Karen A Diefenbach

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 722-3900

Fax us at: (614) 722-3903

General Pediatric SurgeryPediatric Surgery700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Karen A. Diefenbach

Biography

Karen A. Diefenbach, MD, is the director for Minimally Invasive Surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Diefenbach comes to Nationwide Children’s from Yale University School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital where she was an attending surgeon, and an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Diefenbach completed her residency in general surgery at the University of Illinois, OSF St. Francis Medical Center. She completed her training in Pediatric Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include minimally invasive surgical approaches to the correction of neonatal congenital anomalies such as tracheoesophageal fistulas and esophageal atresias, diaphragmatic hernias, intestinal atresias, and congenital lung lesions. She has a strong commitment to surgical education and has developed the first neonatal training devices for neonatal laparoscopy and thoracoscopy which are used in minimally invasive surgery courses here in the United States, as well as internationally. She is also the associate director of Surgical Education at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Patient Care

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo

Academic and Clinical Areas

Trauma

Surgeon Team

Sacral Nerve Stimulation

Surgeon Team

Motility

Surgeon Team

Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction

Surgeon Team

Pediatric Surgery

Surgeon Team

Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship

Faculty

Pediatric Colorectal Fellowship

Faculty

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Faculty

Gastroenterology Motility Fellowship

Affiliate Faculty

Pediatric Surgery Residency

Faculty

Pediatric Pelvic Reconstruction Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

General Pediatric Surgery

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Listed, Best Doctors in America

Research

Publications

                  Vilanova-Sanchez A, Halleran DR, Reck-Burneo CA, Gasior AC, Weaver L, Fisher M, Wagner A, Nash O, Booth K, Peters K, Williams C, Brown SM, Lu P, Fuchs M, Diefenbach K, Leonard JR, Hewitt G, McCracken K, Di Lorenzo C, Wood RJ, Levitt MA. A descriptive model for a multidisciplinary unit for colorectal and pelvic malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Mar; 54: 479-485.

                


                  Papandria D, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Diefenbach KA, Minneci PC. Examining length of stay after commonly performed surgical procedures in ACS NSQIP pediatric. J Surg Res. 2018 Nov; 231: 186-194.

                


                  Renaud EJ, Sømme S, Islam S, Cameron DB, Gates RL, Williams RF, Jancelewicz T, Oyetunji TA, Grabowski J, Diefenbach KA, Baird R, Arnold MA, Lal DR, Shelton J, Guner YS, Gosain A, Kawaguchi AL, Ricca RL, Goldin AB, Dasgupta R. Ovarian masses in the child and adolescent: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Sep 6;  

                


                  Cairo SB, Chiu PPL, Dasgupta R, Diefenbach KA, Goldstein AM, Hamilton NA, Lo A, Rollins MD, Rothstein DH, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery's Delivery of Surgical Care Committee.. Transitions in care from pediatric to adult general surgery: Evaluating an unmet need for patients with anorectal malformation and Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Aug; 53: 1566-1572.

                


                  Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, Diefenbach KA, Gosain A, Grabowski J, Guner YS, Jancelewicz T, Kawaguchi A, Lal DR, Oyetunji TA, Ricca RL, Shelton J, Somme S, Williams RF, Downard CD. Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jul; 53: 1387-1391.

                


                  Gasior A, Reck C, Vilanova-Sanchez A, Diefenbach KA, Yacob D, Lu P, Vaz K, Di Lorenzo C, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Surgical management of functional constipation: An intermediate report of a new approach using a laparoscopic sigmoid resection combined with malone appendicostomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jun; 53: 1160-1162.

                


                  Gasior A, Brisighelli G, Diefenbach K, Lane VA, Reck C, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Surgical Management of Functional Constipation: Preliminary Report of a New Approach Using a Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection Combined with a Malone Appendicostomy. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Aug; 27: 336-340.

                


                  Pepper VK, Boomer LA, Thung AK, Grischkan JM, Diefenbach KA. Routine Bronchoscopy and Fogarty Catheter Occlusion of Tracheoesophageal Fistulas. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Jan; 27: 97-100.

                


                  Vilanova-Sánchez A, Ching CB, Gasior AC, Diefenbach K, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Image of the Month: Clinical Features in a Newborn with Covered Cloacal Exstrophy. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2017 Jan; 5: e57-e59.

                


                  Mahida JB, Cooper JN, Herz D, Diefenbach KA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, McLeod DJ. Utilization and costs associated with robotic surgery in children. J Surg Res. 2015 Nov; 199: 169-76.

                


                  Joselyn A, Bhalla T, McKee C, Pepper V, Diefenbach K, Michalsky M, Tobias JD. Perioperative analgesic requirements in severely obese adolescents and young adults undergoing laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted gastric sleeve resection. Saudi J Anaesth. 2015 Oct-Dec; 9: 442-5.

                


                  Mahida JB, Asti L, Pepper VK, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Comparison of 30-day outcomes between thoracoscopic and open lobectomy for congenital pulmonary lesions. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 May; 25: 435-40.

                


                  Cummings CL, Diefenbach KA, Mercurio MR. Counselling variation among physicians regarding intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome. J Med Ethics. 2014 Oct; 40: 665-70.

                


                  Boomer LA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Leonhart K, Diefenbach KA, Kenney BD, Besner GE. Does delay in appendectomy affect surgical site infection in children with appendicitis? J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Jun; 49: 1026-9; discussion 1029.

