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Office
330 Barclay Ave NE
Ste 202
Grand Rapids, MI 49503Phone+1 616-443-8007Fax+1 616-458-0061
Summary
- Dr. Elliot Pennington is a Pediatric Surgeon in Grand Rapids, MI. He received his medical degree from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine and has been in practice 8 years. He is experienced in spina bifida, neural tube defects, and trauma care. He has more than 60 publications and over 350 citings.
Education & Training
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2016 - 2018
- Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2013 - 2016
- Boston Children's HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2011 - 2013
- Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2011
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 2009
- University of RochesterBA, Race and Gender Studies, American Sign Language (minor), Cum Laude, 2001 - 2005
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2023 - 2024
- MA State Medical License 2011 - 2022
- IL State Medical License 2016 - 2020
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Poster in Basic Science Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2011
- Top Ten Pediatric Emergency Medicine Articles of 2010-2011, Qualitative Research category American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011
- Kluge Trauma and EMS Award Rochester Academy of Medicine (Acad Emerg Med), 2008
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsImplementation of a Novel Structured Social and Wellness Committee in a Surgical Residency Program: A Case Study.Kathryn Van Orden, Stephanie D. Talutis, Joanna H. Ng-Glazier, Aaron P. Richman, Elliot C. Pennington
Frontiers in Surgery. 2017-03-13 - 18 citationsContemporary practice among pediatric surgeons in the use of bowel preparation for elective colorectal surgery: A survey of the American Pediatric Surgical AssociationChristina Feng, Feroze Sidhwa, Seema P. Anandalwar, Elliot C. Pennington, Charity C. Glass
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2015-10-01 - 11 citationsVariation in bowel preparation among pediatric surgeons for elective colorectal surgery: A problem of equipoise or a knowledge gap of the available clinical evidence?Christina Feng, Feroze Sidhwa, Seema P. Anandalwar, Elliot C. Pennington, Sonja I. Ziniel
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2015-06-01
Journal Articles
- Intestinal perforation due to minor blunt abdominal trauma--a harbinger of underlying disease pathologyOnwubiko C, Pennington EC, Mooney DP, Jennings RW., J Pediatr Surg Case Reports, 1/1/2014
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Identifying Predictors of Surgical Site Infections after Cholecystectomy.Brian N Williams, BA; Elliot Pennington, MD; Kamal MF Itani, MD; Vivian M Sanchez, MD, Boston University School of Medicine Surgical Research Day, Boston, MA, 1/1/2016
- Impact of Gestational Age on Targeted Amniotic Cell Profiling in Experimental Neural Tube DefectsPennington EC, Rialon KL, Dionigi B, Ahmed A, Zurakowski D, Fauza DO, J Surg Res., 1/1/2014
- Limb Reconstruction with Grafts Derived from Decellularized Bone in a Growing Leporine Model.Elliot C Pennington, MD; Beatrice Dionigi, MD; Fabienne L Gray, MD; Azra Ahmed, BS; Joseph Brazzo III, BS; Andrey Dolinko, BS; Nathan Calderon, BS; Thomas Darrah, PhD;..., Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Worcester, MA, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Blunt Abdominal TraumaAnn and Robert H. Lurie Children�s Hospital of Chicago - 1/1/2017
- Right Thoracoscopic (VATS) Truncal Vagotomy for Marginal Ulcers after Gastric Bypass SurgeryBoston, MA - 1/1/2016
- Fetal Intervention � The Technical and Ethical Frontier of Pediatric SurgeryVA Boston, 2015; Boston Medical Center, 2016 - 1/1/2016
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Other
- Participating in Scholarly Research in Emergency Medicine: Part II of II.Pennington EC, Fertel B, EM Resident.
1/1/2009 - Erase Educational DebtPennington EC, EM Resident
1/1/2008 - Use Caution When Participating in FacebookPennington EC, ACEP News
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Press Mentions
- Sweet Baby, Big VictoriesAugust 19th, 2019
- ‘Get up, Face It and Just Keep Going’August 5th, 2019
- "Arise, Face It and Hold Transferring Ahead"January 14th, 2019
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