What We Treat

The Chiari Institute was developed to treat patients suffering from Chiari malformation, a rare structural condition that affects the cerebellum; syringomyelia, a chronic disease of the spinal cord; and related disorders.

The mission of the Chiari Institute is to advance our understanding of Chiari-related disorders through methodical, focused and continuous research. In recent years, the physicians at the Chiari Institute have been responsible for redefining the clinical features of Chiari malformations, introducing color Doppler ultrasonography as a means for visualizing and measuring cerebrospinal fluid flow intraoperatively, developing a tailored, patient-specific technique for Chiari surgery and discovering the genetic basis of Chiari malformations and associated connective tissue diseases. Currently, the Chiari Institute is compiling the largest and most detailed database ever created for the outcome analysis of Chiari surgery.