Sean Lew

Sean Lew, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, specializing in Pediatric Neurosurgery. He serves as the Program Director for the Neurosurgery Epilepsy Program at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and maintains clinical privileges at multiple Milwaukee-area hospitals including Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare.

Dr. Lew's research interests span pediatric epilepsy surgery, spinal deformities (particularly early-onset scoliosis), craniovertebral junction disorders, and neuro-oncology. His work has significantly contributed to the understanding of surgical outcomes in pediatric epilepsy and spinal deformity correction. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, with recent work focusing on advanced epilepsy monitoring techniques, laser ablation therapies, and growth-friendly spinal instrumentation.

His publication record shows consistent productivity with numerous 2025, 2024, and 2023 publications in high-impact journals such as Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Scientific Reports, and Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics. Key research themes include functional connectivity in epilepsy networks, minimally invasive surgical approaches, and multicenter outcomes studies for complex pediatric neurosurgical conditions.

• Board Certified by American Board of Neurological Surgery (2007-2017)
• Board Certified by American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery (2008-2018)
• Best Doctors in America (2007-2012)
• Patient's Choice Award (2008, 2010)
• Donaghy Clinical Research Award

Dr. Lew actively mentors medical students, residents, and fellows, with documented mentorship of numerous trainees including Joshua Larson, Jeffrey Kao, and Francis Seiler. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals including Child Nervous System and Advances in Orthopedics, and regularly reviews for multiple neurosurgical and neurological publications.

He leads the Neurosurgery Epilepsy Program at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, where he performs a comprehensive range of epilepsy procedures including invasive monitoring, resective surgery, corpus callosotomy, and hemispherectomy. His work with the Pediatric Spine Study Group has contributed significantly to the field of pediatric spinal deformity correction.