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Neurosurgeon Benjamin Warf tells House subcommittee about low‑cost surgery and remote training to treat infant hydrocephalus
Summary
Dr. Benjamin Warf described a shunt‑sparing procedure (ETVCPC) developed and validated in Uganda, said it can permanently treat many infants without shunts, and explained NeuroKids' training and remote‑mentoring model to scale the technique in low‑resource countries.
Dr. Benjamin Warf, founder and chairman of the nonprofit NeuroKids and a pediatric neurosurgeon, told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee that infant hydrocephalus remains common and often fatal in low‑resource countries but is increasingly treatable through a minimally invasive procedure and expanded training.
Warf described the endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization (ETVCPC), which his testimony traces to validation work in Uganda with support from USAID and NIH. He said ETVCPC can eliminate the need for…
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