Peter C Minneci

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Biography

Dr. Minneci graduated from New York University School of Medicine and completed a surgery residency and research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Institutes of Health. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Pediatric Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Society of University Surgeons, American Surgical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Pediatric Surgical Association.

See Peter C. Minneci’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Patient Care

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo

Academic and Clinical Areas

Center for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support

Surgical Director

Pediatric Surgery

Surgeon Team

Trauma

Surgeon Team

Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research

Principal Investigator

Pediatric Surgery Residency

Faculty

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Faculty

Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship

Faculty

Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program

Faculty

Primary Department

General Pediatric Surgery

Research

Lab(s)

Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research

Publications

                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Bergus KC, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recurrence Rates for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Dec 7;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Rates of Air Embolism in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures of the Peritoneum. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2022 Nov 1;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Talan DA, Deans KJ. Result Interpretation in Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Pediatrics. 2022 Nov 1; 150: 

                


                  Fraser JD, Duran YK, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Minneci PC, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Natural history and consequence of patent processus vaginalis: An interim analysis from a multi-institutional prospective observational study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Gil LA, Lutz CM, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Hertweck SP, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Stafford LMC, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Use and accuracy of intraoperative frozen section analysis for ovarian masses in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Oct 6;  

                


                  Gil LA, McLeod D, Pattisapu P, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. The December effect in pediatric elective surgery utilization: differences between privately and publicly insured children. J Pediatr. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Shared decision-making in pediatric surgery: An overview of its application for the treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 21;  

                


                  Marquart JP, Bowder AN, Bence CM, St Peter SD, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Minneci PC, Hirschl RB, Rymeski BA, Downard CD, Markel TA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: Outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Sep 24;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Lawrence AE, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Failure of Operative Therapy After Ovarian-Sparing Surgery for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms: A Retrospective Review. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Aug 25;  

                


                  Gil LA, Asti L, Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Perioperative outcomes in minimally-invasive versus open surgery in infants undergoing repair of congenital anomalies. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug 10;  

                


                  Georgeades CM, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser J, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT. A multi-institutional study evaluating pediatric burn injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 19;  

                


                  Gil LA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Invited Commentary: Pilonidal Disease: Focus on Minimizing Disease and Treatment-Associated Morbidity. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Aug 16;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Kohler J, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Port E, Rymeski B, Saito J, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Disparities in the Management of Pediatric Breast Masses. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 3; 279: 648-656.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric Injury Transfer Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted time Series Analysis. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 30; 281: 130-142.

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Gil LA, Fabia R, Minneci PC, Thakkar RK. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Burn Patients Without Inhalation Injury: A Unique Population? J Burn Care Res. 2022 Jul 5;  

                


                  Engwall-Gill AJ, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Bolger-Theut S, Crotty EJ, Green JR, Hulett Bowling RL, Kumbhar SS, Rattan MS, Young CM, Canner JK, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Accuracy of Chest Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Cystic Pleuropulmonary Blastoma From Benign Congenital Lung Malformations in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1; 5: e2219814.

                


                  Gil LA, Gibson A, Gibson J, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Patient-Family and Provider Partnerships in the Management of Pediatric Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Am Surg. 2022 May 25;  31348221105601.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Gil LA, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated With the Failure of Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children: Secondary Analysis of a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 2; 5: e229712.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-institutional analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 May 20;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Examining the Utility of Preoperative Telemedicine Care Across Multiple Pediatric Surgery Disciplines. J Surg Res. 2022 Apr 27; 277: 138-147.

                


                  Onwuka AJ, Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Wells JM, Stoner MJ, Hewitt G, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Comparing the Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Adolescent Females at a Pediatric vs General Emergency Department. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Apr 14;  

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans K, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski J, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler J, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci P, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SSD. Does Use of a Feeding Protocol Change Outcomes in Gastroschisis? A Report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr; 32: 153-159.

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk KJ, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated rise in pediatric firearm injuries: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Fraser JA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Markel TA, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SDS, Fraser JD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Evaluating the risk of peri-umbilical hernia after sutured or sutureless gastroschisis closure. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Mar 26;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Benchmarking utilization, length of stay, and complications following minimally invasive repair of major congenital anomalies. Surg Endosc. 2022 Feb; 36: 1633-1649.

                


                  Bowder AN, Bence CM, Rymeski BA, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Arendonk KV, Minneci PC, Downard CD, Hirschl RB, Markel T, Courtney CM, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak G, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, St Peter SD, Troutt M, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Consortium.. Acid suppression duration does not alter anastomotic stricture rates after esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula repair: A prospective multi-institutional cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk K, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel T, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Impact of "Stay-at-Home" orders on non-accidental trauma: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Afrazi A, Breech L, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hertweck SP, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Elliott Overman R, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Schikler AG, Sujka JA, Wright T, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for pediatric ovarian dermoids. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 12;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Lawrence AE, Beyene TJ, Aldrink JH, Michalsky M, Minneci PC. Recurrence Rates After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Spontaneous Pneumothorax. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2021 Dec; 31: 1424-1430.

                


                  Weller JH, Peter SDS, Fallat ME, Saito JM, Burns CR, Deans KJ, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy in infants with congenital lung malformations: A multi-institutional propensity score analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Dec; 56: 2148-2156.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Gil LA, Kulaylat AN, Rubalcava NS, Lutz CM, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Speck KE. Variability in the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Nov 14;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Beyene TJ, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Room for Improvement: The Trephination Procedure for Pediatric Patients with Pilonidal Disease. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 605-611.

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Recognizing the Benefit of Telemedicine Before and After COVID-19: A Survey of Pediatric Surgery Providers. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 274-283.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Ervin E, Sebastião YV, Hewitt G, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Emergency Department Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Female Adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 649-655.

                


                  Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recommendations for Postoperative Surveillance of Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 666-672.

                


                  Flahive CB, Onwuka A, Bass LM, MacFarland SP, Minneci PC, Erdman SH. Characterizing Pediatric Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in Patients Undergoing Colectomy in the United States. J Pediatr. 2021 Sep 22;  

                


                  Ahmad H, Halleran DR, Stanek JR, Thompson BP, Bates DG, Rusin JA, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Correlation between the lateral and anteroposterior sacral ratios in anorectal malformations. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Sep; 51: 1867-1872.

                


                  Rubalcava NS, Bence CM, Jensen AR, Minneci PC, Van Arendonk KJ, Mak G, Rymeski BA, Kohler JE, Beyene T, Lim IIP, Hirschl RB, Speck KE. Contrast Challenge Algorithms for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstructions Are Safe in Children: A Multi-Institutional Study. Ann Surg. 2021 Aug 19;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Crichton KG, Minneci PC, Puls HT, Cooper JN. Identification of physical abuse-related hospitalizations in young children: Impact of the transition to ICD-10-CM coding. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Aug; 118: 105159.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Saito J, Onwuka A, Port E, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Knaus ME, Kohler J, Lal D, Landman MP, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel T, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Rymeski B, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE. Management of Pediatric Breast Masses: A Multi-institutional Retrospective Cohort Study. J Surg Res. 2021 Aug; 264: 309-315.

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkumd K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, St Peter SD. Outcomes in gastroschisis: expectations in the postnatal period for simple vs complex gastroschisis. J Perinatol. 2021 Jul; 41: 1755-1759.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Initial Treatment With Antibiotics vs Surgery With Treatment Success and Disability in Subgroups of Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2021 Jun 22; 325: 2502-2504.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Sebastião YV, Tiao GM, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Variability in age at Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia across US children's hospitals. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jun; 56: 1196-1202.

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Principles in treating pediatric patients with pilonidal disease - An expert perspective. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Apr; 64: 102233.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Lal DR, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Fox ZD, Heider A, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Burns RC, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Helmrath MA, MIDWEST PEDIATRIC SURGERY CONSORTIUM.. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma in Pediatric Lung Lesions. Pediatrics. 2021 Apr; 147: 

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovarian Masses and Torsion: New Approaches for Ovarian Salvage. Adv Pediatr. 2020 Aug; 67: 113-121.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Fox C, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy With Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2020 Jul 27;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2020 Jul 8;  

                


                  Metzger G, Cooper JN, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Boyd K, Chan S, Corea D, Dydynski P, Gill K, Kraus S, Sanchez R, Afrazi A, Calkins C, Linden AF, Downard C, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Landman M, Leys CM, Rymeski B, Wood RJ, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Bates DG, Minneci PC, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Inter-rater Reliability of Sacral Ratio Measurements in Patients with Anorectal Malformations. J Surg Res. 2020 Jul 23; 256: 272-281.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Dienhart MC. Intestinal Failure: A Description of the Problem and Recent Therapeutic Advances. Clin Perinatol. 2020 Jun; 47: 323-340.

                


                  Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl RB, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Slater BJ, Wilkinson KH, Wright TN, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Sutureless vs sutured abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis: Operative characteristics and early outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb 20;  

                


                  Halleran DR, Ahmad H, Maloof E, Paradiso M, Lehmkuhl H, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Does Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis Differ in Children With and Without Down Syndrome? J Surg Res. 2020 Jan; 245: 564-568.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Fallat ME, Hewitt G, Hertweck P, Onwuka A, Afrazi A, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Gonzalez DO, Grabowski JE, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Overman RE, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Wright T, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Understanding the Value of Tumor Markers in Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan; 55: 122-125.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Hoyt RR, Hoffman JM. Toward an Electronic Health Record Leveraged to Learn from Every Complex Patient Encounter: Health Informatics Considerations with Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation as a Model. J Pediatr. 2019 Dec; 215: 257-263.

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Comment on "Antibiotic Treatment and Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". Ann Surg. 2019 Dec; 270: e121-e122.

                


                  Halleran DR, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Association between Age and Umbilical Hernia Repair Outcomes in Children: A Multistate Population-Based Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 2019 Nov 8;  

                


                  Harbaugh CM, Fischer BA, Lawrence AE, Halleran DR, Thomas LN, Kim R, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Sandhu G, Hirschl RB. Caregiver Knowledge, Opinion, and Willingness to Consent to Trainee Involvement in Pediatric Surgical Care. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Nov 4;  

                


                  Leys CM, Hirschl RB, Kohler JE, Cherney-Stafford L, Marka N, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Burns RC, Downard CD, Foley DS, Halleran DR, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Knezevich MS, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Musili N, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Warner BW, Ostlie DJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium MWPSC.. Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct 24;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Response to Letter to the Editor: Development of a Patient-reported Experience and Outcome Measures in Pediatric Bowel Management. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Oct 23;  

                


                  Lodwick DL, Cooper JN, Lawrence AE, Kelleher KJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Affecting Emergency Department Computed Tomography Use in Children. J Surg Res. 2019 Sep; 241: 294-301.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Deans KJ, Chisolm DJ, Wrona SK, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Racial Disparities in Receipt of Postoperative Opioids After Pediatric Cholecystectomy. J Surg Res. 2019 Aug 14; 245: 309-314.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Gonzalez DO, Fallat ME, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Hertweck SP, Onwuka A, Bence C, Burns RC, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler JE, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Associated With Management of Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 4;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Jun; 31: 386-390.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Kim AG, Johnson KN, Mon RA, Adams C, Aladegbami B, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Linden AF, Lopez JJ, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rademacher BL, Shaaban A, Walker SK, Wright TN, Hirschl RB, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Current operative management of congenital lobar emphysema in children: A report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1138-1142.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Fischer BA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Multi-institutional trial of non-operative management and surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: Design and rationale. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Jun 26;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Cooper JN, Leonhart K, Nacion K, Sulkowski J, Porter K, Wei L, Deans KJ. Effects of a Patient Activation Tool on Decision Making Between Surgery and Nonoperative Management for Pediatric Appendicitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jun 5; 2: e195009.

                


                  Minneci PC, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Cooper JN, Afrazi A, Calkins CM, Corkum K, Downard CD, Ehrlich P, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Landisch R, Landman MP, Lee C, Leys CM, Lodwick DL, McLeod J, Mon R, McClure B, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wood R, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Can fecal continence be predicted in patients born with anorectal malformations? J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1159-1163.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Dienhart M, Cooper JN, Lodwick D, Lopez JJ, Fung B, Smith S, Warren P, Mezoff E, Balint J, Minneci PC. Ultrasound Elastography as a Non-Invasive Method to Monitor Liver Disease in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome: Updated Results. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1179-1183.

                


                  Drews JD, Cooper JN, Onwuka EA, Minneci PC, Aldrink JH. The relationships of surgeon volume and specialty with outcomes following pediatric thyroidectomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1226-1232.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Carsel AJ, Leonhart KL, Richards HW, Harbaugh CM, Waljee JF, McLeod DJ, Walz PC, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Cooper JN. Effect of Drug Disposal Bag Provision on Proper Disposal of Unused Opioids by Families of Pediatric Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Jun 24;  e191695.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Apr 24;  

                


                  Lal DR, Gadepalli SK, Downard CD, Minneci PC, Knezevich M, Chelius TH, Rapp CT, Billmire D, Bruch S, Carland Burns R, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Hebel F, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler J, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Ostlie DJ, Raque J, Rymeski B, Saito JM, St Peter SD, von Allmen D, Warner BW, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Infants with esophageal atresia and right aortic arch: Characteristics and outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Apr; 54: 688-692.

                


                  Gonzalez DO, Sebastião YV, Cooper JN, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Mortality Is Related to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Volume in US Hospitals. J Surg Res. 2019 Apr; 236: 159-165.

                


                  Halleran DR, Lane VA, Leonhart KL, Fischer B, Sebastiao Y, Chisolm DJ, Levitt MA, Wood RJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Development of a Patient Reported Experience and Outcomes Measure in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Bowel Management for Constipation and Fecal Incontinence. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Mar 26;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Kelley-Quon LI, Cooper JN. Relationships between hospital and surgeon operative volumes and outcomes of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jan; 54: 44-49.

                


                  Wright TN, Grant C, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Minneci PC, Fallat ME, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Neural monitoring during H-type tracheoesophageal fistula division: A way to decrease recurrent laryngeal nerve injury? J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Oct 31;  

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Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 10/31/2011

Board Certifications

Pediatric Surgery Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Fellowship

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Date Completed: 06/30/2011

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2005

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Residency

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Internship

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

New York University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 05/13/1988

Contact Information

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                    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 Peter C. Minneci

Biography

Dr. Minneci graduated from New York University School of Medicine and completed a surgery residency and research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Institutes of Health. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Pediatric Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Society of University Surgeons, American Surgical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Pediatric Surgical Association.

