Pediatric Surgery
At Yale Medicine, pediatric surgeons dedicate their practice to treating children ranging from the neonatal stage through late adolescence. Our pediatric surgeons are recognized as experts in a broad range of specialties, including minimally invasive surgery, pediatric surgical oncology, fetal diagnosis, treatment of congenital birth defects, pediatric trauma, and surgical procedures for intestinal failure.
Through state-of-the-art surgical techniques, we help treat each child’s condition and take extra measures to ensure that they feel safe and comfortable. Our team has expertise in the latest surgical technologies and the most delicate surgical needs, including neonatal surgery and ECMO (heart and lung bypass for severely ill infants).
Distinguishing Factors
- The first pediatric Level I trauma center in Connecticut at Yale New Haven Hospital
- Six conveniently located outpatient pediatric centers across the state where patients can be evaluated by a pediatric surgeon
- International recognition for new ways to reduce anxiety and pain in children who need surgery
Specialty Services
- Mechanical cardiac assist device program
- Newborn surgery, including repair of severe congenital malformations of the airway, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and genital tracts
- Operations for inguinal hernias, hydroceles, correction of undescended testicles, and other groin problems
- Pediatric abdominal surgery
- Pediatric heart transplant
- Pediatric thoracic surgery
- Surgical management of complex solid tumors
- Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic treatment of such conditions as abdominal and thoracic tumors, congenital lung masses, intestinal atresia, and trachea-esophageal fistula