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Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/29/2012

Board Certifications

General Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2009

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Residency

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

University of Illinois at Chicago

Date Completed: 05/01/1996

Contact Information

General Pediatric Surgery

Call us at: (614) 722-3900

Fax us at: (614) 722-3903

                    Pediatric Surgery700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 722-3900

Fax us at: (614) 722-3903

General Pediatric SurgeryPediatric Surgery700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Karen A. Diefenbach

Biography

Karen A. Diefenbach, MD, is the director for Minimally Invasive Surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Diefenbach comes to Nationwide Children’s from Yale University School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital where she was an attending surgeon, and an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Diefenbach completed her residency in general surgery at the University of Illinois, OSF St. Francis Medical Center. She completed her training in Pediatric Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include minimally invasive surgical approaches to the correction of neonatal congenital anomalies such as tracheoesophageal fistulas and esophageal atresias, diaphragmatic hernias, intestinal atresias, and congenital lung lesions. She has a strong commitment to surgical education and has developed the first neonatal training devices for neonatal laparoscopy and thoracoscopy which are used in minimally invasive surgery courses here in the United States, as well as internationally. She is also the associate director of Surgical Education at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Patient Care

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo

Academic and Clinical Areas

Trauma

Surgeon Team

Sacral Nerve Stimulation

Surgeon Team

Motility

Surgeon Team

Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction

Surgeon Team

Pediatric Surgery

Surgeon Team

Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship

Faculty

Pediatric Colorectal Fellowship

Faculty

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Faculty

Gastroenterology Motility Fellowship

Affiliate Faculty

Pediatric Surgery Residency

Faculty

Pediatric Pelvic Reconstruction Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

General Pediatric Surgery

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Listed, Best Doctors in America

Research

Publications

                  Vilanova-Sanchez A, Halleran DR, Reck-Burneo CA, Gasior AC, Weaver L, Fisher M, Wagner A, Nash O, Booth K, Peters K, Williams C, Brown SM, Lu P, Fuchs M, Diefenbach K, Leonard JR, Hewitt G, McCracken K, Di Lorenzo C, Wood RJ, Levitt MA. A descriptive model for a multidisciplinary unit for colorectal and pelvic malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Mar; 54: 479-485.

                


                  Papandria D, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Diefenbach KA, Minneci PC. Examining length of stay after commonly performed surgical procedures in ACS NSQIP pediatric. J Surg Res. 2018 Nov; 231: 186-194.

                


                  Renaud EJ, Sømme S, Islam S, Cameron DB, Gates RL, Williams RF, Jancelewicz T, Oyetunji TA, Grabowski J, Diefenbach KA, Baird R, Arnold MA, Lal DR, Shelton J, Guner YS, Gosain A, Kawaguchi AL, Ricca RL, Goldin AB, Dasgupta R. Ovarian masses in the child and adolescent: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Sep 6;  

                


                  Cairo SB, Chiu PPL, Dasgupta R, Diefenbach KA, Goldstein AM, Hamilton NA, Lo A, Rollins MD, Rothstein DH, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery's Delivery of Surgical Care Committee.. Transitions in care from pediatric to adult general surgery: Evaluating an unmet need for patients with anorectal malformation and Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Aug; 53: 1566-1572.

                


                  Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, Diefenbach KA, Gosain A, Grabowski J, Guner YS, Jancelewicz T, Kawaguchi A, Lal DR, Oyetunji TA, Ricca RL, Shelton J, Somme S, Williams RF, Downard CD. Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jul; 53: 1387-1391.

                


                  Gasior A, Reck C, Vilanova-Sanchez A, Diefenbach KA, Yacob D, Lu P, Vaz K, Di Lorenzo C, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Surgical management of functional constipation: An intermediate report of a new approach using a laparoscopic sigmoid resection combined with malone appendicostomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jun; 53: 1160-1162.

                


                  Gasior A, Brisighelli G, Diefenbach K, Lane VA, Reck C, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Surgical Management of Functional Constipation: Preliminary Report of a New Approach Using a Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection Combined with a Malone Appendicostomy. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Aug; 27: 336-340.

                


                  Pepper VK, Boomer LA, Thung AK, Grischkan JM, Diefenbach KA. Routine Bronchoscopy and Fogarty Catheter Occlusion of Tracheoesophageal Fistulas. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Jan; 27: 97-100.

                


                  Vilanova-Sánchez A, Ching CB, Gasior AC, Diefenbach K, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Image of the Month: Clinical Features in a Newborn with Covered Cloacal Exstrophy. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2017 Jan; 5: e57-e59.

                


                  Mahida JB, Cooper JN, Herz D, Diefenbach KA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, McLeod DJ. Utilization and costs associated with robotic surgery in children. J Surg Res. 2015 Nov; 199: 169-76.

                


                  Joselyn A, Bhalla T, McKee C, Pepper V, Diefenbach K, Michalsky M, Tobias JD. Perioperative analgesic requirements in severely obese adolescents and young adults undergoing laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted gastric sleeve resection. Saudi J Anaesth. 2015 Oct-Dec; 9: 442-5.

                


                  Mahida JB, Asti L, Pepper VK, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Comparison of 30-day outcomes between thoracoscopic and open lobectomy for congenital pulmonary lesions. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 May; 25: 435-40.

                


                  Cummings CL, Diefenbach KA, Mercurio MR. Counselling variation among physicians regarding intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome. J Med Ethics. 2014 Oct; 40: 665-70.

                


                  Boomer LA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Leonhart K, Diefenbach KA, Kenney BD, Besner GE. Does delay in appendectomy affect surgical site infection in children with appendicitis? J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Jun; 49: 1026-9; discussion 1029.

View More Publications

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/29/2012

Board Certifications

General Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2009

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Residency

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

University of Illinois at Chicago

Date Completed: 05/01/1996

Contact Information

General Pediatric Surgery

Call us at: (614) 722-3900

Fax us at: (614) 722-3903

                    Pediatric Surgery700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 722-3900

Fax us at: (614) 722-3903

General Pediatric SurgeryPediatric Surgery700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Karen A. Diefenbach

Contact Information

• Call us at:
• (614) 722-3900
• Fax us at:
• (614) 722-3903
• General Pediatric SurgeryPediatric Surgery700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Karen A. Diefenbach

Biography

Karen A. Diefenbach, MD, is the director for Minimally Invasive Surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Diefenbach comes to Nationwide Children’s from Yale University School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital where she was an attending surgeon, and an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Diefenbach completed her residency in general surgery at the University of Illinois, OSF St. Francis Medical Center. She completed her training in Pediatric Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include minimally invasive surgical approaches to the correction of neonatal congenital anomalies such as tracheoesophageal fistulas and esophageal atresias, diaphragmatic hernias, intestinal atresias, and congenital lung lesions. She has a strong commitment to surgical education and has developed the first neonatal training devices for neonatal laparoscopy and thoracoscopy which are used in minimally invasive surgery courses here in the United States, as well as internationally. She is also the associate director of Surgical Education at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Biography

Karen A. Diefenbach, MD, is the director for Minimally Invasive Surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Diefenbach comes to Nationwide Children’s from Yale University School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital where she was an attending surgeon, and an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Diefenbach completed her residency in general surgery at the University of Illinois, OSF St. Francis Medical Center. She completed her training in Pediatric Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include minimally invasive surgical approaches to the correction of neonatal congenital anomalies such as tracheoesophageal fistulas and esophageal atresias, diaphragmatic hernias, intestinal atresias, and congenital lung lesions. She has a strong commitment to surgical education and has developed the first neonatal training devices for neonatal laparoscopy and thoracoscopy which are used in minimally invasive surgery courses here in the United States, as well as internationally. She is also the associate director of Surgical Education at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Biography

Karen A. Diefenbach, MD, is the director for Minimally Invasive Surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Diefenbach comes to Nationwide Children’s from Yale University School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital where she was an attending surgeon, and an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Diefenbach completed her residency in general surgery at the University of Illinois, OSF St. Francis Medical Center. She completed her training in Pediatric Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include minimally invasive surgical approaches to the correction of neonatal congenital anomalies such as tracheoesophageal fistulas and esophageal atresias, diaphragmatic hernias, intestinal atresias, and congenital lung lesions. She has a strong commitment to surgical education and has developed the first neonatal training devices for neonatal laparoscopy and thoracoscopy which are used in minimally invasive surgery courses here in the United States, as well as internationally. She is also the associate director of Surgical Education at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Karen A. Diefenbach, MD, is the director for Minimally Invasive Surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Diefenbach comes to Nationwide Children’s from Yale University School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital where she was an attending surgeon, and an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Diefenbach completed her residency in general surgery at the University of Illinois, OSF St. Francis Medical Center. She completed her training in Pediatric Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include minimally invasive surgical approaches to the correction of neonatal congenital anomalies such as tracheoesophageal fistulas and esophageal atresias, diaphragmatic hernias, intestinal atresias, and congenital lung lesions. She has a strong commitment to surgical education and has developed the first neonatal training devices for neonatal laparoscopy and thoracoscopy which are used in minimally invasive surgery courses here in the United States, as well as internationally. She is also the associate director of Surgical Education at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Karen A. Diefenbach, MD, is the director for Minimally Invasive Surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Diefenbach comes to Nationwide Children’s from Yale University School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital where she was an attending surgeon, and an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Diefenbach completed her residency in general surgery at the University of Illinois, OSF St. Francis Medical Center. She completed her training in Pediatric Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine. Her clinical interests include minimally invasive surgical approaches to the correction of neonatal congenital anomalies such as tracheoesophageal fistulas and esophageal atresias, diaphragmatic hernias, intestinal atresias, and congenital lung lesions. She has a strong commitment to surgical education and has developed the first neonatal training devices for neonatal laparoscopy and thoracoscopy which are used in minimally invasive surgery courses here in the United States, as well as internationally. She is also the associate director of Surgical Education at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Patient Care

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo

Patient Care

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo

Patient Care

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo

• Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo

Academic and Clinical Areas

Trauma

Surgeon Team

Sacral Nerve Stimulation

Surgeon Team

Motility

Surgeon Team

Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction

Surgeon Team

Pediatric Surgery

Surgeon Team

Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship

Faculty

Pediatric Colorectal Fellowship

Faculty

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Faculty

Gastroenterology Motility Fellowship

Affiliate Faculty

Pediatric Surgery Residency

Faculty

Pediatric Pelvic Reconstruction Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

General Pediatric Surgery

Academic and Clinical Areas

Trauma

Surgeon Team

Sacral Nerve Stimulation

Surgeon Team

Motility

Surgeon Team

Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction

Surgeon Team

Pediatric Surgery

Surgeon Team

Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship

Faculty

Pediatric Colorectal Fellowship

Faculty

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Faculty

Gastroenterology Motility Fellowship

Affiliate Faculty

Pediatric Surgery Residency

Faculty

Pediatric Pelvic Reconstruction Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

General Pediatric Surgery

Academic and Clinical Areas

Trauma

Surgeon Team

Sacral Nerve Stimulation

Surgeon Team

Motility

Surgeon Team

Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction

Surgeon Team

Pediatric Surgery

Surgeon Team

Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship

Faculty

Pediatric Colorectal Fellowship

Faculty

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Faculty

Gastroenterology Motility Fellowship

Affiliate Faculty

Pediatric Surgery Residency

Faculty

Pediatric Pelvic Reconstruction Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

General Pediatric Surgery

Trauma

Surgeon Team

Sacral Nerve Stimulation

Surgeon Team

Motility

Surgeon Team

Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction

Surgeon Team

Pediatric Surgery

Surgeon Team

Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship

Faculty

Pediatric Colorectal Fellowship

Faculty

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Faculty

Gastroenterology Motility Fellowship

Affiliate Faculty

Pediatric Surgery Residency

Faculty

Pediatric Pelvic Reconstruction Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

General Pediatric Surgery

• Trauma
• Surgeon Team
• Sacral Nerve Stimulation
• Surgeon Team
• Motility
• Surgeon Team
• Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction
• Surgeon Team
• Pediatric Surgery
• Surgeon Team
• Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship
• Faculty
• Pediatric Colorectal Fellowship
• Faculty
• Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
• Faculty
• Gastroenterology Motility Fellowship
• Affiliate Faculty
• Pediatric Surgery Residency
• Faculty
• Pediatric Pelvic Reconstruction Fellowship
• Faculty
• Primary Department
• General Pediatric Surgery

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Listed, Best Doctors in America

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Listed, Best Doctors in America

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Listed, Best Doctors in America

Listed, Best Doctors in America

• Listed, Best Doctors in America

Research

Publications

                  Vilanova-Sanchez A, Halleran DR, Reck-Burneo CA, Gasior AC, Weaver L, Fisher M, Wagner A, Nash O, Booth K, Peters K, Williams C, Brown SM, Lu P, Fuchs M, Diefenbach K, Leonard JR, Hewitt G, McCracken K, Di Lorenzo C, Wood RJ, Levitt MA. A descriptive model for a multidisciplinary unit for colorectal and pelvic malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Mar; 54: 479-485.

                


                  Papandria D, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Diefenbach KA, Minneci PC. Examining length of stay after commonly performed surgical procedures in ACS NSQIP pediatric. J Surg Res. 2018 Nov; 231: 186-194.

                


                  Renaud EJ, Sømme S, Islam S, Cameron DB, Gates RL, Williams RF, Jancelewicz T, Oyetunji TA, Grabowski J, Diefenbach KA, Baird R, Arnold MA, Lal DR, Shelton J, Guner YS, Gosain A, Kawaguchi AL, Ricca RL, Goldin AB, Dasgupta R. Ovarian masses in the child and adolescent: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Sep 6;  

                


                  Cairo SB, Chiu PPL, Dasgupta R, Diefenbach KA, Goldstein AM, Hamilton NA, Lo A, Rollins MD, Rothstein DH, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery's Delivery of Surgical Care Committee.. Transitions in care from pediatric to adult general surgery: Evaluating an unmet need for patients with anorectal malformation and Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Aug; 53: 1566-1572.

                


                  Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, Diefenbach KA, Gosain A, Grabowski J, Guner YS, Jancelewicz T, Kawaguchi A, Lal DR, Oyetunji TA, Ricca RL, Shelton J, Somme S, Williams RF, Downard CD. Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jul; 53: 1387-1391.

                


                  Gasior A, Reck C, Vilanova-Sanchez A, Diefenbach KA, Yacob D, Lu P, Vaz K, Di Lorenzo C, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Surgical management of functional constipation: An intermediate report of a new approach using a laparoscopic sigmoid resection combined with malone appendicostomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jun; 53: 1160-1162.

                


                  Gasior A, Brisighelli G, Diefenbach K, Lane VA, Reck C, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Surgical Management of Functional Constipation: Preliminary Report of a New Approach Using a Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection Combined with a Malone Appendicostomy. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Aug; 27: 336-340.

                


                  Pepper VK, Boomer LA, Thung AK, Grischkan JM, Diefenbach KA. Routine Bronchoscopy and Fogarty Catheter Occlusion of Tracheoesophageal Fistulas. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Jan; 27: 97-100.

                


                  Vilanova-Sánchez A, Ching CB, Gasior AC, Diefenbach K, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Image of the Month: Clinical Features in a Newborn with Covered Cloacal Exstrophy. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2017 Jan; 5: e57-e59.

                


                  Mahida JB, Cooper JN, Herz D, Diefenbach KA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, McLeod DJ. Utilization and costs associated with robotic surgery in children. J Surg Res. 2015 Nov; 199: 169-76.

                


                  Joselyn A, Bhalla T, McKee C, Pepper V, Diefenbach K, Michalsky M, Tobias JD. Perioperative analgesic requirements in severely obese adolescents and young adults undergoing laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted gastric sleeve resection. Saudi J Anaesth. 2015 Oct-Dec; 9: 442-5.

