Ryan Chua is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Leominster, Massachusetts. Dr. Chua is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Samaan Rafeq is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Rafeq is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Lung Nodules, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Shawn St. Peter is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. St. Peter is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Infantile Pneumothorax, Appendectomy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. St. Peter is currently accepting new patients.

Tutku Soyer practices in Ankara, Turkey. Soyer is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. Their top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Esophageal Atresia, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Dariusz Patkowski practices in Wroclaw, Poland. Mr. Patkowski is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Esophageal Atresia, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Endoscopy, and Nephrectomy.

Kaiyun Hua practices in Beijing, China. Hua is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. Their top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Esophageal Atresia, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Infantile Pneumothorax, and Endoscopy.

Naoto Urushihara practices in Shizuoka, Japan. Mr. Urushihara is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Bile Duct Cysts, Esophageal Atresia, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Dave Lal is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in New Berlin, Wisconsin. Dr. Lal is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Esophageal Atresia, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Oophorectomy, and Appendectomy. Dr. Lal is currently accepting new patients.

Heiko Reutter practices in Bonn, Germany. Mr. Reutter is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Exstrophy of the Bladder, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Imperforate Anus, Reconstructive Urology Surgery, and Bladder Reconstruction.

Chiyoe Shirota practices in Nagoya, Japan. Shirota is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. Their top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Bile Duct Cysts, Biliary Atresia, Endoscopy, and Ileostomy.

Lauren Camarda is a Pediatric Pulmonologist in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Camarda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. Her top areas of expertise are Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Manisha Palta is a Radiation Oncologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Palta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Ampullary Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Dr. Palta is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Russell “Rusty” Jennings, a pioneer of pediatric surgical procedures for malformed esophageal and tracheal conditions, is a surgeon in the Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, which he joined in 2022. A pediatric surgeon for more than 40 years, Dr. Jennings founded and directed the world’s first Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Center at Boston Children’s Hospital. There he led a multidisciplinary team that worked on solving unsolved problems, and developed innovative techniques for evaluation, diagnosis and successful treatment of: complex esophageal strictures esophageal atresia “long gap” esophageal atresia esophageal replacement tracheo-esophageal fistulas recurrent tracheo-esophageal fistulas laryngo-tracheo-esophageal clefts tracheomalacia bronchomalacia tracheal reconstruction aberrant subclavian artery vascular compression syndromes vascular rings pectus excavatum chest wall deformities asphyxiating thoracic dystrophies recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during thoracic surgery Dr. Jennings has many publications on these topics including the largest series of successful treatment of complex recurrent tracheoesophageal fistulas in the literature with excellent outcomes, techniques to grow patients’ tissues to allow repair and connection of the esophagus in cases of esophageal atresia and esophageal injury, esophageal replacement with jejunum, and treatment of tracheomalacia. He has frequently taught and presented on these and numerous other related topics regionally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Jennings’ prior work includes establishing the first fetal surgery center in New England; Dr. Jennings developed the first successful fetal cardiac surgery program in the world treating HLHS before birth. Dr. Jennings earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco. His general surgery residency was done at the University of California, San Francisco. He was a postdoctoral research fellow for three years in the Fetal Treatment Center and Fetal Treatment Laboratory while completing the residency. He completed a pediatric surgery fellowship at Boston Children’s/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Jennings is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Double Aortic Arch, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Smithers is an associate professor of surgery and director of the Esophageal and Airway Treatment (EAT) Program in the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital since 2019. He was honored for Innovations in Clinical Care at the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for 2020. As a leader in both innovation and expertise for pediatric thoracic surgery, he and his team see patients from all over the United States and internationally. The team also makes several invited trips per year around the country and world for lectures and conferences, in addition to helping patients and teaching other surgical teams regarding complex esophageal and airway surgical techniques in the operating room. Dr. Smithers previously served as assistant professor of surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital from 2009-2019, as part of their groundbreaking EAT program. His clinical specialties are congenital and acquired conditions of the esophagus and airway, vascular rings, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), surgical critical care, and minimally invasive surgery. He earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College and completed his residency in general surgery at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. He served as fellow in pediatric surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital after completing a research fellowship and a surgical critical care fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. He also completed a global surgery clinical fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Videos Meet Jason Smithers, M.D. What is esophageal stricture and how is it treated? What is tracheomalacia and how is it treated? What is recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula (rTEF) and how is it treated? What is long gap esophageal atresia and how is it treated?. Dr. Smithers is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Shieh is a pediatric surgeon in the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the medical staff in 2021 and sees patients on our main campus in St. Petersburg, Florida, and also at Tampa General Hospital and Brandon Regional Hospital. Her clinical focus includes esophageal and airway treatment (EAT). Dr. Shieh earned her medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine — Phoenix. She completed her general surgery residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, during which she did a pediatric surgery research fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. She then completed her pediatric surgery fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Shieh speaks Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Dr. Shieh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. Her top areas of expertise are Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

. Dr. Iqbal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Gastroschisis, Pectus Excavatum, Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Appendectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Peter Minneci is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Minneci is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Appendectomy, and Oophorectomy.

Katherine Deans is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Deans is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. Her top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Appendectomy, and Oophorectomy.

Ronald Hirschl is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Hirschl is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Esophageal Atresia, Ileostomy, and Oophorectomy.

Douglas Dothager is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Belleville, Illinois. Dr. Dothager is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tracheoesophageal Fistula. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness.