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    Joseph H. Piatt, MD

    Division Chief
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    Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware 1600 Rockland Road Wilmington, DE 19803

    My research interests include: 

    • Epidemiology of pediatric neurosurgical conditions
    • Health care outcome disparities in pediatric neurosurgery
    • Quality measurement in the management of hydrocephalus

    Fellowship

    • Pediatric Neurosurgery - The Hospital for Sick Children, 1987

    Internship

    • Surgery - Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, 1980

    Residency

    • Neurology - Oregon Health and Sciences University, 1983
    • Neurosurgery - Duke University Medical Center, 1986

    Education

    • MD - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1979

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Neurological Surgery

    • Arachnoid Cysts
    • Brachycephaly
    • Brain Tumors
    • Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
    • Chiari Malformation
    • Craniosynosis
    • Dystonia
    • Encephalocele
    • Epilepsy
    • Hematoma
    • Hydrocephalus
    • Hypothalamic Hamartoma
    • Macrocephaly
    • Moyamoya Disease
    • Neurofibromatosis
    • Plagiocephaly Torticollis
    • Sacral Dimple
    • Seizures
    • Skeletal Dysplasia/ Achondroplasia
    • Spasticity
    • Spina Bifida
    • Spine Fractures
    • Tethered Cord