Nisha Gadgil, MD
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgical Movement Disorders
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Languages: English
Get to know Nisha Gadgil, MD
Personal Statement
Dr. Gadgil encourages a patient-centered focus that allows families to play an active role in the care of their children. She believes that all patients deserve compassionate care that empowers patients to understand their condition and participate in the decision making process.
Clinical Interests:
Dr. Gadgil’s clinical interests include the surgical treatment and care of patients with conditions such as:
· spasticity including treatments such as selective dorsal rhizotomy and baclofen pump placement
· dystonia
· deep brain stimulation
· spinal disorders or instability including spinal instrumentation
· congenital malformations of the brain and spine
· Chiari malformation
· spina bifida including lipomyelomeningocele and myelomeningocele
· tethered cord
· epilepsy including open and minimally invasive surgical approaches, and vagal nerve stimulation
· pediatric tumors of the brain and spine
· hydrocephalus and complex shunt disorders
· vascular malformations of the brain and spine
Research Interests:
Dr. Gadgil’s research interests include the neurosurgical of movement disorders and spasticity, including evidence-based multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional efforts to improve outcomes. She is also interested in clinical outcomes research for pediatric Chiari malformations, spine disorders, brain tumors, neurovascular diseases, congenital anomalies, and fetal interventions.
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Fellowship | Pediatric Surgery | 2022 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Residency | Neurological Surgery | 2021 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2013 |
Education
Organizations
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Gadgil N, Lam S, Pan IW, Lopresti M, Wagner K, Ali I, Wilfong A, Curry DJ. “Staged Magnetic Resonance-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Hypothalamic Hamartoma: Analysis of Ablation Volumes and Morphological Considerations.” Neurosurgery 2020, 86(6):808-816.
Gadgil N, Edmond J, Stormes K, Lam SK, Shah V. “Visual Complications of Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors: Analysis of Outcomes.” Pediatr Neurol 2019, 92: 48-54.
Gadgil N, Lam SK, Pyarali M, Paldino M, Pan IW, Dauser RC. “Indirect Revascularization with Dural Inversion Technique for Pediatric Moyamoya Disease: 20-Year Experience.” J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018, 22(5): 541-549.
Gadgil N, Aldave G, Whitehead WE, Dmytriw AA, Chen K, Orbach D, Maier I, Behme D, Fargen KM, Elijovich L, Dornbos D, Spiotta A, Kan P. “Endovascular intervention for refractory pediatric cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.” Accepted for publication, Pediatr Neurol.
Gadgil N, McClugage S, Aldave G, Bauer D, Weiner HL, Huisman T, Sans-Cortez M, Belfort MA, Emrick L, Clark G, Joyeux L, Whitehead WE. Natural History of Posterior Fetal Cephaloceles and Incidence of Progressive Cephalocele Herniation. Accepted for Publication, J Neurosurg Pediatr, 2022.