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Francesco T. Mangano, DO, FACS, FAAP, FACOS

  • Mary Jane and Bob Tritsch Chair, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Division Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery 
  • Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Professor, UC Department of Neurosurgery
  • Board Certified

About

Biography

Dr. Francesco Mangano is currently the Mary Jane and Bob Tritsch Chair and professor of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics. He joined the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Cincinnati Children's in July 2005, with an appointment as assistant professor of neurosurgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati.

A graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Mangano completed his neurosurgical residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in 2004 followed by a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Since joining the faculty of the division of pediatric neurosurgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, he has been instrumental in developing our nationally renowned Pediatric Epilepsy Program and is Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program.

In addition, he has been a co-principal investigator for an NIH-funded multi-institutional research study investigating advanced MRI imaging techniques in children with congenital hydrocephalus. This study established DTI as a non-invasive biomarker for white matter injury in this condition. Additionally, he currently heads a basic science lab primarily focused on studying new models of hydrocephalus in combination to advanced MR imaging.

His academic endeavors have accounted for 111 publications as well as numerous book chapters. He has presented his work nationally and internationally and continues to teach locally as the site PI for pediatric neurosurgery residencies of the University of Cincinnati and the Henry Ford Medical Center.

He is also fellowship director for the Cincinnati Children’s pediatric neurosurgery fellowship program which has graduated 15 fellows and continues to recruit nationally every year. Dr. Mangano is a member of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, the AANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, and the International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery. He was board certified in 2008 in Neurological Surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery.

DO: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

Residency: Neurosurgery, NYCOM-Long Island Jewish Medical Center/North Shore University Hospital Health System, New Hyde Park, NY.

Fellowship: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine-St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery, American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, 2008.

Interests

Pediatric Epilepsy Program; Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program; imaging and monitoring of seizures; surgical intervention; vagal nerve stimulator implantation; brain resection; brain and spinal cord tumors; chiari malformations; tethered cord syndromes in patients with anorectal malformations.

Services and Specialties

Colorectal Disorders, Neurosurgery, Epilepsy, Brain Tumor

Interests

Advanced MRI imaging techniques in children with congenital hydrocephalus.

Research Areas

Neurosurgery

Additional Languages

Italian

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Publications

International Pediatric Multidisciplinary Management Using Telemedicine to Promote Equitable Care. Mena, R; Mendoza, E; Mangano, FT; Henrickson, M; Scott, M; DeFoor, WR; Little, KJ; Ruschman, J; Prada, CE. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 2022.

Posterior Quadrant Disconnection Procedure for Intractable Epilepsy: A Case Series of 5 Young Pediatric Patients. Patel, SK; Gibson, JL; Lovha, M; Leach, JL; Arya, R; Tenney, JR; Holland, KD; Aungaroon, G; Greiner, HM; Skoch, J; et al. Operative Neurosurgery. 2022.

Responsive neurostimulation device therapy in pediatric patients with complex medically refractory epilepsy. Hartnett, SM; Greiner, HM; Arya, R; Tenney, JR; Aungaroon, G; Holland, K; Leach, JL; Air, EL; Skoch, J; Mangano, FT. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2022; 1-8.

The Construction of a Predictive Composite Index for Decision-Making of CSF Diversion Surgery in Pediatric Patients following Prenatal Myelomeningocele Repair. Mangano, FT; Altaye, M; Stevenson, CB; Yuan, W. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2022.

Complications and outcomes of posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty versus without duraplasty for pediatric patients with Chiari malformation type I and syringomyelia: a study from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. Akbari, HS A; Yahanda, AT; Ackerman, LL; Adelson, PD; Ahmed, R; Albert, GW; Aldana, PR; Alden, TD; Anderson, RC E; Bauer, DF; et al. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2022; 1-13.

Does the presence of programmable implanted devices in patients with early onset scoliosis alter typical operative and postoperative practices? A survey of spine surgeons. McMahon, R; Morgan, SJ; Brooks, JT; Fitzgerald, R; Li, Y; Abdullah, AS A; Ahn, E; Akbarnia, B; Akoto, H; Albanese, S; et al. Spine Deformity. 2022; 10:951-964.

Neuronal Circuits Supporting Development of Visual Naming Revealed by Intracranial Coherence Modulations. Arya, R; Ervin, B; Buroker, J; Greiner, HM; Byars, AW; Rozhkov, L; Skoch, J; Horn, PS; Frink, C; Scholle, C; et al. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2022; 16.

Body mass index affects outcomes after vertebral body tethering surgery. Mishreky, A; Parent, S; Miyanji, F; Smit, K; Murphy, J; Bowker, R; Al Khatib, N; Abdullah, AS A; Ahn, E; Akbarnia, B; et al. Spine Deformity. 2022; 10:563-571.

Pediatric colloid cysts: a multinational, multicenter study. An IFNE-ISPN-ESPN collaboration. Roth, J; Perekopaiko, Y; Kozyrev, DA; Constantini, S; Myers, HE; Chern, BL; Reisner, A; Mena-Bernal, JH; Bartoli, A; Paun, L; et al. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2022; 1-8.

The Anti-Inflammatory Agent Bindarit Attenuates the Impairment of Neural Development through Suppression of Microglial Activation in a Neonatal Hydrocephalus Mouse Model. Iwasawa, E; Brown, FN; Shula, C; Kahn, F; Lee, SH; Berta, T; Ladle, DR; Campbell, K; Mangano, FT; Goto, J. Journal of Neuroscience. 2022; 42:1820-1844.

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