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DIVISIONS |
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
MISSION
The mission of the Division of Pediatric
Surgery is to provide superb surgical
care to all children, provide the highest
level of education and training to
medical students and residents, and
develop a well-funded and nationally
recognized research effort.
CLINICAL PROGRAMS AND PATIENT CARE
With a full-time faculty based at the
MCV Hospital, clinical programs in
that complex as well as a community-based
site at St. Mary’s Hospital allow
residents the opportunity to participate
in surgical care and operations in
a variety of clinical settings.
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Research
activities of the division involve aspects
of fetal wound healing and repair. In
addition, there is interest in the
area of growth and inhibitory factors
for pediatric solid tumors and in the
field of international health care
for children. The division has an active
ECMO ( Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
program for neonatals.
The Division of Pediatric
Surgery sponsors an endowed Templeton
Lectureship in Pediatric Surgery and
Trauma on a yearly basis. It is expected
that residents completing requisite rotations
through the Division of Pediatric Surgery
at the JAR and SAR levels will be knowledgeable
and capable of handling a wide variety
of surgical maladies peculiar to children
while refining their operative skills
and technique in this demanding surgical
arena.
Faculty in this division
have successfully sponsored the fellowship
training of a number of outstanding Pediatric
Surgeons throughout the years and are
committed to the educational needs of
residents on this service and overall
development of the resident’s full
potential.
DIVISION CONFERENCES
There is a weekly didactic conference,
led by residents and/or students, which
focuses on patient- related topics or
other fields of interest in pediatric
surgery.
TRAINING PROGRAMS
The Division of Pediatric Surgery
offers surgical residents a unique opportunity
to be intimately involved in the diagnosis,
treatment and surgical procedures for
a wide variety of problems in children
varying in age from the extremely premature
infant to adolescents with conditions
ranging from common inquinal hernias
to complex congenital anomalies.
Residency
The
resident is expected to become skilled
in diagnosis and operative management
of surgical conditions in the pediatric
patient including congenital anomalies,
trauma and solid tumors.
With an operative
case load of 800 to 1,000 cases yearly,
surgical residents will have ample
experience to perfect their technical
skills in the setting of the hospital
operating room, ambulatory OR’s
and community practice – settings
in which the division works. Cases
include laparoscopy, endoscopy of
airways and the upper GI tract, major
chest, abdominal and head/neck procedures
with members of the faculty of the
Division of Pediatric Surgery present
in the operating theater for guidance
and instruction at every operation.
Activities of the service are directed
by the senior assistant resident
who functions as the chief resident
with overall direction for the management
of patients, coordination of consults
and scheduling of operative procedures.
A junior assistant
resident complements the service for
ward duties assistance in ambulatory
surgery and for additional assistance
involved operative procedures. In addition,
the service includes third year medical
students assigned to the rotation for
their general surgical clerkship. This
format allows the senior resident to
develop experience in the management
and coordination of an entire service
and to gain experience in the management
of patients in newborn and pediatric
intensive care units in addition to
ward settings.
Daily rounds with the
members of the faculty are conducted
as teaching rounds. A weekly Pediatric
Surgical conference is dedicated to
particular problems of a surgical nature
and is directed by the senior (or other)
residents with faculty input and involvement.
FACULTY
Charles
E. Bagwell, M.D., Chairman
Jeffery H. Haynes, M.D.
David A. Lanning, M.D., Ph.D.
Claudio Oiticica, M.D.
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