Department of Pediatric Surgery

All of our faculty have special interest and training in pediatric general and thoracic surgery, including airway problems, newborn surgery, management of burns and injuries, and pediatric tumors. In addition, the new modalities of laparoscopy and thoracoscopy are also being utilized in children's surgery. 
 

Dai H. Chung, MD
Chairman and Professor of Pediatric Surgery

Patient Care Emphasis: Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Wallace W. Neblett, III, MD

Professor of Pediatric Surgery

Patient Care Emphasis: Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery

James A. O'Neill, Jr., MD
Emeritus Professor of Pediatric Surgery

Patient Care Emphasis: Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Outpatient Surgical Consultations, Second Opinions for Gastrointestinal, Vascular and Various Neonatal Conditions

John B. Pietsch, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics

Patient Care Emphasis: Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery

Martin Blakely, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics

Patient Care Emphasis: Surgical therapies for premature neonates and clinical trials in pediatric surgery

Walter M. Morgan, III, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics

Patient Care Emphasis: Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery

Harold N. Lovvorn, III, MD
Assistant Professor Pediatric Surgery

Patient Care Emphasis: Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery

Gretchen Purcell, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery and BioInformatics

Patient Care Emphasis: Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Adolescent Bariatric Surgery

Erik N. Hansen, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery

Patient Care Emphasis: General Surgery, Pediatric