Our skilled team brings together specialists in the fields of neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, radiation therapy, radiology, pathology, critical care medicine, social work, and rehabilitation therapy to treat children who have cancers of the brain or nervous system.
What Sets Children’s Apart?
- We are the only hospital in the state dedicated solely to pediatric care.
- Children’s neurosurgeons use a family-centered approach to care, meaning we consider you and your child to be essential parts of our care team.
- Children’s is a leader in targeted epilepsy surgery and is the only pediatric program in Nebraska to use Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) for thermal ablation of brain tumors and epilepsy foci, which provides a less invasive alternative to traditional surgery and preserves healthy brain function.
- We are the sole program in Nebraska offering pediatric minimally invasive endoscopic procedures for skull base lesions.
- We use advanced exoscope technology, allowing for three-dimensional, highly magnified views of neural and vascular structures to provide the utmost precision during surgery.
- We are the only program in the state utilizing Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (iMRI) for the resection of brain and spinal tumors, allowing for precise surgical planning and maximizing the chances of safe, complete tumor removal.
- We use a Robotic Surgery Assistant (ROSA) so we can perform complex surgeries with the utmost precision and minimally invasive techniques.
- We are the only program in Nebraska offering Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) for spasticity in children with cerebral palsy. We strive to improve the quality of life for these children by reducing muscle stiffness and improving mobility.