Stephen Fletcher, DO
Stephen A. Fletcher, DO, specializes in brain tumors, fetal neurosurgery and vascular disorders in children.
He received his medical degree at the University of North Texas Health Science Center’s Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed his neurosurgery residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and Oklahoma State University/Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital. He also completed a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and Dallas Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Fletcher’s research interests include Chiari malformation, medical management of trauma-associated brain swelling, attempts at culturing brain tumor cell lines in collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Center, and development of innovative surgical options for management of fetal spina bifida patients.
An associate professor in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at McGovern Medical School, he treats patients from fetus to young adulthood, as well as some adults. In practice since 1980, Dr. Fletcher formerly was the chief of surgery at Kingwood Medical Center, chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital (2003 to 2012) and director of pediatric neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School.
Dr. Fletcher is committed to providing outstanding pediatric neurosurgical care, including:
- Chiari malformation in children
- Pediatric brain tumors
- Congenital anomalies
- Medical management of trauma-associated brain swelling
- Spina bifida
- Fetal neurosurgery
Dr. Fletccher discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.
