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Office
3030 Children's Way Suite 107
San Diego, CA 92123Phone+1 858-966-7714
Summary
- Dr. Karen Kling is a pediatric surgeon in San Diego, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego and UC San Diego Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and has been in practice 24 years. She specializes in pediatric surgery and and is experienced in neonatal surgery, minimally invasive surgery, renal transplant surgery, pediatric general surgery, and hepatic transplant surgery.
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2000 - 2002
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 2000
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1994 - 2026
- MD State Medical License 2002 - 2018
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsPatience is a virtue: Multiple preoperative visits are associated with decreased recurrence in pediatric pilonidal diseaseJames M. Prieto, Hariharan Thangarajah, Romeo C. Ignacio, Stephen W. Bickler, Karen Kling
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2021-05-01 - 5 citationsJust Stick a Scope in: Laparoscopic Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement in the Pediatric Reoperative Abdomen.Alicia G. Sykes, William B. Sisson, David D. Gonda, Karen Kling, Romeo C. Ignacio
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022-01-01 - 18 citationsSurgical aspects of dialysis in newborns and infants weighing less than ten kilogramsSteven R. Beanes, Karen Kling, Eric W. Fonkalsrud, Manuel Torres, Isidro B. Salusky
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2000-11-01
Press Mentions
- Safely Reducing Opioid Use for Post-Surgical Pain Control in ChildrenFebruary 3rd, 2022
- The Gift of a LifetimeSeptember 23rd, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Pediatric Surgery AssociationMember
- Pacific Association of Pediatric SurgeonsMember
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