Cleveland Area Education & Awareness Program
Speaker: Mark Luciano, MD, PhD - Cleveland Clinic
Topic: "Chiari: are children just little adults?"
More than 50 people attended the first educational lecture at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus with doctors, patients and caregivers. Dr. Mark Luciano, MD, PhD from the Cleveland Clinic was the keynote speaker. His topic, “Chiari: Are children just little adults?” was very informative. Dr. Luciano is board-certified in general neurosurgery and in pediatric neurosurgery. He is Head of Congenital and Pediatric Neurosurgery and Co-Director of the Pediatric Neurology Center at Cleveland Clinic. His patients are children and adults with neurological congenital anomalies, hydrocephalus, cerebral cysts, tumors, craniofacial anomalies, tethered cord, Chiari malformation and cerebral palsy.
In addition to hearing Dr. Luciano’s lecture, audience members also viewed the latest CSF DVD, Can You Spell That for Me? and their responses to the film were positive.
This marks the first educational lecture for the CSF Cleveland Chapter. The next lecture will be held on February 24, 2010 and Dr. Edward C. Benzel, M.D. will be the keynote speaker. Dr. Benzel is Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery and Director, Center for Spine Health, at the Cleveland Clinic. We look forward to seeing you there.
For more information about upcoming events or to register, please visit the CSF Cleveland Chapter page.
About Dr. Luciano: Dr. Mark Luciano is board-certified in general neurosurgery and in pediatric neurosurgery. He is Head of Congenital and Pediatric Neurosurgery and Co-Director of the Pediatric Neurology Center at Cleveland Clinic. His patients are children and adults with neurological congenital anomalies, hydrocephalus, cerebral cysts, tumors, craniofacial anomalies, tethered cord, Chiari malformation and cerebral palsy.
Dr. Luciano also directs the Neuroendoscopy and CSF Disorders program. He has an established clinical program, research and educational work in neuroendoscopy, a form of minimally invasive neurosurgery. Dr. Luciano has directed Cleveland-area, national and international courses in neuroendoscopy and has developed new techniques in minimally invasive neurosurgery.
As a result of his recognized leadership in hydrocephalus, Dr. Luciano has been on the National Hydrocephalus Association advisory board and has appeared in the local and national press and television including the Wall Street Journal, Woman’s Day, and the Today Show.
In addition to national publications, peer-review and editorial activity, Dr. Luciano is an internationally invited speaker in neuroendoscopy, hydrocephalus and pediatric neurosurgery. He was the “Brahm Prakash Memorial Orator” in New Dehli, India, and has been invited as visiting professor and speaker in India, China, Egypt and Europe. He has initiated an international cooperation between Cleveland Clinic and Peking Union Medical Center in Beijing, China, for education in neuroendoscopy. In addition, he has served as host and thesis mentor for international MD research fellows from Egypt and Sweden.
