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Alan Flake, MD, Pediatric (General) Surgery, Philadelphia, PA

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Pediatric (General) Surgery Philadelphia, PA

Professor of Surgery and Obstetrics University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, CHOP

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  • Office

    34th Civic Center Blvd
    Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
    Philadelphia, PA 19104
    Phone+1 215-590-2730
    Fax+1 215-590-4875

Education & Training

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 1988 - 1990
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1981 - 1984
  • University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine
    University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1982 - Present
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1996 - 2024
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2019 - 2021
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1994 - 1998
  • AR State Medical License
    AR State Medical License 1981 - 1989
  • American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Authored Content

  • Complex Gastroschisis: Clinical Spectrum and Neonatal Outcomes at a Referral CenterApril 2018
  • Pumpless Arteriovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Novel Mode of Respiratory Support in a Lamb Model of Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaMarch 2018

Press Mentions

  • Keywords:
    Keywords:June 15th, 2021
  • ‘Parents Can Look at Their Foetus in Real Time’: Are Artificial Wombs the Future?
    ‘Parents Can Look at Their Foetus in Real Time’: Are Artificial Wombs the Future?June 27th, 2020
  • Scientists Predict That Babies Will Be Grown in Artificial Wombs Within Ten Years
    Scientists Predict That Babies Will Be Grown in Artificial Wombs Within Ten YearsMay 21st, 2019
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Grant Support

  • Strategies For Prenatal Stem Cell TransplantationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2010
  • Fetal Biology And Therapy Training ProgramEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2004–2008
  • Fetal Tolerance, Chimerism And Sickle Cell Disease ( Translational Study )National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2007
  • Fetal Stromal Progenitor CellsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2006
  • Strategies For Prenatal Stem Cell TranplantationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004
  • Fetal Tolerance, Chimerism And Sickle Cell Disease ( Translational Study )National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003
  • Fetal Stromal Progenitor Cells In MiceNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003
  • Strategies For Prenatal Stem Cell TranplantationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2003
  • Prenatal Strategies For Treatment Of HemoglobinopathiesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2002
  • In Utero Stem Cell Transplantation In MiceNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997
  • In Utero Stem Cell TransplantationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996
  • In Utero Stem Cell Transplantation In MiceNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–1996

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