Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Dr. Jason Chu, MD, MSc is a board-certified Pediatric Neurosurgeon and Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Chu is originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a graduate of Saint Louis University School of Medicine and completed his Neurosurgery training at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. Dr. Chu finished his Pediatric Neurosurgery fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining Riley Children’s Health in 2024, Dr. Chu was Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Southern California.
Dr. Chu serves as the Director of Fetal Neurosurgery and has formed a close partnership with the Indiana University Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Riley Children’s Spina Bifida teams to perform in utero surgery for patients with myelomeningocele. He has preformed over 100 fetal myelomeningocele surgeries. Our at IU and Riley has adopted a minimally invasive technique that minimizes the risks of the surgery for the mother, while preserving the potential benefits of in utero repair for the fetus.
Dr. Chu also serves as a Surgical Co-Director for Pediatric Epilepsy at Riley Hospital for Children. He works in close conjunction with Riley Epileptologists, Neuroradiologists and Neuropsychologists at the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program to identify and tailor the best surgical treatment for pediatric epilepsy.
Dr Chu has a secondary focus in pediatric cerebrovascular disorders, including arteriovenous malformations (AVM), Vein of Galen malformations, cavernous malformation, and moyamoya. He also has interests in hydrocephalus, endoscopic neurosurgery, brain and spine tumors and congenital abnormalities.
Dr. Chu has authored over 60 peer-reviewed papers. His research interests lie in translational neuroscience, functional neuroimaging in brain development and improving clinical outcomes for his patients. He is a member of the American Association of the Neurological Surgeons (AANS), The Congress of Neurologic Surgeons (CNS) and the AANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery.
Expert Panel Discussion: Gaps, Controversies, and Innovations in Fetal Intervention
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM