The department of pediatric general and thoracic surgery provides a streamlined approach when caring for children who range in age from neonates including micro-preemies to adolescents. From appendicitis to chest wall tumors to trauma, our pediatric surgeons are the leading experts in their field in highly specialized areas of focus that include head and neck surgery, non-cardiac thoracic surgery, abdominal and gastrointestinal surgery, ontological surgery as well as genitourinary surgery. Many of these procedures are now performed with a minimally invasive approach.