Pediatric Surgery
A pediatric surgeon is available for your questions and consultations: (361) 694-4700Description of Services:
Children's Surgical Services provides the highest quality care to infants,
children, and adolescents who are born with -- or who develop --abnormalities
of the neck, chest, lungs or airways, digestive tract or urinary system.
Whether your child requires thoracic, general, or urologic surgical care,
our goal is to provide state-of-the-art therapy using the least invasive
approach possible. These laparoscopic, thoracoscopic, and endoscopic techniques
have several advantages over traditional "open" operations: they can minimize
your child's postoperative pain, shorten his/her hospital stay, and allow
your child to return to school and to full activity much sooner. And the
cosmetic and psychological benefits of this "minimally invasive surgery"
are also very important.
Our multi-disciplinary team (including pediatricians, neonatologists, and
pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, intensivists and nurses) is dedicated
to the care and comfort of your child before, during, and after the operation.
We understand the importance of working closely with the referring
physician at every step, from initial visit through long-term follow-up.
We provide diagnosis and treatment for a broad spectrum of neck, chest, abdominal, and urinary problems, including: |
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Abdominal surgery |
Hirschprung's disease |
We also care for children with injuries from trauma, and with assorted conditions such as vascular birthmarks, skin nevi (suspicious moles), ganglion cysts, and ingrown toenails.
We get to know some of our patients even before their parents do. Obstetrical ultrasounds often discover conditions in the fetus that will require surgery after birth. We offer prenatal counseling to expectant parents whose newborn child may -- or may not -- need surgery.
Children's Surgical Services provides complete pediatric surgical care that combines the most modern (and least invasive) techniques with a warm and compassionate approach to the well-being of your child. Whether your child needs a simple mole removed or requires a complex surgical procedure, you can be sure that your child's stay here will be as pleasant, painless, and as short as possible.
Meet Our Surgeons
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Stephen Almond, MD
Performs minimally invasive surgery (thorocoscopic pectus, spine exposure, resection of lung and mediastinal masses, excavatum repair), cancer surgery, hernias, undescended testes, neonatal surgery, prenatal counseling, thoracic(chest) surgery, neck masses, and emergency consultations. |
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Mohammad Ali Emran, MD
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Ambrosio Hernandez, MD
After his extensive training at the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. Ambrosio Hernandez has returned as the first Pediatric Surgeon in the Rio Grande Valley. Living near McAllen gives Dr. Hernandez the ability to have the first full-time dedicated practice of pediatric surgery for the growing communities of South Texas. The quality you expect from Driscoll Children’s Hospital and the skills of Dr. Hernandez are now closer to home. DPG:(956) 688-1280 |
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Haroon Patel, MD, PA
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Contact Information
Children's Surgical Services
3533 S. Alameda Furman Bldg, 3rd Floor
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Phone: 361-694-4700
Fax: (361) 694-4701
Hours: 8:30 am to 5:30 pmP. Stephen Almond, MD - Pediatric Transplant Surgeon
Mohammad Ali Emran, MD
Ambrosio Hernandez, MD (956) 688-1280
Haroon Patel, MD (361)-694-6710For appointments, assistance, and physician referrals in Corpus Christi:
(361) 694-4700 or (800) DCH-LOVE
Fax (361) 694-4701
For appointments, assistance, and physician referrals in Brownsville, Harlingen, McAllen, Laredo, or Victoria:
(800) 525-TOTS
Fax (956) 412-3357
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