
Cormac Oliver Maher MD
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
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Education & Training
Brigham and Womens HospitalFellowship, Cerebrovascular Surgery, 2005 - 2006
Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2004 - 2005
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1998 - 2004
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2023 - 2027
MI State Medical License 2006 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2004 - 2008
MN State Medical License 1999 - 2006
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Executive Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management Scholarship AANS/ACS, 2014
- Julian T. Hoff Resident Teaching Award Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, 2014
- Making a difference UM Employee Recognition Program, 2013-2015
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Endoscopic Endonasal Supratotal Resection of a Pediatric Clival Chordoma With Intradural Extension and Brainstem Compression.Ana Sofia Alvarez, Ali Palejwala, Jayakar Nayak, Cormac Maher, Juan C Fernandez-Miranda
Operative Neurosurgery. 2026-07-01 - Decompression with or without Duraplasty for Chiari I and Syringomyelia.David D Limbrick Jr, Chevis N Shannon, Emine O Bayman, Thanda Meehan, Marisa Kallem
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2026-05-28 - 1 citationsNo increased incidence of tethered cord syndrome or low-lying conus in pediatric Chiari malformation type I.Katherine G Holste, Luke McVeigh, Michael J Albdewi, Hugh J L Garton, Cormac O Maher
Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2025-10-03
Journal Articles
- Management of Pediatric Craniocervical Arterial DissectionsPandey AS, Hill E, Al-Holou WN, Chaudhary N, Gemmete JG, Thompson BG, Garton HJL, Maher CO, Child’s Nervous System, 1/1/2015
- Impact of body mass index on tonsil position in healthy subjects and patients with Chiari I MalformationSmith B, Strahle J, Kazarian E, Muraszko KM, Garton HJ, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery, 1/1/2015
- The association between Chiari I Malformation, spinal syrinx, and scoliosisStrahle J, Smith BW, Martinez M, Bapuraj JR, Muraszko KM, Garton HJ, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 1/1/2015
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Syrinx morphology predicts syrinx etiology: Implications for Chiari associated syrinxStrahle J, Smith BW, Starr J, Kapurch, J, Muraszko KM, Garton HJL, Maher CO, University of Michigan Neuroscience Day, Ann Arbor, MI, 1/1/2014
- Hyponatremia in patients undergoing cranial vault reconstruction in craniosynostosisStrahle J, Maher CO, Buchman SR, Muraszko KM, AANS/CNS Pediatric Section Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, FL, 1/1/2014
- Children with arachnoid cysts who sustain blunt head trauma: Injury mechanisms and outcomesThelen AE, Rogers AJ, Stanley R, Maher CO, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, 1/1/2014
Lectures
- Complications in Pediatric Cerebrovascular NeurosurgeryBig Island, HI - 1/1/2015
- Chiari I MalformationWashington, D.C. - 1/1/2015
- Morphometric measurements of the developing cervical spineSeattle, WA - 1/1/2015
Other
- The association between Chiari I Malformation, spinal syrinx, and scoliosisStrahle J, Smith BW, Martinez M, Bapuraj JR, Muraszko KM, Garton HJ, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery Weekly Podcast
http://jnsonline.org
1/1/2015 - Filum Terminale Lipomas: Imaging prevalence, natural history, and conus positionCools MJ, Al-Holou WN, Stetler WR, Wilson TJ, Muraszko KM, Ibrahim M, La Marca F, Garton HJL, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery Weekly Podcast
http://jnsonline.org
1/1/2014 - Differences in VEGF receptor correlates with degree of enhancement in medulloblastomaHervey-Jumper SL, Garton HJ, Lau D, Altschuler D, Wang AC, Orringer DA, Quint DJ, Heth J, Robertson P, Muraszko KM, Maher CO, Journal of Neurosurgery Weekly Podcast
http://jnsonline.org
1/1/2014
Press Mentions
Brain and Spine Finding Require More Pediatrician AwarenessApril 10th, 2015
Neurosurgery: Critical Resident Education in Quality Improvement and Patient SafetyMarch 7th, 2024
Kids from Disadvantaged Communities May Die Sooner from Cancerous Brain TumorsJune 21st, 2024
Committees
- Secretary/Treasurer/Director, Accreditation Council for Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowships
- member, Committee for Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) for the Society of Neurological Surgeons
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Member
- Society of Neurological SurgeonsMember
- American Society of Pediatric NeurosurgeonsMember
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