Adrianna Ranger, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Western University
Office: London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Hospital
Phone: 519-685-8107
Secretary: Monica Ramirez
Bio Sketch
Dr. Adrianna Ranger is a Paediatric Neurosurgeon at the Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Center and an Associate Professor in the Departments of Clinical Neurological Sciences and Pediatrics at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. She completed her medical studies at McMaster University in 1993 and subsequently completed residency training in Neurosurgery at Western University in 1999. After a Fellowship in Paediatric Neurosurgery at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, Dr. Ranger returned to London to commence practice in 2000.
Dr. Ranger is the Research Chair for the Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada and a member of the Board of Directors. She participates on the Medical Advisory Committee of the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario.
In her academic role as a Clinician Teacher with the Departments of Clinical Neurological Sciences and Pediatrics, she oversees the Undergraduate Surgery Clerkship Selective in neurosurgery for medical students and she is also a member of the Undergraduate Surgical Education Committee, Neurosurgery Residency Competence Committee and Residency Program Committee. She is engaged with peer-review activities for practicing colleagues through participation on the Appointment and Promotions Committee for the Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences.
At the provincial level, she has been a Registration Assessor/Peer Reviewer for the CPSO since 2013. She is a member of the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation (Canadian Neurosurgical Society) and the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Her main area of interest is pediatric brain tumors, but Dr. Ranger’s clinical practice includes the spectrum of pediatric neurosurgical conditions (neoplastic, congenital, trauma, hydrocephalus and vascular) in addition to adult trauma and neuro-oncology.
Research
Dr. Ranger hopes to develop Canada's first intrauterine surgery program at London Health Sciences Centre. If successful, London would become one of the few places in the world to treat neurological birth defects on the fetus before birth.
Medical Interests
Paediatric Neurosurgery
Honours and Awards
- 1999, Kenneth Shulman Award, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Publications
Social Media Coverage
Drs Diosy and Ranger examine seizures in children w dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial #braintumours https://t.co/5JE8IQO6V6 @westernuEpilep
— #WesternU CNS (@westernuCNS) October 27, 2017
Mckenna was diagnosed with a brain tumour at age 5. Thanks to CNS's Dr Ranger she is tumour free https://t.co/g3Pt6TJTaP @BrainTumourFdn
— #WesternU CNS (@westernuCNS) August 17, 2017