Refer to Neurosurgery
Referral Guidelines
CHKD Surgical Group's pediatric neurosurgeons provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of cranial, spinal, and peripheral nerve disorders in infants, children, and adolescents. Some of the conditions we treat include:
- Tumors of the Brain and Spine
- Chiari Malformation
- Craniofacial Reconstruction
- Brain and Spine Trauma
- Hydrocephalus
- Endoscopic treatment of hydrocephalus and brain lesions
- Spinal Cord Syrinx (Syringomyelia)
- Spina Bifida
- Lipomyelomeningocele
- Tethered Spinal Cord
- Intractable Epilepsy
- Spasticity
- Arachnoid Cysts
- Vascular Malformations of the Brain and Spinal Cord
- Pre-natal consultations
Please review our referral guidelines below to help ensure that your child/patient receives the best possible care.
- Call referral to (757) 668-7992.
- Fax referral and records to (757) 668-7995.
- Physicians may reach the on-call Neurosurgeon for emergent consultation through Doctors Direct at (757) 668-9999.
Your patient will be seen at the earliest appointment available. Urgent referrals will be prioritized.
Urgent appointments will be accommodated within 24 hours or less.
Please send relevant records not accessible through CHKD’s Electronic Health Records (EHR) such as lab results, radiology imaging, and other accompanying reports. Radiology studies should be sent via electronic transfer or a CD with images. The radiology file room can facilitate electronic transfer of images at (757) 668-7254. All referrals will be reviewed and if additional workup is needed prior to being seen we will contact the referring provider. Please contact our office at (757) 668-7992 for assistance with referring your patient.
Appointments will be with the provider who is the best match for managing the current condition.
In the pediatric neurosurgery clinic, located at Children's Hospital of The Kings' Daughters in Norfolk.