Surgical Spasticity Clinic
The Surgical Spasticity Clinic at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt provides a wide range of surgical and non-surgical treatment options for children with cerebral palsy. Spasticity management is complex, and treatment is not one-size-fits-all. Our specialists treat patients in various Monroe Carell clinics, including Neurology, Developmental, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Our team can provide a comprehensive evaluation in a single appointment. We can discuss treatment and equipment options for spasticity in both upper and lower extremities. This means we can create a care plan that is tailored to your child.
Conditions We Treat
- Chorea
- Hereditary spastic paraplegia
- Hypertonia
- Movement disorders
- Muscle contractures
- Spasticity
Meet Your Care Team
Your care team also includes a fully dedicated patient care coordinator.
Shady ElmaraghiMD
- Fractures,
- Hand Surgery,
- Nerve,
- Orthopaedics,
- Peripheral Nerve,
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
- Reconstructive Microsurgery
Alice P. LawrenceMD
- Cerebral Palsy,
- Child Development,
- Developmental Medicine,
- Neonatology,
- Neurodevelopmental Follow up After NICU Hospitalization,
- Pediatric Developmental Medicine
Nathaniel LempertBS, MD
- Muscular and Movement Disorders,
- Orthopaedics,
- Pediatric Fractures,
- Pediatric Orthopaedics,
- Pediatric Orthopaedics and Surgery
Robert P. NaftelMD
- Cerebral Palsy,
- Epilepsy,
- Hydrocephalus,
- Movement Disorders,
- Neurologic Surgery,
- Neurological Surgery,
- Neurosciences
Shai C. BynumPNP
- Autism,
- Cerebral Palsy,
- Child Development,
- Developmental Delay,
- Developmental Medicine,
- Pediatric Developmental Medicine
Catherine H. MizeMSN, FNP
- Autism,
- Cerebral Palsy,
- Child Development,
- Developmental Delay,
- Developmental Medicine,
- Pediatric Developmental Medicine
Why Choose Cerebral Palsy Spasticity Care at Monroe Carell
- Specialty care
We are one of the largest and most comprehensive programs in the country. Our team includes experts in existing treatments and pioneers in new treatments.
- Unique treatment options
We are the only children’s hospital in Tennessee to offer selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) to treat spasticity in the lower extremities. We are also among the few pediatric hospitals with surgeons who specialize in hyperselective neurectomy to treat upper-extremity spasticity.
Mollie's Story
Treatments We Offer
We offer a full range of tests, treatments and services, including:
- Combined dorsal and ventral rhizotomy
- Hyperselective neurectomy
- Intrathecal baclofen pump
- Oral medications
- Orthopedic surgeries
- Rhizotomy surgery for comfort care and quality of life measures
- Serial casting