What We Do
Pediatric General Surgery:
Infants, children and adolescents may require surgery for common conditions identified by their primary care provider. Inguinal hernias, undescended testicle, gall bladder disease and thyroid disease are examples of conditions frequently referred to our surgeons.
Minimally Invasive Procedures:
There are a variety of conditions today that lend themselves to minimally invasive surgical techniques. With this method, instead of making a large incision for an “open “ surgery, several 3-10 mm incisions are made and a small telescope and instruments are used to complete the surgery. These procedures have the benefit of: improved cosmetic results, earlier return to activities such as school, improved intra-operative visualization, and decreased morbidity and pain. The surgeons of Austin Pediatric Surgery have committed to bringing the benefits of these techniques to their patients.
Prenatal Consultation:
Working with perinatologists, we can help parents of babies with congenital anomalies to understand their baby’s condition better. We get to know the families so that we can help educate and prepare them for their baby’s hospital course and corrective surgery before their baby is born.
Neonatal:
We have specialized knowledge and training in the surgical repair of birth defects, some of which are potentially life threatening without intervention. We provide the surgical services for the neonatal intensive care units throughout Austin. In many cases even in these newborn babies, laparoscopy and thoracoscopy can be utilized to correct their conditions and hasten their recovery.
Pediatric Oncology:
Pediatric surgeons are involved in the diagnosis and surgical care of children with malignant tumors as well as those with benign growths. Together the pediatric oncologists and pediatric surgeons have helped improve the treatment and survival of patients with many of these conditions.
Trauma:
As Pediatric Surgeons, we provide 24 hour-a-day coverage for the acute trauma patient at the Dell Children’s Medical Center. In conjunction with a multidisciplinary trauma program at the hospital, the surgeons of Austin Pediatric Surgery help coordinate the care of children who have been injured in falls, bicycle and motor vehicle accidents, burns and penetrating trauma.