Open Fetal Surgery: Myelomeningocele Repair-Caring for the youngest patient

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  • Define neural tube defects
  • Describe treatment options of myelomeningocele
  • Examine myelomeningocele research
  • Discuss fetal surgery
  • Discuss MOMS 1 and MOMS 2 trials
  • Consider ethical aspects of fetal surgery

Konstantina Svokos, DO, MS, FACOS, FACS

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics

Brown University/ Hasbro Children's Hospital/ Lifespan Physician Group

Konstantina Svokos, DO, MS, FACOS, FACS is a neurosurgeon at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children's Hospital who specializes in pediatric neurosurgery and neuroplastics. Her areas of interest are brain tumors, fetal surgery, neuroplastics , epilepsy, vascular lesions and spinal disorders. She is a teaching professor at the Brown University Medical School and loves teaching residents and medical students. Dr. Svokos has done both clinical and molecular research throughout her training and her work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.
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