Powering Children’s Potential - Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery
Children’s Mercy Kansas City is a national leader in medical and surgical treatment of pediatric epilepsy and other neurological conditions. In this Powering Children’s Potential video, Children’s Mercy CEO Paul Kempinski talks with Ahmed Abdelmoity, MD, Neurology Division Director, about the Neurology and Neurosurgery teams’ patient centered care, what they are doing to make care more accessible, and their commitment to leading the development of new therapies.
Ranked as one of the best pediatric neurology and neurosurgery programs in the country (#18) by U.S. News and World Report, Children’s Mercy is well-known as one of the few Level IV pediatric epilepsy centers in the nation, offering a full complement of care including robust surgical interventions, one of the largest ketogenic diet programs in the country and tele-EEG services to outlying hospitals. Children’s Mercy is designated as a Center of Excellence by the Tourette Association of America — the only exclusively pediatric center in the country. Highly specialized services are available for functional neurological disorders, Dravet syndrome, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis and other neurologic disorders. Children’s Mercy also has surgical expertise in fetal neurosurgery as well as Chiari malformations and routinely see the most complex cases.
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