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The
Department of Pediatric Surgery is devoted exclusively to
the management of surgical problems in infants and children.
Members of this section are specially certified by the American
Board of Surgery to treat congenital malformations, neoplasms
and inflammatory conditions occurring throughout childhood.
Pediatric
surgery is not limited to an anatomic area of the body, such
as the thorax or abdomen, but encompasses diseases that are
unique to children or require special expertise. These diseases
include cystic hygromas and tumors of the head and neck; chest
wall deformities, such as pectus excavatum; malformations
and tumors of the lung and mediastinum; esophageal atresia
and congenital anomalies of the intestine; biliary atresia
and hepatobiliary cysts and tumors; abdominal masses and tumors
such as Wilms' tumor and neuroblastoma; and pediatric colorectal
diseases, such as imperforate anus, Hirschsprung's disease
and inflammatory bowel disease.
Outpatient
Surgery Unit
The Outpatient Surgery Unit offers complete outpatient surgical
facilities designed and equipped specifically for children
and adolescents. A special parents' waiting area is immediately
adjacent to the pediatric operating rooms, providing immediate
accessibility to the child if needed. The entire area is decorated
in soothing colors, incorporating cheery motifs that appeal
to children and adolescents.
Frederick
Alexander, M.D.
John
DiFiore, M.D.
Anthony
Stallion, M.D.
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