Dr. Carolyn Quinsey MD

Dr. Quinsey is fellowship trained in pediatric neurosurgery and operates on children and adults using innovative techniques which include endoscopic, endonasal, eyebrow craniotomy, and microscopic approaches. She is one of very few specialists using flexible neuroendoscopy, the newest technology and techniques to effectively remove tumors and treat hydrocephalus without a shunt. Dr. Quinsey is also devoted to training the next generation of neurosurgeons both in the United States and abroad. Dr. Quinsey is a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery, and the Pediatric Section of the AANS/CNS. Titles
Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Associate Program Director

Conditions Treated
Hydrocephalus, cerebral cysts, arachnoid cysts, pineal cysts, brain tumors, pituitary tumors, vascular malformations (AVM, sinus pericranii, cavernous malformation), Moyamoya, pediatric epilepsy, chiari malformation, myelomeningocele, lipomyelomeningocele, cranialsynostosis, tethered cord, skull lesions - dermoid cysts, craniocervical instability, pediatric spine surgery

Specialties
Flexible endoscopy for treatment of cerebral/arachnoid cysts and hydrocephalus
Endonasal endoscopic treatment of pituitary and sellar region tumors
Pediatric tumors
Pediatric vascular disorders
Pediatric congenital disorders
Academic Interests
Sellar and parasellar lesions
Skull base surgery
Minimally invasive surgery
International and Global Neurosurgery
Graduate Medical Education

Education and Training
Fellowship – Pediatric Neurosurgery – Oregon Health Science University
Residency – Neurological Surgery – University of North Carolina
M.D. Medicine – Medical College of Wisconsin
B.S. Mathematics – University of Wisconsin Madison

Board Certifications
Neurological Surgery - Board Certified
Pediatric Neurosurgery- Board Certified