Dell Children's announces new Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery

Today, Ascension Texas announced that Dr. Elizabeth C. Tyler-Kabara has joined Dell Children’s Medical Center’s division of neuroscience as Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery. She will also serve as Co-Chief of UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s with Dr. Steve Roach of Neurology. Dr. Tyler-Kabara is board certified in Neurological Surgery and Pediatric Neurological Surgery.

Dr. Tyler-Kabara will serve as the Director of Restorative Neurosurgery at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. She will be the primary neurosurgeon for the Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program at Dell Children’s, and she will be actively involved in the development of educational programs to train the next generation of pediatric neurosurgeons.

“We are thrilled to have Dr. Tyler-Kabara join our pediatric neuroscience division. I look forward to her leadership in helping to grow the pediatric neurosurgery program and serving more children with the newest technologies in neurosurgical care right here in Central Texas,” said Chrisopher M. Born, President of Dell Children’s Medical Center.

Dr. Tyler-Kabara is a nationally recognized clinical expert in the surgical management of children with movement disorders, epilepsy and skull base disorders. She was formerly a tenured associate professor of neurosurgery, bioengineering and physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh and a faculty of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. She has led pioneering human research in brain computer interface and neurorestoration.

About Ascension Texas
In Texas, Ascension operates Ascension Providence and Ascension Seton, which includes Dell Children’s Medical Center, the region’s only comprehensive children’s hospital and pediatric Level I trauma center, and Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, the region’s only Level I trauma center for adults. Ascension Seton partners with Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and shares a common vision of transforming healthcare through a focus on quality and value. Serving Texas for 115 years, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension is one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., operating 2,600 sites of care – including 150 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Visit www.ascension.org and www.dellchildrens.net.