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Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric surgeons operate on children whose development ranges from the newborn stage through the teenage years. In addition to completing training and achieving board certification, pediatric surgeons complete two additional years of training exclusively in children's surgery. They then receive special certification in the subspecialty of pediatric surgery. Pediatric surgeons are primarily concerned with the diagnosis, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of surgical problems in children. Some medical conditions in newborns are not compatible with a good quality of life unless these problems are corrected surgically. These conditions must be recognized immediately by neonatologists, pediatricians, and family physicians. Pediatric surgeons cooperate with all of the specialists involved in a child's medical care to determine whether surgery is the best option for the child.* Cottage Children's Hospital pediatric surgeon Dr. Tamir Keshen, Board certified in both General and Pediatric Surgery, specializes in minimally invasive surgery in both the chest and abdomen, including inflammatory bowel disease, neonatal congenital anomalies, oncology, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and pectus excavatum. His areas of interest include surgical metabolism and surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and adolescent obesity. Dr. Keshen brings new expertise to Santa Barbara. A native of Miami who most recently was Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in Missouri and Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, he is a recognized researcher and author.
* This information copyright of the American College of Surgeons. Learn more >> American College of Surgeons' "What is a Pediatric Surgeon" publication (PDF) >>
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