Karin Bierbrauer, MD

My Biography & Research

Biography

Karin Bierbrauer, MD, is an associate professor of neurosurgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She has been a member of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center since January 2005 .

Dr. Bierbrauer graduated from medical school at the Medical University of SC in Charleston, S.C. She received her neurosurgical training at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago in 1991. From 1991 to 2004, she practiced pediatric neurosurgery in Philadelphia, first at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and then at Temple University Children's Medical Center, where she directed the pediatric neurosurgery program.

Dr. Bierbrauer's special areas of interest include spina bifida and all other types of spinal dysraphism, (tethering of the spinal cord), and the evaluation of congenital disorders of the central nervous system. She is a member of the Cincinnati Fetal Center's team of subspecialists and directs the neurosurgical evaluation of children enrolled in the comprehensive Spina Bifida Clinic at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Additional Languages

German

Clinical Interests

Fetal malformations of the brain and spinal cord; spina bifida; tethered cord; head injury

Research Interests

Head injury; biomedical informatics

Academic Affiliation

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Departments

Neurosurgery, Fetal Care, Spina Bifida, Neurosurgery

My Locations

Burnet Campus

Burnet Campus

3333 Burnet Ave.

Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039

513-636-4200

Directions From

My Education

MD: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 1980-1984.

Residency: Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1985-1989.

Fellowship: Pediatric Neurosurgery, The Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.

My Publications

Radiological and clinical predictors of scoliosis in patients with chiari malformation type i and spinal cord syrinx from the park-reeves syringomyelia research consortium. Strahle, JM; Taiwo, R; Averill, C; Torner, J; Shannon, CN; Bonfield, CM; Tuite, GF; Bethel-Anderson, T; Rutlin, J; Brockmeyer, DL; et al. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2019; 24:520-8.

Retinal Findings in Young Children With Increased Intracranial Pressure From Nontraumatic Causes. Shi, A; Kulkarni, A; Feldman, KW; Weiss, A; McCourt, EA; Schloff, S; Partington, M; Forbes, B; Geddie, BE; Bierbrauer, K; et al. Pediatrics. 2019; 143:e20181182-e20181182.

Myelomeningocele Versus Myelocele on Fetal MR Images: Are There Differences in Brain Findings?. Nagaraj, UD; Bierbrauer, KS; Stevenson, CB; Peiro, JL; Lim, F; Zhang, B; Kline-Fath, BM. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2018; 211:1376-1380.

Routine surveillance imaging following mild traumatic brain injury with intracranial hemorrhage may not be necessary. Patel, SK; Gozal, YM; Krueger, BM; Bayley, JC; Moody, S; Andaluz, N; Jr, FR A; Bierbrauer, KS. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2018; 53:2048-2054.

Spinal Imaging Findings of Open Spinal Dysraphisms on Fetal and Postnatal MRI. Nagaraj, UD; Bierbrauer, KS; Stevenson, CB; Peiro, JL; Lim, FY; Zhang, B; Kline-Fath, BM. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2018; 39:1947-1952.

Lessons learned from administration of high-dose methylprednisolone sodium succinate for acute pediatric spinal cord injuries. Caruso, MC; Daugherty, MC; Moody, SM; Jr, FR A; Bierbrauer, KS; Geis, GL. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2017; 20:567-574.

Hindbrain Herniation in Chiari II Malformation on Fetal and Postnatal MRI. Nagaraj, UD; Bierbrauer, KS; Zhang, B; Peiro, JL; Kline-Fath, BM. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2017; 38:1031-1036.

Congenital and Hereditary Diseases of the Spinal Cord. Wang, LL; Bierbrauer, KS. Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI. 2017; 38:105-125.

Differentiating Closed Versus Open Spinal Dysraphisms on Fetal MRI. Nagaraj, UD; Bierbrauer, KS; Peiro, JL; Kline-Fath, BM. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2016; 207:1316-1323.

Identification and management of neonatal skull fractures. Merhar, SL; Kline-Fath, BM; Nathan, AT; Melton, KR; Bierbrauer, KS. Journal of Perinatology. 2016; 36:640-642.