WMCHealth’s Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital is a recognized leader in advanced pediatric surgical care.
From routine appendectomies to complicated organ transplants, our team of board-certified pediatric surgeons provides the expert care your child deserves in a welcoming and reassuring environment.
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital is part of an academic medical center pioneering innovations in children’s medicine. We proudly offer cutting-edge and minimally invasive surgical techniques such as the Nuss procedure, laparoscopic procedures, the latest in neurosurgical techniques, and more.
Why Choose Maria Fareri Children's Hospital?
The nationally renowned surgeons at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital perform minimally invasive approaches whenever possible to promote fast healing and recovery, and less pain. Our designation as a Level 1 Trauma Center means we are prepared for even the most complex cases involving the most vulnerable people in our community.
We take a multidisciplinary approach, so your surgical team will work closely with the doctors, specialists, anesthesiologists, nurses, and therapists to provide comprehensive care all within our walls.
Pediatric Surgeries at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
Abdominal Surgery
Common abdominal surgeries for children include appendectomy, hernia repair, or gastrostomy tube placement. Surgery can also be used to treat nutritional and metabolic disorders.
Cardiac Surgery
We treat many heart conditions for children in the earliest stages of life through young adulthood with cardiac surgery. Our heart surgeons are experts in many techniques, including a minimally invasive right axillary thoracotomy, which allows the surgeon to repair the heart through a small muscle-sparing incision under the arm.
Neonatal Surgery
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital’s neonatal surgery team treats a wide range of concerns for our smallest patients in the NICU, including congenital malformations, gastroschisis, biliary atresia, Choledochal cysts, and diaphragmatic hernias.
Oncologic Surgery
A specialized team of skilled oncological surgeons are experienced in treating hemangiomas, vascular and lymphatic malformations, neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and many other types of tumors with great success.
Gynecological and Urological Surgery
Children from infancy through young adulthood may require care from our specialist for circumcision, undescended testicles, or ovarian tumors and cysts.
Head and Neck Procedures
We specialize in branchial cleft cyst/fistula excision, thyroglossal duct cyst resection, and lymph node biopsy.
Neurosurgery
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital surgeons treat the full spectrum of pediatric neurosurgical disorders and use the most advanced techniques, such as frameless stereotaxy, endoscopy, and laser ablation.
Reconstructive/Plastic Surgery
From routine laceration repairs to reshaping infant skulls and even separating conjoined twins, the plastic surgeons at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital work with advanced technology in reconstructive/plastic surgery to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic surgery can include operations in the child’s chest, heart and lungs, esophagus, or trachea. We treat many conditions, including chest wall deformities, esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula, lung malformations, as well as resections of chest masses, foregut duplications, and thymoma.
Traumatic Injury Repair
Our Level 1 Trauma Center is equipped to handle countless pediatric traumatic injuries.