Texas Children’s Hospital Brachial Plexus Clinic was founded in 1987 and is dedicated to providing treatment and care for brachial plexus injuries. The core philosophy of our clinic has been to use a multidisciplinary approach to correcting the injury while providing for the child’s overall care. This past year has been difficult for our clinic in that two of the founders, both extremely talented physicians, passed away in the fall of 2004. The deaths of Dr. Rita Lee, neurology director of the clinic, and Dr. John Laurent, neurosurgeon, have affected our ability to provide a multidisciplinary approach to evaluating and treating clinic patients. Therefore, we have decided to place clinic operations on hold until Texas Children's can ensure the availability of a team of pediatric subspecialists to provide a multidisciplinary review for brachial plexus patients.

New patients will not be accepted for appointments to the Brachial Plexus Clinic. If you are a new patient and would like to see:

• a pediatric neurologist, please call central scheduling at 832-822-2778.

• a pediatric rehabilitation specialist in their clinic, please call 832-826-6106.

All patients with existing appointments with the clinic will be contacted during the next 30 to 60 days to discuss reappointments to appropriate clinics based on a review of current treatment plans.

If you have questions, please call Ambulatory Services Administration at 832-822-4778.