Services & Specialties

We perform a wide variety of surgeries in children of all ages, including newborns and infants. Our collaborative approach allows us to partner with parents and children throughout the surgical process. From diagnosis through the entire surgical and recovery continuum, we offer the highest level of care and caring for children requiring routine or highly complex surgeries.

Our Services

WakeMed Physician Practices Pediatric Surgery has a special interest in minimally-invasive pediatric surgical procedures, including laparoscopy and thoracoscopy. We are experienced in providing the following advanced surgical treatments and procedures:

• Appendectomies
• Biopsies
• Chest Wall Reconstruction Procedures (including pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum)
• Cleft Lift Procedure for Pilonidal Disease
• Gallbladder Removal
• Gastrostomy and jejunostomy tube management
• Gastrostomy and jejunostomy tube placement 
• Hernia Repairs (inguinal, umbilical, epigastric, other)
• Laparoscopy
• Ostomies management
• Placement of the "Titanium Rib"
• Repair of Major and Minor Congenital Anomalies, including Neck Masses/Cysts
• Splenectomies
• Surgery for Undescended Testicles
• Surgery for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (including the Nissen Fundoplication)
• Surgical Treatment of Gynecomastia
• Treatment of Pyloric Stenosis
• Treatment of Intussusceptions
• Thoracic Operations, including Thoracotomies
• Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) Placement

Chest Wall Center

WakeMed Children's features our Chest Wall Center, which offers a comprehensive and personalized care model designed to simplify the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of chest wall deformities. Led by Drs. J. Duncan Phillips and J. David Hoover, our specialized team offers advanced surgical procedures to treat the following chest wall disorders:

• Pectus Excavatum
• Congenital Rib Anomalies
• Acquired Jeune's Syndrome
• Slipping Rib Syndrome
• Pectus Carinatum
• Poland's Syndrome
• Gynecomastia