Pediatric Surgery

When your child needs surgery, you want nothing but the best care for them. Levine Children's Hospital's renowned pediatric surgery team provides complete, compassionate care for your child – from helping to calm their fears about their operation to delivering the advanced surgical care they need to get well.

With pediatric surgeons available around the clock, deep expertise across the range of pediatric surgical areas, and mastery of the latest tools and minimally invasive techniques, we give your child cutting-edge care from the region's most established pediatric surgery program – and give you peace of mind that your child is in the best possible hands.

Pediatric Surgery Services

Our pediatric surgeons perform surgery for:

• Chest wall deformities including pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum
• Congenital birth defects including biliary and intestinal atresia, and Hirschsprung's disease
• Digestive system conditions including appendectomy, colectomy and colostomy, foreign body removal and gastrointestinal motility disorders
• Genitourinary system conditions including circumcision, and removal of kidneys and ovarian cysts
• Hernia
• Masses, tumors and cysts including abdominal masses, melanoma, benign and malignant lesions and musculoskeletal tumors
• Trauma
• Vascular access and catheter insertion for nutrition, chemotherapy and prematurity

Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Our pediatric plastic surgeons deliver advanced, compassionate care for children with complex conditions affecting the face and skull. We perform major reconstructive procedures to correct abnormalities and improve your child's health, while also enhancing their quality of life.

Our pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery team provides expert care for:

• Birthmarks
• Burns
• Cleft lip and palate
• Craniofacial abnormalities
• Congenital and acquired abnormalities
• Cysts
• Ear defects, including prominent ears
• Skin lesions and tumors (benign and malignant)
• Traumatic and soft tissue injuries, including facial fractures
• Vascular abnormalities

Learn more about pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Your Pediatric Surgery Care Team

Our pediatric surgery team cares for your child's complete surgery needs. Board-certified pediatric surgeons and pediatric anesthesiologists work together to deliver advanced surgical care, while a dedicated pediatric surgery nurse practitioner helps connect the doctor and your family.

And our child life specialists help ease your child's fears, get them ready for surgery and provide the age-appropriate emotional support they need throughout their journey.

Meet the Pediatric Surgery Team.

Pediatric Surgery Locations

Your child's surgery will take place at Levine Children's Hospital or Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital.

Your child will likely have visits with the surgical team before and after their surgery at one of our outpatient locations.