Pediatric Surgery

A Road Map to Surgery at CHOC

A photo road map showing key aspects of the patient and family journey through the Tidwell Procedure Center at CHOC Hospital.

Your child’s anesthesiologist is an important member of your child’s surgery team. Learn more about the safety of pediatric anesthesia.

Noticing a skin lump on a child can be scary. Fortunately, most skin lumps are not a major cause for concern.

Dr. David Gibbs, a pediatric surgeon and the director of trauma services at CHOC, discusses tips for minimizing scarring after surgery.

Pectus excavatum (sunken chest) is a chest wall abnormality in kids. CHOC surgeons treat it with the Nuss Procedure.

Dr. David Gibbs, pediatric surgeon at CHOC, discusses the importance of kids being treated by a surgeon specially trained in pediatrics.

CHOC wants its patients and families to get to know its specialists. Today, meet Dr. Maryam Gholizadeh, a pediatric surgeon.

The addition of a new CHOC surgeon with unique expertise lays groundwork for an expansion of CHOC’s surgical services.

A majority of breast masses in teen girls are benign, but their size and associated pain may require surgery, per a CHOC pediatric surgeon.