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Chiari Malformation Institute Syringomyelia
The Chiari Institute is the world's first comprehensive, multidisciplinary center for the management of patients suffering from Chiari malformation, a rare structural condition that affects the cerebellum; syringomyelia, a chronic disease of the spinal cord; and related disorders.

Chiari Malformation and Syringomyelia Specialists
The Chiari Institute is the world's first comprehensive, multidisciplinary center for the management of patients suffering from Chiari malformation (CM), a rare structural condition that affects the cerebellum; syringomyelia, a chronic disease of the spinal cord; and related disorders.

The Chiari Institute | Chiari Malformation, Syringomyelia, and Related Conditions
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.

Chiari Malformation Physicians
Physicians and other staff at The Chiari Institute.

Maps and Directions
Directions to the Chiari Institute.

Contact The Chiari Institute
We invite you to fill out our online form to request an appointment.

Testemonials of Chiari Institute Patients
Major events in our lives, no matter how traumatic, often turn out to being a blessing in the end. The outcome also alters the quality of life, our perspective of us and our attitude concerning the situation.

Payment Options and Insurance Information
A visit to the Chiari Institute often includes testing, multiple physician consultations and, if warranted, surgery.

Chiari Fundraising
The Chiari Institute is the world's first comprehensive, multidisciplinary center for the management of patients suffering from Chiari malformation, a rare structural condition that affects the cerebellum, as well as syringomyelia, a chronic disease of the spinal cord, and other related disorders.

Chiari Malformation
Chiari (kee-AR-ee) malformation (CM) includes a complex group of disorders characterized by herniation of the cerebellum through the large opening in the base of the skull (foramen magnum) into the spinal canal.

Syringomyelia
Syringomyelia (sir-RING-o-my-elia) occurs when a tubular cavity (syrinx) develops within the spinal cord, caused by an obstruction of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulatory pathways. Approximately 80 percent of cases are the result of a Chiari malformation.

Dr Thomas Herrick Milhorat MD
Thomas Herrick Milhorat was born on April 5, 1936 in New York City. He was raised in Pelham Manor, N.Y., and attended Cornell University (B.S. 1957, M.D. 1961).

Chiari Research Syringomyelia Treatment
The connection between Chiari I malformation and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is first announced at the ASAP Meeting in Iowa.

Chiari Malformation Research Syringomyelia
The neurosurgeons of The Chiari Institute have made major contributions to the basic sciences of Chiari malformation (CM) and syringomyelia.

Chiari Malformation Syringomyelia Technology
Technology used in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chiari Malformation, Syringomyelia, and related disorders.

Chiari Surgery
Medical and administrative staff of the Harvey Cushing Institutes of Neuroscience Chiari Institute recognized the 2,000th recipient of a highly specialized Chiari brain surgery at a ceremony on Feb. 2, 2007, at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH).

Chiari Surgery Statistics
The Chiari Institute has the advantage of using two experienced surgeons during each surgery, working as a team.

Dr Paolo A Bolognese MD
A native of Torino, Italy, Paolo A. Bolognese, M.D., graduated cum laude from the Medical School of the University of Turin.

Dr Chan Roonprapunt MD PhD
Chan Roonprapunt, MD, PhD, is a neurosurgeon with the Chiari Institute. He has broad experience in the treatment of surgical disorders of the nervous system and a special interest in Chiari malformations, syringomyelia and complex spine problems.

Dr Roger W Kula MD
Roger W. Kula, M.D., completed medical school in 1970 at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md.

Dr Sol N Mora MD
Sol N. Mora, M.D., graduated from the SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn in 1977. He then trained under Dr. Roger W. Kula in Neurology at Kings County Hospital, where he was appointed Chief Resident in Neurology in 1980.

Chiari Institute Directions
Take the Long Island Expressway (Route 495) to Exit 33 (Lakeville Road Community Drive). From the west, go to the second traffic light and make a left turn onto Community Drive.

Chiari Travel Information
The North Shore - LIJ Health System has extended its employee discount on car rentals to patients of The Chiari Institute.

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