Stanford Pediatric General Surgery

Introducing our new Pediatric Surgery fellow for 2025-2027! Thank you for the hard work and dedication for the next 2 years! Please help us in welcoming Dr. Harold Leraas to the team! 😷🩺

Is ACS for American College of Surgeons or Attention: Cool Surgeons? It’s definitely the first, but see our Stanford Pediatric Surgery present and represent at the ACSCC 2025! 🧫📈

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More from ACSCC 2025! 🧫📈

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Research Roundup: Immune system insights and electrical-channel filled fibers This research roundup explores how immune system genetic activity can provide guidance into treatment options for patients and how a small fiber could revolutionize clinical technology.

AND the Stanford Daily. Way to go, Dr. Dunn.

Link: stanforddaily.com/2025/10/02/r...

Soft bioelectronic fiber can track hundreds of biological events simultaneously Developed by Stanford researchers, NeuroString is a hair-thin multichannel biosensor and stimulator with promising potential applications in drug delivery, nerve stimulation, smart fabrics, and more.

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Dr. Dunn’s latest researching getting a spotlight in the Stanford Report…
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Creeping fat-derived mechanosensitive fibroblasts drive intestinal fibrosis in Crohn’s disease strictures A pro-fibrotic, mechanosensitive CTHRC1+ fibroblast population derived from creeping fat drives intestinal fibrosis in Crohn’s disease.

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Something to CELL-abrate about- congrats to Dr. Jeong Hyun’s lab for their recent publication in Cell!!! 🧫
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Who wore it better? Scrubs all day, everyday! 🧽😷

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Check out our new publication from Dr. Chiu!
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Learning about anorectal malformations at 7am on a Monday! 💩

A big thanks to our Advanced Practice Providers every week but especially during National APP Week! Thank you for caring for our patients and keeping the division running ❤️🩺👩🏻‍⚕️👨🏻‍⚕️

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In honor of Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, our very own Dr. Janey Pratt was featured on Stanford’s Scrub Cast! 🎤😷
Check it out below:
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Outcomes of a Second Run of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonates: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis of a Nationwide Registry - PubMed This study analyzed the outcomes of neonates undergoing a second run of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to determine whether there is a benefit to a repeated run. We used Extracorporeal…

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Check out our new publication!
Link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40923597/

Full moon at Packard this morning! 🌕

We were coming in hot this summer for conferences! Check out Dr. Pratt and Dr. Fell at ASMBS, Carly Celebrezze at WPTC and our old fellow Dr. Rachel Landisch, and Ethan Lew QSC from ACS! Great job everyone! 👏🏻👏🏻

Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis: Assessing the Role of Oral Antibiotics after Discharge - PubMed Retrospective Cohort Study LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III evidence.

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Check out another awesome recent publication!
Link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40845978/

Adjuvant steroids following Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia: a single-center 18-year experience comparing different steroid dose regimens - PubMed We describe the 18-year experience of adjuvant steroid use in BA patients at a single institution. We show improved early postoperative biliary drainage with high-dose steroid use and identify a…

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Check out our new publication!
Link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40830593/

Happy Dog Appreciation Day to the dogs of Peds Surg! You really are man (and surgeon’s) best friend! 🐶❤️

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Welcome to our informative video on pilonidal disease, a condition that affects many teenagers and young adults! In this video, we break down what pilonidal disease is, how it occurs, and the… Understanding Pilonidal Disease: A Stanford Guide for Teens and Young Adults

Check out our new Pilonidal Clinic video narrated by our very own NP Blaine!

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When your GT baby is lost in the hospital and you all go on a mad hunt to find it 👶🏻

Had a blast at our annual summer picnic party! Thank you to our amazing admin for organizing all the fun in the sun ☀️🧺

Where’s- your-stuffed-animal- Wednesday!

Check out our very own Dr. Marisa Schwab’s experience at the Paris Saclay hospital in France, world renowned for their surgical treatment of biliary atresia! Incroyable! 🇫🇷

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Team assemble for rounds! 🦸🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️

Water soluble contrast administration in the management of pediatric adhesive small bowel obstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed Level II evidence (systematic review of non-randomized studies).

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Check out our new publication!
Link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40675443/

A huge congratulations to our fellow Dr. Marisa Schwab for graduating this past weekend! Over the last 2 years, she has shown amazing technical skill, patient care, and teamwork. We are excited to continue to see her work as she joins our faculty. Congratulations Dr. Schwab! 🎓🎉🩺

Early Versus Late Inguinal Hernia Repair in Preterm Neonates: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis - PubMed Delayed hernia repair in preterm neonates may be associated with lower risks of recurrence and respiratory complications without a significant increase in risk of incarceration while awaiting repair.…

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Check out Dr. Khan’s new publication!
Link: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40659304/

Foxy friends in the OR 🦊

Our Peds Surg APPs having fun with our NICU NNPs 💗

Congratulations to Dr. James Dunn’s lab for being awarded a grant from the Maternal and Child Health Research Institute’s Transdisciplinary Initiatives Program! 🧫🧪🔬🧐

Link: surgery.stanford.edu/news2/dunn-M...

Sylvester Appointed Chief Research Operations Officer for SMCH Pediatric Surgeon, Dr. Karl Sylvester had been appointed Chief Research Operations Officer (CROO) at Stanford Medicine Children's Health (SMCH).

Congratulations to Dr. Karl Sylvester for being appointed Chief Research Operations Officer for SMCH! We’re excited to see how our research will grow and expand under his leadership. ⚕️🔬🧐🥼

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