General and Thoracic Surgery
Pediatric Surgery | Conditions We Treat

Providing Care for Common to Complex Conditions

The Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at Cincinnati Children’s provides comprehensive general and specialized surgical treatment of a wide range of congenital (existing at birth) and acquired conditions affecting children from birth through young adulthood.

See our partial listing of conditions we treat. Whenever possible, two links are provided to better assist you:

  1. A link to the appropriate program or center is available under each category.
  2. When available, another link is provided with each condition to explain in more detail the nature of condition, symptoms and treatment.

Also see our Programs and Services.

If your child has been diagnosed with a condition that is not listed and you would like to ask about treatment, please contact us or email* pediatric_surgery@cchmc.org.

*Please remember that information sent via email is not secure or confidential.

See the brief list of general surgery conditions below:

For more information on a condition or to schedule an appointment, please call 513-636-4371 or email pediatric_surgery@cchmc.org.

Visit our Same-Day Consultation and Procedure Program to see how some of the above conditions may be treated in one day.

For more information on a condition or to schedule an appointment, please call 513-636-4371 or email pediatric_surgery@cchmc.org

Visit the Chest Wall Center of Cincinnati for more information.

To schedule an appointment, please call 513-636-4371 or email pediatric_surgery@cchmc.org

Please visit the Colorectal Center for more information.

Please visit the Colorectal Center for more information.

To schedule an appointment, please call 513-636-3240 or email colorectalcenter@cchmc.org.

*Also see Intestinal Conditions, listed below.

  • Esophageal and airway foreign bodies
  • Esophageal strictures
  • Tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia

For more information, please visit our Esophageal Center. To schedule an appointment, please call 513-636-2828, option #2 or email esophagealcenter@cchmc.org.

For more information, please visit our Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens. To schedule an appointment, please call 513-636-4453 or email cassandra.mcdaniel@cchmc.org.

Visit our Liver Tumor Program to learn more about the below conditions:

  • Hepatic tumors
    • Hepatoblastoma
    • Hepatocellular carcinoma

Learn more about our collaborative efforts with the Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute to deliver superior care for the following conditions:

For more information, visit our Liver Tumor Program. To schedule an appointment, call 513-636-4371 or email pediatric_surgery@cchmc.org

Please visit our Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Program for more information

Please visit our Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Program for more information. To schedule an appointment, please call 513-636-7742 or email hvmc@cchmc.org.