Dr. Ziyad A. Makoshi

Dr. Ziyad Makoshi is the Medical Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Vice Chair of the Neuroscience Department at El Paso Children’s Hospital. He completed his neurosurgical residency and general neurosurgery fellowship at the Ottawa Hospital, in Ottawa, Canada, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He completed his American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery accredited Fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He has a Master’s degree in Clinical Neuroscience from University College London, England. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of El Paso, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. He is the author of multiple publications and book chapters on craniosynostosis, cerebral palsy and spasticity, pediatric brain tumors, Chiari malformations, traumatic brain injury, and brain mapping. He is also a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation. He treats all neurosurgical conditions with particular interest in craniosynostosis, pediatric brain tumors, epilepsy disorders, hydrocephalus, and cerebral palsy and spasticity. With access to brain mapping software, robotic stereotactic neurosurgery, and the latest technological advances available, Dr. Makoshi and his team provide the highest level of care to children with neurological disorders at El Paso Children’s Hospital.