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Richard R. Ricketts, M.D.
Paul M. Parker, M.D.
Kurt F. Heiss, M.D.
Mark L. Wulkan, M.D.
Kenneth W. Gow, M.D.
Amina Bhatia, M.D.
Brenda Middlebrooks, RN, PNP

  Richard R. Ricketts, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine

Training:

Pediatric Surgery - Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
General Surgery - LA County-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Medical School - Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL

Board Certification:

General Surgery 1979, recertified 1995
Certificate of Special Competency in Pediatric Surgery 1982, recertified 1989

Interests:

Neonatal surgery
Prenatal consultations
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Hirschsprung's disease
Pediatric oncology
Thoracic surgery

 

  Paul M. Parker, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine

Training:

Pediatric Surgery - St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA
General Surgery - University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Board Certification:

General Surgery 1988, recertified 1996
Certificate of Special Competency in Pediatric Surgery 1990, recertified 1998

Interests:

Neonatal surgery
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Hirschsprung's disease
Thoracic surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery

 

 

  Kurt F. Heiss, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine

Training:

Pediatric Surgery - Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
General Surgery - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Surgical Critical Care - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Medical School - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Board Certification:

General Surgery 1990
Certificate of Special Competency in Pediatric Surgery 1992
Added Qualifications in Critical Care 1992

Interests:

Neonatal Surgery
Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic surgery (Minimally invasive)
Thoracic Surgery
Hirschprung's Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Health Care Delivery

 

  Mark L. Wulkan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine

Training:

Pediatric Surgery - University of Alabama at Birmingham/Children's Hospital, Birmingham, AL
Critical Care - University of Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
General Surgery - University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Medical School - Emory University School of Medicine

Board Certification:

General Surgery 1995
Added Qualifications in Critical Care 1996
Certificate of Special Competency in Pediatric Surgery 2000

Interests:

Minimally Invasive Surgery (including endoscopic, laparoscopic, and thoracoscopic surgery)
Bariatric Surgery
Newborn Surgery
ECMO
Critical Care
Anorectal malformations
Hirschsprung's Disease
Medical Information Systems

 

  Kenneth W. Gow, M.D.

Training:

Pediatric Surgery Oncology - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Pediatric Surgery - British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
General Surgery - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Medical School - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Board Certification:

General Surgery
Certificate of Special Competency in Pediatric Surgery 2002

Interests:

Pediatric Surgical Oncology
Neonatal Surgery

 

  Amina Bhatia, M.D.

Training:

Pediatric Surgery - Emory University/Children's at Egleston, Atlanta, GA
Pediatric Surgery Research - Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas
International Pediatric Surgery - Children's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
General Surgery - University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Board Certificaion:

General Surgery
Board Eligible Pediatric Surgery

 

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