See Peter C. Minneci’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Patient Care

Locations

Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo

Academic and Clinical Areas

Center for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support

Surgical Director

Pediatric Surgery

Surgeon Team

Trauma

Surgeon Team

Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research

Principal Investigator

Pediatric Surgery Residency

Faculty

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Faculty

Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship

Faculty

Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program

Faculty

Primary Department

General Pediatric Surgery

Research

Lab(s)

Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research

Publications

                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Bergus KC, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recurrence Rates for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Dec 7;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Rates of Air Embolism in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures of the Peritoneum. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2022 Nov 1;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Talan DA, Deans KJ. Result Interpretation in Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Pediatrics. 2022 Nov 1; 150: 

                


                  Fraser JD, Duran YK, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Minneci PC, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Natural history and consequence of patent processus vaginalis: An interim analysis from a multi-institutional prospective observational study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Gil LA, Lutz CM, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Hertweck SP, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Stafford LMC, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Use and accuracy of intraoperative frozen section analysis for ovarian masses in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Oct 6;  

                


                  Gil LA, McLeod D, Pattisapu P, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. The December effect in pediatric elective surgery utilization: differences between privately and publicly insured children. J Pediatr. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Shared decision-making in pediatric surgery: An overview of its application for the treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 21;  

                


                  Marquart JP, Bowder AN, Bence CM, St Peter SD, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Minneci PC, Hirschl RB, Rymeski BA, Downard CD, Markel TA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: Outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Sep 24;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Lawrence AE, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Failure of Operative Therapy After Ovarian-Sparing Surgery for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms: A Retrospective Review. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Aug 25;  

                


                  Gil LA, Asti L, Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Perioperative outcomes in minimally-invasive versus open surgery in infants undergoing repair of congenital anomalies. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug 10;  

                


                  Georgeades CM, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser J, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT. A multi-institutional study evaluating pediatric burn injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 19;  

                


                  Gil LA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Invited Commentary: Pilonidal Disease: Focus on Minimizing Disease and Treatment-Associated Morbidity. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Aug 16;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Kohler J, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Port E, Rymeski B, Saito J, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Disparities in the Management of Pediatric Breast Masses. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 3; 279: 648-656.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric Injury Transfer Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted time Series Analysis. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 30; 281: 130-142.

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Gil LA, Fabia R, Minneci PC, Thakkar RK. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Burn Patients Without Inhalation Injury: A Unique Population? J Burn Care Res. 2022 Jul 5;  

                


                  Engwall-Gill AJ, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Bolger-Theut S, Crotty EJ, Green JR, Hulett Bowling RL, Kumbhar SS, Rattan MS, Young CM, Canner JK, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Accuracy of Chest Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Cystic Pleuropulmonary Blastoma From Benign Congenital Lung Malformations in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1; 5: e2219814.

                


                  Gil LA, Gibson A, Gibson J, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Patient-Family and Provider Partnerships in the Management of Pediatric Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Am Surg. 2022 May 25;  31348221105601.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Gil LA, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated With the Failure of Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children: Secondary Analysis of a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 2; 5: e229712.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-institutional analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 May 20;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Examining the Utility of Preoperative Telemedicine Care Across Multiple Pediatric Surgery Disciplines. J Surg Res. 2022 Apr 27; 277: 138-147.

                


                  Onwuka AJ, Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Wells JM, Stoner MJ, Hewitt G, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Comparing the Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Adolescent Females at a Pediatric vs General Emergency Department. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Apr 14;  

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans K, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski J, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler J, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci P, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SSD. Does Use of a Feeding Protocol Change Outcomes in Gastroschisis? A Report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr; 32: 153-159.

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk KJ, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated rise in pediatric firearm injuries: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Fraser JA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Markel TA, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SDS, Fraser JD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Evaluating the risk of peri-umbilical hernia after sutured or sutureless gastroschisis closure. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Mar 26;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Benchmarking utilization, length of stay, and complications following minimally invasive repair of major congenital anomalies. Surg Endosc. 2022 Feb; 36: 1633-1649.

                


                  Bowder AN, Bence CM, Rymeski BA, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Arendonk KV, Minneci PC, Downard CD, Hirschl RB, Markel T, Courtney CM, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak G, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, St Peter SD, Troutt M, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Consortium.. Acid suppression duration does not alter anastomotic stricture rates after esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula repair: A prospective multi-institutional cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk K, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel T, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Impact of "Stay-at-Home" orders on non-accidental trauma: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Afrazi A, Breech L, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hertweck SP, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Elliott Overman R, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Schikler AG, Sujka JA, Wright T, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for pediatric ovarian dermoids. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 12;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Lawrence AE, Beyene TJ, Aldrink JH, Michalsky M, Minneci PC. Recurrence Rates After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Spontaneous Pneumothorax. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2021 Dec; 31: 1424-1430.

                


                  Weller JH, Peter SDS, Fallat ME, Saito JM, Burns CR, Deans KJ, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy in infants with congenital lung malformations: A multi-institutional propensity score analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Dec; 56: 2148-2156.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Gil LA, Kulaylat AN, Rubalcava NS, Lutz CM, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Speck KE. Variability in the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Nov 14;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Beyene TJ, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Room for Improvement: The Trephination Procedure for Pediatric Patients with Pilonidal Disease. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 605-611.

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Recognizing the Benefit of Telemedicine Before and After COVID-19: A Survey of Pediatric Surgery Providers. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 274-283.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Ervin E, Sebastião YV, Hewitt G, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Emergency Department Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Female Adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 649-655.

                


                  Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recommendations for Postoperative Surveillance of Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 666-672.

                


                  Flahive CB, Onwuka A, Bass LM, MacFarland SP, Minneci PC, Erdman SH. Characterizing Pediatric Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in Patients Undergoing Colectomy in the United States. J Pediatr. 2021 Sep 22;  

                


                  Ahmad H, Halleran DR, Stanek JR, Thompson BP, Bates DG, Rusin JA, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Correlation between the lateral and anteroposterior sacral ratios in anorectal malformations. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Sep; 51: 1867-1872.

                


                  Rubalcava NS, Bence CM, Jensen AR, Minneci PC, Van Arendonk KJ, Mak G, Rymeski BA, Kohler JE, Beyene T, Lim IIP, Hirschl RB, Speck KE. Contrast Challenge Algorithms for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstructions Are Safe in Children: A Multi-Institutional Study. Ann Surg. 2021 Aug 19;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Crichton KG, Minneci PC, Puls HT, Cooper JN. Identification of physical abuse-related hospitalizations in young children: Impact of the transition to ICD-10-CM coding. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Aug; 118: 105159.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Saito J, Onwuka A, Port E, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Knaus ME, Kohler J, Lal D, Landman MP, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel T, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Rymeski B, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE. Management of Pediatric Breast Masses: A Multi-institutional Retrospective Cohort Study. J Surg Res. 2021 Aug; 264: 309-315.

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkumd K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, St Peter SD. Outcomes in gastroschisis: expectations in the postnatal period for simple vs complex gastroschisis. J Perinatol. 2021 Jul; 41: 1755-1759.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Initial Treatment With Antibiotics vs Surgery With Treatment Success and Disability in Subgroups of Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2021 Jun 22; 325: 2502-2504.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Sebastião YV, Tiao GM, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Variability in age at Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia across US children's hospitals. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jun; 56: 1196-1202.

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Principles in treating pediatric patients with pilonidal disease - An expert perspective. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Apr; 64: 102233.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Lal DR, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Fox ZD, Heider A, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Burns RC, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Helmrath MA, MIDWEST PEDIATRIC SURGERY CONSORTIUM.. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma in Pediatric Lung Lesions. Pediatrics. 2021 Apr; 147: 

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovarian Masses and Torsion: New Approaches for Ovarian Salvage. Adv Pediatr. 2020 Aug; 67: 113-121.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Fox C, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy With Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2020 Jul 27;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2020 Jul 8;  

                


                  Metzger G, Cooper JN, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Boyd K, Chan S, Corea D, Dydynski P, Gill K, Kraus S, Sanchez R, Afrazi A, Calkins C, Linden AF, Downard C, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Landman M, Leys CM, Rymeski B, Wood RJ, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Bates DG, Minneci PC, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Inter-rater Reliability of Sacral Ratio Measurements in Patients with Anorectal Malformations. J Surg Res. 2020 Jul 23; 256: 272-281.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Dienhart MC. Intestinal Failure: A Description of the Problem and Recent Therapeutic Advances. Clin Perinatol. 2020 Jun; 47: 323-340.

                


                  Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl RB, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Slater BJ, Wilkinson KH, Wright TN, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Sutureless vs sutured abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis: Operative characteristics and early outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb 20;  

                


                  Halleran DR, Ahmad H, Maloof E, Paradiso M, Lehmkuhl H, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Does Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis Differ in Children With and Without Down Syndrome? J Surg Res. 2020 Jan; 245: 564-568.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Fallat ME, Hewitt G, Hertweck P, Onwuka A, Afrazi A, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Gonzalez DO, Grabowski JE, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Overman RE, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Wright T, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Understanding the Value of Tumor Markers in Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan; 55: 122-125.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Hoyt RR, Hoffman JM. Toward an Electronic Health Record Leveraged to Learn from Every Complex Patient Encounter: Health Informatics Considerations with Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation as a Model. J Pediatr. 2019 Dec; 215: 257-263.

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Comment on "Antibiotic Treatment and Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". Ann Surg. 2019 Dec; 270: e121-e122.

                


                  Halleran DR, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Association between Age and Umbilical Hernia Repair Outcomes in Children: A Multistate Population-Based Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 2019 Nov 8;  

                


                  Harbaugh CM, Fischer BA, Lawrence AE, Halleran DR, Thomas LN, Kim R, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Sandhu G, Hirschl RB. Caregiver Knowledge, Opinion, and Willingness to Consent to Trainee Involvement in Pediatric Surgical Care. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Nov 4;  

                


                  Leys CM, Hirschl RB, Kohler JE, Cherney-Stafford L, Marka N, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Burns RC, Downard CD, Foley DS, Halleran DR, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Knezevich MS, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Musili N, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Warner BW, Ostlie DJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium MWPSC.. Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct 24;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Response to Letter to the Editor: Development of a Patient-reported Experience and Outcome Measures in Pediatric Bowel Management. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Oct 23;  

                


                  Lodwick DL, Cooper JN, Lawrence AE, Kelleher KJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Affecting Emergency Department Computed Tomography Use in Children. J Surg Res. 2019 Sep; 241: 294-301.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Deans KJ, Chisolm DJ, Wrona SK, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Racial Disparities in Receipt of Postoperative Opioids After Pediatric Cholecystectomy. J Surg Res. 2019 Aug 14; 245: 309-314.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Gonzalez DO, Fallat ME, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Hertweck SP, Onwuka A, Bence C, Burns RC, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler JE, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Associated With Management of Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 4;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Jun; 31: 386-390.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Kim AG, Johnson KN, Mon RA, Adams C, Aladegbami B, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Linden AF, Lopez JJ, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rademacher BL, Shaaban A, Walker SK, Wright TN, Hirschl RB, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Current operative management of congenital lobar emphysema in children: A report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1138-1142.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Fischer BA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Multi-institutional trial of non-operative management and surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: Design and rationale. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Jun 26;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Cooper JN, Leonhart K, Nacion K, Sulkowski J, Porter K, Wei L, Deans KJ. Effects of a Patient Activation Tool on Decision Making Between Surgery and Nonoperative Management for Pediatric Appendicitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jun 5; 2: e195009.

                


                  Minneci PC, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Cooper JN, Afrazi A, Calkins CM, Corkum K, Downard CD, Ehrlich P, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Landisch R, Landman MP, Lee C, Leys CM, Lodwick DL, McLeod J, Mon R, McClure B, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wood R, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Can fecal continence be predicted in patients born with anorectal malformations? J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1159-1163.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Dienhart M, Cooper JN, Lodwick D, Lopez JJ, Fung B, Smith S, Warren P, Mezoff E, Balint J, Minneci PC. Ultrasound Elastography as a Non-Invasive Method to Monitor Liver Disease in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome: Updated Results. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1179-1183.

                


                  Drews JD, Cooper JN, Onwuka EA, Minneci PC, Aldrink JH. The relationships of surgeon volume and specialty with outcomes following pediatric thyroidectomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1226-1232.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Carsel AJ, Leonhart KL, Richards HW, Harbaugh CM, Waljee JF, McLeod DJ, Walz PC, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Cooper JN. Effect of Drug Disposal Bag Provision on Proper Disposal of Unused Opioids by Families of Pediatric Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Jun 24;  e191695.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Apr 24;  

                


                  Lal DR, Gadepalli SK, Downard CD, Minneci PC, Knezevich M, Chelius TH, Rapp CT, Billmire D, Bruch S, Carland Burns R, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Hebel F, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler J, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Ostlie DJ, Raque J, Rymeski B, Saito JM, St Peter SD, von Allmen D, Warner BW, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Infants with esophageal atresia and right aortic arch: Characteristics and outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Apr; 54: 688-692.

                


                  Gonzalez DO, Sebastião YV, Cooper JN, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Mortality Is Related to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Volume in US Hospitals. J Surg Res. 2019 Apr; 236: 159-165.

                


                  Halleran DR, Lane VA, Leonhart KL, Fischer B, Sebastiao Y, Chisolm DJ, Levitt MA, Wood RJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Development of a Patient Reported Experience and Outcomes Measure in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Bowel Management for Constipation and Fecal Incontinence. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Mar 26;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Kelley-Quon LI, Cooper JN. Relationships between hospital and surgeon operative volumes and outcomes of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jan; 54: 44-49.

                


                  Wright TN, Grant C, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Minneci PC, Fallat ME, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Neural monitoring during H-type tracheoesophageal fistula division: A way to decrease recurrent laryngeal nerve injury? J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Oct 31;  

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Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 10/31/2011

Board Certifications

Pediatric Surgery Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Fellowship

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Date Completed: 06/30/2011

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2005

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Residency

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Internship

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

New York University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 05/13/1988

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Biography

Dr. Minneci graduated from New York University School of Medicine and completed a surgery residency and research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Institutes of Health. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Pediatric Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Society of University Surgeons, American Surgical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Pediatric Surgical Association.

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Biography

Dr. Minneci graduated from New York University School of Medicine and completed a surgery residency and research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Institutes of Health. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Pediatric Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Society of University Surgeons, American Surgical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Pediatric Surgical Association.

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Biography

Dr. Minneci graduated from New York University School of Medicine and completed a surgery residency and research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Institutes of Health. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Pediatric Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Society of University Surgeons, American Surgical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Pediatric Surgical Association.

See Peter C. Minneci’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Dr. Minneci graduated from New York University School of Medicine and completed a surgery residency and research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Institutes of Health. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Pediatric Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Society of University Surgeons, American Surgical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Pediatric Surgical Association.

See Peter C. Minneci’s Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Dr. Minneci graduated from New York University School of Medicine and completed a surgery residency and research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and the National Institutes of Health. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Pediatric Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Society of University Surgeons, American Surgical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Pediatric Surgical Association.

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Patient Care

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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

Center for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support

Surgical Director

Pediatric Surgery

Surgeon Team

Trauma

Surgeon Team

Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research

Principal Investigator

Pediatric Surgery Residency

Faculty

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Faculty

Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship

Faculty

Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program

Faculty

Primary Department

General Pediatric Surgery

Academic and Clinical Areas

Center for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support

Surgical Director

Pediatric Surgery

Surgeon Team

Trauma

Surgeon Team

Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research

Principal Investigator

Pediatric Surgery Residency

Faculty

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Faculty

Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship

Faculty

Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program

Faculty

Primary Department

General Pediatric Surgery

Academic and Clinical Areas

Center for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support

Surgical Director

Pediatric Surgery

Surgeon Team

Trauma

Surgeon Team

Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research

Principal Investigator

Pediatric Surgery Residency

Faculty

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Faculty

Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship

Faculty

Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program

Faculty

Primary Department

General Pediatric Surgery

Center for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support

Surgical Director

Pediatric Surgery

Surgeon Team

Trauma

Surgeon Team

Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research

Principal Investigator

Pediatric Surgery Residency

Faculty

Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Faculty

Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship

Faculty

Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program

Faculty

Primary Department

General Pediatric Surgery

• Center for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Nutrition Support
• Surgical Director
• Pediatric Surgery
• Surgeon Team
• Trauma
• Surgeon Team
• Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research
• Principal Investigator
• Pediatric Surgery Residency
• Faculty
• Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
• Faculty
• Pediatric Colorectal Research Fellowship
• Faculty
• Patient-Centered Pediatric Research Program
• Faculty
• Primary Department
• General Pediatric Surgery

Research

Lab(s)

Center for Child Health Equity and Outcomes Research

Publications

                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Bergus KC, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recurrence Rates for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Dec 7;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Rates of Air Embolism in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures of the Peritoneum. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2022 Nov 1;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Talan DA, Deans KJ. Result Interpretation in Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Pediatrics. 2022 Nov 1; 150: 

                


                  Fraser JD, Duran YK, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Minneci PC, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Natural history and consequence of patent processus vaginalis: An interim analysis from a multi-institutional prospective observational study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Gil LA, Lutz CM, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Hertweck SP, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Stafford LMC, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Use and accuracy of intraoperative frozen section analysis for ovarian masses in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Oct 6;  

                


                  Gil LA, McLeod D, Pattisapu P, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. The December effect in pediatric elective surgery utilization: differences between privately and publicly insured children. J Pediatr. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Shared decision-making in pediatric surgery: An overview of its application for the treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 21;  

                


                  Marquart JP, Bowder AN, Bence CM, St Peter SD, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Minneci PC, Hirschl RB, Rymeski BA, Downard CD, Markel TA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: Outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Sep 24;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Lawrence AE, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Failure of Operative Therapy After Ovarian-Sparing Surgery for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms: A Retrospective Review. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Aug 25;  

                


                  Gil LA, Asti L, Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Perioperative outcomes in minimally-invasive versus open surgery in infants undergoing repair of congenital anomalies. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug 10;  

                


                  Georgeades CM, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser J, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT. A multi-institutional study evaluating pediatric burn injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 19;  

                


                  Gil LA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Invited Commentary: Pilonidal Disease: Focus on Minimizing Disease and Treatment-Associated Morbidity. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Aug 16;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Kohler J, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Port E, Rymeski B, Saito J, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Disparities in the Management of Pediatric Breast Masses. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 3; 279: 648-656.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric Injury Transfer Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted time Series Analysis. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 30; 281: 130-142.

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Gil LA, Fabia R, Minneci PC, Thakkar RK. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Burn Patients Without Inhalation Injury: A Unique Population? J Burn Care Res. 2022 Jul 5;  

                


                  Engwall-Gill AJ, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Bolger-Theut S, Crotty EJ, Green JR, Hulett Bowling RL, Kumbhar SS, Rattan MS, Young CM, Canner JK, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Accuracy of Chest Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Cystic Pleuropulmonary Blastoma From Benign Congenital Lung Malformations in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1; 5: e2219814.

                


                  Gil LA, Gibson A, Gibson J, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Patient-Family and Provider Partnerships in the Management of Pediatric Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Am Surg. 2022 May 25;  31348221105601.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Gil LA, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated With the Failure of Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children: Secondary Analysis of a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 2; 5: e229712.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-institutional analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 May 20;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Examining the Utility of Preoperative Telemedicine Care Across Multiple Pediatric Surgery Disciplines. J Surg Res. 2022 Apr 27; 277: 138-147.

                


                  Onwuka AJ, Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Wells JM, Stoner MJ, Hewitt G, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Comparing the Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Adolescent Females at a Pediatric vs General Emergency Department. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Apr 14;  

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans K, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski J, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler J, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci P, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SSD. Does Use of a Feeding Protocol Change Outcomes in Gastroschisis? A Report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr; 32: 153-159.

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk KJ, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated rise in pediatric firearm injuries: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Fraser JA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Markel TA, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SDS, Fraser JD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Evaluating the risk of peri-umbilical hernia after sutured or sutureless gastroschisis closure. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Mar 26;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Benchmarking utilization, length of stay, and complications following minimally invasive repair of major congenital anomalies. Surg Endosc. 2022 Feb; 36: 1633-1649.

                


                  Bowder AN, Bence CM, Rymeski BA, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Arendonk KV, Minneci PC, Downard CD, Hirschl RB, Markel T, Courtney CM, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak G, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, St Peter SD, Troutt M, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Consortium.. Acid suppression duration does not alter anastomotic stricture rates after esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula repair: A prospective multi-institutional cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk K, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel T, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Impact of "Stay-at-Home" orders on non-accidental trauma: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Afrazi A, Breech L, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hertweck SP, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Elliott Overman R, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Schikler AG, Sujka JA, Wright T, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for pediatric ovarian dermoids. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 12;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Lawrence AE, Beyene TJ, Aldrink JH, Michalsky M, Minneci PC. Recurrence Rates After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Spontaneous Pneumothorax. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2021 Dec; 31: 1424-1430.

                


                  Weller JH, Peter SDS, Fallat ME, Saito JM, Burns CR, Deans KJ, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy in infants with congenital lung malformations: A multi-institutional propensity score analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Dec; 56: 2148-2156.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Gil LA, Kulaylat AN, Rubalcava NS, Lutz CM, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Speck KE. Variability in the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Nov 14;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Beyene TJ, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Room for Improvement: The Trephination Procedure for Pediatric Patients with Pilonidal Disease. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 605-611.

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Recognizing the Benefit of Telemedicine Before and After COVID-19: A Survey of Pediatric Surgery Providers. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 274-283.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Ervin E, Sebastião YV, Hewitt G, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Emergency Department Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Female Adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 649-655.

                


                  Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recommendations for Postoperative Surveillance of Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 666-672.

                


                  Flahive CB, Onwuka A, Bass LM, MacFarland SP, Minneci PC, Erdman SH. Characterizing Pediatric Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in Patients Undergoing Colectomy in the United States. J Pediatr. 2021 Sep 22;  

                


                  Ahmad H, Halleran DR, Stanek JR, Thompson BP, Bates DG, Rusin JA, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Correlation between the lateral and anteroposterior sacral ratios in anorectal malformations. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Sep; 51: 1867-1872.

                


                  Rubalcava NS, Bence CM, Jensen AR, Minneci PC, Van Arendonk KJ, Mak G, Rymeski BA, Kohler JE, Beyene T, Lim IIP, Hirschl RB, Speck KE. Contrast Challenge Algorithms for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstructions Are Safe in Children: A Multi-Institutional Study. Ann Surg. 2021 Aug 19;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Crichton KG, Minneci PC, Puls HT, Cooper JN. Identification of physical abuse-related hospitalizations in young children: Impact of the transition to ICD-10-CM coding. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Aug; 118: 105159.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Saito J, Onwuka A, Port E, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Knaus ME, Kohler J, Lal D, Landman MP, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel T, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Rymeski B, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE. Management of Pediatric Breast Masses: A Multi-institutional Retrospective Cohort Study. J Surg Res. 2021 Aug; 264: 309-315.

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkumd K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, St Peter SD. Outcomes in gastroschisis: expectations in the postnatal period for simple vs complex gastroschisis. J Perinatol. 2021 Jul; 41: 1755-1759.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Initial Treatment With Antibiotics vs Surgery With Treatment Success and Disability in Subgroups of Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2021 Jun 22; 325: 2502-2504.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Sebastião YV, Tiao GM, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Variability in age at Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia across US children's hospitals. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jun; 56: 1196-1202.

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Principles in treating pediatric patients with pilonidal disease - An expert perspective. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Apr; 64: 102233.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Lal DR, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Fox ZD, Heider A, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Burns RC, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Helmrath MA, MIDWEST PEDIATRIC SURGERY CONSORTIUM.. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma in Pediatric Lung Lesions. Pediatrics. 2021 Apr; 147: 

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovarian Masses and Torsion: New Approaches for Ovarian Salvage. Adv Pediatr. 2020 Aug; 67: 113-121.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Fox C, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy With Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2020 Jul 27;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2020 Jul 8;  

                


                  Metzger G, Cooper JN, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Boyd K, Chan S, Corea D, Dydynski P, Gill K, Kraus S, Sanchez R, Afrazi A, Calkins C, Linden AF, Downard C, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Landman M, Leys CM, Rymeski B, Wood RJ, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Bates DG, Minneci PC, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Inter-rater Reliability of Sacral Ratio Measurements in Patients with Anorectal Malformations. J Surg Res. 2020 Jul 23; 256: 272-281.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Dienhart MC. Intestinal Failure: A Description of the Problem and Recent Therapeutic Advances. Clin Perinatol. 2020 Jun; 47: 323-340.

                


                  Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl RB, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Slater BJ, Wilkinson KH, Wright TN, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Sutureless vs sutured abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis: Operative characteristics and early outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb 20;  

                


                  Halleran DR, Ahmad H, Maloof E, Paradiso M, Lehmkuhl H, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Does Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis Differ in Children With and Without Down Syndrome? J Surg Res. 2020 Jan; 245: 564-568.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Fallat ME, Hewitt G, Hertweck P, Onwuka A, Afrazi A, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Gonzalez DO, Grabowski JE, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Overman RE, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Wright T, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Understanding the Value of Tumor Markers in Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan; 55: 122-125.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Hoyt RR, Hoffman JM. Toward an Electronic Health Record Leveraged to Learn from Every Complex Patient Encounter: Health Informatics Considerations with Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation as a Model. J Pediatr. 2019 Dec; 215: 257-263.

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Comment on "Antibiotic Treatment and Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". Ann Surg. 2019 Dec; 270: e121-e122.

                


                  Halleran DR, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Association between Age and Umbilical Hernia Repair Outcomes in Children: A Multistate Population-Based Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 2019 Nov 8;  

                


                  Harbaugh CM, Fischer BA, Lawrence AE, Halleran DR, Thomas LN, Kim R, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Sandhu G, Hirschl RB. Caregiver Knowledge, Opinion, and Willingness to Consent to Trainee Involvement in Pediatric Surgical Care. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Nov 4;  

                


                  Leys CM, Hirschl RB, Kohler JE, Cherney-Stafford L, Marka N, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Burns RC, Downard CD, Foley DS, Halleran DR, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Knezevich MS, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Musili N, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Warner BW, Ostlie DJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium MWPSC.. Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct 24;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Response to Letter to the Editor: Development of a Patient-reported Experience and Outcome Measures in Pediatric Bowel Management. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Oct 23;  

                


                  Lodwick DL, Cooper JN, Lawrence AE, Kelleher KJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Affecting Emergency Department Computed Tomography Use in Children. J Surg Res. 2019 Sep; 241: 294-301.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Deans KJ, Chisolm DJ, Wrona SK, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Racial Disparities in Receipt of Postoperative Opioids After Pediatric Cholecystectomy. J Surg Res. 2019 Aug 14; 245: 309-314.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Gonzalez DO, Fallat ME, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Hertweck SP, Onwuka A, Bence C, Burns RC, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler JE, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Associated With Management of Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 4;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Jun; 31: 386-390.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Kim AG, Johnson KN, Mon RA, Adams C, Aladegbami B, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Linden AF, Lopez JJ, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rademacher BL, Shaaban A, Walker SK, Wright TN, Hirschl RB, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Current operative management of congenital lobar emphysema in children: A report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1138-1142.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Fischer BA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Multi-institutional trial of non-operative management and surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: Design and rationale. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Jun 26;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Cooper JN, Leonhart K, Nacion K, Sulkowski J, Porter K, Wei L, Deans KJ. Effects of a Patient Activation Tool on Decision Making Between Surgery and Nonoperative Management for Pediatric Appendicitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jun 5; 2: e195009.

                


                  Minneci PC, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Cooper JN, Afrazi A, Calkins CM, Corkum K, Downard CD, Ehrlich P, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Landisch R, Landman MP, Lee C, Leys CM, Lodwick DL, McLeod J, Mon R, McClure B, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wood R, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Can fecal continence be predicted in patients born with anorectal malformations? J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1159-1163.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Dienhart M, Cooper JN, Lodwick D, Lopez JJ, Fung B, Smith S, Warren P, Mezoff E, Balint J, Minneci PC. Ultrasound Elastography as a Non-Invasive Method to Monitor Liver Disease in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome: Updated Results. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1179-1183.

                


                  Drews JD, Cooper JN, Onwuka EA, Minneci PC, Aldrink JH. The relationships of surgeon volume and specialty with outcomes following pediatric thyroidectomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1226-1232.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Carsel AJ, Leonhart KL, Richards HW, Harbaugh CM, Waljee JF, McLeod DJ, Walz PC, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Cooper JN. Effect of Drug Disposal Bag Provision on Proper Disposal of Unused Opioids by Families of Pediatric Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Jun 24;  e191695.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Apr 24;  

                


                  Lal DR, Gadepalli SK, Downard CD, Minneci PC, Knezevich M, Chelius TH, Rapp CT, Billmire D, Bruch S, Carland Burns R, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Hebel F, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler J, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Ostlie DJ, Raque J, Rymeski B, Saito JM, St Peter SD, von Allmen D, Warner BW, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Infants with esophageal atresia and right aortic arch: Characteristics and outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Apr; 54: 688-692.

                


                  Gonzalez DO, Sebastião YV, Cooper JN, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Mortality Is Related to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Volume in US Hospitals. J Surg Res. 2019 Apr; 236: 159-165.

                


                  Halleran DR, Lane VA, Leonhart KL, Fischer B, Sebastiao Y, Chisolm DJ, Levitt MA, Wood RJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Development of a Patient Reported Experience and Outcomes Measure in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Bowel Management for Constipation and Fecal Incontinence. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Mar 26;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Kelley-Quon LI, Cooper JN. Relationships between hospital and surgeon operative volumes and outcomes of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jan; 54: 44-49.

                


                  Wright TN, Grant C, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Minneci PC, Fallat ME, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Neural monitoring during H-type tracheoesophageal fistula division: A way to decrease recurrent laryngeal nerve injury? J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Oct 31;  

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                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Bergus KC, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recurrence Rates for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Dec 7;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Rates of Air Embolism in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures of the Peritoneum. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2022 Nov 1;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Talan DA, Deans KJ. Result Interpretation in Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Pediatrics. 2022 Nov 1; 150: 

                


                  Fraser JD, Duran YK, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Minneci PC, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Natural history and consequence of patent processus vaginalis: An interim analysis from a multi-institutional prospective observational study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Gil LA, Lutz CM, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Hertweck SP, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Stafford LMC, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Use and accuracy of intraoperative frozen section analysis for ovarian masses in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Oct 6;  

                


                  Gil LA, McLeod D, Pattisapu P, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. The December effect in pediatric elective surgery utilization: differences between privately and publicly insured children. J Pediatr. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Shared decision-making in pediatric surgery: An overview of its application for the treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 21;  

                


                  Marquart JP, Bowder AN, Bence CM, St Peter SD, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Minneci PC, Hirschl RB, Rymeski BA, Downard CD, Markel TA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: Outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Sep 24;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Lawrence AE, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Failure of Operative Therapy After Ovarian-Sparing Surgery for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms: A Retrospective Review. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Aug 25;  

                


                  Gil LA, Asti L, Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Perioperative outcomes in minimally-invasive versus open surgery in infants undergoing repair of congenital anomalies. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug 10;  

                


                  Georgeades CM, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser J, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT. A multi-institutional study evaluating pediatric burn injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 19;  

                


                  Gil LA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Invited Commentary: Pilonidal Disease: Focus on Minimizing Disease and Treatment-Associated Morbidity. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Aug 16;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Kohler J, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Port E, Rymeski B, Saito J, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Disparities in the Management of Pediatric Breast Masses. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 3; 279: 648-656.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric Injury Transfer Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted time Series Analysis. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 30; 281: 130-142.

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Gil LA, Fabia R, Minneci PC, Thakkar RK. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Burn Patients Without Inhalation Injury: A Unique Population? J Burn Care Res. 2022 Jul 5;  

                


                  Engwall-Gill AJ, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Bolger-Theut S, Crotty EJ, Green JR, Hulett Bowling RL, Kumbhar SS, Rattan MS, Young CM, Canner JK, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Accuracy of Chest Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Cystic Pleuropulmonary Blastoma From Benign Congenital Lung Malformations in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1; 5: e2219814.

                


                  Gil LA, Gibson A, Gibson J, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Patient-Family and Provider Partnerships in the Management of Pediatric Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Am Surg. 2022 May 25;  31348221105601.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Gil LA, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated With the Failure of Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children: Secondary Analysis of a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 2; 5: e229712.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-institutional analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 May 20;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Examining the Utility of Preoperative Telemedicine Care Across Multiple Pediatric Surgery Disciplines. J Surg Res. 2022 Apr 27; 277: 138-147.

                


                  Onwuka AJ, Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Wells JM, Stoner MJ, Hewitt G, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Comparing the Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Adolescent Females at a Pediatric vs General Emergency Department. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Apr 14;  

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans K, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski J, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler J, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci P, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SSD. Does Use of a Feeding Protocol Change Outcomes in Gastroschisis? A Report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr; 32: 153-159.

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk KJ, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated rise in pediatric firearm injuries: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Fraser JA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Markel TA, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SDS, Fraser JD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Evaluating the risk of peri-umbilical hernia after sutured or sutureless gastroschisis closure. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Mar 26;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Benchmarking utilization, length of stay, and complications following minimally invasive repair of major congenital anomalies. Surg Endosc. 2022 Feb; 36: 1633-1649.

                


                  Bowder AN, Bence CM, Rymeski BA, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Arendonk KV, Minneci PC, Downard CD, Hirschl RB, Markel T, Courtney CM, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak G, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, St Peter SD, Troutt M, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Consortium.. Acid suppression duration does not alter anastomotic stricture rates after esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula repair: A prospective multi-institutional cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk K, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel T, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Impact of "Stay-at-Home" orders on non-accidental trauma: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Afrazi A, Breech L, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hertweck SP, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Elliott Overman R, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Schikler AG, Sujka JA, Wright T, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for pediatric ovarian dermoids. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 12;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Lawrence AE, Beyene TJ, Aldrink JH, Michalsky M, Minneci PC. Recurrence Rates After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Spontaneous Pneumothorax. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2021 Dec; 31: 1424-1430.

                


                  Weller JH, Peter SDS, Fallat ME, Saito JM, Burns CR, Deans KJ, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy in infants with congenital lung malformations: A multi-institutional propensity score analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Dec; 56: 2148-2156.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Gil LA, Kulaylat AN, Rubalcava NS, Lutz CM, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Speck KE. Variability in the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Nov 14;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Beyene TJ, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Room for Improvement: The Trephination Procedure for Pediatric Patients with Pilonidal Disease. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 605-611.

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Recognizing the Benefit of Telemedicine Before and After COVID-19: A Survey of Pediatric Surgery Providers. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 274-283.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Ervin E, Sebastião YV, Hewitt G, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Emergency Department Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Female Adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 649-655.

                


                  Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recommendations for Postoperative Surveillance of Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 666-672.

                


                  Flahive CB, Onwuka A, Bass LM, MacFarland SP, Minneci PC, Erdman SH. Characterizing Pediatric Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in Patients Undergoing Colectomy in the United States. J Pediatr. 2021 Sep 22;  

                


                  Ahmad H, Halleran DR, Stanek JR, Thompson BP, Bates DG, Rusin JA, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Correlation between the lateral and anteroposterior sacral ratios in anorectal malformations. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Sep; 51: 1867-1872.

                


                  Rubalcava NS, Bence CM, Jensen AR, Minneci PC, Van Arendonk KJ, Mak G, Rymeski BA, Kohler JE, Beyene T, Lim IIP, Hirschl RB, Speck KE. Contrast Challenge Algorithms for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstructions Are Safe in Children: A Multi-Institutional Study. Ann Surg. 2021 Aug 19;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Crichton KG, Minneci PC, Puls HT, Cooper JN. Identification of physical abuse-related hospitalizations in young children: Impact of the transition to ICD-10-CM coding. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Aug; 118: 105159.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Saito J, Onwuka A, Port E, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Knaus ME, Kohler J, Lal D, Landman MP, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel T, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Rymeski B, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE. Management of Pediatric Breast Masses: A Multi-institutional Retrospective Cohort Study. J Surg Res. 2021 Aug; 264: 309-315.

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkumd K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, St Peter SD. Outcomes in gastroschisis: expectations in the postnatal period for simple vs complex gastroschisis. J Perinatol. 2021 Jul; 41: 1755-1759.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Initial Treatment With Antibiotics vs Surgery With Treatment Success and Disability in Subgroups of Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2021 Jun 22; 325: 2502-2504.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Sebastião YV, Tiao GM, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Variability in age at Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia across US children's hospitals. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jun; 56: 1196-1202.

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Principles in treating pediatric patients with pilonidal disease - An expert perspective. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Apr; 64: 102233.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Lal DR, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Fox ZD, Heider A, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Burns RC, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Helmrath MA, MIDWEST PEDIATRIC SURGERY CONSORTIUM.. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma in Pediatric Lung Lesions. Pediatrics. 2021 Apr; 147: 

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovarian Masses and Torsion: New Approaches for Ovarian Salvage. Adv Pediatr. 2020 Aug; 67: 113-121.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Fox C, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy With Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2020 Jul 27;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2020 Jul 8;  

                


                  Metzger G, Cooper JN, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Boyd K, Chan S, Corea D, Dydynski P, Gill K, Kraus S, Sanchez R, Afrazi A, Calkins C, Linden AF, Downard C, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Landman M, Leys CM, Rymeski B, Wood RJ, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Bates DG, Minneci PC, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Inter-rater Reliability of Sacral Ratio Measurements in Patients with Anorectal Malformations. J Surg Res. 2020 Jul 23; 256: 272-281.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Dienhart MC. Intestinal Failure: A Description of the Problem and Recent Therapeutic Advances. Clin Perinatol. 2020 Jun; 47: 323-340.

                


                  Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl RB, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Slater BJ, Wilkinson KH, Wright TN, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Sutureless vs sutured abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis: Operative characteristics and early outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb 20;  

                


                  Halleran DR, Ahmad H, Maloof E, Paradiso M, Lehmkuhl H, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Does Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis Differ in Children With and Without Down Syndrome? J Surg Res. 2020 Jan; 245: 564-568.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Fallat ME, Hewitt G, Hertweck P, Onwuka A, Afrazi A, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Gonzalez DO, Grabowski JE, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Overman RE, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Wright T, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Understanding the Value of Tumor Markers in Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan; 55: 122-125.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Hoyt RR, Hoffman JM. Toward an Electronic Health Record Leveraged to Learn from Every Complex Patient Encounter: Health Informatics Considerations with Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation as a Model. J Pediatr. 2019 Dec; 215: 257-263.

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Comment on "Antibiotic Treatment and Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". Ann Surg. 2019 Dec; 270: e121-e122.

                


                  Halleran DR, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Association between Age and Umbilical Hernia Repair Outcomes in Children: A Multistate Population-Based Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 2019 Nov 8;  

                


                  Harbaugh CM, Fischer BA, Lawrence AE, Halleran DR, Thomas LN, Kim R, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Sandhu G, Hirschl RB. Caregiver Knowledge, Opinion, and Willingness to Consent to Trainee Involvement in Pediatric Surgical Care. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Nov 4;  

                


                  Leys CM, Hirschl RB, Kohler JE, Cherney-Stafford L, Marka N, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Burns RC, Downard CD, Foley DS, Halleran DR, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Knezevich MS, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Musili N, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Warner BW, Ostlie DJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium MWPSC.. Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct 24;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Response to Letter to the Editor: Development of a Patient-reported Experience and Outcome Measures in Pediatric Bowel Management. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Oct 23;  

                


                  Lodwick DL, Cooper JN, Lawrence AE, Kelleher KJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Affecting Emergency Department Computed Tomography Use in Children. J Surg Res. 2019 Sep; 241: 294-301.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Deans KJ, Chisolm DJ, Wrona SK, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Racial Disparities in Receipt of Postoperative Opioids After Pediatric Cholecystectomy. J Surg Res. 2019 Aug 14; 245: 309-314.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Gonzalez DO, Fallat ME, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Hertweck SP, Onwuka A, Bence C, Burns RC, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler JE, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Associated With Management of Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 4;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Jun; 31: 386-390.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Kim AG, Johnson KN, Mon RA, Adams C, Aladegbami B, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Linden AF, Lopez JJ, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rademacher BL, Shaaban A, Walker SK, Wright TN, Hirschl RB, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Current operative management of congenital lobar emphysema in children: A report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1138-1142.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Fischer BA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Multi-institutional trial of non-operative management and surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: Design and rationale. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Jun 26;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Cooper JN, Leonhart K, Nacion K, Sulkowski J, Porter K, Wei L, Deans KJ. Effects of a Patient Activation Tool on Decision Making Between Surgery and Nonoperative Management for Pediatric Appendicitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jun 5; 2: e195009.

                


                  Minneci PC, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Cooper JN, Afrazi A, Calkins CM, Corkum K, Downard CD, Ehrlich P, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Landisch R, Landman MP, Lee C, Leys CM, Lodwick DL, McLeod J, Mon R, McClure B, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wood R, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Can fecal continence be predicted in patients born with anorectal malformations? J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1159-1163.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Dienhart M, Cooper JN, Lodwick D, Lopez JJ, Fung B, Smith S, Warren P, Mezoff E, Balint J, Minneci PC. Ultrasound Elastography as a Non-Invasive Method to Monitor Liver Disease in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome: Updated Results. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1179-1183.

                


                  Drews JD, Cooper JN, Onwuka EA, Minneci PC, Aldrink JH. The relationships of surgeon volume and specialty with outcomes following pediatric thyroidectomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1226-1232.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Carsel AJ, Leonhart KL, Richards HW, Harbaugh CM, Waljee JF, McLeod DJ, Walz PC, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Cooper JN. Effect of Drug Disposal Bag Provision on Proper Disposal of Unused Opioids by Families of Pediatric Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Jun 24;  e191695.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Apr 24;  

                


                  Lal DR, Gadepalli SK, Downard CD, Minneci PC, Knezevich M, Chelius TH, Rapp CT, Billmire D, Bruch S, Carland Burns R, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Hebel F, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler J, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Ostlie DJ, Raque J, Rymeski B, Saito JM, St Peter SD, von Allmen D, Warner BW, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Infants with esophageal atresia and right aortic arch: Characteristics and outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Apr; 54: 688-692.

                


                  Gonzalez DO, Sebastião YV, Cooper JN, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Mortality Is Related to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Volume in US Hospitals. J Surg Res. 2019 Apr; 236: 159-165.

                


                  Halleran DR, Lane VA, Leonhart KL, Fischer B, Sebastiao Y, Chisolm DJ, Levitt MA, Wood RJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Development of a Patient Reported Experience and Outcomes Measure in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Bowel Management for Constipation and Fecal Incontinence. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Mar 26;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Kelley-Quon LI, Cooper JN. Relationships between hospital and surgeon operative volumes and outcomes of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jan; 54: 44-49.

                


                  Wright TN, Grant C, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Minneci PC, Fallat ME, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Neural monitoring during H-type tracheoesophageal fistula division: A way to decrease recurrent laryngeal nerve injury? J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Oct 31;  

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                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Bergus KC, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recurrence Rates for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Dec 7;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Rates of Air Embolism in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures of the Peritoneum. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2022 Nov 1;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Talan DA, Deans KJ. Result Interpretation in Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Pediatrics. 2022 Nov 1; 150: 

                


                  Fraser JD, Duran YK, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Minneci PC, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Natural history and consequence of patent processus vaginalis: An interim analysis from a multi-institutional prospective observational study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Gil LA, Lutz CM, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Hertweck SP, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Stafford LMC, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Use and accuracy of intraoperative frozen section analysis for ovarian masses in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Oct 6;  

                


                  Gil LA, McLeod D, Pattisapu P, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. The December effect in pediatric elective surgery utilization: differences between privately and publicly insured children. J Pediatr. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Shared decision-making in pediatric surgery: An overview of its application for the treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 21;  

                


                  Marquart JP, Bowder AN, Bence CM, St Peter SD, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Minneci PC, Hirschl RB, Rymeski BA, Downard CD, Markel TA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: Outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Sep 24;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Lawrence AE, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Failure of Operative Therapy After Ovarian-Sparing Surgery for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms: A Retrospective Review. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Aug 25;  

                


                  Gil LA, Asti L, Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Perioperative outcomes in minimally-invasive versus open surgery in infants undergoing repair of congenital anomalies. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug 10;  

                


                  Georgeades CM, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser J, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT. A multi-institutional study evaluating pediatric burn injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 19;  

                


                  Gil LA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Invited Commentary: Pilonidal Disease: Focus on Minimizing Disease and Treatment-Associated Morbidity. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Aug 16;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Kohler J, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Port E, Rymeski B, Saito J, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Disparities in the Management of Pediatric Breast Masses. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 3; 279: 648-656.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric Injury Transfer Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted time Series Analysis. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 30; 281: 130-142.

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Gil LA, Fabia R, Minneci PC, Thakkar RK. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Burn Patients Without Inhalation Injury: A Unique Population? J Burn Care Res. 2022 Jul 5;  

                


                  Engwall-Gill AJ, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Bolger-Theut S, Crotty EJ, Green JR, Hulett Bowling RL, Kumbhar SS, Rattan MS, Young CM, Canner JK, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Accuracy of Chest Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Cystic Pleuropulmonary Blastoma From Benign Congenital Lung Malformations in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1; 5: e2219814.

                


                  Gil LA, Gibson A, Gibson J, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Patient-Family and Provider Partnerships in the Management of Pediatric Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Am Surg. 2022 May 25;  31348221105601.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Gil LA, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated With the Failure of Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children: Secondary Analysis of a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 2; 5: e229712.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-institutional analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 May 20;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Examining the Utility of Preoperative Telemedicine Care Across Multiple Pediatric Surgery Disciplines. J Surg Res. 2022 Apr 27; 277: 138-147.

                


                  Onwuka AJ, Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Wells JM, Stoner MJ, Hewitt G, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Comparing the Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Adolescent Females at a Pediatric vs General Emergency Department. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Apr 14;  

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans K, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski J, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler J, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci P, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SSD. Does Use of a Feeding Protocol Change Outcomes in Gastroschisis? A Report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr; 32: 153-159.

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk KJ, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated rise in pediatric firearm injuries: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Fraser JA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Markel TA, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SDS, Fraser JD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Evaluating the risk of peri-umbilical hernia after sutured or sutureless gastroschisis closure. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Mar 26;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Benchmarking utilization, length of stay, and complications following minimally invasive repair of major congenital anomalies. Surg Endosc. 2022 Feb; 36: 1633-1649.

                


                  Bowder AN, Bence CM, Rymeski BA, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Arendonk KV, Minneci PC, Downard CD, Hirschl RB, Markel T, Courtney CM, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak G, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, St Peter SD, Troutt M, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Consortium.. Acid suppression duration does not alter anastomotic stricture rates after esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula repair: A prospective multi-institutional cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk K, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel T, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Impact of "Stay-at-Home" orders on non-accidental trauma: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Afrazi A, Breech L, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hertweck SP, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Elliott Overman R, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Schikler AG, Sujka JA, Wright T, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for pediatric ovarian dermoids. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 12;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Lawrence AE, Beyene TJ, Aldrink JH, Michalsky M, Minneci PC. Recurrence Rates After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Spontaneous Pneumothorax. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2021 Dec; 31: 1424-1430.

                


                  Weller JH, Peter SDS, Fallat ME, Saito JM, Burns CR, Deans KJ, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy in infants with congenital lung malformations: A multi-institutional propensity score analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Dec; 56: 2148-2156.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Gil LA, Kulaylat AN, Rubalcava NS, Lutz CM, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Speck KE. Variability in the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Nov 14;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Beyene TJ, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Room for Improvement: The Trephination Procedure for Pediatric Patients with Pilonidal Disease. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 605-611.

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Recognizing the Benefit of Telemedicine Before and After COVID-19: A Survey of Pediatric Surgery Providers. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 274-283.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Ervin E, Sebastião YV, Hewitt G, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Emergency Department Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Female Adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 649-655.

                


                  Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recommendations for Postoperative Surveillance of Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 666-672.

                


                  Flahive CB, Onwuka A, Bass LM, MacFarland SP, Minneci PC, Erdman SH. Characterizing Pediatric Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in Patients Undergoing Colectomy in the United States. J Pediatr. 2021 Sep 22;  

                


                  Ahmad H, Halleran DR, Stanek JR, Thompson BP, Bates DG, Rusin JA, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Correlation between the lateral and anteroposterior sacral ratios in anorectal malformations. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Sep; 51: 1867-1872.

                


                  Rubalcava NS, Bence CM, Jensen AR, Minneci PC, Van Arendonk KJ, Mak G, Rymeski BA, Kohler JE, Beyene T, Lim IIP, Hirschl RB, Speck KE. Contrast Challenge Algorithms for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstructions Are Safe in Children: A Multi-Institutional Study. Ann Surg. 2021 Aug 19;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Crichton KG, Minneci PC, Puls HT, Cooper JN. Identification of physical abuse-related hospitalizations in young children: Impact of the transition to ICD-10-CM coding. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Aug; 118: 105159.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Saito J, Onwuka A, Port E, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Knaus ME, Kohler J, Lal D, Landman MP, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel T, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Rymeski B, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE. Management of Pediatric Breast Masses: A Multi-institutional Retrospective Cohort Study. J Surg Res. 2021 Aug; 264: 309-315.

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkumd K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, St Peter SD. Outcomes in gastroschisis: expectations in the postnatal period for simple vs complex gastroschisis. J Perinatol. 2021 Jul; 41: 1755-1759.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Initial Treatment With Antibiotics vs Surgery With Treatment Success and Disability in Subgroups of Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2021 Jun 22; 325: 2502-2504.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Sebastião YV, Tiao GM, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Variability in age at Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia across US children's hospitals. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jun; 56: 1196-1202.

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Principles in treating pediatric patients with pilonidal disease - An expert perspective. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Apr; 64: 102233.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Lal DR, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Fox ZD, Heider A, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Burns RC, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Helmrath MA, MIDWEST PEDIATRIC SURGERY CONSORTIUM.. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma in Pediatric Lung Lesions. Pediatrics. 2021 Apr; 147: 

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovarian Masses and Torsion: New Approaches for Ovarian Salvage. Adv Pediatr. 2020 Aug; 67: 113-121.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Fox C, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy With Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2020 Jul 27;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2020 Jul 8;  

                


                  Metzger G, Cooper JN, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Boyd K, Chan S, Corea D, Dydynski P, Gill K, Kraus S, Sanchez R, Afrazi A, Calkins C, Linden AF, Downard C, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Landman M, Leys CM, Rymeski B, Wood RJ, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Bates DG, Minneci PC, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Inter-rater Reliability of Sacral Ratio Measurements in Patients with Anorectal Malformations. J Surg Res. 2020 Jul 23; 256: 272-281.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Dienhart MC. Intestinal Failure: A Description of the Problem and Recent Therapeutic Advances. Clin Perinatol. 2020 Jun; 47: 323-340.

                


                  Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl RB, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Slater BJ, Wilkinson KH, Wright TN, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Sutureless vs sutured abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis: Operative characteristics and early outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb 20;  

                


                  Halleran DR, Ahmad H, Maloof E, Paradiso M, Lehmkuhl H, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Does Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis Differ in Children With and Without Down Syndrome? J Surg Res. 2020 Jan; 245: 564-568.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Fallat ME, Hewitt G, Hertweck P, Onwuka A, Afrazi A, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Gonzalez DO, Grabowski JE, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Overman RE, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Wright T, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Understanding the Value of Tumor Markers in Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan; 55: 122-125.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Hoyt RR, Hoffman JM. Toward an Electronic Health Record Leveraged to Learn from Every Complex Patient Encounter: Health Informatics Considerations with Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation as a Model. J Pediatr. 2019 Dec; 215: 257-263.

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Comment on "Antibiotic Treatment and Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". Ann Surg. 2019 Dec; 270: e121-e122.

                


                  Halleran DR, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Association between Age and Umbilical Hernia Repair Outcomes in Children: A Multistate Population-Based Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 2019 Nov 8;  

                


                  Harbaugh CM, Fischer BA, Lawrence AE, Halleran DR, Thomas LN, Kim R, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Sandhu G, Hirschl RB. Caregiver Knowledge, Opinion, and Willingness to Consent to Trainee Involvement in Pediatric Surgical Care. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Nov 4;  

                


                  Leys CM, Hirschl RB, Kohler JE, Cherney-Stafford L, Marka N, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Burns RC, Downard CD, Foley DS, Halleran DR, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Knezevich MS, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Musili N, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Warner BW, Ostlie DJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium MWPSC.. Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct 24;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Response to Letter to the Editor: Development of a Patient-reported Experience and Outcome Measures in Pediatric Bowel Management. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Oct 23;  

                


                  Lodwick DL, Cooper JN, Lawrence AE, Kelleher KJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Affecting Emergency Department Computed Tomography Use in Children. J Surg Res. 2019 Sep; 241: 294-301.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Deans KJ, Chisolm DJ, Wrona SK, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Racial Disparities in Receipt of Postoperative Opioids After Pediatric Cholecystectomy. J Surg Res. 2019 Aug 14; 245: 309-314.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Gonzalez DO, Fallat ME, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Hertweck SP, Onwuka A, Bence C, Burns RC, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler JE, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Associated With Management of Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 4;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Jun; 31: 386-390.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Kim AG, Johnson KN, Mon RA, Adams C, Aladegbami B, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Linden AF, Lopez JJ, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rademacher BL, Shaaban A, Walker SK, Wright TN, Hirschl RB, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Current operative management of congenital lobar emphysema in children: A report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1138-1142.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Fischer BA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Multi-institutional trial of non-operative management and surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: Design and rationale. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Jun 26;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Cooper JN, Leonhart K, Nacion K, Sulkowski J, Porter K, Wei L, Deans KJ. Effects of a Patient Activation Tool on Decision Making Between Surgery and Nonoperative Management for Pediatric Appendicitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jun 5; 2: e195009.

                


                  Minneci PC, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Cooper JN, Afrazi A, Calkins CM, Corkum K, Downard CD, Ehrlich P, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Landisch R, Landman MP, Lee C, Leys CM, Lodwick DL, McLeod J, Mon R, McClure B, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wood R, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Can fecal continence be predicted in patients born with anorectal malformations? J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1159-1163.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Dienhart M, Cooper JN, Lodwick D, Lopez JJ, Fung B, Smith S, Warren P, Mezoff E, Balint J, Minneci PC. Ultrasound Elastography as a Non-Invasive Method to Monitor Liver Disease in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome: Updated Results. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1179-1183.

                


                  Drews JD, Cooper JN, Onwuka EA, Minneci PC, Aldrink JH. The relationships of surgeon volume and specialty with outcomes following pediatric thyroidectomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1226-1232.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Carsel AJ, Leonhart KL, Richards HW, Harbaugh CM, Waljee JF, McLeod DJ, Walz PC, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Cooper JN. Effect of Drug Disposal Bag Provision on Proper Disposal of Unused Opioids by Families of Pediatric Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Jun 24;  e191695.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Apr 24;  

                


                  Lal DR, Gadepalli SK, Downard CD, Minneci PC, Knezevich M, Chelius TH, Rapp CT, Billmire D, Bruch S, Carland Burns R, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Hebel F, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler J, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Ostlie DJ, Raque J, Rymeski B, Saito JM, St Peter SD, von Allmen D, Warner BW, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Infants with esophageal atresia and right aortic arch: Characteristics and outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Apr; 54: 688-692.

                


                  Gonzalez DO, Sebastião YV, Cooper JN, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Mortality Is Related to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Volume in US Hospitals. J Surg Res. 2019 Apr; 236: 159-165.

                


                  Halleran DR, Lane VA, Leonhart KL, Fischer B, Sebastiao Y, Chisolm DJ, Levitt MA, Wood RJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Development of a Patient Reported Experience and Outcomes Measure in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Bowel Management for Constipation and Fecal Incontinence. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Mar 26;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Kelley-Quon LI, Cooper JN. Relationships between hospital and surgeon operative volumes and outcomes of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jan; 54: 44-49.

                


                  Wright TN, Grant C, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Minneci PC, Fallat ME, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Neural monitoring during H-type tracheoesophageal fistula division: A way to decrease recurrent laryngeal nerve injury? J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Oct 31;  

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                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Bergus KC, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recurrence Rates for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Dec 7;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Rates of Air Embolism in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures of the Peritoneum. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2022 Nov 1;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Talan DA, Deans KJ. Result Interpretation in Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Pediatrics. 2022 Nov 1; 150: 

                


                  Fraser JD, Duran YK, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Minneci PC, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Natural history and consequence of patent processus vaginalis: An interim analysis from a multi-institutional prospective observational study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Gil LA, Lutz CM, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Hertweck SP, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Stafford LMC, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Use and accuracy of intraoperative frozen section analysis for ovarian masses in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Oct 6;  

                


                  Gil LA, McLeod D, Pattisapu P, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. The December effect in pediatric elective surgery utilization: differences between privately and publicly insured children. J Pediatr. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Shared decision-making in pediatric surgery: An overview of its application for the treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 21;  

                


                  Marquart JP, Bowder AN, Bence CM, St Peter SD, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Minneci PC, Hirschl RB, Rymeski BA, Downard CD, Markel TA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: Outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Sep 24;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Lawrence AE, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Failure of Operative Therapy After Ovarian-Sparing Surgery for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms: A Retrospective Review. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Aug 25;  

                


                  Gil LA, Asti L, Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Perioperative outcomes in minimally-invasive versus open surgery in infants undergoing repair of congenital anomalies. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug 10;  

                


                  Georgeades CM, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser J, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT. A multi-institutional study evaluating pediatric burn injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 19;  

                


                  Gil LA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Invited Commentary: Pilonidal Disease: Focus on Minimizing Disease and Treatment-Associated Morbidity. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Aug 16;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Kohler J, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Port E, Rymeski B, Saito J, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Disparities in the Management of Pediatric Breast Masses. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 3; 279: 648-656.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric Injury Transfer Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted time Series Analysis. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 30; 281: 130-142.

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Gil LA, Fabia R, Minneci PC, Thakkar RK. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Burn Patients Without Inhalation Injury: A Unique Population? J Burn Care Res. 2022 Jul 5;  

                


                  Engwall-Gill AJ, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Bolger-Theut S, Crotty EJ, Green JR, Hulett Bowling RL, Kumbhar SS, Rattan MS, Young CM, Canner JK, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Accuracy of Chest Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Cystic Pleuropulmonary Blastoma From Benign Congenital Lung Malformations in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1; 5: e2219814.

                


                  Gil LA, Gibson A, Gibson J, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Patient-Family and Provider Partnerships in the Management of Pediatric Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Am Surg. 2022 May 25;  31348221105601.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Gil LA, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated With the Failure of Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children: Secondary Analysis of a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 2; 5: e229712.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-institutional analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 May 20;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Examining the Utility of Preoperative Telemedicine Care Across Multiple Pediatric Surgery Disciplines. J Surg Res. 2022 Apr 27; 277: 138-147.

                


                  Onwuka AJ, Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Wells JM, Stoner MJ, Hewitt G, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Comparing the Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Adolescent Females at a Pediatric vs General Emergency Department. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Apr 14;  

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans K, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski J, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler J, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci P, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SSD. Does Use of a Feeding Protocol Change Outcomes in Gastroschisis? A Report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr; 32: 153-159.

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk KJ, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated rise in pediatric firearm injuries: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Fraser JA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Markel TA, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SDS, Fraser JD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Evaluating the risk of peri-umbilical hernia after sutured or sutureless gastroschisis closure. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Mar 26;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Benchmarking utilization, length of stay, and complications following minimally invasive repair of major congenital anomalies. Surg Endosc. 2022 Feb; 36: 1633-1649.

                


                  Bowder AN, Bence CM, Rymeski BA, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Arendonk KV, Minneci PC, Downard CD, Hirschl RB, Markel T, Courtney CM, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak G, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, St Peter SD, Troutt M, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Consortium.. Acid suppression duration does not alter anastomotic stricture rates after esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula repair: A prospective multi-institutional cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk K, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel T, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Impact of "Stay-at-Home" orders on non-accidental trauma: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Afrazi A, Breech L, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hertweck SP, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Elliott Overman R, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Schikler AG, Sujka JA, Wright T, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for pediatric ovarian dermoids. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 12;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Lawrence AE, Beyene TJ, Aldrink JH, Michalsky M, Minneci PC. Recurrence Rates After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Spontaneous Pneumothorax. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2021 Dec; 31: 1424-1430.

                


                  Weller JH, Peter SDS, Fallat ME, Saito JM, Burns CR, Deans KJ, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy in infants with congenital lung malformations: A multi-institutional propensity score analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Dec; 56: 2148-2156.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Gil LA, Kulaylat AN, Rubalcava NS, Lutz CM, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Speck KE. Variability in the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Nov 14;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Beyene TJ, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Room for Improvement: The Trephination Procedure for Pediatric Patients with Pilonidal Disease. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 605-611.

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Recognizing the Benefit of Telemedicine Before and After COVID-19: A Survey of Pediatric Surgery Providers. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 274-283.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Ervin E, Sebastião YV, Hewitt G, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Emergency Department Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Female Adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 649-655.

                


                  Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recommendations for Postoperative Surveillance of Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 666-672.

                


                  Flahive CB, Onwuka A, Bass LM, MacFarland SP, Minneci PC, Erdman SH. Characterizing Pediatric Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in Patients Undergoing Colectomy in the United States. J Pediatr. 2021 Sep 22;  

                


                  Ahmad H, Halleran DR, Stanek JR, Thompson BP, Bates DG, Rusin JA, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Correlation between the lateral and anteroposterior sacral ratios in anorectal malformations. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Sep; 51: 1867-1872.

                


                  Rubalcava NS, Bence CM, Jensen AR, Minneci PC, Van Arendonk KJ, Mak G, Rymeski BA, Kohler JE, Beyene T, Lim IIP, Hirschl RB, Speck KE. Contrast Challenge Algorithms for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstructions Are Safe in Children: A Multi-Institutional Study. Ann Surg. 2021 Aug 19;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Crichton KG, Minneci PC, Puls HT, Cooper JN. Identification of physical abuse-related hospitalizations in young children: Impact of the transition to ICD-10-CM coding. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Aug; 118: 105159.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Saito J, Onwuka A, Port E, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Knaus ME, Kohler J, Lal D, Landman MP, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel T, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Rymeski B, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE. Management of Pediatric Breast Masses: A Multi-institutional Retrospective Cohort Study. J Surg Res. 2021 Aug; 264: 309-315.

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkumd K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, St Peter SD. Outcomes in gastroschisis: expectations in the postnatal period for simple vs complex gastroschisis. J Perinatol. 2021 Jul; 41: 1755-1759.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Initial Treatment With Antibiotics vs Surgery With Treatment Success and Disability in Subgroups of Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2021 Jun 22; 325: 2502-2504.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Sebastião YV, Tiao GM, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Variability in age at Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia across US children's hospitals. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jun; 56: 1196-1202.

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Principles in treating pediatric patients with pilonidal disease - An expert perspective. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Apr; 64: 102233.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Lal DR, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Fox ZD, Heider A, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Burns RC, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Helmrath MA, MIDWEST PEDIATRIC SURGERY CONSORTIUM.. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma in Pediatric Lung Lesions. Pediatrics. 2021 Apr; 147: 

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovarian Masses and Torsion: New Approaches for Ovarian Salvage. Adv Pediatr. 2020 Aug; 67: 113-121.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Fox C, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy With Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2020 Jul 27;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2020 Jul 8;  

                


                  Metzger G, Cooper JN, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Boyd K, Chan S, Corea D, Dydynski P, Gill K, Kraus S, Sanchez R, Afrazi A, Calkins C, Linden AF, Downard C, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Landman M, Leys CM, Rymeski B, Wood RJ, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Bates DG, Minneci PC, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Inter-rater Reliability of Sacral Ratio Measurements in Patients with Anorectal Malformations. J Surg Res. 2020 Jul 23; 256: 272-281.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Dienhart MC. Intestinal Failure: A Description of the Problem and Recent Therapeutic Advances. Clin Perinatol. 2020 Jun; 47: 323-340.

                


                  Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl RB, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Slater BJ, Wilkinson KH, Wright TN, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Sutureless vs sutured abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis: Operative characteristics and early outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb 20;  

                


                  Halleran DR, Ahmad H, Maloof E, Paradiso M, Lehmkuhl H, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Does Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis Differ in Children With and Without Down Syndrome? J Surg Res. 2020 Jan; 245: 564-568.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Fallat ME, Hewitt G, Hertweck P, Onwuka A, Afrazi A, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Gonzalez DO, Grabowski JE, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Overman RE, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Wright T, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Understanding the Value of Tumor Markers in Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan; 55: 122-125.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Hoyt RR, Hoffman JM. Toward an Electronic Health Record Leveraged to Learn from Every Complex Patient Encounter: Health Informatics Considerations with Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation as a Model. J Pediatr. 2019 Dec; 215: 257-263.

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Comment on "Antibiotic Treatment and Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". Ann Surg. 2019 Dec; 270: e121-e122.

                


                  Halleran DR, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Association between Age and Umbilical Hernia Repair Outcomes in Children: A Multistate Population-Based Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 2019 Nov 8;  

                


                  Harbaugh CM, Fischer BA, Lawrence AE, Halleran DR, Thomas LN, Kim R, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Sandhu G, Hirschl RB. Caregiver Knowledge, Opinion, and Willingness to Consent to Trainee Involvement in Pediatric Surgical Care. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Nov 4;  

                


                  Leys CM, Hirschl RB, Kohler JE, Cherney-Stafford L, Marka N, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Burns RC, Downard CD, Foley DS, Halleran DR, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Knezevich MS, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Musili N, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Warner BW, Ostlie DJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium MWPSC.. Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct 24;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Response to Letter to the Editor: Development of a Patient-reported Experience and Outcome Measures in Pediatric Bowel Management. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Oct 23;  

                


                  Lodwick DL, Cooper JN, Lawrence AE, Kelleher KJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Affecting Emergency Department Computed Tomography Use in Children. J Surg Res. 2019 Sep; 241: 294-301.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Deans KJ, Chisolm DJ, Wrona SK, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Racial Disparities in Receipt of Postoperative Opioids After Pediatric Cholecystectomy. J Surg Res. 2019 Aug 14; 245: 309-314.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Gonzalez DO, Fallat ME, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Hertweck SP, Onwuka A, Bence C, Burns RC, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler JE, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Associated With Management of Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 4;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Jun; 31: 386-390.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Kim AG, Johnson KN, Mon RA, Adams C, Aladegbami B, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Linden AF, Lopez JJ, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rademacher BL, Shaaban A, Walker SK, Wright TN, Hirschl RB, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Current operative management of congenital lobar emphysema in children: A report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1138-1142.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Fischer BA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Multi-institutional trial of non-operative management and surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: Design and rationale. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Jun 26;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Cooper JN, Leonhart K, Nacion K, Sulkowski J, Porter K, Wei L, Deans KJ. Effects of a Patient Activation Tool on Decision Making Between Surgery and Nonoperative Management for Pediatric Appendicitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jun 5; 2: e195009.

                


                  Minneci PC, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Cooper JN, Afrazi A, Calkins CM, Corkum K, Downard CD, Ehrlich P, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Landisch R, Landman MP, Lee C, Leys CM, Lodwick DL, McLeod J, Mon R, McClure B, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wood R, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Can fecal continence be predicted in patients born with anorectal malformations? J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1159-1163.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Dienhart M, Cooper JN, Lodwick D, Lopez JJ, Fung B, Smith S, Warren P, Mezoff E, Balint J, Minneci PC. Ultrasound Elastography as a Non-Invasive Method to Monitor Liver Disease in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome: Updated Results. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1179-1183.

                


                  Drews JD, Cooper JN, Onwuka EA, Minneci PC, Aldrink JH. The relationships of surgeon volume and specialty with outcomes following pediatric thyroidectomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1226-1232.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Carsel AJ, Leonhart KL, Richards HW, Harbaugh CM, Waljee JF, McLeod DJ, Walz PC, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Cooper JN. Effect of Drug Disposal Bag Provision on Proper Disposal of Unused Opioids by Families of Pediatric Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Jun 24;  e191695.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Apr 24;  

                


                  Lal DR, Gadepalli SK, Downard CD, Minneci PC, Knezevich M, Chelius TH, Rapp CT, Billmire D, Bruch S, Carland Burns R, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Hebel F, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler J, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Ostlie DJ, Raque J, Rymeski B, Saito JM, St Peter SD, von Allmen D, Warner BW, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Infants with esophageal atresia and right aortic arch: Characteristics and outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Apr; 54: 688-692.

                


                  Gonzalez DO, Sebastião YV, Cooper JN, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Mortality Is Related to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Volume in US Hospitals. J Surg Res. 2019 Apr; 236: 159-165.

                


                  Halleran DR, Lane VA, Leonhart KL, Fischer B, Sebastiao Y, Chisolm DJ, Levitt MA, Wood RJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Development of a Patient Reported Experience and Outcomes Measure in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Bowel Management for Constipation and Fecal Incontinence. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Mar 26;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Kelley-Quon LI, Cooper JN. Relationships between hospital and surgeon operative volumes and outcomes of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jan; 54: 44-49.

                


                  Wright TN, Grant C, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Minneci PC, Fallat ME, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Neural monitoring during H-type tracheoesophageal fistula division: A way to decrease recurrent laryngeal nerve injury? J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Oct 31;  

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                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Bergus KC, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recurrence Rates for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Dec 7;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Rates of Air Embolism in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures of the Peritoneum. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2022 Nov 1;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Talan DA, Deans KJ. Result Interpretation in Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Pediatrics. 2022 Nov 1; 150: 

                


                  Fraser JD, Duran YK, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Minneci PC, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Natural history and consequence of patent processus vaginalis: An interim analysis from a multi-institutional prospective observational study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Gil LA, Lutz CM, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Hertweck SP, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Stafford LMC, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Use and accuracy of intraoperative frozen section analysis for ovarian masses in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Oct 6;  

                


                  Gil LA, McLeod D, Pattisapu P, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. The December effect in pediatric elective surgery utilization: differences between privately and publicly insured children. J Pediatr. 2022 Oct 3;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Shared decision-making in pediatric surgery: An overview of its application for the treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 21;  

                


                  Marquart JP, Bowder AN, Bence CM, St Peter SD, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Minneci PC, Hirschl RB, Rymeski BA, Downard CD, Markel TA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: Outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Sep 24;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Lawrence AE, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Failure of Operative Therapy After Ovarian-Sparing Surgery for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms: A Retrospective Review. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Aug 25;  

                


                  Gil LA, Asti L, Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Perioperative outcomes in minimally-invasive versus open surgery in infants undergoing repair of congenital anomalies. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug 10;  

                


                  Georgeades CM, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser J, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT. A multi-institutional study evaluating pediatric burn injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 19;  

                


                  Gil LA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Invited Commentary: Pilonidal Disease: Focus on Minimizing Disease and Treatment-Associated Morbidity. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Aug 16;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Kohler J, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Port E, Rymeski B, Saito J, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Disparities in the Management of Pediatric Breast Masses. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 3; 279: 648-656.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric Injury Transfer Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted time Series Analysis. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 30; 281: 130-142.

                


                  Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Gil LA, Fabia R, Minneci PC, Thakkar RK. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Burn Patients Without Inhalation Injury: A Unique Population? J Burn Care Res. 2022 Jul 5;  

                


                  Engwall-Gill AJ, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Bolger-Theut S, Crotty EJ, Green JR, Hulett Bowling RL, Kumbhar SS, Rattan MS, Young CM, Canner JK, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Accuracy of Chest Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Cystic Pleuropulmonary Blastoma From Benign Congenital Lung Malformations in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1; 5: e2219814.

                


                  Gil LA, Gibson A, Gibson J, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Patient-Family and Provider Partnerships in the Management of Pediatric Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Am Surg. 2022 May 25;  31348221105601.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Gil LA, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated With the Failure of Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children: Secondary Analysis of a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 2; 5: e229712.

                


                  Flynn-O'Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-institutional analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 May 20;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Examining the Utility of Preoperative Telemedicine Care Across Multiple Pediatric Surgery Disciplines. J Surg Res. 2022 Apr 27; 277: 138-147.

                


                  Onwuka AJ, Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Wells JM, Stoner MJ, Hewitt G, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Comparing the Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Adolescent Females at a Pediatric vs General Emergency Department. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Apr 14;  

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans K, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski J, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler J, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci P, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SSD. Does Use of a Feeding Protocol Change Outcomes in Gastroschisis? A Report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr; 32: 153-159.

