Pediatric Surgery Services

The Division of Pediatric Surgery offers the region’s most advanced care in:

Head and neck surgery: branchial cleft anomalies; disorders of the thyroid and parathyroid; lymph node disorders; cystic hygroma; esophageal and bronchial foreign body removal; vagal nerve stimulator implantation.
Thoracic general surgery: all esophageal, lung, and diaphragm disorders; Nuss repair of pectus disorders; minimally invasive decortication for empyema; titanium rib implantation for complex chest wall and spine disorders.
Abdominal surgery: all surgical diseases of the intestinal tract; all abdominal tumors; all congenital anomalies of the abdominal wall; minimally invasive repair of pyloric stenosis; umbilical hernia repair.
Urologic surgery: inguinal hernia; undescended testicles; circumcision; testicular torsion; preadolescent gynecology; access for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
Comprehensive surgical care of complex neonatal congenital anomalies.
Oncology: multidisciplinary care of the pediatric cancer patient; removal of abdominal, chest, head/neck, and soft tissue cancers; placement of central venous access catheters for chemotherapy.
Minimally invasive surgery: laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Nissen fundoplication, splenectomy, appendectomy, nephrectomy, colectomy, evaluation of abdominal pain.
Vascular surgery: traumatic injury, congenital malformations
Prenatal consultation for known fetal disorders
Comprehensive care of the pediatric trauma victim

Patients are seen in the outpatient clinics by each surgeon at the following locations: