The Neurosurgical Unit

The Neurosurgical Unit at Schneider Children’s is one of the largest in the country for operations on the brain and spinal cord in children. The team of specialists in the Unit performs about 350 neurosurgeries annually. The operating rooms and endoscopic instrumentation have been adapted to the special needs of children.


Director of the Unit
Dr. Amir Kershenovich

Email Address



Senior Physicians

Dr. Ivan Novitski, Attending Pediatric Neurosurgeon

Ella Gurevich, Nurse practitioner and Nurse Navigator

Aaron Natan, Cranial Orthotics

Sapir Halel, Division's Executive Assistant

Coordinating nurse

Ella Gurevitz


Medical Services

• Congenital defects of the skull and spinal column
• Prenatal consultation for congenital malformations diagnosed in utero
• Tumors of the brain and spine
• Hydrocephalus - treatment by endoscopy or ventricular peritoneal shunt
• Head traumas
• Spina bifida
• Brain catheterization for vascular lesions
• Baclofen pump therapy for spasticity
• Moyamoya disease
• Vagus nerve stimulator implant

Referrals

Letter from the community physician together with the payment guarantee
Referral by doctors at Schneider Children’s