Brazil
While strides have been made in recent years to improve healthcare access and reduce infant mortality rates in Brazil, disparities persist. Hydrocephalus presents a particularly daunting challenge for children and families across the country, as Brazil has some of the highest incidence rates globally. For families already grappling with economic hardship and social marginalization, the burden of hydrocephalus compounds existing challenges, placing immense emotional and financial strain on caregivers.
NeuroKids initiated its partnership with Dr. Giselle Coelho and the Santa Casa de Misericordia de São Paulo Central Hospital in São Paulo in 2022. Dr. Coelho identified the urgent need for enhanced surgical intervention and approached us. Dr. Coelho is deeply committed to improving the lives of her young patients and their families and is enthusiastic about advancing the mission of NeuroKids.
Since collaborating with Dr. Coelho, interest in our work has significantly increased across Brazil. Alongside our partner site in São Paulo, Dr. Coelho and NeuroKids have facilitated the training of additional neurosurgeons in Amazonia Belém and Belo Horizonte. Currently, three surgeons have been trained by NeuroKids in the ETV/CPC method, and they are actively training their peers, showcasing the efficacy of our approach.
Number of children who have received hydrocephalus surgeries since NeuroKids intervention:
50 Children
Since 2022
Demographic Statistics
217,275,879
Total Population*
2.4-31.6
Estimated Incidence of Hydrocephalus
(Source: Dewan et al. 2018; Cavalcanti et al. 2003; de Macêdo Filho LJM et al. 2024 PMID: 37923015.)
Partner Hospitals
S A O P A U L O
Brazil Team
Dr. Giselle Coelho
PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGEON
Dr. Coelho is a pediatric neurosurgeon at the Santa Casa de Misericordia de São Paulo Central Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. She is also the Pediatric Neurosurgeon and Scientific Director at EDUCSIM, an institute focused on developing new teaching platforms that can help shorten the learning curve in the health sector. She is a pioneer in developing new techniques for teaching and learning in neurosurgery. Dr. Coelho is one of the first NeuroKids surgical fellows to complete our training model and remote mentorship on the ETV/CPC procedure, and has since been able to train colleagues, including Dr. Simone Rogiero, and Dr. Leopoldo Mandic, among others, alongside NeuroKids mentors, Dr. Benjamin Warf and Dr. Michael Dewan, in Belém and Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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