Author
Frederick Merrill Karrer, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Head, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine; The Dr David R and Kiku Akers Chair in Pediatric Surgery, Surgical Director, Pediatric Transplantation, The Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Frederick Merrill Karrer, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Denver Academy of Surgery, International Pediatric Transplant Association, Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgery, Transplantation Society, Western Surgical Association, Western Trauma Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Coauthor(s)
S Christopher Derderian, MD, FAAP Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Pediatric and Fetal Surgeon, Pediatric and Fetal Surgery Program Lead, Children’s Hospital Colorado
S Christopher Derderian, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Association for Academic Surgery, International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, North American Fetal Therapy Network
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Specialty Editor Board
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.
Robert L Sheridan, MD Assistant Chief of Staff, Chief of Burn Surgery, Shriners Burns Hospital; Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Burns, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Robert L Sheridan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American Burn Association, American College of Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Chief Editor
John Geibel, MD, MSc, DSc, AGAF Vice Chair and Professor, Department of Surgery, Section of Gastrointestinal Medicine, Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine; Director of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital; American Gastroenterological Association Fellow; Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
John Geibel, MD, MSc, DSc, AGAF is a member of the following medical societies: American Gastroenterological Association, American Physiological Society, American Society of Nephrology, Association for Academic Surgery, International Society of Nephrology, New York Academy of Sciences, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Additional Contributors
Ernest Dunn, MD Program Director, Surgery Residency, Department of Surgery, Methodist Health System, Dallas
Ernest Dunn, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Association for Academic Surgery, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Texas Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Matthew P Landman, MD, MPH Fellow in Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital Colorado
Matthew P Landman, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
Jose Fernando Aycinena Goicolea, MD Colorectal Surgeon, Somerset Surgical Services, Somerset Hospital
Jose Fernando Aycinena Goicolea, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons and Pennsylvania Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose. Anastasios K Konstantakos, MD Clinical Associate Surgeon, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Billings Clinic
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Jeffrey L Ponsky, MD Chairman, Case Western Reserve University; Professor, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals of Cleveland
Jeffrey L Ponsky, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Gastroenterology, American College of Surgeons, American Gastroenterological Association, American Medical Association, American Surgical Association, and Association for Academic Surgery
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
