Departments/Divisions
Specialties
antenatal evaluations
Chiari malformation
congenital malformations
endoscopy
hydrocephalus
minimally invasive surgery
spina bifida
ventriculoscopy/endoscopy
tethered spinal cord
arachnoid cysts
neonatal neurosurgery
Services/Programs
Neonatal and Congenital Anomaly Neurosurgery Program
Certifications
Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Date Appointed
July 01, 2009
Expanded Biography
Dr. Warf began his career in pediatric neurosurgery at Children's Hospital Boston in 1991 as the first Pediatric Fellow in Neurological Surgery. In 2000, he and his family moved to Uganda to help found a hospital for pediatric neurosurgery with CURE International, a non-profit Christian medical mission organization. While at CURE, Dr. Warf served as Medical Director and established the only pediatric neurosurgery hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Dr. Warf was the first to identify neonatal infection as the chief cause of pediatric hydrocephalus in a developing country and remains involved in working to uncover its pathogenesis in order to ultimately construct prevention strategies. He developed a novel surgical technique for treating hydrocephalus in infants, combining endoscopic third ventriculostomy with bilateral choroid plexus cauterization (ETV/CPC). Since returning to the United States, Dr. Warf has investigated the role of ETV/CPC in North American infants, and also continues to work in international neurosurgery development. He rejoined the team at Childrens Boston in 2009, and was appointed Director of Neonatal and Congenital Anomaly Neurosurgery.
College
Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
(09/76-05/80)
Medical School
Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
(09/80-05/84)
Internship
Surgery, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
(07/84-06/85)
Residency
Neurosurgery, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
(07/85-06/91)
Fellowship
Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
(07/91-06/92)
Awards
International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Annual Award
International Study Group In Neuroendoscopy Award
American Association of Neurological Surgeons Humanitarian Award
First World Congress on Spina Bifida Research and Care: Most Significant Original Research Contribution
Spina Bifida Association's Health Care Achievement Award
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Genius Award
Publications
Warf BC, Wright EJ, Kulkarni AV
Factors affecting survival of infants with myelomeningocele in southeastern Uganda
, 2011
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
Issue: 7
, Page: 127-133
Warf BC, Campbell JW
Combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization (ETV/CPC) as primary treatment of hydrocephalus for infants with myelomeningocele: Long-term results of a prospective intention to treat study in 115 African infants
, 2008
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
Issue: 2
, Page: 310-316
Warf BC, Fok-Seang J, Miller RH
Evidence for the ventral origin of oligodendrocyte precursors in the rat spinal cord
, 1991
Journal of Neuroscience
Issue: 11 (8)
, Page: 2477-2488
Warf BC
Comparison of endoscopic third ventriculostomy alone and combined with choroid plexus cauterization in infants younger than 1 year of age: a prospective study in 550 African children
, 2005
Journal of Neurosurgery: 6 Supplement (Pediatrics)
Issue: 103
, Page: 475-481
Warf BC
Comparison of One - Year Outcomes for the ChaabraTM and Codman Hakim Micro PrecisionTM shunt systems in Uganda: A Prospective Study in 195 Children
, 2005
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics (4)
Issue: 102
, Page: 358-362
Warf BC
Hydrocephalus in Uganda: predominance of infectious origin and primary management with endoscopic third ventriculostomy
, 2005
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics (1)
Issue: 102
, Page: 1-15
Singla A, Silvera VM, Ciarlini P, Warf BC.
Dysplastic-reactive choroid plexus presenting as an intramedullary tumor of the cervicomedullary junction in a patient with myelomeningocele.
, 2012 Sep 14.
J Neurosurg Pediatr.
Schiff SJ, Ranjeva SL, Sauer TD, Warf BC.
Rainfall drives hydrocephalus in East Africa.
, 2012 Sep;10(3):161-7. Epub 2012 Jul 6.
J Neurosurg Pediatr.
Warf BC, Tracy S, Mugamba J.
Long-term outcome for endoscopic third ventriculostomy alone or in combination with choroid plexus cauterization for congenital aqueductal stenosis in African infants.
, 2012 Aug;10(2):108-11. Epub 2012 Jun 29.
J Neurosurg Pediatr.
