Tanya Minasian is a Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Loma Linda University Children’s Health. She has helped lead the Pediatric Neurosurgery division for the last 5 years, joining the department after completing her fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Her special interests include management of neurotrauma, craniofacial disorders, tumors, and endoscopic treatment of childhood congenital diseases.
She is passionate about community teaching and creating awareness- having founded the only pediatric brain and spine tumor support group in the region; in addition to starting ThinkFirst For Your Baby – partnering with a national program, where she provides free seminars to help prevent shaken baby syndrome in the region. She is passionate about training residents, and is currently the Associate Program Director of the Neurosurgery Residency program. Partnership with her international colleagues, for mutually beneficial learning opportunities, is an important aspect of her practice.