Texas Children's Pediatric General Surgery Division provides a broad range of individualized surgical procedures -- from the routine to the highly complex. The high degree of specialization provided enables exemplary diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. Our internal referral system pairs each patient with the physician most suited to handle the case to ensure the best possible care and outcomes.

In addition to providing comprehensive surgical treatments for a wide range of pediatric conditions, our program has specialized expertise in:

• Adolescent metabolic (bariatric) surgery
• Anorectal malformation/colorectal procedures
• Chest wall deformity repair (pectus excavatum)
• Endocrine and biliary surgery
• Fetal and EXIT (ex utero intrapartum treatment) procedures
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Minimally invasive surgeries, including laparoscopic and thoracoscopic diagnosis and treatment
• Surgical oncology
• Trauma and critical care

Surgery center

Same day surgery

Using a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses and child life specialists, we work closely with Texas Children’s Cancer Center to address the complex surgical care of children with cancer. We are one of the most active surgical oncology programs in the United States with a particular focus on Wilms’ tumors and neuroblastoma.

Among the world’s leading experts in diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities in unborn and newborn infants, our pediatric surgeons treat congenital and acquired problems including lung and neck masses, abdominal wall defects and congenital diaphragmatic hernias. State-of-the art facilities, including specialized neonatal scopes, give us the capability to perform even the most delicate surgeries.