What is a Pediatric Surgeon?

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Patient Education| 2021 What is a Pediatric Surgeon? Connected Content Translation: ¿Qué es un Cirujano Pediátrico?: (What is a Pediatric Surgeon?) Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation What is a Pediatric Surgeon?. Pediatric Patient Education 2021; 10.1542/peo_document173 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsPediatric Patient Education Search Advanced Search Subjects: Pediatric Specialist Handouts Topics: academic medical centers, american board of surgery, bronchoscopy, colonoscopy, congenital abnormality, endoscopic surgery, endoscopy, general surgery, gunshot wounds, hospitals, community If your child has an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery, a Pediatric Surgeon has the experience and qualifications to treat your child. Surgical problems seen by pediatric surgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general surgeons. Special training in pediatric surgery is important. Pediatric surgeons are medical doctors who have had At least 4 years of medical schoolFive additional years of general surgeryTwo additional years of residency training in pediatric surgeryCertification by the American Board of Surgery Pediatric surgeons treat children from the newborn stage through late adolescence. They choose to make pediatric care the core of their medical practice, and the unique nature of medical and surgical care of children is learned from advanced training and experience in practice. Pediatric surgeons diagnose, treat, and manage children's surgical needs including: Surgical repair... Copyright © 20002000American Academy of Pediatrics You do not currently have access to this content.