25 of the Best Pediatric Surgeons Near Me

John Joseph Tackett, MD, a pediatric surgery physician at Endeavor Health, provides surgical care for children with a wide range of conditions. His clinical expertise includes treating hernias, appendicitis and gallstones, as well as performing complex pediatric procedures. Dr. Tackett works closely with patients and families to develop individualized treatment plans and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated surgical care and recovery support. His clinical expertise encompasses Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Esophageal Atresia Coloboma Talipes, Esophageal Atresia, and Infantile Pyloric Stenosis. Dr. Tackett is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Tackett is currently accepting new patients.

*inguinal hernias*umbilical hernias*undescended testicles*Cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder)*hydroceles and feeding access (gastrostomy tube placement). He has a particular interest in minimal access surgery including the treatment of :*congenital lung lesions*inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)*Appendectomy (removal of the appendix)*Vascular access (ports and central lines)*Ulcerative colitis*Crohn’s disease*Gastroesophageal reflux disease*Chest wall deformities (pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum)*Pediatric endocrine surgery (thyroid and adrenal tumors/pancreas surgery)Dr. Douglas Barnhart's daily clinical practice includes all common pediatric surgical problems including inguinal hernias, undescended testicles, hydroceles and feeding access (gastrostomy tube placement). He has a particular interest in minimal access surgery including the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux, congenital lung lesions, and inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis). In addition to treating common problems, he has several areas of focus. He is a member of the Children's Oncology Group with a particular interest in renal tumors (Wilms tumor) and neuroblastoma. Feeding access and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in children with neurologic problems is also an area of special interest in Dr. Barnhart's practice and academic work.Dr. Barnhart sees patient's at Primary Children's Hospital, Primary Children's-Riverton and Utah Valley in Provo, UT. One of his goals is to work with parents to shorten hospital stays for children.Dr. Barnhart's clinical interests also include the following conditions: Inguinal hernia, Umbilical hernia, Undescended testicle, Hydrocele, Cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder), Gastrostomy (placement of a stomach tube), Appendectomy (removal of the appendix), Vascular access (ports and central lines), Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Chest wall deformities (pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum), Pediatric endocrine surgery (thyroid and adrenal tumors/pancreas surgery). His clinical expertise encompasses Appendicitis, Hirschsprung Disease, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Gastrostomy, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Barnhart is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, American Board Of Surgery , and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Barnhart is currently accepting new patients.

Stephen Dolgin is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in New Hyde Park, New York. His clinical expertise encompasses Appendicitis, Duodenal Atresia, Atresia of Small Intestine, Infantile Pyloric Stenosis, and Appendectomy. Dr. Dolgin is board certified in American Board Of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Dolgin is currently accepting new patients.

Erol Knott is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. His clinical expertise encompasses Duodenal Atresia, Necrotizing Granuloma, Atresia of Small Intestine, and Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung. Dr. Knott is currently accepting new patients.

Edmund Kessler is a Pediatric Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly, Undescended Testicle, and Umbilical Hernia. Dr. Kessler is currently accepting new patients.

Anthony Munaco is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Bloomington, Illinois. His clinical expertise encompasses Fryns Syndrome, Donnai-Barrow Syndrome, Gastroschisis, and Hirschsprung Disease. Dr. Munaco is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Munaco is currently accepting new patients.

Mitchell Price is a Pediatric Surgeon practicing medicine in Staten Island, New York. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly and Umbilical Hernia. Dr. Price is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Price is currently accepting new patients.

Kenneth Walters is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Wilmington, North Carolina. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroschisis, Fibroadenoma, Hernia, and Tracheoesophageal Fistula. Dr. Walters is board certified in Surgery (General Surgery). Dr. Walters is currently accepting new patients.

Heather Nolan is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her clinical expertise encompasses Omphalocele, Umbilical Hernia, Hernia, and Diaphragmatic Hernia. Dr. Nolan is board certified in Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Nolan is currently accepting new patients.

John Uffman is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. His clinical expertise encompasses Esophageal Atresia, Esophageal Atresia Coloboma Talipes, Retroperitoneal Inflammation, and Omphalomesenteric Cyst. Dr. Uffman is currently accepting new patients.

Nathaniel C. Koo, MD, is an independent pediatric surgeon at Ascension Illinois in Chicago, Illinois. He has the expertise to deliver advanced surgical care, including minimally invasive procedures, highly complex surgery and more. Dr. Koo starts by listening to understand your child and their health. Then, we work with you and your child's referring provider to create a surgical care plan that's right for your child. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Pneumomediastinum, Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), Splenectomy, and Gallbladder Removal. Dr. Koo is board certified in The American Board Of Surgery - Surgery, The American Board Of Surgery - Pediatric Surgery, and American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Koo is currently accepting new patients.

Amanda Phares is a Pediatric Surgeon practicing medicine in Sacramento, California. Her clinical expertise encompasses Gastrostomy. Dr. Phares is currently accepting new patients.

Elizabeth Gilliam is a Pediatric Surgeon practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her clinical expertise encompasses Total Intestinal Aganglionosis and Hirschsprung Disease. Dr. Gilliam is currently accepting new patients.

Lisa Abramson is a Pediatric Surgeon practicing medicine in Sacramento, California. Her clinical expertise encompasses Appendicitis, Total Intestinal Aganglionosis, Hirschsprung Disease, and Gastroschisis. Dr. Abramson is board certified in Pediatric Surgery - Board Certified. Dr. Abramson is currently accepting new patients.

