2023 Department of Pediatrics Academic Annual Report

5. 30-year spina bifida summary study published 6. Lead center enrollments for Hydrocephalus Research Network, National Spina Bifida Patient Registry 7. Folic acid fortification with salt feasibility study presented to national audience 8. Authorship/collaborator—International study: Corpus callosotomy vs. vagal nerve stimulator for intractable epilepsy 9. The development of a transition medical home utilizing the individualized transition plan (ITP) model for patients with complex diseases of childhood 2023 PUBLICATIONS HIGH-IMPACT PUBLICATIONS Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg. 2023; 48: 355-369. Corpus Callosotomy Is a Safe and Effective Procedure for Medically Resistant Epilepsy. Hale AT, Barkley AS, Blount JP. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2023;16(4): 605-619. Causes of death among people with myelomeningocele: A multi-institutional 47-year retrospective study. Szymanski KM, Adams CM, Alkawaldeh MY, Austin PF, Bowman RM, Castillo H, Castillo J, Chu DI, Estrada CR, Fascelli M, Frimberger DC, Gargollo PC, Hamdan DG, Hecht SL, Hopson B, Husmann DA, Jacobs MA, MacNeily AE, McLeod DJ, Metcalfe PD, Meyer T, Misseri R, O’Neil J, Rensing AJ, Routh JC, Rove KO, Sawin KJ, Schlomer BJ, Shamblin I, Sherlock RL, Slobodov G, Stout J, Tanaka ST, Weiss DA, Wiener JS, Wood HM, Yerkes EB, Blount J. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 Mar 3:1-2. Epub ahead of print. Editorial. Neurocognition in fetal myelomeningocele closure: “not shunting per se.” Blount JP, Rocque BG. Disabil Health J. 2023 Apr; 16(2): 101427. The development of a transition medical home utilizing the individualized transition plan (ITP) model for patients with complex diseases of childhood. Hopson B, Eckenrode M, Rocque BG, Blount J, Hooker E, Rediker V, Cao E, Tofil N, Lau Y, Somerville CS. World Neurosurg. 2024 Jan; 181: e597-e606. Epub 2023 Oct 31. Applicant Perceptions of Post-interview Communication During the 2022 to 2023 Neurosurgery Recruitment Cycle: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Laskay NMB, Boudreau HS, Estevez-Ordonez D, George JA, Atchley TJ, Bentley JN, Rozzelle CJ. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 Jan 20; 31(4): 329-332. Postoperative seizure freedom after vagus nerve stimulator placement in children 6 years of age and younger. Maleknia P, McWilliams TD, Barkley A, Estevez-Ordonez D, Rozzelle C, Blount JP. Neurosurgery. 2023 Jun 1; 92(6): e138-e139. Letter: Recognizing the Impact of Campus Visits During the 2022 to 2023 Neurosurgical Resident Recruitment Cycle. Laskay NMB, Estevez-Ordonez D, Atchley TJ, Rozzelle CJ. World Neurosurg. 2023 Apr; 172: 96-97. Epub 2023 Feb 8. Global Alliance for the Prevention of Spina Bifida F. Neurosurgeon-Led Advocacy for Folic Acid Fortification to Prevent Spina Bifida. Shlobin NA, Ghotme K, Caceres A, Ocal E, Pattisapu JV, Rosseau G, Blount JP, Boop FA. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 Feb 10; 31(5): 433-443. Understanding and identifying the needs of parent caregivers of children with hydrocephalus: a qualitative study. Barnes K, Zimmerman K, Herbey I, Arynchyna-Smith A, May B, Arata Wessinger C, Dreer LE, Thompson L, Ivankova NV, Rozzelle CJ, Johnston JM, Blount JP, Rocque BG. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 Jul; 39(7): 1695-1697. Epub 2023 Apr 4. Preventing spina bifida through folate fortification: a labor of love. Caceres A, Blount JP. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 Jul; 39(7): 1791-1804. Epub 2023 May 26. What has changed in pediatric neurosurgical care in spina bifida? A 30-year UAB/Children’s of Alabama observational overview. Blount JP, Hopson BD, Johnston JM, Rocque BG, Rozzelle CJ, Oakes JW. Neurosurgery. 2023 Sep 1; 93(3): 496-501. Epub 2023 Apr 3. Global Neurosurgery: Progress and Resolutions at the 75th World Health Assembly. Garcia RM, Ghotme KA, Arynchyna-Smith A, Mathur P, Koning M, Boop F, Peterson D, Sheneman N, Johnson WD, Park KB, Griswold D, Aukrust CG, Barthélemy EJ, Ibbotson G, Blount JP, Rosseau GL. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 Jun 16; 39(4): 527-533. First-time tethered cord release among adults with myelomeningocele: an analysis of people in the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry. Dias MS, Wang M, Liang M, Rizk EB, Bowman R, Partington MD, Blount JP, Rocque BG, Hopson B, Lee A, Walker WO. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 Aug 11; 32(5): 569-575. Does subtotal resection ameliorate hypothalamic morbidity in pediatric craniopharyngioma? A 30-year retrospective cohort study. Yousuf OK, Salehani A, Zimmerman K, Estevez-Ordonez D, Madura C, Arynchyna-Smith A, Johnston JM, Rozzelle CJ, Rocque BG, Blount JP. Epilepsia. 2023 Dec; 64(12): 3205-3212. Epub 2023 Oct 20. Added value of corpus callosotomy following vagus nerve stimulation in children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: A multicenter, multinational study. Roth J, Bergman L, Weil AG, Brunette-Clement T, Weiner HL, Treiber JM, Shofty B, Cukiert A, Cukiert CM, Tripathi M, Sarat Chandra P, Bollo RJ, Machado HR, Santos MV, Gaillard WD, Oluigbo CO, Ibrahim GM, Jallo GI, Shimony N, O’Neill BR, Budke M, Pérez-Jiménez MÁ, Mangano FT, Iwasaki M, Iijima K, Gonzalez-Martinez J, Kawai K, Ishishita Y, Elbabaa SK, Bello-Espinosa L, Fallah A, Maniquis CAB, Ben-Zvi I, Tisdall M, Panigrahi M, Jayalakshmi S, Blount JP, Dorfmüller G, Bulteau C, Stone SS, Bolton J, Singhal A, Connolly M, Alsowat D, Alotaibi F, Ragheb J, Uliel-Sibony S.

Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 Feb; 39(2): 471-479. Epub 2022 Jul 8. The utility and post-operative evolution of head circumference in

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