Understanding the special needs of children who require surgical care is what defines USA's pediatric surgeons.
USA's pediatric surgeons operate on children whose development ranges from the newborn stage through the teenage years. After completing training and achieving board certification in general surgery, USA pediatric surgeons have completed two additional years of training exclusively in children's surgery, and are primarily concerned with the diagnosis, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of surgical problems in children.
USA's pediatric surgeons manage general surgery issues in children, from appendicitis to gallbladder disease, as well as the subspecialty cases such as congenital deformities, newborn surgery, urologic reconstructive surgery, chest wall reconstruction, childhood cancers, and minimally-invasive surgery.
USA pediatric surgeons also lead the trauma team at T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital, a designated Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center, which is the highest level of certification for pediatric care.
