University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview has a long history of leadership in surgery continuing today as our surgeons lead the way in developing minimally invasive surgery for children. This method results in less pain, faster recovery and fewer complications. University of Minnesota Physicians performed Minnesota’s first robotically assisted procedure on a child.

Patients and their parents benefit from a unique set of advantages here. The combination of expert pediatric surgeons, high-tech facilities and easy access to multiple specialists, all located within a major research center, provides children with advanced care.

Our physicians are also national leaders in pediatric transplant and completed the first pediatric small bowel transplant in the state.

Our general surgery department performs procedures ranging from minor operations to transplant surgery. It is also home to one of the nation’s largest chest wall deformity (pectus excavation and pectus carinatum) practice. Here, children with pancreatitis have the options of pancreatectomy to relieve the pain and islet autotransplatation to prevent post-pancreatectomy diabetes.

Conditions We Treat

We provide care for all pediatric disorders that require surgery, including:

• Hernias
• Birth Defects
  -Diaphragmic Hernias
  -Esophageal Atresia and Fistula
  -Abdominal Wall Defects
  -Omphalocele
  -Gastroschisis
• Portal Vein Hypertension
• Tumors
• Chest Deformities
  -Pectus Excavatum
  -Pectus Carinatum
• Spleen Disorders Requiring Removal
• Conditions Requiring Transplants

Services and Treatments We Offer

• General Surgery
• Transplants
  -Organ
  -Multi-Organ
  -Blood & Marrow
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
  -Laparoscopic
  -Thoracoscopic
  -Robotic
• Hemodialysis for Infants
• Complex Shunts
• Prenatal Consults

Research Activities

Studies on the following topics are currently underway.

• Tumor Biology
• Stem Cell Therapy for Short Bowel Syndrome

Providers

Our physicians are dedicated to expert and compassionate care, research that improves the health of all children, and education of the next generation of pediatricians.

Department Achievements

• National Pioneer in Pediatric Transplants
• First Pediatric Small Bowel Transplant in Minnesota
• National Pioneer in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Children
• First Pediatric Robotic Surgery in Minnesota

For Medical Professionals

More information is available at: University of Minnesota Medical School