A child who needs surgery deserves the most advanced options available, delivered by compassionate experts. With decades of experience, pediatric surgery teams at CPMC support your child and your family every step of the way.

Pediatric general surgeons, microsurgeons and plastic surgeons provide total care for newborns, children and teenagers using minimally invasive, microsurgical and standard surgical procedures. Our teams are led by nationally recognized surgeons from Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital working in partnership with CPMC’s talented pediatric healthcare specialists. At every stage, professionally trained Child Life Services staff provide the comprehensive support your child needs to feel comfortable, safe and informed.

Pediatric surgery services include diagnosis, consultation, management and follow-up care. We maintain close communication with your family and your referring doctor at all times. We encourage you to ask questions and learn all you can about preparing for your child’s surgery.

Pediatric General Surgery

Teams of surgeons from Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, working with pediatric healthcare specialists at CPMC, provide general surgical services. We treat children from newborns to early adulthood and provide services for:

• Newborn congenital disorders, including intestinal and lung malformations.
• Hernias and hydroceles.
• Lymphatic and vascular malformations.
• Endocrine surgery.
• Chest wall surgery.
• Intestinal failure and short-gut syndrome.
• Head and neck disorders.
• Cancer surgery.
• Pediatric and adolescent gynecology.

Pediatric Anesthesia

Board-certified pediatric anesthesiologists provide comprehensive, family-centered care for all children who require surgery or any invasive procedure at CPMC. These highly trained clinicians use state-of-the-art regional and general anesthetic tools that are procedure-specific and individualized to each patient’s needs.

Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery

ENT doctors at CPMC provide personalized treatment options for mild to serious conditions, including:

• Tonsillitis
• Deviated septum

Pediatric Microsurgery

CPMC’s microsurgery teams use tiny surgical microscopes and precision instruments to correct problems caused by injury, disease or congenital issues. Surgeons at CPMC have experience with thousands of organ, tissue, blood vessel and bone repairs, reattachments and transplants, including more than 350 toe-to-hand transplants and more than 300 multiple microvascular transplants, on children as young as 1 year old.

Pediatric microsurgery services include:

• Reconstruction, replantation and transplantation microsurgery for fingers, hands, limbs and facial parts.
• Tissue, muscle, bone, blood vessel and nerve reconstruction and transplantation, including rebuilding tissue lost to cancer or injury.
• Alignment and repair of nerves and blood vessels.
• Facial paralysis repair.
• Complex reconstruction caused by severe burn injuries.

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Highly-trained pediatric neurosurgeons from Stanford Children’s Health partner with practitioners at CPMC to provide comprehensive care for children with issues relating to the brain and spinal cord. These practitioners combine advanced minimally-invasive techniques, including robotic surgery, with family-centered care for each patient, from newborns to adulthood.  Conditions treated include:

• Brain tumors
• Craniosynostosis
• Hydrocephalus
• Spina bifida and spinal cord anomalies
• Concussions and traumatic injuries

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

At CPMC, nationally recognized leaders in minimally-invasive orthopedic surgery work closely with pediatric surgical specialists from Stanford Children’s Health to perform surgery for children with such conditions as:

• Cancer
• Scoliosis
• Traumatic injuries
• Hip dislocation and dysplasia
• Clubfoot and other congenital orthopedic anomalies

Pediatric Ophthalmology

Pediatric eye specialists at CPMC can diagnose and treat many conditions that affect children’s eyes, such as:

• Crossed eyes or lazy eye
• Traumatic eye injury

Pediatric Reconstructive Plastic Surgery

A deformity caused by a birth defect, injury, illness or tumor can be devastating. Pediatric plastic surgery specialists and staff at CPMC are here to help. We offer evaluation and treatment for conditions that include:

• Cleft lip and palate deformities.
• Nasal bone and septal problems (rhinoplasty).
• Abnormal head shape (plagiocephaly).
• Moles, cysts, keloids and scars.
• Benign tumors comprised of blood vessels (hemangiomas).
• Facial bone fractures.
• Congenital deformities.
• Frontal (skull) bone tumors and cysts.

Pediatric Urology

Skilled and caring pediatric urology specialists from Stanford Children’s Health partner with practitioners at CPMC to offer advanced options to manage or even eliminate urologic conditions in babies, children and teens, using noninvasive procedures whenever possible. Conditions treated include:

• Vesicoureteral reflux
• Penile disorders, including hypospadias and epispadias
• Hydronephrosis
• Cystic kidney disorders
• Urinary tract tumors
• Urinary tract infections
• Complex urinary incontinence
• Undescended testes
• Ambiguous genitalia

Pediatric Specialty Care at CPMC

For more than a century, California Pacific Medical Center, part of the Sutter Health network, has cared for children in the San Francisco area. In partnership with Stanford Children’s Health, we provide care in more than 25 pediatric specialty areas, enabling children of all ages to receive heartfelt, expert pediatric care.