Department of Pediatric Surgery Annual Report

US News Badge Honor RollThe mission of the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is to provide collaborative, comprehensive, state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary care for infants, children and adolescents with surgical disorders. The members of the department are all full-time faculty of the Department of Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and are committed to excellence in clinical care, surgical education, research and quality improvement.

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Treating Pediatric Melanoma: Ultrasound Surveillance vs. Completion Lymph Node Dissection for Sentinel Node Positive Patients

Pediatric melanoma is rare in the United States. The Skin Cancer Foundation reports that about 400 children under 20 years old are diagnosed with melanoma each year in the United States. Because there are so few pediatric cases, treatment is often based on what doctors have learned about managing adult melanoma.

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The Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, established in 1950, is regarded among the most prestigious and comprehensive pediatric surgical training programs in the United States, offering programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for GME.

Nationwide Children's Hospital Annual Report 2022-23

Nationwide Children's Hospital 2022-23 Annual Report

At Nationwide Children’s Hospital, we’re not just committed to transforming our organization.

We’re dedicated to transforming child health care for every family, even if they never step foot on our campus. We’re doing this through perseverance, commitment and an unwavering faith in our team’s ability to achieve the high bar set in our most audacious strategic plan yet.

With One Team and One Focus – Leading the Best Outcomes for Children Everywhere – we are proud to be Nationwide Children's Hospital.

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