                


                  Mahida JB, Asti L, Pepper VK, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Comparison of 30-day outcomes between thoracoscopic and open lobectomy for congenital pulmonary lesions. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 May; 25: 435-40.

                


                  Cummings CL, Diefenbach KA, Mercurio MR. Counselling variation among physicians regarding intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome. J Med Ethics. 2014 Oct; 40: 665-70.

                


                  Boomer LA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Leonhart K, Diefenbach KA, Kenney BD, Besner GE. Does delay in appendectomy affect surgical site infection in children with appendicitis? J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Jun; 49: 1026-9; discussion 1029.

View More Publications

Research

Publications

                  Vilanova-Sanchez A, Halleran DR, Reck-Burneo CA, Gasior AC, Weaver L, Fisher M, Wagner A, Nash O, Booth K, Peters K, Williams C, Brown SM, Lu P, Fuchs M, Diefenbach K, Leonard JR, Hewitt G, McCracken K, Di Lorenzo C, Wood RJ, Levitt MA. A descriptive model for a multidisciplinary unit for colorectal and pelvic malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Mar; 54: 479-485.

                


                  Papandria D, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Diefenbach KA, Minneci PC. Examining length of stay after commonly performed surgical procedures in ACS NSQIP pediatric. J Surg Res. 2018 Nov; 231: 186-194.

                


                  Renaud EJ, Sømme S, Islam S, Cameron DB, Gates RL, Williams RF, Jancelewicz T, Oyetunji TA, Grabowski J, Diefenbach KA, Baird R, Arnold MA, Lal DR, Shelton J, Guner YS, Gosain A, Kawaguchi AL, Ricca RL, Goldin AB, Dasgupta R. Ovarian masses in the child and adolescent: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Sep 6;  

                


                  Cairo SB, Chiu PPL, Dasgupta R, Diefenbach KA, Goldstein AM, Hamilton NA, Lo A, Rollins MD, Rothstein DH, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery's Delivery of Surgical Care Committee.. Transitions in care from pediatric to adult general surgery: Evaluating an unmet need for patients with anorectal malformation and Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Aug; 53: 1566-1572.

                


                  Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, Diefenbach KA, Gosain A, Grabowski J, Guner YS, Jancelewicz T, Kawaguchi A, Lal DR, Oyetunji TA, Ricca RL, Shelton J, Somme S, Williams RF, Downard CD. Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jul; 53: 1387-1391.

                


                  Gasior A, Reck C, Vilanova-Sanchez A, Diefenbach KA, Yacob D, Lu P, Vaz K, Di Lorenzo C, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Surgical management of functional constipation: An intermediate report of a new approach using a laparoscopic sigmoid resection combined with malone appendicostomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jun; 53: 1160-1162.

                


                  Gasior A, Brisighelli G, Diefenbach K, Lane VA, Reck C, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Surgical Management of Functional Constipation: Preliminary Report of a New Approach Using a Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection Combined with a Malone Appendicostomy. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Aug; 27: 336-340.

                


                  Pepper VK, Boomer LA, Thung AK, Grischkan JM, Diefenbach KA. Routine Bronchoscopy and Fogarty Catheter Occlusion of Tracheoesophageal Fistulas. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Jan; 27: 97-100.

                


                  Vilanova-Sánchez A, Ching CB, Gasior AC, Diefenbach K, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Image of the Month: Clinical Features in a Newborn with Covered Cloacal Exstrophy. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2017 Jan; 5: e57-e59.

                


                  Mahida JB, Cooper JN, Herz D, Diefenbach KA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, McLeod DJ. Utilization and costs associated with robotic surgery in children. J Surg Res. 2015 Nov; 199: 169-76.

                


                  Joselyn A, Bhalla T, McKee C, Pepper V, Diefenbach K, Michalsky M, Tobias JD. Perioperative analgesic requirements in severely obese adolescents and young adults undergoing laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted gastric sleeve resection. Saudi J Anaesth. 2015 Oct-Dec; 9: 442-5.

                


                  Mahida JB, Asti L, Pepper VK, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Comparison of 30-day outcomes between thoracoscopic and open lobectomy for congenital pulmonary lesions. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 May; 25: 435-40.

                


                  Cummings CL, Diefenbach KA, Mercurio MR. Counselling variation among physicians regarding intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome. J Med Ethics. 2014 Oct; 40: 665-70.

                


                  Boomer LA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Leonhart K, Diefenbach KA, Kenney BD, Besner GE. Does delay in appendectomy affect surgical site infection in children with appendicitis? J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Jun; 49: 1026-9; discussion 1029.

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Research

Publications

                  Vilanova-Sanchez A, Halleran DR, Reck-Burneo CA, Gasior AC, Weaver L, Fisher M, Wagner A, Nash O, Booth K, Peters K, Williams C, Brown SM, Lu P, Fuchs M, Diefenbach K, Leonard JR, Hewitt G, McCracken K, Di Lorenzo C, Wood RJ, Levitt MA. A descriptive model for a multidisciplinary unit for colorectal and pelvic malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Mar; 54: 479-485.

                


                  Papandria D, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Diefenbach KA, Minneci PC. Examining length of stay after commonly performed surgical procedures in ACS NSQIP pediatric. J Surg Res. 2018 Nov; 231: 186-194.

