Hugh JL Garton, MD, MHSc
Richard C Schneider Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Chair, Quality and Safety, Department of Neurosurgery
Professor of Neurosurgery
Assistant Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
Section Head, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Service Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Medical School
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University of Michigan
Department of Neurosurgery
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, TC3552
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Department of Neurosurgery
1500 E. Medical Center Drive, TC3552
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Hugh JL Garton, MD, MHSc
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About
Pituitary and neuroendocrinology disorders, hydrocephalus, cerebrospinal fluid shunts, myelomeningocele, brain tumors, CNS tumors, refractory epilepsy, the surgical management of epilepsy and spasticity, spasticity and cerebral palsy, vascular anomalies, pediatric neurotrauma, and pediatric spinal instability.
Qualifications
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Clinical FellowIndiana University, Riley Children's Hospital, United States
1998 - 1999
Postdoctoral Fellowship
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ResidencyUniversity of Utah, General Surgery, United States
1992 - 1997
Residency
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InternshipUniversity of Utah, General Surgery, United States
1991 - 1992
Internship
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M.HScUniversity of British Columbia, College of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1997 - 1999
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MDNorthwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, United States
1987 - 1991
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BSNorthwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
1985 - 1989
Center Memberships
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Center MemberWeil Institute for Critical Care Research
Research Overview
Clinical Epidemiology, Clinical Trials and Outcomes in Neurosurgery, Prediction of Shunt Malfunction based on Clinical Signs and Symptoms, Outcomes after Mild and Moderate Head Injury. Management of Severe Head Injury, Economic analysis of Endoscopic 3rd ventriculostomy. Cervical spine injury.
Recent Publications
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Schwark K, Wink K, Miclea M, Patel T, Kong S, Stanczak S, Lau B, Cartaxo R, Messinger D, Doherty R, Ji S, Wadden J, Clausen M, Pearson A, de la Nava D, Goethe P, Momen F, Adam T, Hutchinson A, Niculcea M, Serhan H, Merrill N, Edmonds A, Mayr L, Neyazi S, Munoz D, Nuechterlein N, Calvo Fernandeza E, Califano A, Pavisic J, Garton H, Rao R, Upadhyaya S, Skrypek M, Bendel A, Lobbous M, Klawinski D, Meraiver S, Koptyra M, Resnick A, Nazarian J, Venneti S, Waszak S, Chavez L, Gojo J, Filbin M, Beck A, Coppe J-P, Koschmann C. 2026 Nov 12; 341 - 341.Proceeding / Abstract / PosterCombinatorial Targeting of Avapritinib-Driven MAP Kinase Activation in High-Grade Glioma
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Siddiqui Z, Miller K, Lee J, Roche K, Holste K, Bird C, Garton H, Marupudi N, Muraszko K. 2026 Oct 31;Proceeding / Abstract / PosterThe Impact of Socioeconomic Status And Race On Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failure In Pediatric Hydrocephalus
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Abdulrazeq H, Klinge PM, Marupudi NI, Holste KG, Garton HJL, Muraszko KM, Maher CO. Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, 2026 Jun 1; 37 (6): 636 - 638.Journal ArticleContextualizing the incidence of TCS and low-lying conus in pediatric CM-I
DOI:10.3171/2026.1.PEDS25685 PMID: 41962154 -
McVeigh L, Miller K, Slosar N, Goethe P, Holste K, Garton H, Muraszko K, Marupudi N. 2025 Dec 4;Proceeding / Abstract / PosterCerebellar Tonsil Position in Patients with Tethered Cord Syndrome
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Holste KG, McVeigh L, Albdewi MJ, Garton HJL, Maher CO, Muraszko KM, Marupudi NI. Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, 2025 Dec 1; 36 (6): 689 - 693.Journal ArticleNo increased incidence of tethered cord syndrome or low-lying conus in pediatric Chiari malformation type I
DOI:10.3171/2025.5.PEDS24551 PMID: 41043181 -
Gamber A, Garton H, Parmar H, Armour E, Benedetti GM. Neurology, 2025 Oct 21; 105 (8): e214181Journal ArticlePearls & Oy-sters: Acute Obstructive Hydrocephalus Co-Occurrence With Vigabatrin-Associated MRI Changes in an Infant With LIS1-Related Classical Lissencephaly
DOI:10.1212/WNL.0000000000214181 PMID: 41004695 -
Wadden J, Adam T, Lau B, Cartaxo R, Wink K, Niculcea M, Kong S, John V, Becker N, Tripathy A, Serhan H, Merrill N, Merajver S, Upadhyaya S, Heth J, Muraszko K, Garton H, Marupudi N, Magge S, Kumar-Sinha C, Nazarian J, Al-Holou W, Venneti S, Koschmann C. Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics, 2026 Mar 14; 1 (Supplement_1):Proceeding / Abstract / PosterPATH-02. Molecular characterization of brain tumors from stereotactic needle biopsy surgical waste
DOI:10.1093/neuped/wuaf001.281 -
Venneti S, Kawakibi AR, Ji S, Waszak SM, Sweha SR, Mota M, Pun M, Deogharkar A, Chung C, Tarapore RS, Ramage S, Chi A, Wen PY, Arrillaga-Romany I, Batchelor TT, Butowski NA, Sumrall A, Shonka N, Harrison RA, Groot JD, Mehta M, Hall MD, Daghistani D, Cloughesy TF, Ellingson BM, Beccaria K, Varlet P, Kim MM, Umemura Y, Garton H, Franson A, Schwartz J, Jain R, Kachman M, Baum H, Burant CF, Mottl SL, Cartaxo RT, John V, Messinger D, Qin T, Peterson E, Sajjakulnukit P, Ravi K, Waugh A, Walling D, Ding Y, Xia Z, Schwendeman A, Hawes D, Yang F, Judkins AR, Wahl D, Lyssiotis CA, Nava DDL, Alonso MM, Eze A, Spitzer J, Schmidt SV, Duchatel RJ, Dun MD, Cain JE, Jiang L, Stopka SA, Baquer G, Regan MS, Filbin MG, Agar NYR, Zhao L, Kumar-Sinha C, Mody R, Chinnaiyan A, Kurokawa R, Pratt D, Yadav VN, Grill J, Kline C, Mueller S, Resnick A, Nazarian J, Allen JE, Odia Y, Gardner SL, Koschmann C. Cancer Discovery, 2025 Mar 1; 15 (3): 657Journal ArticleCorrection: Clinical Efficacy of ONC201 in H3K27M-Mutant Diffuse Midline Gliomas Is Driven by Disruption of Integrated Metabolic and Epigenetic Pathways
DOI:10.1158/2159-8290.CD-25-0208 PMID: 40025951
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