On average, nearly four million annual surgical procedures in the U.S. are completed on pediatric patients. Despite this growing figure, surgical innovation has focused heavily on technologies for ...

Plastic surgery procedures performed to correct cleft lip and palate deformities in infants and children are economically undervalued, relative to pediatric craniofacial procedures, concludes an ...

BANGKOK - Rajavithi Hospital has completed a major first in Thailand's public health system, successfully removing a pancreatic tumor in a 12-year-old girl ...

Robust healthcare systems play a pivotal role in driving economic growth. Yet, within this spectrum, pediatric surgery remains critically underfunded. With millions of children having no access to ...

Dr. Laura A. Boomer, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatric Surgery; surgical director of NICU and PICU, Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Richmond Education: Bachelor’s and master’s ...

A handful of common surgical procedures account for large shares of all opioids dispensed after surgery in children and adults, according to two studies recently published by researchers at the ...

The endocrine system includes glands and hormones that regulate: growth and development, metabolism, reproductive processes, mood, and more things. Pediatric endocrinology specialists treat disorders ...

One of the specialties our pediatric surgeons are trained in is procedures specific to the airway and pulmonary tract (the lungs). These can include treatment of lung malformations and tumors or ...

The Pediatric Surgery Services at The Children's Hospital of Alabama sponsors an ACGME-accredited Pediatric Surgery Fellowship with one resident admitted yearly for the two-year program. UAB General ...

Expanded use of advanced procedures has reduced overseas referrals for children, lowered treatment costs for families and shifted pressure onto domestic healthcare systems, raising new questions about ...