14 Faculty-Held Patents
11 Research Personnel
9 Specialty Clinics
7 Clinic Locations
14 Pediatric Surgeons
6 Advanced Practitioners
4 Rotating Residents
1 Fellow Trainee
History
1977
Division of Pediatric Surgery Established
The Division of Pediatric Surgery opened under the leadership of Dr. Stephen J Shochat
1984
Conjoined Twins Separated
Dr. Gary Hartman and Dr. John Collins successfully performed an emergency separation of conjoined twins
1991
Opening of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital officially opened its doors
1992
Conjoined Twins Separated
A surgical team led by Dr. Stephen Shochat and Dr. Gary Hartman successfully separated conjoined twins
1994
New Division Chief
Dr. Erik Skarsgard became the new Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery
1997
New Chair of Surgery
Dr. Tom Krummel became the new Chair of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
2002
New Chief of Pediatric Surgery
Dr. Craig Albanese was appointed the new Chief of Pediatric Surgery
2002
Minimally Invasive Surgery Program
The Minimally Invasive Surgery Program was established to treat children through surgical incisions small enough to be covered by a Band-Aid and result in less pain, quicker recovery, shorter hospital stays, and improved self-image due to smaller scars
2004
Pediatric Practice Expanded
The Division of Pediatric Surgery service expanded inpatient and outpatient coverage to Good Samaritan Hospital
2004
Adolescent Bariatric Program
The Division of Pediatric Surgery opened an Adolescent Bariatric Program to become the first Children's Hospital in the West to offer weight loss surgery to adolescents
2005
First Robotic Kasai Procedure
Dr. Craig Albanese and Dr. Tom Krummel performed the first robot-assisted Kasai Portoenterostomy Procedure
2007
Conjoined Twins Separated
A multidisciplinary team led by Dr. Gary Hartman and Dr. Frank Hanley successfully separated the first set of conjoined twins with congenital heart disease in a nine hour surgery
2008
Lucile Packard Opens Operating Rooms
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital opened 7 Operating Rooms dedicated for pediatric patients
2009
Fellowship Program Established
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program officially began with the first fellow, Dr. Matias Bruzoni
2009
Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program Established
The Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program was established as a collaboration between Pediatric Surgery, Neonatology, and Maternal Fetal Medicine
2011
Conjoined Twins Separated
A multidisciplinary team led by Dr. Gary Hartman successfully separated conjoined twins in a nine hour surgery
2012
Hispanic Clinic Established
The Hispanic Clinic was established to provide healthcare to Hispanic patients in their own language
2012
Pediatric Practice Expanded
The Division of Pediatric Surgery expanded inpatient and outpatient coverage to California Pacific Medical Center
2012
New Chief of Pediatric Surgery
Dr. Gary Hartman became the new Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
2012
Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program Expanded
The Fetal and Pregnancy Health Program was expanded to focus on in utero fetal intervention for fetal anomalies
2013
First Pediatric POEM Procedure
Dr. James Wall and Dr. Stephanie Chao were the first pediatric surgeons in the United States to perform a Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy. The POEM Procedure offers children with esophageal dysmotility a scarless procedure for treatment of Achalasia
2013
Pediatric Practice Expanded
The Division of Pediatric Surgery expanded inpatient and outpatient coverage to John Muir Medical Center
2013
Bowel Management Clinic Established
The Bowel Management Clinic was established to provide specialized care for patients with anorectal malformations and Hirschsprungs disease
2013
Trauma Level 1 Certification
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital obtained Level 1 Trauma Certification
2015
Aerodigestive Clinic Established
The Aerodigestive Clinic was established through a collaboration between Pediatric Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pulmonary Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Speech-Language Pathology to help patients with airway disorders or upper gastrointestinal tract disorders
2016
Chest Wall Clinic Established
The Chest Wall Program was established to provide care for patients with pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum
2016
Trauma Level 1 Re-Certification
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital obtained its Level 1 Trauma Re-Certification
2016
MBSAQIP Accreditation
The Adolescent Bariatric Program was the first and only adolescent program in the west to receive the MBSAQIP Accreditation
2016
New Division Chief
Dr. James Dunn became the new Chief of Pediatric Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
2016
Conjoined Twins Separated
A multidisciplinary team led by Dr. Gary Hartman successfully separated conjoined twins in a seventeen hour surgery
2017
Esophageal Disorders and Dysmotility Clinic Established
The Esophageal Disorder and Dysmotility Clinic was established to offer the most cutting edge diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment of foregut disorders
2017
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Expanded
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford added 149 patient beds, six new surgical suites, a nuclear medicine department, three new imaging units, four diagnostic units, and more than 3.5 acres of healing gardens and green space.
2018
New Operating Rooms Opened
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford opened six new state of the art surgical suites and four interventional radiology labs. The new surgical suites group the operating room, cardiac catheterization labs, angiography suites, endoscopy procedure rooms, and imaging suites in one space.
2019
Pilonidal Clinic Established
The Pilonidal Clinic was established to provide care for patients with pilonidal disease