The pediatric surgeons at St. Louis Children’s Hospital are dedicated to providing compassionate care and advanced treatments in a child-friendly environment. Among the conditions treated by surgeons are congenital anomalies and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, abdomen, chest, head, neck, thyroid and parathyroid glands. In addition, expert care is provided for children with cancer, trauma and burns.
Our pediatric surgeons have special expertise in treating congenital conditions – offering prenatal counseling as well as surgical and follow-up care. Surgeon-in-Chief Brad Warner, MD, is a leading expert in the treatment of short-gut syndrome requiring surgical procedures to lengthen the intestine or to improve its function.
Treating major diseases surgically
The major disease processes cared for by the Department of Surgery encompass:
- Congenital anomalies of the thorax and gastrointestinal tract
- Tracheoesophageal fistula
- Intestinal atresia
- Malrotation
- Anorectal malformation
- Imperforate anus
- Abdominal wall defects
Offering treatment for gastrointestinal problems
We offer expertise in gastrointestinal problems including:
- Esophageal disorders
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
- Meckel's diverticulum
- Intestinal duplication
- Intussusception
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Appendicitis
- Hirschsprung disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Hepatobiliary problems including biliary atresia
- Choledochal cysts
- Gallbladder disorders
- Portal hypertension
- Diseases of the pancreas
- Others including abdominal wall abnormalities -- gastroschisis, omphalocele, hernias and hydroceles -- and undescended testes
Serving pediatric oncology patients
The department also serves pediatric oncology patients, including those with:
- Wilm's tumor
- Neuroblastoma
- Pheochromocytoma
- Soft tissue sarcomas
- Germ cell tumors
- Lymphomas
- Hodgkins disease