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk KJ, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated rise in pediatric firearm injuries: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr 12;  

                


                  Fraser JA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Markel TA, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SDS, Fraser JD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Evaluating the risk of peri-umbilical hernia after sutured or sutureless gastroschisis closure. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Mar 26;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Benchmarking utilization, length of stay, and complications following minimally invasive repair of major congenital anomalies. Surg Endosc. 2022 Feb; 36: 1633-1649.

                


                  Bowder AN, Bence CM, Rymeski BA, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Arendonk KV, Minneci PC, Downard CD, Hirschl RB, Markel T, Courtney CM, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak G, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, St Peter SD, Troutt M, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Consortium.. Acid suppression duration does not alter anastomotic stricture rates after esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula repair: A prospective multi-institutional cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk K, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel T, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O'Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Impact of "Stay-at-Home" orders on non-accidental trauma: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;  

                


                  Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Afrazi A, Breech L, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hertweck SP, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Elliott Overman R, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Schikler AG, Sujka JA, Wright T, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for pediatric ovarian dermoids. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 12;  

                


                  Patterson KN, Lawrence AE, Beyene TJ, Aldrink JH, Michalsky M, Minneci PC. Recurrence Rates After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Spontaneous Pneumothorax. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2021 Dec; 31: 1424-1430.

                


                  Weller JH, Peter SDS, Fallat ME, Saito JM, Burns CR, Deans KJ, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy in infants with congenital lung malformations: A multi-institutional propensity score analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Dec; 56: 2148-2156.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Gil LA, Kulaylat AN, Rubalcava NS, Lutz CM, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Speck KE. Variability in the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Nov 14;  

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Beyene TJ, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Room for Improvement: The Trephination Procedure for Pediatric Patients with Pilonidal Disease. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 605-611.

                


                  Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Recognizing the Benefit of Telemedicine Before and After COVID-19: A Survey of Pediatric Surgery Providers. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 274-283.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Ervin E, Sebastião YV, Hewitt G, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Emergency Department Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Female Adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 649-655.

                


                  Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recommendations for Postoperative Surveillance of Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 666-672.

                


                  Flahive CB, Onwuka A, Bass LM, MacFarland SP, Minneci PC, Erdman SH. Characterizing Pediatric Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in Patients Undergoing Colectomy in the United States. J Pediatr. 2021 Sep 22;  

                


                  Ahmad H, Halleran DR, Stanek JR, Thompson BP, Bates DG, Rusin JA, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Correlation between the lateral and anteroposterior sacral ratios in anorectal malformations. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Sep; 51: 1867-1872.

                


                  Rubalcava NS, Bence CM, Jensen AR, Minneci PC, Van Arendonk KJ, Mak G, Rymeski BA, Kohler JE, Beyene T, Lim IIP, Hirschl RB, Speck KE. Contrast Challenge Algorithms for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstructions Are Safe in Children: A Multi-Institutional Study. Ann Surg. 2021 Aug 19;  

                


                  Apfeld JC, Crichton KG, Minneci PC, Puls HT, Cooper JN. Identification of physical abuse-related hospitalizations in young children: Impact of the transition to ICD-10-CM coding. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Aug; 118: 105159.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Saito J, Onwuka A, Port E, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Knaus ME, Kohler J, Lal D, Landman MP, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel T, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Rymeski B, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE. Management of Pediatric Breast Masses: A Multi-institutional Retrospective Cohort Study. J Surg Res. 2021 Aug; 264: 309-315.

                


                  Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkumd K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, St Peter SD. Outcomes in gastroschisis: expectations in the postnatal period for simple vs complex gastroschisis. J Perinatol. 2021 Jul; 41: 1755-1759.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Initial Treatment With Antibiotics vs Surgery With Treatment Success and Disability in Subgroups of Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2021 Jun 22; 325: 2502-2504.

                


                  Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Sebastião YV, Tiao GM, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Variability in age at Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia across US children's hospitals. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jun; 56: 1196-1202.

                


                  Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Principles in treating pediatric patients with pilonidal disease - An expert perspective. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Apr; 64: 102233.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Lal DR, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Fox ZD, Heider A, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Burns RC, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Helmrath MA, MIDWEST PEDIATRIC SURGERY CONSORTIUM.. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma in Pediatric Lung Lesions. Pediatrics. 2021 Apr; 147: 

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovarian Masses and Torsion: New Approaches for Ovarian Salvage. Adv Pediatr. 2020 Aug; 67: 113-121.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Fox C, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy With Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2020 Jul 27;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2020 Jul 8;  

                


                  Metzger G, Cooper JN, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Boyd K, Chan S, Corea D, Dydynski P, Gill K, Kraus S, Sanchez R, Afrazi A, Calkins C, Linden AF, Downard C, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Landman M, Leys CM, Rymeski B, Wood RJ, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Bates DG, Minneci PC, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Inter-rater Reliability of Sacral Ratio Measurements in Patients with Anorectal Malformations. J Surg Res. 2020 Jul 23; 256: 272-281.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Dienhart MC. Intestinal Failure: A Description of the Problem and Recent Therapeutic Advances. Clin Perinatol. 2020 Jun; 47: 323-340.

                


                  Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl RB, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Slater BJ, Wilkinson KH, Wright TN, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Sutureless vs sutured abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis: Operative characteristics and early outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb 20;  

                


                  Halleran DR, Ahmad H, Maloof E, Paradiso M, Lehmkuhl H, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Does Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis Differ in Children With and Without Down Syndrome? J Surg Res. 2020 Jan; 245: 564-568.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Fallat ME, Hewitt G, Hertweck P, Onwuka A, Afrazi A, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Gonzalez DO, Grabowski JE, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Overman RE, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Wright T, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Understanding the Value of Tumor Markers in Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan; 55: 122-125.

                


                  Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Hoyt RR, Hoffman JM. Toward an Electronic Health Record Leveraged to Learn from Every Complex Patient Encounter: Health Informatics Considerations with Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation as a Model. J Pediatr. 2019 Dec; 215: 257-263.

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Comment on "Antibiotic Treatment and Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis". Ann Surg. 2019 Dec; 270: e121-e122.

                


                  Halleran DR, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Association between Age and Umbilical Hernia Repair Outcomes in Children: A Multistate Population-Based Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 2019 Nov 8;  

                


                  Harbaugh CM, Fischer BA, Lawrence AE, Halleran DR, Thomas LN, Kim R, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Sandhu G, Hirschl RB. Caregiver Knowledge, Opinion, and Willingness to Consent to Trainee Involvement in Pediatric Surgical Care. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Nov 4;  

                


                  Leys CM, Hirschl RB, Kohler JE, Cherney-Stafford L, Marka N, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Burns RC, Downard CD, Foley DS, Halleran DR, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Knezevich MS, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Musili N, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Warner BW, Ostlie DJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium MWPSC.. Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct 24;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Response to Letter to the Editor: Development of a Patient-reported Experience and Outcome Measures in Pediatric Bowel Management. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Oct 23;  

                


                  Lodwick DL, Cooper JN, Lawrence AE, Kelleher KJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Affecting Emergency Department Computed Tomography Use in Children. J Surg Res. 2019 Sep; 241: 294-301.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Deans KJ, Chisolm DJ, Wrona SK, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Racial Disparities in Receipt of Postoperative Opioids After Pediatric Cholecystectomy. J Surg Res. 2019 Aug 14; 245: 309-314.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Gonzalez DO, Fallat ME, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Hertweck SP, Onwuka A, Bence C, Burns RC, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler JE, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Associated With Management of Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 4;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Jun; 31: 386-390.

                


                  Kunisaki SM, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Kim AG, Johnson KN, Mon RA, Adams C, Aladegbami B, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Linden AF, Lopez JJ, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rademacher BL, Shaaban A, Walker SK, Wright TN, Hirschl RB, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Current operative management of congenital lobar emphysema in children: A report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1138-1142.

                


                  Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Fischer BA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Multi-institutional trial of non-operative management and surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: Design and rationale. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Jun 26;  

                


                  Minneci PC, Cooper JN, Leonhart K, Nacion K, Sulkowski J, Porter K, Wei L, Deans KJ. Effects of a Patient Activation Tool on Decision Making Between Surgery and Nonoperative Management for Pediatric Appendicitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jun 5; 2: e195009.

                


                  Minneci PC, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Cooper JN, Afrazi A, Calkins CM, Corkum K, Downard CD, Ehrlich P, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Landisch R, Landman MP, Lee C, Leys CM, Lodwick DL, McLeod J, Mon R, McClure B, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wood R, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Can fecal continence be predicted in patients born with anorectal malformations? J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1159-1163.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Dienhart M, Cooper JN, Lodwick D, Lopez JJ, Fung B, Smith S, Warren P, Mezoff E, Balint J, Minneci PC. Ultrasound Elastography as a Non-Invasive Method to Monitor Liver Disease in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome: Updated Results. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1179-1183.

                


                  Drews JD, Cooper JN, Onwuka EA, Minneci PC, Aldrink JH. The relationships of surgeon volume and specialty with outcomes following pediatric thyroidectomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1226-1232.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Carsel AJ, Leonhart KL, Richards HW, Harbaugh CM, Waljee JF, McLeod DJ, Walz PC, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Cooper JN. Effect of Drug Disposal Bag Provision on Proper Disposal of Unused Opioids by Families of Pediatric Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Jun 24;  e191695.

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Apr 24;  

                


                  Lal DR, Gadepalli SK, Downard CD, Minneci PC, Knezevich M, Chelius TH, Rapp CT, Billmire D, Bruch S, Carland Burns R, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Hebel F, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler J, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Ostlie DJ, Raque J, Rymeski B, Saito JM, St Peter SD, von Allmen D, Warner BW, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Infants with esophageal atresia and right aortic arch: Characteristics and outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Apr; 54: 688-692.

                


                  Gonzalez DO, Sebastião YV, Cooper JN, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Mortality Is Related to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Volume in US Hospitals. J Surg Res. 2019 Apr; 236: 159-165.

                


                  Halleran DR, Lane VA, Leonhart KL, Fischer B, Sebastiao Y, Chisolm DJ, Levitt MA, Wood RJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Development of a Patient Reported Experience and Outcomes Measure in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Bowel Management for Constipation and Fecal Incontinence. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Mar 26;  

                


                  Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Kelley-Quon LI, Cooper JN. Relationships between hospital and surgeon operative volumes and outcomes of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jan; 54: 44-49.

                


                  Wright TN, Grant C, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Minneci PC, Fallat ME, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Neural monitoring during H-type tracheoesophageal fistula division: A way to decrease recurrent laryngeal nerve injury? J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Oct 31;  

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• Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Bergus KC, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recurrence Rates for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Dec 7;

• Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Minneci PC, Diefenbach KA. Rates of Air Embolism in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures of the Peritoneum. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2022 Nov 1;

• Minneci PC, Talan DA, Deans KJ. Result Interpretation in Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Pediatrics. 2022 Nov 1; 150:

• Fraser JD, Duran YK, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Minneci PC, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Natural history and consequence of patent processus vaginalis: An interim analysis from a multi-institutional prospective observational study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 3;

• Gil LA, Lutz CM, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Hertweck SP, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Stafford LMC, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Use and accuracy of intraoperative frozen section analysis for ovarian masses in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Oct 6;

• Gil LA, McLeod D, Pattisapu P, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. The December effect in pediatric elective surgery utilization: differences between privately and publicly insured children. J Pediatr. 2022 Oct 3;

• Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Shared decision-making in pediatric surgery: An overview of its application for the treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct 21;

• Marquart JP, Bowder AN, Bence CM, St Peter SD, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Minneci PC, Hirschl RB, Rymeski BA, Downard CD, Markel TA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: Outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Sep 24;

• Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Lawrence AE, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Failure of Operative Therapy After Ovarian-Sparing Surgery for Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms: A Retrospective Review. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Aug 25;

• Gil LA, Asti L, Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Perioperative outcomes in minimally-invasive versus open surgery in infants undergoing repair of congenital anomalies. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Aug 10;

• Georgeades CM, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser J, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O’Brien KT. A multi-institutional study evaluating pediatric burn injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Burn Care Res. 2022 Aug 19;

• Gil LA, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Invited Commentary: Pilonidal Disease: Focus on Minimizing Disease and Treatment-Associated Morbidity. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Aug 16;

• Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Kohler J, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Port E, Rymeski B, Saito J, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Disparities in the Management of Pediatric Breast Masses. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 3; 279: 648-656.

• Flynn-O’Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric Injury Transfer Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted time Series Analysis. J Surg Res. 2022 Aug 30; 281: 130-142.

• Patterson KN, Beyene TJ, Gil LA, Fabia R, Minneci PC, Thakkar RK. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Burn Patients Without Inhalation Injury: A Unique Population? J Burn Care Res. 2022 Jul 5;

• Engwall-Gill AJ, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Bolger-Theut S, Crotty EJ, Green JR, Hulett Bowling RL, Kumbhar SS, Rattan MS, Young CM, Canner JK, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Accuracy of Chest Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Cystic Pleuropulmonary Blastoma From Benign Congenital Lung Malformations in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1; 5: e2219814.

• Gil LA, Gibson A, Gibson J, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Patient-Family and Provider Partnerships in the Management of Pediatric Uncomplicated Appendicitis. Am Surg. 2022 May 25; 31348221105601.

• Minneci PC, Hade EM, Gil LA, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated With the Failure of Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children: Secondary Analysis of a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 May 2; 5: e229712.

• Flynn-O’Brien KT, Collings AT, Farazi M, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Speck KE, Van Arendonk K, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Pediatric injury trends and relationships with social vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-institutional analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022 May 20;

• Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Patterson KN, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Examining the Utility of Preoperative Telemedicine Care Across Multiple Pediatric Surgery Disciplines. J Surg Res. 2022 Apr 27; 277: 138-147.

• Onwuka AJ, Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Wells JM, Stoner MJ, Hewitt G, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Comparing the Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Adolescent Females at a Pediatric vs General Emergency Department. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Apr 14;

• Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans K, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski J, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler J, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci P, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SSD. Does Use of a Feeding Protocol Change Outcomes in Gastroschisis? A Report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr; 32: 153-159.

• Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk KJ, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA Jr, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel TA, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O’Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated rise in pediatric firearm injuries: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr 12;

• Fraser JA, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Markel TA, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, Peter SDS, Fraser JD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Evaluating the risk of peri-umbilical hernia after sutured or sutureless gastroschisis closure. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Mar 26;

• Apfeld JC, Sebastião YV, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Benchmarking utilization, length of stay, and complications following minimally invasive repair of major congenital anomalies. Surg Endosc. 2022 Feb; 36: 1633-1649.

