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Pediatric Surgery Clinic

pediatric surgery Clinic at mary Bridge

Pediatric Surgery is a well-established specialty at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. We use a cooperative approach to pediatric care, coordinating our services with most other subspecialties. Advances in instrumen-tation also allow us to offer more laparoscopic surgeries and other minimally invasive surgical procedures.

Smaller incisions, less pain, reduced scarring, and shorter hospital stay and recovery time for children are becoming more viable with these minimally invasive surgical techniques. At Mary Bridge, we are proud to offer these advanced treatments and to provide excellent surgical and recovery outcomes through less invasive approaches. These advancements enable our pediatric general surgeons to evaluate and treat patients more efficiently. As a result, patients can generally resume their normal activities sooner and get back to the business of simply being a child.

comprehensive surgical services

Mary Bridge Surgery Clinic offers a full range of opera-tive and non-operative pediatric care, with coordinated, state-of-the-art services for even the most complex pediatric patients. Our pediatric general surgery procedures include minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum; laparoscopic fundoplication for GE reflux disease; thoracoscopic treatment of empyema, pneumo-

tharax, pulmonary blebs and lung metastases; and transanal repair of Hirshchsprung’s disease.

We also coordinate the follow-up services needed to help manage the psychological and physical impacts of surgery, trauma and hospitalization.

Our pediatric surgical services include:• Inpatient, outpatient, short stay, and diagnostic care• Multidisciplinary pediatric surgical team available

24 hours a day, every day• Pediatric anesthesia and sedation services• Case-specific preparation for families, including a

pre-surgery tour

speCiAlized pediAtriC CAre for your pAtients.

Providing general surgical care for patients with:• Comprehensive congenital abdominal and thoracic

problems including: – Omphalocele, gastroschisis – Intestinal atresias – Hirschsprung’s disease – Imperforate anus

Cardiovascular and thoracic surgical services are also available. Please call us at 253-403-3527

for consults and details.

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meet the pediatric surgery Clinic team

regional mary Bridge Health Centers

Tacoma311 south l street3rd floor – West Wingtacoma, WA 984051-800-552-1419 ext. 4613fax 253-403-1641

olympia200 lilly road ne, Building C-1olympia, WA 985061-800-552-1419 ext. 4613fax 253-403-1641

puyallup1803 south meridian, suite Bpuyallup, WA 983711-800-552-1419 ext. 4613fax 253-403-1641

silverdale1780 nW myhre road, suite G220silverdale, WA 983831-800-552-1419 ext. 4613fax 253-403-1641

John stanley chappell, mDmeDical school

• university of Witwatersrand medical school; Johannesburg, south Africa

fellowship & resiDency

• university of Witwatersarand medical school, Johannesburg, south Africa

• Chief pediatric surgery resident at Children’s Hospital in seattle

boarD cerTificaTions

• surgery• pediatric surgery

randall m. holland, mD meDical school

• university of Washington

fellowship & resiDency

• university of north dakota, Affiliated Hospitals program

• Children’s Hospital in denver, fellowship

boarD cerTificaTions

• surgery• pediatric surgery

– Tracheoesophageal fistulas – Intersex abnormalities – Lung abnormalities (Cystic adenomatoid

malformation, congenital lobar emphysema)• Acute abdominal problems including: – Appendicitis – Intussusception – Pyloric stenosis – Volvulus – Necrotizing enterocolitis• Gastroesophageal reflux• Hernias, hycroceles and undescended testes• Lesions of the head, neck and thorax• Solid tumors• Genito-Urinary problems – Undescended testes – Hydrocele• Chest wall deformities – Pectus excavatum – Pectus carinatum (Nuss procedure for

pectus excavatum)• Liver disease and gallbladder disease – Biliary atrestia – Choledochal cyst – Gall Stones – Tumors• All aspects of pediatric trauma

A Mary Bridge surgeon is available for consults 24 hours a day, every day. Please contact the Mary Bridge Surgery Clinic at 253-403-4613 or

toll-free at 1-800-552-1419 ext. 4613.

care providers in evaluating patients for potential surgical procedures and assessing the need for surgical intervention. Our physician team is also available to conduct grand rounds or to provide CME lectures for community physicians.

specialisTs in peDiaTric care

Our team of pediat-ric care specialists includes pediatric registered nurses, care coordinators and child life specialists. Child life specialists help

children and families cope with the stress of hospitaliza-tion by providing pre-admission tours and helping children to prepare for surgery. Preparation techniques such as role-play using dolls, models, photographs, and medical equipment have been shown to greatly reduce the anxiety of a child’s hospital stay.

convenienT care, closer To home

Based in Tacoma, our Surgery Clinic team makes regular visits to Mary Bridge outreach clinics in Olympia, Puyallup and Silverdale. Whichever location is used, your patients receive care from the same highly skilled physicians, nurses and health professionals that have made Mary Bridge a trusted name in pediatric care.

your parTner for specializeD peDiaTric care

You can count on Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Center to provide the highest quality care for pediatric patients. Our specialists work in partnership with a child’s primary care provider, so that specialized pediatric care is available when and where it’s needed most. We believe that working hand-in-hand with local physicians helps to ensure the best results for everyone.

leslie s. malo, mDmeDical school

• university of rochester

fellowship & resiDency

• mayo Clinic, rochester• Children’s Hospital of pittsburgh, fellowship

boarD cerTificaTions

• surgery• pediatric surgery

catherine a. musemeche, mD meDical school

• university of texas medical school, Houston

fellowship & resiDency

• Children’s memorial Hospital – northwestern university, Chicago

• university of texas medical school – Affiliated Hospitals, Houston

boarD cerTificaTions

• surgery• pediatric surgery

resource for primary care proviDers

Mary Bridge also serves as a resource for referring physicians throughout the southwest Washington region. Phone consultations with one of our surgery physicians are available 24 hours a day to assist primary