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Todd Hankinson, MD
Provider's Specialties
- Neurosurgery
- Neurosurgery - Pediatric
Provider's location(s)
- Children’s Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs
- Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
- South Campus, Highlands Ranch
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My care philosophy
My hope is to help our patients and their families navigate the often frightening prospect having a brain or spine problem that may require surgery. I hope to provide information and guidance to facilitate shared decision making and to help patients and parents feel as comfortable with our decisions as possible. I also love working with kids and helping them face, and conquer, the challenges of neurological illness.
Get to know Todd Hankinson, MD
Departments and Programs
Conditions Treated
Languages spoken
- English
- Spanish
Experience and background
Pediatric Brain and Spine Tumors
Pediatric Cervical Spine
Undergraduate 1997
Middlebury College (VT)
Graduate 2002
University of Oxford
Medical Education 2003
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Internship 2004
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) Program
Residency 2009
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) Program
Fellowship 2010
University of Alabama Medical Center Program
For Patients:
My research interests focus in 3 areas: 1. Pediatric Brain Tumors - I assembled and lead the only multi center consortium in North America that focuses on the improvement of therapies for pediatric craniopharyngioma: Advancing Treatment for Pediatric Craniopharyngioma. We use tissue and clinical data to study gene expression and correlate this with potential available medical therapies. Further information regarding our consortium can be found at: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/pediatric-innovation/research/neuroscience/atpc-consortium/ 2. Hydrocephalus - I am the Children's Hospital Colorado site principal investigator for the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network. This is a multicenter consortium that completes clinical outcomes research aimed at improving treatment for children with hydrocephalus: http://www.hcrn.org 3. Pediatric cervical spine disease. I am a member of the Pediatric Craniocervical Society, which is a small group of pediatric neurosurgeon who conduct research aimed at improving therapies for children with diseased of the cervical spine and occipitocervical region.
My research interests focus in 3 areas: 1. Pediatric Brain Tumors - I assembled and lead the only multi center consortium in North America that focuses on the improvement of therapies for pediatric craniopharyngioma: Advancing Treatment for Pediatric Craniopharyngioma. We use tissue and clinical data to study gene expression and correlate this with potential available medical therapies. Further information regarding our consortium can be found at: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/pediatric-innovation/research/neuroscience/atpc-consortium/ 2. Hydrocephalus - I am the Children's Hospital Colorado site principal investigator for the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network. This is a multicenter consortium that completes clinical outcomes research aimed at improving treatment for children with hydrocephalus: http://www.hcrn.org 3. Pediatric cervical spine disease. I am a member of the Pediatric Craniocervical Society, which is a small group of pediatric neurosurgeon who conduct research aimed at improving therapies for children with diseased of the cervical spine and occipitocervical region.
For Referring Providers:
My research interests focus in 3 areas: 1. Pediatric Brain Tumors - I assembled and lead the only multi center consortium in North America that focuses on the improvement of therapies for pediatric craniopharyngioma: Advancing Treatment for Pediatric Craniopharyngioma. We use tissue and clinical data to study gene expression and correlate this with potential available medical therapies. Further information regarding our consortium can be found at: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/pediatric-innovation/research/neuroscience/atpc-consortium/ 2. Hydrocephalus - I am the Children's Hospital Colorado site principal investigator for the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network. This is a multicenter consortium that completes clinical outcomes research aimed at improving treatment for children with hydrocephalus: http://www.hcrn.org 3. Pediatric cervical spine disease. I am a member of the Pediatric Craniocervical Society, which is a small group of pediatric neurosurgeon who conduct research aimed at improving therapies for children with diseased of the cervical spine and occipitocervical region.
My research interests focus in 3 areas: 1. Pediatric Brain Tumors - I assembled and lead the only multi center consortium in North America that focuses on the improvement of therapies for pediatric craniopharyngioma: Advancing Treatment for Pediatric Craniopharyngioma. We use tissue and clinical data to study gene expression and correlate this with potential available medical therapies. Further information regarding our consortium can be found at: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/pediatric-innovation/research/neuroscience/atpc-consortium/ 2. Hydrocephalus - I am the Children's Hospital Colorado site principal investigator for the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network. This is a multicenter consortium that completes clinical outcomes research aimed at improving treatment for children with hydrocephalus: http://www.hcrn.org 3. Pediatric cervical spine disease. I am a member of the Pediatric Craniocervical Society, which is a small group of pediatric neurosurgeon who conduct research aimed at improving therapies for children with diseased of the cervical spine and occipitocervical region.
Pillar Award 2012
Children's Hospital Colorado
Nominee, Golden Stethoscope Award, Best Role Model 2015
CU School of Medicine
Award for Excellence in Precepting 2015
CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Patient-Family Experience Excellence Award 2017
Children's Hospital Colorado
Patient-Family Experience Excellence Award 2018
Children's Hospital Colorado
Patient-Family Experience Excellence Award 2020
Award for Consistently Achieving 9/10 or higher ratings by patients and families regarding their overall experience
Children's Hospital Colorado
Didactic Faculty Member of the Year 2020
Advocate BroMenn Neurosurgery Residency Program
Patient-Family Experience Excellence Award 2021
Children's Hospital Colorado
Patient-Family Experience Excellence Award 2022
Children's Hospital Colorado
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