The first Cutting Edge of Pediatrics conference sponsored by the Department of Surgery was held January 24, providing 138 Houston-area pediatricians, family practice physicians and advanced practice providers an opportunity to learn about common pediatric surgical conditions from Texas Children’s surgeons.
From the first speaker to the last, the surgeons and pediatric providers engaged in lively discussions of the topics, which included anesthesia, ethics, adolescent gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, pediatric general surgery, plastic surgery and urology.
Following a welcome from Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Charles D. Fraser, Jr., presenters included Dr. Dean Andropoulos, Dr. Jennifer Bercaw-Pratt, Dr. David Coats, Dr. Nicolette Janzen, Dr. Edward Lee, Dr. Mark Mazziotti, Dr. Julina Ongkasuwan, Dr. Scott Rosenfeld and Dr. Veeral Shah.
The conference’s planning committee included representatives from the Department of Surgery, Texas Children’s Pediatrics and Kelsey-Seybold. Committee members included Dr. Allen Milewicz (Chair), Dr. Ellis Arjmand, Dr. Carol Green, Dr. Anita Jimenez-Belinoski, Ryan Krasnosky, Dr. Megan May, Dr. David Roth and Dr. Stanley Spinner.