Pediatric Surgery involves caring for the smallest and most vulnerable patient… the child.  This includes operating children of all ages from premature infants to teenagers.  The spectrum of surgery includes neck, chest, abdominal and genitourinary abnormalities.  This requires fellowship training in pediatric surgery.   We work closely with the Renown Children’s Hospital and all of the pediatric subspecialists to provide the best care for your child.

What We Treat

Neonatal Thoracic Surgery

  • Tracheoesophageal fistula / Esophageal atresia
  • Esophageal stenosis
  • Congenital lung malformations
  • Congenital infantile emphysema
  • Tracheal malacia – tracheopexy
  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Neonatal Abdominal Surgery

  • Duodenal atresia
  • Duodenal web
  • Intestinal atresia
  • Meconium ileus
  • Imperforate anus
  • Hirschsprungs Disease
  • Sacrococcygeal teratoma
  • Abdominal Wall Defects – Gastroschisis, Omphalocele

Pediatric Abdominal Surgery

  • Biliary atresia
  • Intestinal malrotation
  • Choledochal cysts
  • Intestinal duplication cysts
  • Intussusception
  • Pyloric Stenosis
  • Meckels diverticulum
  • Umbilical hernias
  • Epigastric hernias
  • Gastrostomy feeding tubes
  • Reflux surgery – Nissen fundoplication
  • Appendicitis
  • Gallbladder problems – cholecystitis, biliary dyskinesia
  • Splenomegaly
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis

Pediatric Pelvic and Genital Surgery

  • Disorders of Sexual Differentiation
  • Inguinal hernias
  • Undescended testes / testicular torsion
  • Ovarian tumors
  • Circumcision

 

Pediatric Thoracic and Chest Surgery

  • Tracheal and esophageal foreign bodies, caustic injury
  • Bronchogenic cyst
  • Esophageal duplication cyst
  • Chest wall deformities – pectus excavatum or carinatum
  • Spontaneous pneumothorax
  • Pericardial window for pericardial effusion
  • Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
  • Empyema / Pulmonary abscess
  • Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis or thymic tumor
  • Breast masses – gynecomastia, fibroadenoma
  • Durable venous access

Pediatric Neck Surgery

  • Thyroglossal duct cysts
  • Branchial cleft cysts / sinuses
  • Thyroid disease / Thyroid cancer
  • Lymphadenopathy

Pediatric Oncology Surgery

  • Wilms tumor
  • Renal carcinoma
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Adrenal tumors
  • Pancreatic tumors
  • Pleuropulmonary blastoma
  • Bronchial carcinoid tumors
  • Chest wall Ewings Sarcoma
  • Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
  • Germ Cell Tumors
  • Pulmonary metastatic disease
  • Neuroendocrine tumors
  • Inflammatory myofibrous tumors
  • Soft tissue masses – rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Melanoma
  • Lympho-vascular malformations

Doctors Specializing in Pediatric Surgery



Heron Baumgarten, MD

Frieda Hulka, MD, FACS