Organization profile
Organization profile
The Division of Pediatric Surgery in Penn State College of Medicine's Department of Surgery employs the latest techniques for patients at Penn State Health Children's Hospital.
The Children’s Hospital has earned recognition from the American College of Surgeons for providing excellent surgical care. It is one of eight in the nation – and the only one in Pennsylvania – to be named a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center as part of the ACS Children’s Surgery Verification Program.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Bryanna Emr, MD
- Department of Surgery - Assistant Professor
- Division of Pediatric Surgery
Person: Academic
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Aodhnait Fahy, MBBCh, PhD, MSc
- Department of Surgery - Assistant Professor
- Division of Pediatric Surgery
Person: Academic
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Afif Kulaylat, MD, MSc
- Department of Surgery - Associate Professor
- Division of Pediatric Surgery
- Department of Pediatrics - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
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Robert Ricca, MD, MPH
- Department of Surgery - Ballantine Professor of Pediatric Surgery
- Division of Pediatric Surgery - Chief
Person: Academic
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Mary Catherine Santos, MD, MS
- Department of Surgery - Professor
- Division of Pediatric Surgery
- Department of Pediatrics - Professor
Person: Academic
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Ingested or Aspirated Foreign Body-Child
Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging:, Jan 1 2026, In: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR. 23, 1, p. 143-158 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Ingested or Aspirated Foreign Body-Child
Expert Panel on Pediatric Imaging:, Apr 2026, In: Journal of the American College of Radiology. 23, 4, p. 732-747 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Changing the Narrative of Traditional M&M: Gratitude and Good Outcomes Rounds in Surgical Practice
Fahy, A. S., Boltz, M. M. & Saunders, B. D., Jan 2026, In: Journal of surgical education. 83, 1, 103754.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Military humanitarian efforts in pediatric surgery and ethical considerations
Park, J. H., Fenn, B. & Ricca, R. L., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Seminars in pediatric surgery. 151596.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Non-operative management of pediatric, uncomplicated acute appendicitis: A survey of pediatric surgeons’ perceptions and practice
the Pediatric Surgery Research Collaborative, Jan 2026, In: Journal of pediatric surgery. 61, 1, 162535.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unequal access: Geographic and demographic inequities in pediatric general surgical care in the United States
Greene, A. C., Ziegler, O., Jang, S. G., Hall, M., Gow, K. W. & Ricca, R. L., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of pediatric surgery. 162946.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Standardized Scoring System to Predict Unnecessary Transfers to Children's Hospitals for Appendicitis Evaluation
White, A. M., Morris, S., Montana, M., Hall, J., Jegar, S., McKeel, J., Burroughs, Z. T., Neal, M., Blackhurst, D. & Ricca, R., Jul 1 2025, In: American Surgeon. 91, 7, p. 1078-1085 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biliary dyskinesia in the pediatric population
Schermerhorn, S. M., Kulaylat, A. N. & Lucas, D. J., Aug 2025, In: Seminars in pediatric surgery. 34, 151503.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contemporary management of pectus excavatum: A survey of the members of the American pediatric surgical association
Lukish, A., Kang, H. S., Kovler, M., Gosztyla, C., Williams, K., Feng, C., Petrosyan, M., Kane, T., Sandler, A., Lucas, D., Baird, R., Kulaylat, A., Brown, R., Abdullah, F., Goldstein, S., Ponsky, T. & Lukish, J., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Open. 12, 100236.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Endotracheal stent placement for pediatric blunt traumatic tracheal perforation
