Jennifer M. Strahle, MD

Jennifer M. Strahle, MD

Appoline Blair Professor of Neurological Surgery

Professor of Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatrics

Director, Pediatric Neuro Spine Program

Director, Pediatric Cerebrovascular Surgery

Castle Connolly Top Doctor

Specialties

  • Brain and spine tumors
  • Chiari malformation
  • Congenital neurosurgery
  • Craniosynostosis
  • Hydrocephalus and neuro-endoscopy
  • Moyamoya and pediatric vascular disorders
  • Pediatric spinal conditions including deformity
  • Spina Bifida/Myelomeningocele (postnatal and fetal surgery (open and fetoscopic)

Call 314-454-2810 for Pediatric Appointments

As a neurosurgeon treating patients with the most advanced technologies available, I promise to care for your child and family as I would my own.

Dr. Strahle

Education

BS, Magna cum laude
Bates College
Lewiston, Maine
1998-2002

MD, University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2004-2008

Residency

Resident, Department of Neurosurgery
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2008-2015

Fellowship

Fellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
2015-2016

Research focus

Developmental Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) disorders including:  Myelomeningocele (MMC), Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), Chiari malformation, syrinx, and tumors in the pediatric population.

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Strahle Lab

Strahle Lab

The goal of the Strahle Lab is to understand germinal matrix hemorrhage-intraventricular hemorrhage (GMH-IVH)-induced brain injury and hydrocephalus in order to develop targeted therapeutics to prevent hydrocephalus, mitigate brain injury, and improve outcomes in infants with GMH-IVH.

Honors & leadership roles

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, University of Minnesota Medical School
  • Director of Pediatric Neuro Spine Program, Washington University in St. Louis/St. Louis Children’s Hospital
  • Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation, Scientific & Educational Advisory Board, 2018-present

Board certification

American Board of Neurological Surgery
American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery

Hospital appointments

St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Mercy Hospital St. Louis
Shriners Hospital