Pediatric Neurosurgeon Joins Florida Hospital for Children

Pediatric Neurosurgeon Joins Florida Hospital for Children to Create Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center

Dr. James Baumgartner brings years of expertise to epilepsy program

ORLANDO, Fla., September 8, 2011 - Board certified pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. James Baumgartner recently joined the Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children as the surgical director of the Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center. Dr. Baumgartner has earned an international reputation in the epilepsy field for his surgical skill and positive patient outcomes. With Dr. Baumgartner's leadership, the team at Florida Hospital will offer comprehensive patient care by utilizing the most advanced tools and treatment options for children with epilepsy as well as a variety of other neurological problems.

Dr. Baumgartner specializes in minimally invasive surgical procedures for children and adolescents suffering from epilepsy or seizure-related disorders. With Dr. Baumgartner's experience, the team at the Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children hopes to relieve the severity of the symptoms of the young patients and allow for a life without seizures.

Dr. Baumgartner earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  He then completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco, where he also served his neurosurgery residency and pediatric neurosurgery fellowship. Prior to joining the Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital for Children, Dr. Baumgartner was a pediatric neurosurgeon at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dr. Baumgartner also held the position of a clinical associate professor in the department of pediatric surgery at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School.

Dr. Baumgartner is board certified in neurosurgery and has authored numerous articles. He was awarded the Power Exchange Scholarship from Cambridge University in England, and is a member of several national and international societies including the American Epilepsy Society and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

"We are thrilled about the addition of Dr. Baumgartner to our medical staff, as we continue to establish Florida Hospital for Children as a leader in advanced surgical services and patient care," said Marla Silliman, administrator of Florida Hospital for Children. "Dr. Baumgartner's experience in pediatric neurosurgery will help to enhance our epilepsy program at Florida Hospital for Children to better serve the children of Central Florida and beyond."

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