                


                  Renaud EJ, Sømme S, Islam S, Cameron DB, Gates RL, Williams RF, Jancelewicz T, Oyetunji TA, Grabowski J, Diefenbach KA, Baird R, Arnold MA, Lal DR, Shelton J, Guner YS, Gosain A, Kawaguchi AL, Ricca RL, Goldin AB, Dasgupta R. Ovarian masses in the child and adolescent: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Sep 6;  

                


                  Cairo SB, Chiu PPL, Dasgupta R, Diefenbach KA, Goldstein AM, Hamilton NA, Lo A, Rollins MD, Rothstein DH, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery's Delivery of Surgical Care Committee.. Transitions in care from pediatric to adult general surgery: Evaluating an unmet need for patients with anorectal malformation and Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Aug; 53: 1566-1572.

                


                  Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, Diefenbach KA, Gosain A, Grabowski J, Guner YS, Jancelewicz T, Kawaguchi A, Lal DR, Oyetunji TA, Ricca RL, Shelton J, Somme S, Williams RF, Downard CD. Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jul; 53: 1387-1391.

                


                  Gasior A, Reck C, Vilanova-Sanchez A, Diefenbach KA, Yacob D, Lu P, Vaz K, Di Lorenzo C, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Surgical management of functional constipation: An intermediate report of a new approach using a laparoscopic sigmoid resection combined with malone appendicostomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jun; 53: 1160-1162.

                


                  Gasior A, Brisighelli G, Diefenbach K, Lane VA, Reck C, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Surgical Management of Functional Constipation: Preliminary Report of a New Approach Using a Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection Combined with a Malone Appendicostomy. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Aug; 27: 336-340.

                


                  Pepper VK, Boomer LA, Thung AK, Grischkan JM, Diefenbach KA. Routine Bronchoscopy and Fogarty Catheter Occlusion of Tracheoesophageal Fistulas. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Jan; 27: 97-100.

                


                  Vilanova-Sánchez A, Ching CB, Gasior AC, Diefenbach K, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Image of the Month: Clinical Features in a Newborn with Covered Cloacal Exstrophy. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2017 Jan; 5: e57-e59.

                


                  Mahida JB, Cooper JN, Herz D, Diefenbach KA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, McLeod DJ. Utilization and costs associated with robotic surgery in children. J Surg Res. 2015 Nov; 199: 169-76.

                


                  Joselyn A, Bhalla T, McKee C, Pepper V, Diefenbach K, Michalsky M, Tobias JD. Perioperative analgesic requirements in severely obese adolescents and young adults undergoing laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted gastric sleeve resection. Saudi J Anaesth. 2015 Oct-Dec; 9: 442-5.

                


                  Mahida JB, Asti L, Pepper VK, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Comparison of 30-day outcomes between thoracoscopic and open lobectomy for congenital pulmonary lesions. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 May; 25: 435-40.

                


                  Cummings CL, Diefenbach KA, Mercurio MR. Counselling variation among physicians regarding intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome. J Med Ethics. 2014 Oct; 40: 665-70.

                


                  Boomer LA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Leonhart K, Diefenbach KA, Kenney BD, Besner GE. Does delay in appendectomy affect surgical site infection in children with appendicitis? J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Jun; 49: 1026-9; discussion 1029.

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Publications

                  Vilanova-Sanchez A, Halleran DR, Reck-Burneo CA, Gasior AC, Weaver L, Fisher M, Wagner A, Nash O, Booth K, Peters K, Williams C, Brown SM, Lu P, Fuchs M, Diefenbach K, Leonard JR, Hewitt G, McCracken K, Di Lorenzo C, Wood RJ, Levitt MA. A descriptive model for a multidisciplinary unit for colorectal and pelvic malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Mar; 54: 479-485.

                


                  Papandria D, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Diefenbach KA, Minneci PC. Examining length of stay after commonly performed surgical procedures in ACS NSQIP pediatric. J Surg Res. 2018 Nov; 231: 186-194.

                


                  Renaud EJ, Sømme S, Islam S, Cameron DB, Gates RL, Williams RF, Jancelewicz T, Oyetunji TA, Grabowski J, Diefenbach KA, Baird R, Arnold MA, Lal DR, Shelton J, Guner YS, Gosain A, Kawaguchi AL, Ricca RL, Goldin AB, Dasgupta R. Ovarian masses in the child and adolescent: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Sep 6;  

                


                  Cairo SB, Chiu PPL, Dasgupta R, Diefenbach KA, Goldstein AM, Hamilton NA, Lo A, Rollins MD, Rothstein DH, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery's Delivery of Surgical Care Committee.. Transitions in care from pediatric to adult general surgery: Evaluating an unmet need for patients with anorectal malformation and Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Aug; 53: 1566-1572.

                


                  Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, Diefenbach KA, Gosain A, Grabowski J, Guner YS, Jancelewicz T, Kawaguchi A, Lal DR, Oyetunji TA, Ricca RL, Shelton J, Somme S, Williams RF, Downard CD. Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jul; 53: 1387-1391.

                


                  Gasior A, Reck C, Vilanova-Sanchez A, Diefenbach KA, Yacob D, Lu P, Vaz K, Di Lorenzo C, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Surgical management of functional constipation: An intermediate report of a new approach using a laparoscopic sigmoid resection combined with malone appendicostomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jun; 53: 1160-1162.

                


                  Gasior A, Brisighelli G, Diefenbach K, Lane VA, Reck C, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Surgical Management of Functional Constipation: Preliminary Report of a New Approach Using a Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection Combined with a Malone Appendicostomy. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Aug; 27: 336-340.

