congress of Neurosurgery Conference in Cape Town #SouthAfrica 🌍! @GlobalNeuroSurg @WFNSHQ Dr.@AliAlawiehmdphd, Dr. Kevin Wang, Dr. @AndrewReisner2, Dr. Jim Johnson @uabmedicine, Dr. @LBlackwellPhD, and Dr. @LepardJacob! 🧠🌟🥼🔬

End of the 2026 academic year picture, Department of Neurosurgery at Emory. This picture is a reflection of the incredible growth of the department and faculty - we are fortunate to have had the leadership of Dr. Dan Barrow for so many decades.

Fantastic celebration of last six months accomplishments and lively discussions at Pediatric Neurotrauma Lab retreat today. Shout out to Bunmi Fariyike - who zoomed in and gave inspirational talk on research methodology from Paraguay!

Proof that great minds don’t just think alike — they dress alike, too 😎 Dr. Brahma 🤝 Q #twinning

A wonderful time celebrating our fellow and mom-to-be, Dr. Chesney Billiter👶🏼🍼 We are so excited for you!

Dr. Nealen Laxpati has a special interest in helping epilepsy patients through neuromodulation. Six patients underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) in 2025, the most ever in Children's Healthcare of Atlanta history. Below shows DBS leads placed intracranially for seizure control.

A wonderful baby shower for our amazing fellow, Chesney Billiter is not only about to complete a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at CHOA , but better yet - begin a new life chapter - motherhood ! Congrats Chesney !!!

Happy Halloween from all of us within pediatric neurosurgery @childrensatl 💚👻🎃🦫 #forthekids #happyhalloween

The #Neurosurgery team at Scottish Rite this week💪🏼🧠⭐️

Thank you to our @EmoryNeurosurg residents who work super hard to take care of our patients.

Happy #CincoDeMayo from the #Neurosurgery department! 🎊 We had an office potluck this afternoon to celebrate!

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Please welcome our Fellow, Dr. Chesney Oravec to Neurosurgery at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Over the next 12 months she will be exposed to a large volume of operative cases to gain experience that allows for the evaluation of different approaches to patient management.

Dr. @AndrewReisner2 is back at it ! He recently attended the Global #Neuro Course in Surabaya, #Indonesia!

Dr. Lepard presenting at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric #Neurosurgery in Lyon, #France! ✈️🧠🎉

Awesome news out of Lyon, France where Dr. Lepard is attending the Annual Meeting of the International Society for #PediatricNeurosurgery! Dr. Lepard’s presentation about blood based #TBI #biomarkers has been awarded “Best Platform”! Congratulations 👏🏻🎉🧠

Dr. Reisner spent some time in Peru last week presenting with multiple organizations including Congreso Peruano Neurocirugía, FLANC and ICRAN! After some hard work, he was able to visit Machu Picchu! 🎉🧠

🏅We are thrilled to announce Dr. Susan Palasis as the 2026 ASPNR Gold Medal Award Recipient! Dr. Palasis’s visionary leadership and dedication to advancing pediatric neuroradiology — including launching the Society’s first Annual Scientific Meeting in 2019 — have transformed ASPNR into a global leader in education and research. 🌍💫 ✨ Join us during the ASPNR 2026 Annual Meeting to celebrate Dr. Palasis at the Gold Medal Award Ceremony! #ASPNR26 #GoldMedalAward #PediatricNeuroradiology