SURG - Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Disorders: Surgical Management of Shunted Hydrocephalus, and New Non-Invasive Neuroimaging Methods for Improved Patient Care
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Describe the indications for surgical treatment in hydrocephalus and options for management
- Describe the clinical indicators for shunt management that are currently available to clinicians, and gain familiarity with quantitative metrics that could assist in future clinical care
About this presenter:
Peter Chiarelli, MD, DPhil
Associate Professor, Attending Neurosurgeon
Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s
Peter A. Chiarelli, MD, DPhil, is a pediatric neurosurgeon and associate professor of neurological surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's. Dr. Chiarelli helps direct Phoenix Children's Hydrocephalus Program and serves as Director of Advanced Research in Neurosurgical Illness. He specializes in treating children with tumors of the brain and spine, as well as spina bifida, hydrocephalus, neurotrauma, and Chiari malformation.
Dr. Chiarelli is a native of Phoenix, Arizona, and studied as a Rhodes Scholar to earn a research doctorate in neuroscience from Oxford University in Oxford, England, before continuing to his medical degree from Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He completed residency training in neurological surgery and a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery in Seattle at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital. As a pediatric neurosurgeon focused on neuroimaging research and applied physics/chemistry, Dr. Chiarelli’s goal is to combine a clinical knowledge base, access to the surgical suite, and a background in benchtop science for investigation of neurological illness, as well as the application of this multi-disciplinary perspective to the improved care of patients. Developments in the field of human brain imaging have contributed toward many significant advances in neurosurgical practice and outcomes over the past century. Multiple neurological diseases, including hydrocephalus, all stand to benefit from further investigation and implementation of advanced imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Dr. Chiarelli works to develop MRI methods not currently available, that can be used for straightforward application to the clinical neurosciences. Chiarelli's research has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Defense, the Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Hydrocephalus Association, the Rudi Schulte Research Institute, as well as multiple other foundations. Dr. Chiarelli received the Hydrocephalus Association Innovator Award in 2024, and has been recognized throughout his academic career as a Top Doc by Los Angeles magazine and Pasadena Magazine.