                


                  Pepper VK, Boomer LA, Thung AK, Grischkan JM, Diefenbach KA. Routine Bronchoscopy and Fogarty Catheter Occlusion of Tracheoesophageal Fistulas. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Jan; 27: 97-100.

                


                  Vilanova-Sánchez A, Ching CB, Gasior AC, Diefenbach K, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Image of the Month: Clinical Features in a Newborn with Covered Cloacal Exstrophy. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2017 Jan; 5: e57-e59.

                


                  Mahida JB, Cooper JN, Herz D, Diefenbach KA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, McLeod DJ. Utilization and costs associated with robotic surgery in children. J Surg Res. 2015 Nov; 199: 169-76.

                


                  Joselyn A, Bhalla T, McKee C, Pepper V, Diefenbach K, Michalsky M, Tobias JD. Perioperative analgesic requirements in severely obese adolescents and young adults undergoing laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted gastric sleeve resection. Saudi J Anaesth. 2015 Oct-Dec; 9: 442-5.

                


                  Mahida JB, Asti L, Pepper VK, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Comparison of 30-day outcomes between thoracoscopic and open lobectomy for congenital pulmonary lesions. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 May; 25: 435-40.

                


                  Cummings CL, Diefenbach KA, Mercurio MR. Counselling variation among physicians regarding intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome. J Med Ethics. 2014 Oct; 40: 665-70.

                


                  Boomer LA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Leonhart K, Diefenbach KA, Kenney BD, Besner GE. Does delay in appendectomy affect surgical site infection in children with appendicitis? J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Jun; 49: 1026-9; discussion 1029.

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                  Vilanova-Sanchez A, Halleran DR, Reck-Burneo CA, Gasior AC, Weaver L, Fisher M, Wagner A, Nash O, Booth K, Peters K, Williams C, Brown SM, Lu P, Fuchs M, Diefenbach K, Leonard JR, Hewitt G, McCracken K, Di Lorenzo C, Wood RJ, Levitt MA. A descriptive model for a multidisciplinary unit for colorectal and pelvic malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Mar; 54: 479-485.

                


                  Papandria D, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Diefenbach KA, Minneci PC. Examining length of stay after commonly performed surgical procedures in ACS NSQIP pediatric. J Surg Res. 2018 Nov; 231: 186-194.

                


                  Renaud EJ, Sømme S, Islam S, Cameron DB, Gates RL, Williams RF, Jancelewicz T, Oyetunji TA, Grabowski J, Diefenbach KA, Baird R, Arnold MA, Lal DR, Shelton J, Guner YS, Gosain A, Kawaguchi AL, Ricca RL, Goldin AB, Dasgupta R. Ovarian masses in the child and adolescent: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Sep 6;  

                


                  Cairo SB, Chiu PPL, Dasgupta R, Diefenbach KA, Goldstein AM, Hamilton NA, Lo A, Rollins MD, Rothstein DH, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery's Delivery of Surgical Care Committee.. Transitions in care from pediatric to adult general surgery: Evaluating an unmet need for patients with anorectal malformation and Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Aug; 53: 1566-1572.

                


                  Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, Diefenbach KA, Gosain A, Grabowski J, Guner YS, Jancelewicz T, Kawaguchi A, Lal DR, Oyetunji TA, Ricca RL, Shelton J, Somme S, Williams RF, Downard CD. Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jul; 53: 1387-1391.

                


                  Gasior A, Reck C, Vilanova-Sanchez A, Diefenbach KA, Yacob D, Lu P, Vaz K, Di Lorenzo C, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Surgical management of functional constipation: An intermediate report of a new approach using a laparoscopic sigmoid resection combined with malone appendicostomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jun; 53: 1160-1162.

                


                  Gasior A, Brisighelli G, Diefenbach K, Lane VA, Reck C, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Surgical Management of Functional Constipation: Preliminary Report of a New Approach Using a Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection Combined with a Malone Appendicostomy. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Aug; 27: 336-340.

                


                  Pepper VK, Boomer LA, Thung AK, Grischkan JM, Diefenbach KA. Routine Bronchoscopy and Fogarty Catheter Occlusion of Tracheoesophageal Fistulas. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Jan; 27: 97-100.

                


                  Vilanova-Sánchez A, Ching CB, Gasior AC, Diefenbach K, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Image of the Month: Clinical Features in a Newborn with Covered Cloacal Exstrophy. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2017 Jan; 5: e57-e59.

                


                  Mahida JB, Cooper JN, Herz D, Diefenbach KA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, McLeod DJ. Utilization and costs associated with robotic surgery in children. J Surg Res. 2015 Nov; 199: 169-76.

                


                  Joselyn A, Bhalla T, McKee C, Pepper V, Diefenbach K, Michalsky M, Tobias JD. Perioperative analgesic requirements in severely obese adolescents and young adults undergoing laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted gastric sleeve resection. Saudi J Anaesth. 2015 Oct-Dec; 9: 442-5.

                


                  Mahida JB, Asti L, Pepper VK, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Comparison of 30-day outcomes between thoracoscopic and open lobectomy for congenital pulmonary lesions. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 May; 25: 435-40.

                


                  Cummings CL, Diefenbach KA, Mercurio MR. Counselling variation among physicians regarding intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome. J Med Ethics. 2014 Oct; 40: 665-70.

