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The Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children's Memorial Hospital has
one of the largest surgical case loads in North America, performing more than
1,000 cases each year. For example, from January 1981 through October 1996, more
than 1,600 surgeries on tumors of the central nervous system were performed
(including re-operations).
The fame of the division and its leadership have attracted numerous
international scholars to Children's Memorial who have since gone on to advance
pediatric neurosurgery in their respective countries. More than ten percent of
the certified pediatric neurosurgeons in the United States have been trained at
Children's Memorial. Pediatric neurosurgeons from Japan, China, Italy, Greece,
Turkey, Africa, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, and Venezuela have also been trained
at Children's Memorial Hospital.