Pediatric General Surgery

Appointments and Referrals

For appointments
206-215-2700

Physician to physician consults
206-215-2701 (during business hours) or 206-215-2700 (after hours)

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Our Doctors

Meet our team

About our Program

At Swedish Pediatric Surgery, comprehensive, personalized care for children and their families is our top priority. As board-certified pediatric surgeons, we perform routine surgeries as well as more complex procedures for children and adolescents. We also specialize in neonatal surgeries, collaborating with Swedish obstetricians and neonatologists from the moment the need for surgical care is discovered.

What makes Swedish Pediatric Surgery special is not only the breadth and depth of our experience, but the collaborative approach we take--reviewing and discussing surgical options as a team--to ensure the best outcome for each child. We work with a team of anesthesiologists, hospitalists, nurses, pharmacists, child-life specialists and therapists and are committed to direct dialogue with your referring physician, as well as you and your child. Our primary focus is patient care, with teaching and research an elective second.

Neonatal, childhood and adolescent conditions treated include:

• Abdominal wall defects (gastroschisis/omphalocele)
• Anorectal malformations (imperforate anus)
• Appendicitis and other causes of acute abdominal pain (Video: Dr. Weinsheimer)
• Atresia of the intestines
• Chest wall deformities (pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum)
• Circumcision
• Duplications of the gastrointestinal tract
• Diaphragmatic hernias
• Empyema
• Feeding disorders (feeding tubes, gastrostomy buttons)
• Endocrine disorders
• Gallbladder disorders
• Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) – surgical management
• Gynecomastia
• Liver and bile duct disorders (biliary artresia, choledochal cysts)
• Hernias / Hydroceles (read a related post by Dr. Weinsheimer on hernias)
• Hirschsprung's disease
• Inflammatory bowel diseases – surgical management (Crohn's, Ulcerative Colitis)
• Intussusception
• Lung malformations (CPAM, CCAM, pulmonary sequestrations, bronchogenic cysts)
• "Lumps and bumps" such as dermoid cysts, thyroglossal duct cysts, brachial cleft cysts, abnormal lymph nodes, lipomas, abscesses
• Malrotation of the intestines (Read a related blog by Dr. Weinsheimer)
• Meconium Ileus
• Necrotizing enterocolitis
• Ovarian cysts and other ovarian conditions
• Peritoneal dialysis access
• Pilonidal cysts
• Pyloric stenosis (Video: Dr. Weinsheimer)
• Sacrococcygeal teratomas
• Splenic disorders
• Thyroid lesions (cysts, nodules, tumors)
  • (Read a related blog by Dr. Weinsheimer)
• Tracheoesophageal fistulas
• Undescended testes
• Vascular access