Dr. Erika A. Newman

Dr. Newman is the Section Head of Pediatric Surgery and Surgical Director of the Mott Solid Tumor Oncology Program as well as the Michael W. Mulholland, MD, PhD Research Professor. She completed undergraduate work and medical school at Georgetown University in 2001. Dr. Newman completed General Surgery training at The University of Michigan and Fellowship training at The University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital. Dr. Newman is certified by the American Board of Surgery in both Pediatrics and General Surgery. She is an active member of the Children's Oncology Group, the American Pediatric Surgical Association, the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, and the Association for Academic Surgery. Dr. Newman is also committed to innovating new strategies for faculty excellence and advancement in clinical care, research, education, and strategizing organizational changes that allow all individuals an equal and inclusive opportunity to achieve excellence. She is the Associate Director of Cancer Health Equity for the Rogel Cancer Center at Michigan Medicine.Clinical Specialization:Dr. Newman's practice includes all areas of general pediatric surgery and pediatric diseases of the neck, chest, and abdomen. Her clinical areas of specific interest are pediatric surgical oncology including neuroblastoma, Wilm's tumor, and soft tissue sarcoma. Dr. Newman is also interested in surgical diseases of the biliary tract including liver tumors and biliary atresia.

Dr. Newman is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Adrenal Cancer, Fryns Syndrome, Donnai-Barrow Syndrome, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Thrombectomy.

Dr. Newman is board certified in Surgery and Pediatric Surgery. She is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 76 peer reviewed articles.