David Limbrick, MD, PhD

2017 Innovator Award Recipient

TITLE:  Chief of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Washington University

GOAL:  Identify the causative organisms of postinfectious hydrocephalus (PIH) and the patient’s immune response to those organisms.

Overview:

Dr. David Limbrick is the Chief of Pediatric Neurological Surgery at Washington University. The research of Dr. Limbrick is focused on obtaining a better understanding of the development of PIH. In his study, Pathogens and Host Immune Response in Post-Infectious Hydrocephalus, Dr. Limbrick will identify the organisms which cause PIH and characterize the immune response which they trigger.