Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery Program

A graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine, Dr. Dean Hertzler completed his internship in surgery and residency in neurosurgery at the University of Cincinnati. He completed his fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, one of the largest fellowship programs in pediatric neurosurgery in the United States. He performed more than 1,000 pediatric neurosurgical procedures annually. Prior to medical school and his neurosurgical residency, Dr. Hertzler was a research, laboratory and teaching assistant at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, where he received numerous academic scholarships and awards.

Hospital Affiliations

• Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Male

Education

Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2005

Residency

University Of Cincinnati, 2011, Neurosurgery

Fellowships

University Of Utah/Primary Children's Med Ctr, 2012, Pediatric Neurosurgery

Certifications

American Board of Neurological Surgery-Neurological Surgery

Publications

• View Dr. Dean Hertzler's publications on PubMed

Presentations

• “Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Pediatric Hydrocephalus,” Oral Presentation, Ohio State Neurosurgical Society Meeting, October 2010
• “Limited Access Craniosynostosis Surgery Without Using Cranial Orthotics,” Oral Presentation, Pediatric Section Meeting, December 2009
• “Correlated Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Locomotor Behavior in an Animal Model of Neonatal Obstructive Hydrocephalus,” Poster, Pediatric Section Meeting, December 2009
• “DTI Findings in Children with Benign External Hydrocephalus,” Oral Presentation, Pediatric Section Meeting, December 2009
• “Establishment of Normative Pediatric DTI Database and its Application in Hydrocephalus Study,” Oral Presentation, Hydrocephalus, September 2009
• “Plagiocephaly and Functional Neurosurgery: The Fallacy of Symmetry,” Oral Presentation, American Association of Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, June 2008

Awards

• AANS/NREF Post-Residency Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Utah
• Ellen and Stewart B. Dunsker, MD, Award for Clinical Research, University of Cincinnati
• Dean’s Council Scholarship, Indiana University School of Medicine
• USA Group Scholarship
• Slemenda Scholar, Eldoret, Kenya
• Outstanding Academic Achievement in Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• Most Outstanding Undergraduate Male Student, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• William L. Garrett Most Outstanding Student in Activities Award, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• Charles O. McGaughey Leadership Award, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• Dean’s Scholarship, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• Richard O. McCracken Scholarship, Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• First Place, Undergraduate Research Symposium, School of Science
• School of Science Scholar’s List