Jennifer M. Strahle, MD
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
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