Director
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
Professor of Surgery
Professor of Cell Biology
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Crohn's Disease, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Neonatal Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Short Bowel Syndrome, Tracheoesophageal Fistula
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
Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
Associate Chief, Clinical Operations and Education
Associate Professor of Surgery
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Anti-Reflux Surgery, Biliary Atresia, Biliary Diseases, Biliary Tract Surgery, Chest Wall Reconstruction, Choledochal Cyst, Cholestasis, Cholestatic Liver Diseases of Childhood, Congenital Anomalies, Esophageal Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gastrointestinal Tumors, Pectus Carinatum, Pectus Excavatum, Pediatric Oncology Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
Clint Daniel Cappiello, M.D.
Director, Pediatric Surgery Residency Education
Director, Pediatric Surgery Delivery Systems
Associate Director, Surgery Clerkship
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, Pediatric Surgery Delivery Systems
Associate Director, Surgery Clerkship
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Anorectal Disorders, Benign Tumors, Benign Tumors of the Lung, Biliary Atresia, Bowel Obstruction, Chest Wall Tumors, Crohn's Disease, Diseases of the Small Bowel and Colon, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Gastrointestinal Tumors, Germ Cell Tumors, Inguinal Hernia Repair, Kidney Tumors, Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia, Liver Tumors, Lung Diseases, Lung Neoplasms, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Neonatal Congenital Anomalies, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Pediatric Trauma, Pilonidal Cyst, Sarcoma and Musculoskeletal Tumors, Short Bowel Syndrome, Soft Tissue Tumors, Thyroglossal Cysts, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Ulcerative Colitis, Umbilical Hernia, Wilms Tumor
Alejandro Vera Garcia, M.D.
Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Surgical Director of the ECMO Program
Co-Director of the Pediatric Surgical Colorectal Program
Director, Pediatric Burn Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Surgical Director of the ECMO Program
Co-Director of the Pediatric Surgical Colorectal Program
Director, Pediatric Burn Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Anorectal Disorders, Burn Care, Chest Wall Reconstruction, Colorectal Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, General Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery, Neonatal Surgery, Pectus Carinatum, Pectus Excavatum, Pediatric Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome, Surgical Oncology, Thoracic Surgery
Erica Imogene Hodgman, M.D.
Assistant Director, Pediatric Burn Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Anorectal Disorders, Biliary Atresia, Branchial Cleft Cysts, Breast Cancer, Burn Care, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), Gastrointestinal Tumors, Inguinal Hernia, Intestinal Atresia, Kidney Tumors, Liver Tumors, Lung Neoplasms, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Ovarian Cancer, Ovarian Cysts, Pediatric Burns, Pediatric Oncology Surgery, Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Trauma, Thyroglossal Cysts, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Umbilical Hernia
Shaun Michael Kunisaki, M.D., M.Sc.
Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Endowed Professor
Associate Chief, Strategy & Integration, General Pediatric Surgery
Director, Pediatric Esophageal Surgery, Johns Hopkins Children's Center
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Chief, Strategy & Integration, General Pediatric Surgery
Director, Pediatric Esophageal Surgery, Johns Hopkins Children's Center
Associate Professor of Surgery
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Anti-Reflux Surgery, Congenital Pulmonary Malformations, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Esophageal Surgery, Fetal Surgery, Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery, Neonatal Congenital Anomalies, Neonatal Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Tracheoesophageal Fistula, Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
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
Co-Director of the Pediatric Surgical Colorectal Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Chest Wall Reconstruction, Critical Care Medicine, General Surgery, Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Neonatal Congenital Anomalies, Neonatal Surgery, Pectus Carinatum, Pectus Excavatum, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric General Surgery, Pediatric Oncology Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Trauma, Robotic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Trauma Surgery
Daniel Sangkyu Rhee, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Pediatric Surgical Oncology Program
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Oncology
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Chest Wall Tumors, General Surgery, Germ Cell Tumors, Kidney Tumors, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Neonatal Congenital Anomalies, Neonatal Surgery, Neuroblastoma, Pancreatic Auto Islet Transplant, Pancreatitis Surgery, Pectus Excavatum, Pediatric Cancer, Pediatric Oncology Surgery, Pediatric Sarcoma, Pediatric Surgery, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Sarcoma, Thoracic Surgery, Wilms Tumor
Mark Brooke Slidell, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor (PAR) of Surgery
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery