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Johns Hopkins Childrens Center

Our Team

Surgeon-in-Chief, Pediatric Surgery

David Joel Hackam, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Surgeon-in-Chief, Johns Hopkins Children's Center
  • Professor of Surgery
  • Professor of Cell Biology
  • Professor of Genetic Medicine

Expertise: Crohn's Disease, Diaphragmatic Hernia, General Surgery, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Neonatal Surgery

Pediatric Surgery Faculty

  • Samuel Matthew Alaish, M.D.

    • Surgical Director, The Hopkins Resource for Intestinal Vitality and Enhancement (THRIVE)
    • Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
    • Associate Chief, Clinical Operations and Education
    • Associate Professor of Surgery

    Expertise: Anti-Reflux Surgery, Biliary Atresia, Biliary Diseases, Biliary Tract Surgery, Chest Wall Reconstruction

  • Clint Daniel Cappiello, M.D.

    • Director, Pediatric Surgery Residency Education
    • Director, Pediatric Surgery Delivery Systems
    • Associate Director, Surgery Clerkship
    • Assistant Professor of Surgery

    Expertise: Anorectal Disorders, Benign Tumors, Benign Tumors of the Lung, Biliary Atresia, Bowel Obstruction

  • Alejandro Vera Garcia, M.D.

    • Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    • Director of Pediatric Robotic Surgery
    • Surgical Director of the ECMO Program
    • Co-Director of the Pediatric Surgical Colorectal Program
    • Associate Director, Pediatric Burn Program
    • Associate Professor of Surgery

    Expertise: Anorectal Disorders, Burn Care, Chest Wall Reconstruction, Colorectal Surgery, Critical Care Medicine

  • Erica Imogene Hodgman, M.D.

    • Director, Pediatric Burn Program
    • Assistant Professor of Surgery

    Expertise: Anorectal Disorders, Biliary Atresia, Branchial Cleft Cysts, Breast Cancer, Burn Care

  • Shaun Michael Kunisaki, M.D., M.Sc.

    • Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Professor
    • Associate Chief, Strategy & Integration, General Pediatric Surgery
    • Director, Fetal Program, General Pediatric Surgery
    • Director, Pediatric Esophageal Surgery, Johns Hopkins Children's Center
    • Professor of Surgery

    Expertise: Anti-Reflux Surgery, Congenital Pulmonary Malformations, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Esophageal Surgery, Fetal Surgery

  • Isam Waddah Nasr, M.D.

    • Director of Pediatric Trauma Program, Division of Pediatric Surgery
    • Co-Director of the Pediatric Surgical Colorectal Program
    • Assistant Professor of Surgery

    Expertise: Chest Wall Reconstruction, Critical Care Medicine, General Surgery, Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

  • Daniel Sangkyu Rhee, M.D., M.P.H.

    • Director, Pediatric Surgical Oncology Program
    • Associate Professor of Surgery
    • Associate Professor of Oncology

    Expertise: Chest Wall Tumors, General Surgery, Germ Cell Tumors, Kidney Tumors, Minimally Invasive Surgery

  • Mark Brooke Slidell, M.D., M.P.H.

    • Associate Chief, Health Services Research and Clinical Integration, General Pediatric Surgery
    • Associate Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Training Program
    • Associate Professor (PAR) of Surgery

    Expertise: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery