Physician Information

In keeping with the CSF mission statement, the Board of Directors and the Scientific Education & Advisory Board are committed to providing current, accurate and comprehensive information on the Chiari and syringomyelia anomalies as well as related disorders.

The Executive Committee of the Scientific Education & Advisory Board will solicit the assistance of other experts in the field to regularly update the basic CM/SM topics, including the leading clinical, radiological, therapeutic, and socioeconomic issues. In addition, the Committee will make a serious effort to ensure that controversial information is addressed in a fair and balanced manner.

CSF BROCHURE - Updated May 2013 (pdf)

Basic Clinical Topics

• Chiari I*
• Chiari II*
• Syringomyelia*
• Congenital tethered cord (spina bifida occulta)*
• CM and SM Handbook
• Types of operations on Chiari I: standards and controversies

Novel, Rare, or Controversial Topics

• Pseudotumor cerebri*
• Fusion with Chiari surgery*
• Chiari zero*
• Review of controversial topics/literature (pdf)

Research Topics

• Review of mechanical/computer models*
• Pain management review
• Genetics research*
• Radiology research*
• Current clinical research questions and efforts*
• Repair and Regeneration of the Central Nervous System*

Clinical Problems

• Orthopedic issues (scoliosis)*

*CONTRIBUTORS

Edward C. Benzel, MD
Department of Neurological Surgery
Cleveland Clinic

John Heiss, M.D.
Department of Neurological Surgery
The George Washington University

Sandi Lam, M.D.
Department of Neurosurgery
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Bermans J. Iskandar, M.D.
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison

Casey Madura, M.D.
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison

Miroslav Backonja, M.D.
Pain Treatment and Research Center
University of Wisconsin

James McCarthy, M.D.
Pediatric Orthopedics
University of Wisconsin

Victor Haughton, M.D.
Department of Neuroradiology
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Daniel Guillaume, M.D.
Department of Neurosurgery
Oregon Health Science Center

Allison Ashley-Koch, Ph.D.
Section of Medical Genetics
Department of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center

Francis Loth, M.S., Ph.D.
College of Engineering
The University of Akron

R. Shane Tubbs, Ph.D.
Division of Neurosurgery
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Solomon Ondoma, M.D.
University of Wisconsin

Revised 10/2012