The Division of Surgical Subspecialties in the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care serves as the academic home for pediatric surgical faculty. The division is committed to delivering compassionate, expert care for children requiring surgical interventions both in Austin and the neighboring area.
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Educational Programs
The division’s educational programs are committed to the education and training of future health care leaders by exposing them to the pediatric surgical setting.
Undergraduate Medical Education
Clinical Programs
The division is committed to the comprehensive care of children in the Austin community by offering pediatric clinical care in all major surgical specialties.
Research
The Dell Children’s Trauma and Injury Research Center, led by division faculty member Karla Lawson, Ph.D., MPH, conducts a wide range of trauma-related research, including the investigation of both clinical and societal issues related to injury, trauma and surgery.
These investigations include ones related to trauma care guideline development, injury prevention, child abuse, traumatic brain injury, equitable patient care, and risky alcohol and drug use in adolescents, as well as a new arm of the center studying pediatric drowning.
Dell Medical School faculty members support medical students in all types of research, including third-year research experiences. Additionally, a number of residents and fellows receive mentorship in research conducted through the center.
Events
The division hosts quarterly pediatric trauma grand rounds as well as weekly congenital heart grand rounds. The division also supports the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care’s faculty development and continuing medical education offerings.