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Welcome to
Pediatric Surgical Associates.
We are group of
Pediatric Surgeons that have been practicing in
Orange County for over 25 years. We are
affiliated with the majority of Hospital's in
Southern California, such as Children's
Hospital of Orange County, St. Joseph Hospital
of Orange, and Mission Hospital located in Mission
Viejo.
What is a Pediatric Surgeon?
A
pediatric surgeon usually devotes his or her
practice to the surgical care of children. He or
she must have graduated from medical school, and
completed five years of postgraduate General
Surgery training in an accredited training
program. Pediatric surgeons must then complete
an additional accredited two-year fellowship
program in Pediatric Surgery.
Pediatric surgeons concentrate on the special
surgical problems of children. We care for
infants, children, and adolescents, and also
help to counsel parents expecting a baby who may
have been diagnosed before birth with a surgical
problem. Pediatric surgeons are experienced in
caring for the wide variety of problems children
may have, ranging from hernias or appendicitis
to cancer or serious congenital anomalies.
What Pediatric Surgeons do?
Hernia Inguinal
Hernia Umbilical
Hernia Epigastric
Hernia Hiatal
Undescended Testis
Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
Pectus Carinatum / Excavatum
Urachal Duct Cyst
Lung Mass / Lung Lesion
Branchial Cleft Sinus / Cyst
Phimosis with need for Circumcision
Circumcision (not for newborn)
Hydrocele
Sebaceous cyst
Neck Mass
What sort of credentials should a Pediatric
Surgeon have?
A
pediatric surgeon should be Board-Certified in
General Surgery (board certification is granted
when a fully trained surgeon has taken and
passed first a written, then an oral
examination). Once the General Surgery Boards
have been passed, a fellowship-trained pediatric
surgeon becomes eligible to take the Pediatric
Surgery examination (this also involves both
written and oral examinations). Pediatric
surgeons with subspecialty certification in
Pediatric Surgery meet well-established
standards of training, clinical knowledge, and
professional conduct. Dr. Lam
is certified by the American Board of Surgery
in General Surgery with subspecialty
certification in Pediatric Surgery.
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