Pediatric patients with neurological conditions can be evaluated and treated at Barrow's clinics at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, at regional outreach clinics, or at affiliated Indian Health Services hospitals. Outpatient clinical activities are held at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix at either the Child Neurology Offices or the Children's Rehabilitative Services (CRS) building. Regional outreach clinics are also held in Flagstaff and Yuma and at the Indian Health Service hospitals in Fort Defiance and Chinle. Patients are evaluated on the pediatric ward and in the pediatric intensive care and neonatal intensive care units of St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. The clinical staff also evaluate patients in the Emergency Department.
Child Neurology Consultation in the Division of Child Neurology
Child Neurology Clinic
500 W. Thomas Road, Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Tel: 602-406-3800
The Child Neurology Clinic evaluates children with a variety of neurological and neurodevelopmental problems, including epilepsy, delayed development, headache, muscle weakness, hypotonia, incoordination, movement disorders, stroke, demyelinating disorders, attention deficit disorders, autism, and spasticity.
The Division of Child Neurology also operates an Urgent Consultation Clinic designed to accommodate patients who need to be seen urgently. Appointments can be obtained as quickly as one week in advance.
Physicians may refer patients to the Urgent Consultation Clinic by contacting:
Cleo Park, RN, PNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Tel: 602-406-3839
Children's Rehabilitative Services at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Child neurology services at the Children's Rehabilitative Services (CRS) Clinics in Phoenix provide evaluation and treatment of patients with intractable epilepsy, cerebral palsy, neurofibromatosis, neurodegenerations, spasticity, dystonia, and other specific conditions. The Division of Child Neurology also provides neurology consultation services for the Spasticity Clinic, the Neurofibromatosis Clinic, and the Neurogenetics Clinic at CRS.
Children's Rehabilitative Services Clinics
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
124 W. Thomas Rd.
Phoenix, AZ, 85013
Tel: (602)-406-6400 or 1-800-392-2222
Inpatient Services at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
The Division of Child Neurology provides comprehensive services to hospitalized patients, including those in the PICU, NICU, pediatric ward, and ER.
Epilepsy Services
Pediatric epilepsy services include specialty consultation, prolonged video monitoring, presurgical evaluation, and coordination of surgical treatment for intractable epilepsy. Epilepsy services include the following:
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Hypothalamic Hamartoma Center
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Ketogenic diet for treatment of epilepsy
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Vagal nerve stimulation for intractable epilepsy
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Surgical treatment of intractable epilepsy
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Intraoperative monitoring
Outreach Clinics in Arizona
The Division of Child Neurology provides services at Children's Rehabilitative Services clinics and at Indian Health Service clinics in Flagstaff, Yuma, Fort Defiance, and Chinle.
Flagstaff Children's Rehabilitative Services Clinic:
Flagstaff Regional Medical Center
1215 N. Beaver St.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Tel: (928) 773-2054 or 1-800-232-1018
Yuma Children's Rehabilitative Services Clinic:
2400 Avenue A
Yuma, AZ 85364
Tel: (928) 336-7095 or 1-800-837-7309
Fax: (928) 336-7497
Indian Health Service Locations:
Public Health Service Indian Hospital
Box 649
Fort Defiance, AZ 86504
(located on the corner of Rt 12 and Rt 7)
Tel: 928-729-8710
Fax: 928-729-8734
Chinle Comprehensive Healthcare Facility
P.O. Drawer PH
Chinle, Arizona 86503
(located on Highway 191 and Hospital Drive)
Tel: 928-674-7535
Fax: 928-674-7702
Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders Center and the MDA Clinic
Children with neuromuscular disorders are evaluated and managed at the MDA Clinic and in the Children's Rehabilitation Services (CRS) Clinic at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. The neuromuscular disorders program is under the direction of John B. Bodensteiner, MD.
Pediatric Neurogenetics Center
The Pediatric Neurogenetics Center provides multidisciplinary evaluation for children with undiagnosed neurodegeneration, familial neurological disorders, mitochondrial disorders, and cytogenetic disorders. These consultation services are provided in the CRS Clinics and in the Genetics Department of the Children's Health Center.
Contact Information:
Cleo Park, RN, PNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
602-406-3800
