About

About Pediatric Neurosurgery Group

Meet our Team

Mission & Vision

The Pediatric Neurosurgery Group, P.C. staff understands the challenges involved in caring for a child with neurosurgical disorders, therefore every attempt is made to provide convenient access to care.

Our staff of patient care service coordinators, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, along with our surgeons will provide quality neurosurgical care to infants, children and adolescents with direct communication with patients and their families in a compassionate environment.

We are available to assist you during regular business hours and direct you to the appropriate people that can best help you with your needs. We have the resources and educational materials that can be distributed to patients and families to assist in making the best decision for their child.

Our practice is committed to excellence; to providing the best pediatric neurological healthcare for our patients and the persistent and consistent attention to the little details because they make a big difference.

Our Story

Steven Ham, DO and Sandeep Sood, MD then took the helm at children’s hospital from 2001 until their recent retirement. We are dedicated to continuing their legacy and providing care to both new and previous patients of the practice.

Alexa Canady

Our Founder

Alexa Irene Canady, MD was born in Lansing, Michigan and earned both her bachelor’s and medical degree from the University of Michigan. After completing her residency at the University of Minnesota in 1981, she became the first black woman to become a neurosurgeon.

Dr. Canady specialized in pediatric neurosurgery and was the Chief of Neurosurgery at the Children’s Hospital in Michigan from 1987 until her partial retirement in 2001.