• Bowder AN, Bence CM, Rymeski BA, Gadepalli SK, Sato TT, Szabo A, Arendonk KV, Minneci PC, Downard CD, Hirschl RB, Markel T, Courtney CM, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Helmrath MA, Kabre RD, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak G, Port E, Saito J, Silverberg J, Slidell MB, St Peter SD, Troutt M, Wright TN, Lal DR, Midwest Pediatric Consortium.. Acid suppression duration does not alter anastomotic stricture rates after esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula repair: A prospective multi-institutional cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;

• Collings AT, Farazi M, Van Arendonk K, Fallat ME, Minneci PC, Sato TT, Speck KE, Deans KJ, Falcone RA, Foley DS, Fraser JD, Keller MS, Kotagal M, Landman MP, Leys CM, Markel T, Rubalcava N, St Peter SD, Flynn-O’Brien KT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Impact of “Stay-at-Home” orders on non-accidental trauma: A multi-institutional study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 14;

• Knaus ME, Onwuka AJ, Afrazi A, Breech L, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hertweck SP, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Markel TA, Merchant N, Elliott Overman R, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Schikler AG, Sujka JA, Wright T, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for pediatric ovarian dermoids. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Feb 12;

• Patterson KN, Lawrence AE, Beyene TJ, Aldrink JH, Michalsky M, Minneci PC. Recurrence Rates After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Spontaneous Pneumothorax. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2021 Dec; 31: 1424-1430.

• Weller JH, Peter SDS, Fallat ME, Saito JM, Burns CR, Deans KJ, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy in infants with congenital lung malformations: A multi-institutional propensity score analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Dec; 56: 2148-2156.

• Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Gil LA, Kulaylat AN, Rubalcava NS, Lutz CM, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Speck KE. Variability in the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Nov 14;

• Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Beyene TJ, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Room for Improvement: The Trephination Procedure for Pediatric Patients with Pilonidal Disease. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 605-611.

• Metzger GA, Cooper J, Lutz C, Jatana KR, Nishimura L, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Halaweish I. Recognizing the Benefit of Telemedicine Before and After COVID-19: A Survey of Pediatric Surgery Providers. J Surg Res. 2021 Nov; 267: 274-283.

• Lawrence AE, Ervin E, Sebastião YV, Hewitt G, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Emergency Department Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in Female Adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 649-655.

• Knaus ME, Lawrence AE, Onwuka AJ, Abouelseoud NM, Breech LL, Brito KS, Dekonenko C, Hertweck SP, Hong HY, Menon S, Merritt DF, Schikler AG, Senapati N, Smith YR, Strickland JL, Truehart AI, Minneci PC, Hewitt GD. Recommendations for Postoperative Surveillance of Pediatric Benign Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct; 34: 666-672.

• Flahive CB, Onwuka A, Bass LM, MacFarland SP, Minneci PC, Erdman SH. Characterizing Pediatric Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in Patients Undergoing Colectomy in the United States. J Pediatr. 2021 Sep 22;

• Ahmad H, Halleran DR, Stanek JR, Thompson BP, Bates DG, Rusin JA, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Correlation between the lateral and anteroposterior sacral ratios in anorectal malformations. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Sep; 51: 1867-1872.

• Rubalcava NS, Bence CM, Jensen AR, Minneci PC, Van Arendonk KJ, Mak G, Rymeski BA, Kohler JE, Beyene T, Lim IIP, Hirschl RB, Speck KE. Contrast Challenge Algorithms for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstructions Are Safe in Children: A Multi-Institutional Study. Ann Surg. 2021 Aug 19;

• Apfeld JC, Crichton KG, Minneci PC, Puls HT, Cooper JN. Identification of physical abuse-related hospitalizations in young children: Impact of the transition to ICD-10-CM coding. Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Aug; 118: 105159.

• Lawrence AE, Saito J, Onwuka A, Port E, Bowder A, Courtney C, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Duran YK, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Gadepalli S, Kabre R, Kalbfell EL, Knaus ME, Kohler J, Lal D, Landman MP, Leys CM, Lu P, Mak GZ, Markel T, Merchant N, Nguyen T, Pilkington M, Rymeski B, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wright T, Minneci PC, Grabowski JE. Management of Pediatric Breast Masses: A Multi-institutional Retrospective Cohort Study. J Surg Res. 2021 Aug; 264: 309-315.

• Dekonenko C, Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath M, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkumd K, Dillon PA, Downard C, Wright TN, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl R, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Slater BJ, St Peter SD. Outcomes in gastroschisis: expectations in the postnatal period for simple vs complex gastroschisis. J Perinatol. 2021 Jul; 41: 1755-1759.

• Minneci PC, Hade EM, Metzger GA, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Initial Treatment With Antibiotics vs Surgery With Treatment Success and Disability in Subgroups of Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2021 Jun 22; 325: 2502-2504.

• Apfeld JC, Cooper JN, Sebastião YV, Tiao GM, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Variability in age at Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia across US children’s hospitals. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Jun; 56: 1196-1202.

• Metzger GA, Apfeld JC, Nishimura L, Lutz C, Deans KJ, Minneci PC. Principles in treating pediatric patients with pilonidal disease - An expert perspective. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021 Apr; 64: 102233.

• Kunisaki SM, Lal DR, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Fox ZD, Heider A, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Burns RC, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Helmrath MA, MIDWEST PEDIATRIC SURGERY CONSORTIUM.. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma in Pediatric Lung Lesions. Pediatrics. 2021 Apr; 147:

• Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovarian Masses and Torsion: New Approaches for Ovarian Salvage. Adv Pediatr. 2020 Aug; 67: 113-121.

• Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Sebastião YV, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Fox C, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy With Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA. 2020 Jul 27;

• Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis. JAMA Surg. 2020 Jul 8;

• Metzger G, Cooper JN, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Boyd K, Chan S, Corea D, Dydynski P, Gill K, Kraus S, Sanchez R, Afrazi A, Calkins C, Linden AF, Downard C, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Landman M, Leys CM, Rymeski B, Wood RJ, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Bates DG, Minneci PC, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Inter-rater Reliability of Sacral Ratio Measurements in Patients with Anorectal Malformations. J Surg Res. 2020 Jul 23; 256: 272-281.

• Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Dienhart MC. Intestinal Failure: A Description of the Problem and Recent Therapeutic Advances. Clin Perinatol. 2020 Jun; 47: 323-340.

• Fraser JD, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Leys CM, Burns RC, Corkum K, Dillon PA, Downard CD, Gadepalli SK, Grabowski JE, Hernandez E, Hirschl RB, Johnson KN, Kohler JE, Landman MP, Landisch RM, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rymeski B, Sato TT, Scannell M, Slater BJ, Wilkinson KH, Wright TN, St Peter SD, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Sutureless vs sutured abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis: Operative characteristics and early outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Feb 20;

• Halleran DR, Ahmad H, Maloof E, Paradiso M, Lehmkuhl H, Minneci PC, Levitt MA, Wood RJ. Does Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis Differ in Children With and Without Down Syndrome? J Surg Res. 2020 Jan; 245: 564-568.

• Lawrence AE, Fallat ME, Hewitt G, Hertweck P, Onwuka A, Afrazi A, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Gonzalez DO, Grabowski JE, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Overman RE, Rademacher BL, Raiji MT, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Wright T, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Aldrink JH, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Understanding the Value of Tumor Markers in Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Jan; 55: 122-125.

• Mezoff EA, Minneci PC, Hoyt RR, Hoffman JM. Toward an Electronic Health Record Leveraged to Learn from Every Complex Patient Encounter: Health Informatics Considerations with Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation as a Model. J Pediatr. 2019 Dec; 215: 257-263.

• Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Comment on “Antibiotic Treatment and Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”. Ann Surg. 2019 Dec; 270: e121-e122.

• Halleran DR, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Association between Age and Umbilical Hernia Repair Outcomes in Children: A Multistate Population-Based Cohort Study. J Pediatr. 2019 Nov 8;

• Harbaugh CM, Fischer BA, Lawrence AE, Halleran DR, Thomas LN, Kim R, Deans KJ, Minneci PC, Sandhu G, Hirschl RB. Caregiver Knowledge, Opinion, and Willingness to Consent to Trainee Involvement in Pediatric Surgical Care. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Nov 4;

• Leys CM, Hirschl RB, Kohler JE, Cherney-Stafford L, Marka N, Fallat ME, Gadepalli SK, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Burns RC, Downard CD, Foley DS, Halleran DR, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Knezevich MS, Lal DR, Landman MP, Lawrence AE, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Musili N, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Warner BW, Ostlie DJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium MWPSC.. Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct 24;

• Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Response to Letter to the Editor: Development of a Patient-reported Experience and Outcome Measures in Pediatric Bowel Management. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Oct 23;

• Lodwick DL, Cooper JN, Lawrence AE, Kelleher KJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Affecting Emergency Department Computed Tomography Use in Children. J Surg Res. 2019 Sep; 241: 294-301.

• Lawrence AE, Deans KJ, Chisolm DJ, Wrona SK, Minneci PC, Cooper JN. Racial Disparities in Receipt of Postoperative Opioids After Pediatric Cholecystectomy. J Surg Res. 2019 Aug 14; 245: 309-314.

• Lawrence AE, Gonzalez DO, Fallat ME, Aldrink JH, Hewitt GD, Hertweck SP, Onwuka A, Bence C, Burns RC, Dillon PA, Ehrlich PF, Fraser JD, Grabowski JE, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler JE, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Sato TT, Scannell M, Sujka JA, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Factors Associated With Management of Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms. Pediatrics. 2019 Jun 4;

• Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Jun; 31: 386-390.

• Kunisaki SM, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Kim AG, Johnson KN, Mon RA, Adams C, Aladegbami B, Bence C, Burns RC, Corkum KS, Deans KJ, Downard CD, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Linden AF, Lopez JJ, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Rademacher BL, Shaaban A, Walker SK, Wright TN, Hirschl RB, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Current operative management of congenital lobar emphysema in children: A report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1138-1142.

• Minneci PC, Hade EM, Lawrence AE, Saito JM, Mak GZ, Hirschl RB, Gadepalli S, Helmrath MA, Leys CM, Sato TT, Lal DR, Landman MP, Kabre R, Fallat ME, Fischer BA, Cooper JN, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Multi-institutional trial of non-operative management and surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: Design and rationale. Contemp Clin Trials. 2019 Jun 26;

• Minneci PC, Cooper JN, Leonhart K, Nacion K, Sulkowski J, Porter K, Wei L, Deans KJ. Effects of a Patient Activation Tool on Decision Making Between Surgery and Nonoperative Management for Pediatric Appendicitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jun 5; 2: e195009.

• Minneci PC, Kabre RS, Mak GZ, Halleran DR, Cooper JN, Afrazi A, Calkins CM, Corkum K, Downard CD, Ehrlich P, Fraser JD, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Kohler JE, Landisch R, Landman MP, Lee C, Leys CM, Lodwick DL, McLeod J, Mon R, McClure B, Rymeski B, Saito JM, Sato TT, St Peter SD, Wood R, Levitt MA, Deans KJ, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Can fecal continence be predicted in patients born with anorectal malformations? J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1159-1163.

• Lawrence AE, Dienhart M, Cooper JN, Lodwick D, Lopez JJ, Fung B, Smith S, Warren P, Mezoff E, Balint J, Minneci PC. Ultrasound Elastography as a Non-Invasive Method to Monitor Liver Disease in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome: Updated Results. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1179-1183.

• Drews JD, Cooper JN, Onwuka EA, Minneci PC, Aldrink JH. The relationships of surgeon volume and specialty with outcomes following pediatric thyroidectomy. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jun; 54: 1226-1232.

• Lawrence AE, Carsel AJ, Leonhart KL, Richards HW, Harbaugh CM, Waljee JF, McLeod DJ, Walz PC, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Cooper JN. Effect of Drug Disposal Bag Provision on Proper Disposal of Unused Opioids by Families of Pediatric Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Jun 24; e191695.

• Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Ovary-sparing surgery for benign pediatric ovarian masses. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 Apr 24;

• Lal DR, Gadepalli SK, Downard CD, Minneci PC, Knezevich M, Chelius TH, Rapp CT, Billmire D, Bruch S, Carland Burns R, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Hebel F, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler J, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Ostlie DJ, Raque J, Rymeski B, Saito JM, St Peter SD, von Allmen D, Warner BW, Sato TT, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Infants with esophageal atresia and right aortic arch: Characteristics and outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Apr; 54: 688-692.

• Gonzalez DO, Sebastião YV, Cooper JN, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Mortality Is Related to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Volume in US Hospitals. J Surg Res. 2019 Apr; 236: 159-165.

• Halleran DR, Lane VA, Leonhart KL, Fischer B, Sebastiao Y, Chisolm DJ, Levitt MA, Wood RJ, Minneci PC, Deans KJ. Development of a Patient Reported Experience and Outcomes Measure in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Bowel Management for Constipation and Fecal Incontinence. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Mar 26;

• Lawrence AE, Minneci PC, Deans KJ, Kelley-Quon LI, Cooper JN. Relationships between hospital and surgeon operative volumes and outcomes of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula repair. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jan; 54: 44-49.

• Wright TN, Grant C, Hirschl RB, Lal DR, Minneci PC, Fallat ME, Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium.. Neural monitoring during H-type tracheoesophageal fistula division: A way to decrease recurrent laryngeal nerve injury? J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Oct 31;

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 10/31/2011

Board Certifications

Pediatric Surgery Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Fellowship

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Date Completed: 06/30/2011

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2005

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Residency

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Internship

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

New York University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 05/13/1988

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 10/31/2011

Board Certifications

Pediatric Surgery Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Fellowship

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Date Completed: 06/30/2011

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2005

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Residency

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Internship

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

New York University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 05/13/1988

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 10/31/2011

Board Certifications

Pediatric Surgery Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Fellowship

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Date Completed: 06/30/2011

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2005

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Residency

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Internship

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

New York University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 05/13/1988

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 10/31/2011

Board Certifications

Pediatric Surgery Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Fellowship

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Date Completed: 06/30/2011

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2005

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Residency

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Internship

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

New York University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 05/13/1988

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 10/31/2011

Board Certifications

Pediatric Surgery Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Fellowship

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Date Completed: 06/30/2011

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2005

Fellowship

National Institute of Health

Date Completed: 06/30/2002

Residency

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2007

Internship

Massachusetts General Hospital

Date Completed: 06/30/2001

Medical School

New York University School of Medicine

Date Completed: 05/13/1988

• Pediatric Surgery
• Surgery
• Surgical Critical Care

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