KatherineJDeansMDMHSc

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pediatric General Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Surgeon in Chief Nemours Children's Health

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Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2007 - 2009
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2001 - 2004
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2001
Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1998

PubMed

Prevalence of psychosocial interventions for pediatric dog bite injury: Is the bark actually worse than the bite?
Kelli N Patterson, Tran Bourgeois, LeeAnn Wurster, Sarah N VerLee, Lindsay A Gil
Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. 2024-12-01
Cost-Effectiveness of Nonoperative Management vs Upfront Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Pediatric Uncomplicated Appendicitis Over 1 Year.
Lindsay A Gil, Lindsey Asti, Huey-Fen Chen, Jacqueline M Saito, Prasanth Pattisapu
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2024-11-19
Patient-Reported Experience in Colorectal Disease is Predicted by Cleanliness.
Shruthi Srinivas, Bayan Shalash, Maria Knaus, Katherine C Bergus, Liese Cc Pruitt
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2024-10-01

Journal Articles

Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy with Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children with Uncomplicated ...
Peter C Minneci, Jacqueline M Saito, Ronald B Hirschl, Samir Gadepalli, Michael A Helmrath, Jonathan E Kohler, Thomas T Sato, Dave R Lal, Rashmi Kabre, Mary E Fallat, ..., JAMA
Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis
Peter C Minneci, Katherine J Deans, JAMA Surgery
Relationships Between Hospital and Surgeon Operative Volumes and Outcomes of Esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair
Peter C Minneci, Katherine J Deans, Lorraine I Kelley-Quon, Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Infants with Esophageal Atresia and Right Aortic Arch: Characteristics and Outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium
Dave R Lal, Samir K Gadepalli, Cynthia D Downard, Peter C Minneci, Steven Bruch, Katherine J Deans, Mary E Fallat, Jason D Fraser, Julia Grabowski, Michael A Helmrath,..., Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Association of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act with Outcomes and Access to Rehabilitation in Young Adult Trauma Patients
Katherine J Deans, Peter C Minneci, JAMA
Concerning Our Publication ‘Assessing Colonic Anatomy Normal Values Based on Air Contrast Enemas in Children Younger Than 6 Years’: Reply to M. D. Levin
Peter C Minneci, Katherine J Deans, Benjamin P Thompson, Pediatric Radiology
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Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy with Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children with Uncomplicated AppendicitisJuly 2020
Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy with Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children with Uncomplicated AppendicitisJuly 2020
Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy with Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children with Uncomplicated AppendicitisJuly 2020
Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated AppendicitisJuly 2020
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Using Antibiotics Alone to Treat Children with Appendicitis Is a Cost-Effective and Safe Alternative to Surgery, Study ShowsNovember 26th, 2024
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $3 Million to Study Opioid Use in Hospitalized InfantsJune 2nd, 2022
Antibiotics Alone Successfully Treat Uncomplicated Appendicitis in ChildrenJuly 27th, 2020
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