Tuan Pham is a Pediatric Surgeon practicing medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroschisis, Omphalocele, and Infantile Pyloric Stenosis. Dr. Pham is board certified in Surgery (General Surgery). Dr. Pham is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Snyder is a pediatric surgeon at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He is the director of the pediatric surgery research program and the medical director of the pediatric trauma program at the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He joined the medical staff in 2018. After earning his medical degree from the University of Florida, Dr. Snyder completed a research fellowship, Master of Science in Public Health degree, and residency in general surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed his clinical fellowship in pediatric surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Dr. Snyder previously served as a staff surgeon in the U.S. Air Force, performing general, trauma and acute care surgery for adults and children. His military service included assignments to Anchorage, Alaska, and Tampa, Florida, as well as overseas deployments. In conjunction with his military service, he has held adjunct clinical faculty positions with the University of Washington, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, and the University of South Florida. He received an honorable discharge in 2016. Dr. Snyder’s clinical and research interests include neonatal thoracic and gastrointestinal surgery, comparative outcomes research, pediatric trauma systems, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). His clinical expertise encompasses Omphalocele. Dr. Snyder is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Snyder is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Thatch specializes in pediatric surgery at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He joined the hospital staff in 2018. He serves as the Associate Program Director of the pediatric surgical critical care fellowship program, and leads the American College of Surgeons' Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Program at Tampa General Hospital. Dr. Thatch earned his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. He completed a pediatric surgery research fellowship at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia and completed his general surgery residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. He also completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery critical care and served as a pediatric surgery intensivist at C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital/University of Michigan. Dr. Thatch then completed a pediatric surgery fellowship at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. His clinical expertise encompasses Omphalocele. Dr. Thatch is board certified in Pediatric Surgery, American Board Of Surgery, General Surgery, and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Thatch is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jennifer Murphy is a board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric surgeon and part of Atlantic Medical Group. With privileges at both Morristown and Overlook medical centers, Dr. Murphy specializes in the surgical care of children – from newborns through adolescents and teenagers – understanding their anatomy, physiology and unique developmental needs. She provides state-of-the-art minimally invasive and traditional procedures for a range of childhood issues relating to illness, injury, disease and congenital conditions.Combining prudent, conservative decision-making with her training, experience, and cutting-edge surgical skill, Dr. Murphy strives to achieve the best possible outcomes for her young patients. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and she talks with patients and families to ensure they understand their treatment options.After graduating magna cum laude from Boston College, Dr. Murphy completed her medical degree at Washington University School of Medicine, where she was awarded the Samson F. Wennerman Prize in Surgery for demonstrating promise in the field of surgery. She went on to pursue her surgical residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell and her fellowship training in pediatric surgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. She has presented medical research at the British Association of Pediatric Surgery and has published case reports in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.Dr. Murphy is a participating provider of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization. Her clinical expertise encompasses Appendicitis. Dr. Murphy is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Murphy is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Johanna Askegard practices pediatric surgery. She provides surgical critical care and trauma care in children, neonatal procedures, and minimally invasive surgery. She treats conditions including: Speaks: English. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pectus Carinatum. Dr. Askegard is board certified in American Board Of Surgery: Pediatric SurgeryAmerican Board Of Surgery: General SurgeryAmerican Board Of Surgery: Surgical Critical Care. Dr. Askegard is currently accepting new patients.

Alexandre N. Darani, MD MSc, is Pediatric Surgeon at Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical focus is surgery in children and newborns. He also specializes in pediatric hepatobiliary surgery, including the management of portal hypertension, liver and kidney transplant surgery, minimally invasive thoracic and abdominal surgery, neonatal surgery, oncology and short bowel syndrome management. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Transplant. Dr. Darani is board certified in Institution Not Present. Dr. Darani is currently accepting new patients.

Dominique M. Jan, MD received his medical degree from the Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie in Paris. His clinical expertise encompasses Appendicitis and Liver Transplant. Dr. Jan is board certified in French Board Of General Surgery. Dr. Jan is currently accepting new patients.

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. Her clinical expertise encompasses Oophorectomy. Dr. Gonzalez is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Gonzalez is currently accepting new patients.

Erica Gross, MD, is a fellowship-trained pediatric surgeon with board-certification in surgery, pediatric surgery, and surgical critical care by the American Board of Surgery. She has comprehensive clinical experience and applies her skills to diagnose, treat, and provide her young patients with the best possible care. Dr. Gross is privileged to care for children and to be instrumental in their health and well-being. She strives to give each of her patients a chance to enjoy childhood and live a happy and healthy life, fostering an atmosphere that respects the unique needs of families and children of all ages. From common ailments to rare conditions, Dr. Gross is committed to achieving the best outcomes by utilizing evidence-based medicine and working collaboratively with physician colleagues in other disciplines. She has contributed book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles and has presented at national meetings on topics in pediatric surgical management. In addition, she is committed to educating medical students and residents by employing simulation-based medical education to improve care. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association and the Association for Academic Surgery. After earning her medical degree from Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Dr. Gross completed a residency in general surgery at the University of Connecticut. She pursued three specialized fellowship programs at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and Children’s Hospital Colorado. In addition, she has participated as a volunteer on medical missions in Ecuador, Peru, and Guatemala. Dr. Gross is a participating provider of the Atlantic Accountable Care Organization. Her clinical expertise encompasses Short Bowel Syndrome. Dr. Gross is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Gross is currently accepting new patients.

Jessica Kandel is a Pediatric Surgeon practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Kandel is currently accepting new patients.

Philip Cameron-Mantor is a Pediatric Surgeon practicing medicine in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dr. Cameron-Mantor is currently accepting new patients.