Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, a Kaleida Health facility and teaching hospital for the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is the regional center for comprehensive and state-of-the-art pediatric, neonatal, perinatal and obstetrical services in Western New York and beyond. - See more at: http://www.kaleidahealth.org/childrens/#sthash.LwUgTGAS.dpuf

 

Children Are Not Just Small Adults
An image Download File 		Medical problems of children treated by the pediatric surgical specialists at WCHOB are often quite different from those commonly seen in adults by practitioners at other facilities. Therefore, the hospital’s pediatric surgeons use equipment,techniques and facilities specifically designed for children.
Pediatric Surgeons Ad
An image Download File 		As a Level III NYS Designation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo is the only Western New York site to provide on-site access to pediatric surgical specialists for the comprehensive care of neonates, and is the only hospital in Western New York with pediatric surgical subspecialists for neurosurgery, general surgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, dental and urology.
Pediatric Surgery Overview
An image Download File 		The Department of Pediatric Surgery at Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo (WCHOB) was established in 1957 and specializes in the surgical care of newborns, children, adolescents and young adults up to the age of 21. As a Level III NYS Designation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, WCHOB provides on-site access to pediatric surgical specialists for the comprehensive care of neonates, and is the only hospital in Western New York with 24/7 access to pediatric surgical sub-specialists for neurosurgery, general surgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, dental and urology.
Pediatric Surgery Program History
An image Download File 		The training program in Pediatric Surgery at Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo was established in 1957. It is one of the original 9 training programs in Pediatric Surgery and has graduated 47 accredited Pediatric Surgery fellows since its inception. Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo (Kaleida Health) is an affiliated hospital of the State University of New York at Buffalo Medical Consortium. Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo has for over 100 years, been the regional center for comprehensive, specialized pediatric and women’s health services for the Western New York region and beyond.
Pediatric Surgery Physician Bios
An image Download File 		Carroll McWilliams (Mac) Harmon, MD, PhD was appointed Surgeon-in-Chief at Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo (WCHOB), Professor of Surgery at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York and Program Director of the Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program at WCHOB in January 2014. He has an international reputation for his groundbreaking work in pediatric minimally-invasive surgery and surgical intervention in childhood obesity. He has been one of the principal investigators on a National Institutes of Health grant that runs until 2018 titled “Teen Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery.” The purpose of the study is to assess the short and longer-term safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in adolescents compared to adults.