St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Since 1991, our Brachial Plexus Center at the St. Louis Children's Hospital has evaluated and treated over 700 hundred children with birth brachial plexus injury and performed repair of the brachial plexus on over a 150 infants. At our multidisciplinary Center, children are examined by a team of pediatric neurosurgeons, neurologists, and therapists. An orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hand surgery and a pediatric neurologist also work with children who have persistent muscle weakness.

Brachial Plexus Center St. Louis Children's Hospital Ste. 4S 20 One Children's Place St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: 314-454-2811 Fax: 314-454-2818 Email: park@wustl.edu

Center Members

Neurosurgery	T.S. Park, M.D.
Neurology	Michael Noetzel, M.D.
Orthopaedics	Charles A. Goldfarb, M.D.
Neuroradiology	Robert McKinstry, M.D., Ph.D.
Electrophysiology	Ann Padberg, B.S.
Physical Therapy	Deanna Walter, MPT Rachel Rose, PT, PhD, PCS
Occupational Therapy	Nikki Blankenship, MSOTR/L Katie Shaffer, OTR/L
Clinical Coordinator	Nicole Meyer, PA-C
Social Worker	Cathy Ammons, M.S.W., LCSW
Administration	Ashley Leija

Publications

1. Francel PC, Koby M, Park TS, Henegar MM, Kaufman BA, Noetzel MJ, Mackinnon SE, Lee BCP: Fast spin-echo magnetic resonance imaging for radiological assessment of neonatal bachial plexus injury. J Neurosurg, 1995, 83:461-466.
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2. Sherburn EW, Day RAA, Kaufman BA, Park TS: Subdental synchondrosis fracture in children: The value of 3-dimensional computerized tomography. Case report. Pediatr Neurosurg, 1996, 25:256-259.
   
   
3. Noetzel MJ, Park TS, Robinson S, Kaufman BA: A prospective study of recovery following birth related brachial plexus injury. J Child Neurol 2001, 16;488-49.
   
   
4. Park TS, Kaplan SS: Birth brachial plexus injury. Youman’s Neurological Surgery-5th
   Edition. Winn HR, Park TS (ed) W. S. Saunders, 2003, 3488-3497.
   
   
5. O’Brien DF, Park TS, Noetzel MJ, Weatherly T: Management of birth brachial plexus palsy. Chils Nerv Syst 22:103-112, 2006.
   
   
6. Ashley, WW, Park TS: Collagen Nerve Guides for Surgical Repair of Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury Technical Note and Case Series J Neurosurg (6 Suppl Pediatr)r 2006, 105:452-456.
   
   
7. Ashley, WW, Baty JD, Hollander T, Park TS: Long-term motor outcome analysis
   using a motor score composite following surgical brachial plexus repair.
   J Neurosurg (4 Suppl Pediatrics) 106:276-281, 2007.

Facilities

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