
Overview
Vic Velanovich is a General Surgeon in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Velanovich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Omphalocele. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Achalasia, Hernia, Endoscopy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Velanovich is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 130 peer reviewed articles and participating in 9 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Omphalocele.
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Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
9 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg
Dr. Danielson is associate dean of clinical affairs at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Dr. Danielson also began serving as president of All Children’s Specialty Physicians (ACSP) in 2023, first on an interim basis and then permanently. A clinical professor of surgery, he has chaired the Johns Hopkins All Children's Department of Surgery since 2020 and was interim chair from 2018 to 2020. He specializes in general surgery and was an early adopter of minimally invasive surgical techniques, developing expertise in treating chest wall deformities. Dr. Danielson founded the first fellowship sponsored by Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in pediatric surgery and was also instrumental in bringing the National Quality Improvement in Surgery Program to the institution. He was named Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital physician of the year in the 2015 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. He joined the hospital staff in 2008. He retired as a colonel from the U.S. Army Reserve in 2017 after serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. Danielson earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester where he also completed the residency program in general surgery through Strong Memorial Hospital. He completed a research fellowship in pediatric surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University and a clinical fellowship in pediatric surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Before joining Johns Hopkins All Children’s, he served as director of pediatric surgical oncology at the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Danielson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Omphalocele. His top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Pectus Excavatum, Omphalocele, Appendectomy, and Endoscopy.
Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg
Dr. Chandler is chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery and the Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program Director at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the medical staff in 2008, became interim chief in 2020 and was named full-time chief in 2021. She also is an associate professor of Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Chandler’s clinical and research areas of interest are minimally invasive surgery including pectus excavatum, and pediatric cancer surgery. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Chandler was named Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital physician of the year in the 2017 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Excellence Awards. Dr. Chandler earned her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, where she completed her general surgical residency. She completed a research fellowship in surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, and was principal investigator for a grant that focused on overcoming chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer. She also completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, with training in laparoscopic and advanced miniature access surgery. Dr. Chandler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Omphalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Pectus Excavatum, Viral Gastroenteritis, Appendectomy, and Endoscopy.
Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg
Dr. Gonzalez is a pediatric and surgical critical care surgeon at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the hospital staff in 2017. She was previously the surgical critical care fellowship program director at the Detroit Medical Center and also served as a member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association Surgical Critical Care Committee. Dr. Gonzalez received her medical degree from the University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine and trained in general surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Gonzalez then completed a surgical critical care fellowship at University of Michigan Health Systems & CS Mott Children’s Hospital and a pediatric surgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. She subsequently completed a Master’s in Health Care Management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is fluent in Spanish. Videos Meet Raquel González, M.D. Dr. Gonzalez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Omphalocele. Her top areas of expertise are Omphalocele, Umbilical Hernia, VACTERL Association, Appendectomy, and Oophorectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- AchalasiaDr. Velanovich isElite. Learn about Achalasia.
- Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Velanovich isElite. Learn about Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- HerniaDr. Velanovich isElite. Learn about Hernia.
- Hiatal HerniaDr. Velanovich isElite. Learn about Hiatal Hernia.
- Distinguished
- EndoscopyDr. Velanovich isDistinguished. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)Dr. Velanovich isDistinguished. Learn about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
- GastroparesisDr. Velanovich isDistinguished. Learn about Gastroparesis.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Velanovich isDistinguished. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- Advanced
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Velanovich isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Velanovich isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- GastrectomyDr. Velanovich isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- Hernia SurgeryDr. Velanovich isAdvanced. Learn about Hernia Surgery.
- PancreatectomyDr. Velanovich isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreatectomy.
- PancreaticoduodenectomyDr. Velanovich isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- Experienced
- Barrett EsophagusDr. Velanovich isExperienced. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Velanovich isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Velanovich isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Esophageal CancerDr. Velanovich isExperienced. Learn about Esophageal Cancer.
- Esophageal PerforationDr. Velanovich isExperienced. Learn about Esophageal Perforation.
- EsophagitisDr. Velanovich isExperienced. Learn about Esophagitis.