Stack, M. J., Shore, D. M., Tsai, A. Y., Reed, M. F., Toth, J. W. & Kulaylat, A. N., Apr 2025, In: JTCVS Techniques. 30, p. 132-136 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Hussein, R. (Recipient), Stredny, E. (Recipient), Whitley, M. (Recipient), Mnatsakanyan, N. (Recipient), Raimundo, N. (Recipient), Zarnescu, D. (Recipient), Adams, N. (Recipient), Lanza, M. (Recipient), Kowalczyk, A. (Recipient), Travelute, C. (Recipient), Marco, C. (Recipient), Tondt, J. (Recipient), Anderson, A. (Recipient), Heron, C. (Recipient), Newman, R. (Recipient), Richard, D. (Recipient), Scartozzi, C. (Recipient), Dellasega, C. (Recipient), Akhtar, N. (Recipient), Albano-Aluquin, S. (Recipient), Chisty, A. (Recipient), Crook, T. (Recipient), Federici, E. H. (Recipient), Ingram, D. (Recipient), Lakshmanan, P. (Recipient), Mathew, A. (Recipient), Narayana, S. (Recipient), Prokop, A. (Recipient), Razjouyan, H. (Recipient), Tariq, A. (Recipient), Thompson, B. (Recipient), Thompson, E. (Recipient), Trivedi, N. (Recipient), Van Scoy, L. (Recipient), Wong, J. (Recipient), Allie, S. R. (Recipient), Browning, K. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), McLaughlin, P. (Recipient), Mamarabadi, M. (Recipient), Shankar, L. (Recipient), Bowie, E. (Recipient), Petfield, J. (Recipient), Whitaker, M. (Recipient), Aynardi, J. (Recipient), Allen, N. (Recipient), Cunningham, B. (Recipient), Gandhi, C. (Recipient), Jairath, B. (Recipient), Lutzkanin, K. M. (Recipient), Kerris, E. (Recipient), Nelson, A. (Recipient), Shook, J. (Recipient), Proctor, E. A. (Recipient), Raup-Konsavage, W. (Recipient), Romanoski, N. (Recipient), Graziane, J. (Recipient), Llorente, A. (Recipient), Nutting, S. (Recipient), Pinto, C. (Recipient), Yingst, J. (Recipient), Zhou, S. (Recipient), Mahase, S. (Recipient), Brian, P. (Recipient), Goldman, E. (Recipient), Maffie, J. (Recipient), Brahmbhatt, R. (Recipient), Fahy, A. (Recipient), Gish, J. (Recipient), Reed, M. F. (Recipient) & Tomasko, J. (Recipient), 2024
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Aprile, B. (Recipient), Bezinover, D. (Recipient), Blackall, G. (Recipient), Booth, J. (Recipient), Buchkovich, N. (Recipient), Budde, A. (Recipient), Burns, A. (Recipient), Cartee, T. (Recipient), Chu, D. C. (Recipient), Cilley, R. (Recipient), Crook, T. (Recipient), Dalke, K. (Recipient), Dambro, A. (Recipient), De Jesus, S. (Recipient), Demetriou, T. (Recipient), DeWaters, A. (Recipient), Duca, N. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), Frauenhoffer, E. (Recipient), Garner, M. (Recipient), Glass, K. (Recipient), Goyal, N. (Recipient), Grine, K. (Recipient), Habib, S. (Recipient), Irby, R. (Recipient), Jones, E. (Recipient), June, R. (Recipient), Karamchandani, K. (Recipient), Karpa, K. (Recipient), Kasmire, K. (Recipient), Katzman, M. (Recipient), Kavanagh, R. (Recipient), Kees-Folts, D. (Recipient), Kesterson, J. (Recipient), Sciacca Kirby, J. (Recipient), Kresch, M. (Recipient), Lankford, E. (Recipient), McDonald, A. (Recipient), Miller, R. (Recipient), Moldovan, G.-L. (Recipient), Myler, C. (Recipient), Nelson, A. (Recipient), Neutze, J. (Recipient), Newell, J. (Recipient), Norbury, C. (Recipient), O'Hara, C. (Recipient), Palmer, T. (Recipient), Pantanelli, S. (Recipient), Pichardo-Lowden, A. (Recipient), Po, W. (Recipient), Radico, J. (Recipient), Radtka, J. (Recipient), Razeghi, S. (Recipient), Rodgers, R. (Recipient), Romanoski, N. (Recipient), Samson, T. (Recipient), Shantz, L. (Recipient), Smith, B. (Recipient), Stephens, M. (Recipient) & Wang, M. (Recipient), 2019
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Aprile, B. (Recipient), Aumiller, B. B. (Recipient), Berkey, F. (Recipient), Bonavia, A. (Recipient), Booth, J. (Recipient), Brennan, K. (Recipient), Browning, K. (Recipient), Buchkovich, N. (Recipient), Butt, F. K. (Recipient), Carrel, L. (Recipient), Choe, A. (Recipient), Clarke, S. (Recipient), Coleman, M. (Recipient), Dalke, K. (Recipient), Devaraj, T. (Recipient), Duryea, S. (Recipient), Enama, J. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), Finch, E. (Recipient), Fischer, M. (Recipient), Gallo, R. (Recipient), Gavigan, P. (Recipient), Ghaffari, G. (Recipient), Go, P. (Recipient), Grana, J. (Recipient), Greensmith, J. (Recipient), Grogan, J. (Recipient), Hajnal, A. (Recipient), Helm, M. (Recipient), Hempel, N. (Recipient), Imamura, F. (Recipient), Jain, R. (Recipient), Jeganathan, N. (Recipient), Kelle, A. (Recipient), Kumar, A. (Recipient), Kwun, H. J. (Recipient), Lang, C. (Recipient), Lutzkanin, A. (Recipient), Martin, K. (Recipient), McGarrity, T. (Recipient), McHale, K. (Recipient), McLaughlin, P. (Recipient), Mormando, C. (Recipient), Nguyen, J. (Recipient), Nickolich, M. (Recipient), Ouyang, T. (Recipient), Pachuski, J. (Recipient), Polimera, H. (Recipient), Potochny, E. (Recipient), Rakszawski, K. L. (Recipient), Reyes, L. (Recipient), Sankoorikal, B.-J. (Recipient), Shantz, L. (Recipient), Singh, M. (Recipient), Songdej, N. (Recipient), Spotts, R. (Recipient), Swigart, A. (Recipient), Varner, M. (Recipient), Verma, N. (Recipient), Walter, V. (Recipient), Wang, C.-Y. (Recipient), Warfield, D. (Recipient), Wilson, M. N. (Recipient) & Hussein, R. (Recipient), 2021
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Junior Faculty Teaching Award
Allie, S. R. (Recipient), Kulaylat, A. (Recipient) & McShane, M. (Recipient), 2024
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