Department of
Neurosurgery

Our Pediatric Neurosurgery Team

Welcome, Dr. AdelsonDavid Adelson, MD

P. David Adelson, M.D., F.A.C.S, F.A.A.P., an internationally recognized pediatric neurosurgeon, has been named professor in the West Virginia University School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery, vice chair of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, and executive director of the WVU Medicine Children’s Neuroscience Center of Excellence.

Dr. Adelson joined the WVU Medicine team in late November, after having served as director and chief of pediatric neurosurgery and neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hospital since 2009, and as Diane and Bruce Halle Endowed Chair for Children’s Neurosciences. In these roles, Dr. Adelson was instrumental in the development of one of the top pediatric neuroscience programs in the country, now ranked in the top 20 children’s neuroscience programs by US News and World Report.

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The Team

A photo of David Adelson.
David Adelson, FACS, FAAP, FAANS
Positions
Vice-Chairman Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, Executive Director WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital Neuroscience Center, Professor, Neurosurgery
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-598-6127
A photo of Hal Meltzer.
Hal Meltzer, MD, FAANS
Position
Professor, Section Chief Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Phone
304-598-6127