Kyle J. Van Arendonk, MD, PhD

Kyle Van Arendonk

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Biography

Kyle J. Van Arendonk, MD, PhD, is a pediatric surgeon at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery and Pediatric Surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. Van Arendonk is co-director of the Center for Surgical Outcomes Research and a principal investigator in the Center for Child Equity and Outcomes Research at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital. His areas of clinical interest include general pediatric surgery, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, chest wall deformities, and pilonidal disease.

Dr. Van Arendonk completed his medical education at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, his general surgery residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and his pediatric surgery fellowship at Vanderbilt University and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. He earned his PhD from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Academic and Clinical Areas
Awards, Honors & Organizations
  • Reviewer Excellence Award, Association for Academic Surgery, 2022
  • Outstanding Medical Student Teacher Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018
  • Frank L. Coulson Jr. Award for Clinical Excellence, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2016
  • Core Values in Practice Award, Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery, 2016
  • Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, 2013
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society, 2013
  • Rosenkrantz Clinical Research Award, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery, 2013
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2007
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2007
  • Member, Surgical Outcomes Club, 2019 - Present
  • Member, Association for Academic Surgery, 2019 - Present
  • Member, International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, 2019 - Present
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 2018 - Present
  • Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2018 - Present
  • Member, American Pediatric Surgical Association, 2018 - Present
Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 10/27/2023

Board Certifications
  • General Surgery
  • Pediatric Surgery
Fellowship Vanderbilt University Date Completed: 07/31/2018
Residency Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbil Date Completed: 07/01/2018
Residency Johns Hopkins Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/2016
Internship Johns Hopkins Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/2009
Graduate School Johns Hopkins University Date Completed: 05/21/2013
Medical School University of Iowa Date Completed: 05/16/2008
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General Pediatric Surgery