Origin The specialty took shape over the middle decades of the twentieth century; C. Everett Koop provided surgical leadership from the 1940s at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, developing anesthesia and surgical techniques that made repair of previously untreatable birth defects possible.
Pediatric surgery is the surgical subspecialty treating fetuses, infants, children and adolescents, covering congenital anomalies and conditions that require different technique and equipment than adult surgery. This atlas records what the historical record supports and is not medical advice.
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Origin PeriodSourced to the subject's own accountThe specialty took shape over the middle decades of the twentieth century; C. Everett Koop provided surgical leadership from the 1940s at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, developing anesthesia and surgical techniques that made repair of previously untreatable birth defects possible. 2 Age GroupSourced to the subject's own account Classification
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Source Abderrahim Harouchi (Wikipedia)
Source Alejandro Posadas (Wikipedia)
Source Alexandru Pesamosca (Wikipedia)
C. Everett Koop was a pioneering pediatric surgeon before serving as US Surgeon General.
Source Conrad Ramstedt (source article)
Source Eleni Theocharous (Wikipedia)
Source Frank Stephens (surgeon) (Wikipedia)
Source Henri Ford (Wikipedia)
Source Henry Douglas Stephens (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia (German): Jenny De la Torre Castro
Source Joseph P. Vacanti (source article)
Source Louis Ombrédanne (Wikipedia)
Source Nicolás Repetto (Wikipedia)
Source Sanjay Oak (source article)
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1. Wikipedia: Medical specialty
WikipediaClassification tableQuote, Classification table
Surgical specialties focus on manually operative and instrumental techniques to treat disease.
2. Pediatric Surgery (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead
Pediatric surgery is a subspecialty of surgery involving the surgery of fetuses, infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, and young adults.
History section
Beginning in the 1940s under the surgical leadership of C. Everett Koop, newer techniques for endotracheal anesthesia of infants allowed surgical repair of previously untreatable birth defects.
View the Source Abderrahim Harouchi (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Abderrahim Harouchi, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Abderrahim Harouchi, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
was a Moroccan pediatric surgeon and politician
Conrad Ramstedt (source article)
Notable Specialists: Conrad Ramstedt, Ramstedt's operation section [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Conrad Ramstedt, Ramstedt's operation section [specialist-in]
Both children recovered well, and Ramstedt reported the new procedure in September 1912.
Eleni Theocharous (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Eleni Theocharous, Lead sentenceQuote, Notable Specialists: Eleni Theocharous, Lead sentence
is a Cypriot paediatric surgeon and politician
Alexandru Pesamosca (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Alexandru Pesamosca, Lead sentenceQuote, Notable Specialists: Alexandru Pesamosca, Lead sentence
(March 14, 1930, September 1, 2011) was a Romanian surgeon and pediatrician
Henri Ford (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Henri Ford, Lead sentenceQuote, Notable Specialists: Henri Ford, Lead sentence
Henri Ronald Ford is a Haitian-American pediatric surgeon.
Louis Ombrédanne (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Louis Ombrédanne, Career, NeckerQuote, Notable Specialists: Louis Ombrédanne, Career, Necker
From 1921 to 1940 he was head of pediatric surgery at the Hôpital Necker.
Nicolás Repetto (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Nicolás Repetto, Wikipedia, BiographyQuote, Notable Specialists: Nicolás Repetto, Wikipedia, Biography
He began his practice as a pediatric surgeon in 1897
Joseph P. Vacanti (source article)
Notable Specialists: Joseph P. Vacanti, Lead [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Joseph P. Vacanti, Lead [specialist-in]
is an American pediatric surgeon and researcher
Sanjay Oak (source article)
Notable Specialists: Sanjay Oak, LeadQuote, Notable Specialists: Sanjay Oak, Lead
specialised in the field of Paediatric Surgery and Laparoscopy
Alejandro Posadas (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Alejandro Posadas, Lead sentence [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Alejandro Posadas, Lead sentence [specialist-in]
specializing in pediatric surgery
Wikipedia (German): Jenny De la Torre Castro
Wikipedia (German)Notable Specialists: Jenny de la Torre Castro, Beruflicher WerdegangQuote, Notable Specialists: Jenny de la Torre Castro, Beruflicher Werdegang
Von 1983 bis 1990 folgte die fachärztliche Ausbildung zur Kinderchirurgin an der Berliner Charité.
Henry Douglas Stephens (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Henry Douglas Stephens, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]Quote, Notable Specialists: Henry Douglas Stephens, Lead paragraph [specialist-in]
was an Australian paediatric surgeon
Frank Stephens (surgeon) (Wikipedia)
Notable Specialists: Frank Stephens (surgeon), Career paragraphQuote, Notable Specialists: Frank Stephens (surgeon), Career paragraph
After the war he moved into paediatric surgery
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