                


                  Boomer LA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Leonhart K, Diefenbach KA, Kenney BD, Besner GE. Does delay in appendectomy affect surgical site infection in children with appendicitis? J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Jun; 49: 1026-9; discussion 1029.

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• Vilanova-Sanchez A, Halleran DR, Reck-Burneo CA, Gasior AC, Weaver L, Fisher M, Wagner A, Nash O, Booth K, Peters K, Williams C, Brown SM, Lu P, Fuchs M, Diefenbach K, Leonard JR, Hewitt G, McCracken K, Di Lorenzo C, Wood RJ, Levitt MA. A descriptive model for a multidisciplinary unit for colorectal and pelvic malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Mar; 54: 479-485.
• Papandria D, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Diefenbach KA, Minneci PC. Examining length of stay after commonly performed surgical procedures in ACS NSQIP pediatric. J Surg Res. 2018 Nov; 231: 186-194.
• Renaud EJ, Sømme S, Islam S, Cameron DB, Gates RL, Williams RF, Jancelewicz T, Oyetunji TA, Grabowski J, Diefenbach KA, Baird R, Arnold MA, Lal DR, Shelton J, Guner YS, Gosain A, Kawaguchi AL, Ricca RL, Goldin AB, Dasgupta R. Ovarian masses in the child and adolescent: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Sep 6;
• Cairo SB, Chiu PPL, Dasgupta R, Diefenbach KA, Goldstein AM, Hamilton NA, Lo A, Rollins MD, Rothstein DH, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery’s Delivery of Surgical Care Committee.. Transitions in care from pediatric to adult general surgery: Evaluating an unmet need for patients with anorectal malformation and Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Aug; 53: 1566-1572.
• Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, Diefenbach KA, Gosain A, Grabowski J, Guner YS, Jancelewicz T, Kawaguchi A, Lal DR, Oyetunji TA, Ricca RL, Shelton J, Somme S, Williams RF, Downard CD. Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jul; 53: 1387-1391.
• Gasior A, Reck C, Vilanova-Sanchez A, Diefenbach KA, Yacob D, Lu P, Vaz K, Di Lorenzo C, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Surgical management of functional constipation: An intermediate report of a new approach using a laparoscopic sigmoid resection combined with malone appendicostomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jun; 53: 1160-1162.
• Gasior A, Brisighelli G, Diefenbach K, Lane VA, Reck C, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Surgical Management of Functional Constipation: Preliminary Report of a New Approach Using a Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection Combined with a Malone Appendicostomy. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Aug; 27: 336-340.
• Pepper VK, Boomer LA, Thung AK, Grischkan JM, Diefenbach KA. Routine Bronchoscopy and Fogarty Catheter Occlusion of Tracheoesophageal Fistulas. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Jan; 27: 97-100.
• Vilanova-Sánchez A, Ching CB, Gasior AC, Diefenbach K, Wood RJ, Levitt M. Image of the Month: Clinical Features in a Newborn with Covered Cloacal Exstrophy. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2017 Jan; 5: e57-e59.
• Mahida JB, Cooper JN, Herz D, Diefenbach KA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, McLeod DJ. Utilization and costs associated with robotic surgery in children. J Surg Res. 2015 Nov; 199: 169-76.
• Joselyn A, Bhalla T, McKee C, Pepper V, Diefenbach K, Michalsky M, Tobias JD. Perioperative analgesic requirements in severely obese adolescents and young adults undergoing laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted gastric sleeve resection. Saudi J Anaesth. 2015 Oct-Dec; 9: 442-5.
• Mahida JB, Asti L, Pepper VK, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Comparison of 30-day outcomes between thoracoscopic and open lobectomy for congenital pulmonary lesions. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 May; 25: 435-40.
• Cummings CL, Diefenbach KA, Mercurio MR. Counselling variation among physicians regarding intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome. J Med Ethics. 2014 Oct; 40: 665-70.
• Boomer LA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Leonhart K, Diefenbach KA, Kenney BD, Besner GE. Does delay in appendectomy affect surgical site infection in children with appendicitis? J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Jun; 49: 1026-9; discussion 1029.

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/29/2012

Board Certifications

General Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2009

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Residency

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

University of Illinois at Chicago

Date Completed: 05/01/1996

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/29/2012

Board Certifications

General Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2009

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Residency

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

University of Illinois at Chicago

Date Completed: 05/01/1996

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/29/2012

Board Certifications

General Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2009

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Residency

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

University of Illinois at Chicago

Date Completed: 05/01/1996

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/29/2012

Board Certifications

General Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2009

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Residency

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

University of Illinois at Chicago

Date Completed: 05/01/1996

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 06/29/2012

Board Certifications

General Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2009

Fellowship

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Residency

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

University of Illinois at Chicago

Date Completed: 05/01/1996

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Contact Information

General Pediatric Surgery

Call us at: (614) 722-3900

Fax us at: (614) 722-3903

                    Pediatric Surgery700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

General Pediatric Surgery

Call us at: (614) 722-3900

Fax us at: (614) 722-3903

                    Pediatric Surgery700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

General Pediatric Surgery

Call us at: (614) 722-3900

Fax us at: (614) 722-3903

                    Pediatric Surgery700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Call us at: (614) 722-3900

Fax us at: (614) 722-3903

                    Pediatric Surgery700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Call us at: (614) 722-3900

Fax us at: (614) 722-3903

                    Pediatric Surgery700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

• Call us at:
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