Our Team | Pediatric Neurosurgery | UC Davis Children's Hospital

Dr. Zwienenberg is a fellowship trained and board certified pediatric neurosurgeon. The focus of her practice is craniofacial and congenital surgery. She is the lead neurosurgeon on the UC Davis fetal surgery team performing intra-uterine repair of myelomeningocele and routinely uses minimally invasive endoscopic surgical techniques to treat disorders such as craniosynostosis and hydrocephalus.

Dr. Sharma is fellowship-trained and board certified in Pediatric Neurological Surgery. She is the Chief of Pediatric Epilepsy, specialized in the surgical treatment of epilepsy. She also has expertise in surgical treatment of spasticity, hypertonicity, and complex spinal lipomas.

Dr. Sadegh is a fellowship trained pediatric neurosurgeon with expertise in treating hydrocephalus, brain tumors, and moyamoya disease. He offers minimally invasive surgical options and makes use of stereotactic brain navigation, intra-operative ultrasound, and flexible endoscopic surgery. 

Teresa Gonzalez is a board certified pediatric nurse practitioner and the supervisor of the Department of Neurological Surgery APPs. She provides care to patients before and after neurosurgery. 

Tram James is a board certified nurse practitioner. She provides specialized care to patients before and after neurosurgery. 

Peggy Jung is a board certified nurse practitioner. She is specialized in epilepsy, providing specialized care to patients before and after epilepsy neurosurgery. 

Max Caudle is a board certified Physician Assistant. He is a graduate of the nationally accredited UC Davis APP Neurosurgery Fellowship, which included dedicated pediatric training. He mainly works inpatient and provides specialized care to pediatric neurosurgery patients.