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Tiny Brains.
Big Futures.
Steady Hands.
Pediatric neurosurgery with Dr. Stacey E. Podkovik for families who need clear answers, careful imaging review, and a plan that honors the whole child, not just the diagnosis.
For sudden neurologic changes, severe trauma, seizure emergencies, signs of stroke, or rapidly worsening symptoms, please seek emergency care.
Clear
Steady
Meet Dr. Stacey
The calm person in the room.
Dr. Stacey E. Podkovik
Dr. Stacey is presented through the Steward lens: warm, grounded, quietly powerful, and entrusted with what families hold most precious. His pediatric care is built around standing with families, explaining clearly, and protecting each child’s future with skill, humility, and humanity.
Parents are invited into the conversation with clear answers and room for repeated questions.
Complex concepts are translated into everyday language, drawings, analogies, and next steps.
Every child is treated as a whole future, not a case, diagnosis, or MRI finding.
“This is serious, and we have a clear plan.”
Our approach
Serious care, made less scary.
When your child needs a pediatric neurosurgeon, the room can feel too big, too fast, and too full of medical words. NNG Pediatrics slows the moment down, reviews the images, explains what they mean, and helps your family understand what comes next.
We review carefully.
Imaging, symptoms, history, and what your family has already been told.
We explain plainly.
No jargon wall. No rushed answers. Just steady, useful clarity.
We plan together.
Surgery is considered thoughtfully, not assumed automatically.
Pediatric services
What we help with.
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Craniosynostosis
For abnormal head shape, skull ridges, or craniosynostosis concerns.
→Hydrocephalus + Shunts
For large head size, shunt follow-up, ventricular concerns, or continuity of care.
→Chiari + Syrinx
For Chiari malformation, syringomyelia, and related imaging findings.
→Tethered Cord + Spina Bifida
For tethered cord symptoms, sacral dimples, spinal markers, or spina bifida history.
→Brain + Spine Tumors
For brain masses, spinal lesions, cysts, or abnormal MRI findings.
→Head Injury Follow-Up
For skull fracture or head injury follow-up after ER or hospital care.
→Spasticity Care
For cerebral palsy, spasticity, baclofen pump, or selective dorsal rhizotomy evaluation.
→Second Opinions
For parents who need a plain-language imaging review and care-plan consultation.
→Visit journey
How a visit works.
Rori helps make the page feel friendly, but the care stays clear and serious: listen, review, explain, plan, and follow through.
Tell us what you’ve been told.
We begin with your story, your child’s symptoms, and your biggest questions.
Review the imaging.
We look carefully at scans, reports, and prior recommendations.
Explain what it means.
We translate complex anatomy into plain language.
Talk through options.
Observation, follow-up, additional testing, or surgery when appropriate.
Leave with a plan.
You should know what happens next and why.
Whole-child care
We see the child behind the diagnosis.
Back to play.
Care plans built around the life kids are eager to return to.
Back to learning.
Clear explanations and follow-up that support a child’s future.
Back to being themselves.
A child is a whole future, not just a case or scan.
Parent questions
Questions families ask first.
You don’t have to carry this alone.
If your child has a neurosurgical concern, an abnormal scan, or a diagnosis that needs clearer explanation, NNG Pediatrics is here to help your family understand the next right step.
Start with clear answers for your child.
Request a pediatric neurosurgery consultation, imaging review, follow-up, or second opinion. Warm, clear, kid-centered intake designed for families who need a steady next step.