Matthew D. Smyth, MD, FAANS
Matthew Smyth, current chair of the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery is a professor of neurosurgery, pediatrics and plastic and reconstructive surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and the chief of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
Prior to July 2023, Alabama State Medicaid would not cover the cost of required helmeting after minimally invasive suturectomy for craniosynostosis. Despite research indicating the cost-effectiveness of minimally invasive suturectomy compared to open cranial vault repair, Alabama Medicaid elected to cover the surgery but not the post-operative helmeting. Therefore, families were left having to pay the bills for the...
The AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery is a thriving organization with hundreds of energetic and engaged active members and a popular and well-attended annual meeting. The section leadership engages members in volunteer and leadership roles in education, advocacy, research, mentorship and training. At the same time, finances have been a priority of the Executive Committee Pediatric Section for...
