Division of General Pediatric Surgery
The Division of General Pediatric Surgery offers a wide range of services. Skilled and specialized UCMG surgeons utilize the latest technology and clinical techniques to provide care to neonates, infants, children and adolescents with surgical problems. This includes patients with common surgical conditions such as hernias, undescended testis, "lumps and bumps," appendicitis, pyloric stenosis and patients with surgical infection. In addition, newborns with complex congenital anomalies such as esophageal and intestinal atresia, imperforate anus, omphalocele, gastroschisis, diaphragmatic hernia and other congenital anomalies are seen and treated. Comprehensive care is provided to patients with benign and malignant tumors of soft tissues, such as kidney, liver, testis and other organs in the abdominal and chest cavities, extremities and head and neck area.
UCMG physicians in the Divison of Pediatric Surgery also see outpatients in Encino and perform inpatient consults at hospitals throughout the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys, the Los Angeles basin and the Oxnard area. Calls and e-mail inquiries are welcomed (see "How to Contact Us" below).
Description of Programs and Services
- Trauma Program
Patients with blunt or penetrating injuries are triaged, resuscitated and cared for through this program.
- ECMO Program
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is used for neonates with respiratory failure from meconium aspiration, pneumonia, sepsis, congenital diaphragmatic hernia and other conditions.
- Organ Transplantation
Renal transplantation is performed for patients with end stage renal disease and liver transplantation is performed for patients with liver failure. A small bowel transplantation program will be implemented in the near future.
- Henri R. Ford, M.D., Division Head
- Tracy C. Grikscheit, M.D.
- G. Hossein Mahour, M.D.
- Nam Nguyen, M.D.
- Donald B. Shaul, M.D.
- Cathy Shin, M.D.
- James E. Stein, M.D.
- Jeffrey S. Upperman, M.D.
- Kasper S. Wang, M.D.
- David Warburton, M.D. (Research)
HOW TO CONTACT US
The Division of General Pediatric Surgery welcomes your inquiries. To contact us you can:
E-mail us at: |
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cherman@chla.usc.edu |
Call the Division directly at: |
(323) 669-2104 |
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Write to us at: |
Division of General Pediatric Surgery Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Attention: Dr. Cynde Herman, Administrative Director 4650 Sunset Blvd., #100 Los Angeles, CA 90027-6062 |
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