Overview
Dr. Pourmoghadam specializes in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s in St. Petersburg, Florida. He treats patients with congenital heart defects and those in the Esophageal and Airway Treatment Program. He joined the hospital staff in 2022. He is a professor of surgery at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, authored book chapters and given many talks both nationally and internationally. Dr. Pourmoghadam earned his bachelor’s degree from University of California at Berkeley, and medical degree from Albany Medical College. After finishing his surgical training in New York, he then competed his cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, followed by a pediatric cardiac surgery fellowship at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Medical Center/University of Washington.
Dr. Pourmoghadam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Partial Atrioventricular Canal, and Gastrostomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 29 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Gastrostomy.
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Locations
Suite 206, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
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.
Ernest C Rehnke MD FACS PLLC
Ernest Rehnke is a General Surgeon in South Pasadena, Florida. Dr. Rehnke is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Fistula, Obesity, Eosinophilic Colitis, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery.
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
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 Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Esophageal Atresia, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.
Baycare Medical Group, Inc.
David Speyerer is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Winter Haven, Florida. Dr. Speyerer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Ogilvie Syndrome, Umbilical Hernia, Colostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Speyerer is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Atrioventricular Septal DefectDr. Pourmoghadam isAdvanced. Learn about Atrioventricular Septal Defect.
- Experienced
- CHARGE SyndromeDr. Pourmoghadam isExperienced. Learn about CHARGE Syndrome.
- Congenital Cardiovascular ShuntDr. Pourmoghadam isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt.
- Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)Dr. Pourmoghadam isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).
- GastrostomyDr. Pourmoghadam isExperienced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Heterotaxy SyndromeDr. Pourmoghadam isExperienced. Learn about Heterotaxy Syndrome.
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)Dr. Pourmoghadam isExperienced. Learn about Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS).