Professional Experience:

Academic Appointments:

Previous Faculty Positions:

• Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Marshfield Children’s Hospital (Sep. 2020 – Feb. 2022)
• Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Surgeon-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital, University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, Missouri (Jul. 2017 – Sep. 2020)
• Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital and, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (Dec. 2007 – May 2017)
• Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital, University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, Missouri (Dec. 2006 – Nov. 2007)

Current Courtesy Faculty Appointments:

• International Faculty and Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
• Visiting Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Advanced Pediatric Care Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
• Visiting Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital Number One, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Adjunct Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangaluru, India
• Adjunct Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Nairobi, Kenya

Other Advanced Training/Experience:

Title of Post	Duration	Name of Hospital
Attending Pediatric Surgeon and Head of Department Pediatric Surgery	10/2022 to Present	Bon Secours Mercy Health Children’s Hospital, Richmond, VA
Voluntary Pediatric Surgeon	02/2022 to 09/2022	Peedh Parai International (Pediatric Surgical Charity, Dallas, Texas)
Attending Pediatric Surgeon and Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics	09/01/2020 to 01/2022	University of Wisconsin-Madison, Marshfield Children’s Hospital, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI, USA
Attending Pediatric Surgeon and Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics	07/01/2017 to 08/31/2020	Children’s Hospital, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Attending Pediatric Surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics	12/01/2007 to 05/31/2017	Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Attending Pediatric Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics	12/01/2006 to 11/30/2007	Children’s Hospital, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Training in Robotic Pediatric Surgery	10/18/2006 to 11/17/2006	Blank Children’s Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa
Fellow in Pediatric Surgery	10/17/2005 to 10/17/2006	Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Consultant (Attending) Pediatric and Laparoscopic Surgery	02/25/2005 to 09/30/2005	Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
Consultant (Attending) Pediatric and Laparoscopic Surgery	11/15/2004 to 02/24/2005	King's College Hospital, London, UK
Specialist Registrar, Pediatric Surgery & Urology	10/15/2003 to 10/15/2004	University Hospital of Wales, Royal College of Surgeons, UK
Specialist Registrar, Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery & Urology	01/01/2003 to 08/31/2003	Leeds General Infirmary & St. James University Hospital, Royal College of Surgeons, UK
Specialist Registrar, Pediatric Thoracic & Laparoscopic General Pediatric Surgery	07/01/2002 to 12/31/2002	Leeds General Infirmary & St. James University Hospital, Royal College of Surgeons, UK
Specialist Registrar, Pediatric Laparoscopic & General Surgery	09/01/2001 to 06/30/2002	Leeds General Infirmary & St. James University Hospital, Royal College of Surgeons, UK
Specialist Registrar, Pediatric Thoracic & Laparoscopic Surgery	02/01/2001 to 08/31/2001	Birmingham Children's Hospital, Royal College of Surgeons, UK
Specialist Registrar, Pediatric Hepato-biliary & Liver Transplant	08/01/2000 to 01/31/2001	Birmingham Children's Hospital, Royal College of Surgeons, UK
Pediatric Urology and Pediatric General Surgery	08/01/1999 to 07/31/2000	Birmingham Children's Hospital, Royal College of Surgeons, UK
Pool Officer, Pediatric Surgery	01/01/1999 to 07/31/1999	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Senior Registrar/Resident, Pediatric Urology & Laparoscopic General Surgery	01/01/1998 to 12/31/1998	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Senior Registrar/Resident, Pediatric Hepato-biliary / GI / Laparoscopic General Surgery	01/01/1997 to 12/31/1997	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Senior Registrar/Resident, Pediatric Trauma & General Surgery	01/01/1996 to 12/31/1996	Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Postgraduate Experience in Adult General Surgery:

Title of Post	Duration	Name of Hospital
Lecturer, General Surgery	August 1995 to December 1995	Government Medical College, Nagpur, India
Registrar, Pediatric Surgery	August 1994 to July 1995	King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
Registrar, General Surgery	February 1992 to July 1994	Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur, India
Senior House Officer, Orthopaedics	September 1991 to February 1992	Government Medical College, Nagpur, India
Senior House Officer, General Surgery	February 1991 to September 1991	Government Medical College, Nagpur, India
Internship	January 1990 to December 1990	Government Medical College, Nagpur, India

Honors or Awards, Prizes:

• Paediatric Surgical Quiz, Birmingham Children Hospital, December 1999.
• Paediatric Surgical Quiz, Consortium Training Day, Leeds General Infirmary, June 2002.
• Paediatric Surgical Quiz, Consortium Training Day, Leeds General Infirmary, July 2003.
• Educator of the Year Award, Michael E. Debakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2011-12.
• Educator of the Year Award, Michael E. Debakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2012-13.
• Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, December 2013.
• Member of the Academy of Distinguished Educators (Academy), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, December 2013. Link

Best Paper Award:

• Oesophageal Atresia: Is routine bronchoscopy before thoracotomy useful? Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Varanasi, October 1996.

Board Eligibility/Certification:

• Pediatric Surgery:
  • Royal College of Surgeons of London, England.
  • European Board of Pediatric Surgery, Amsterdam.
  • PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
• Adult General Surgery:
  • Royal College of Surgeons of London, England.
  • Indira Gandhi Medical College and Mayo Hospital, Nagpur, India.

National Scientific Participation:

1. Journal Editorial Boards, etc.:

• Indian Journal of Pediatric Surgery
• Bangladesh Journal of Endosurgery

2. Review Panels, etc.:

• Journal of Pediatric Surgery
• Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
• Indian Journal of Pediatric Surgery
• Bangladesh Journal of Endosurgery

3. Professional Societies, etc.; Elected Positions, etc.:

• IPEG (International Pediatric Endosurgery Group) membership - On Membership Committee
• Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons – Member

4. Invited Lectures, Presentations, Research Seminars: National, International

Teaching Information

A. Didactic Course Work

1. Courses Taught at Current Institution (Include Number of Hours)

• MIS (Minimally Invasive Surgery) Training for Baylor General Surgery Residents – 1 hour every Wednesday
• Dry Lab Training in MIS
• Animal Lab Training in MIS for Baylor General Surgery Residents – Once every month
• MIS Training for Baylor OBGYN Residents – 1 hour every other Wednesday/Friday
• MIS Training for Baylor Medical Students – 1 hour every 2 weeks

Curriculum Development Work

• Development of a MIS curriculum for Baylor General Surgery Residents
• Dry Lab MIS Curriculum
• Animal Lab MIS Curriculum
• Augmented Virtual Reality MIS Curriculum

2. Courses Taught at Other Institutions (Include Number of Hours)

• Invited Faculty in International Workshops
  • Invited as International Faculty at the Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of India 7th Annual Meeting and Workshop (Feb 3-5, 2012), attended by 200 pediatric laparoscopic surgeons.
    • Lecture: Minimally Invasive Surgical Training for Residents – American Perspective
    • Live Demonstrations: Transaxillary Subcutaneouscopic Sternomastoid Release for Torticollis, Thoracoscopic Eventration Repair
  • Invited as International Faculty at the Apollo Children’s Hospital Subcutaneouscopic Surgery Workshop Chennai, India (July 5-6, 2013), attended by 72 pediatric MIS surgeons.
    • 3 Lectures on Robotic Surgery
    • Live Demonstrations: Transaxillary Subcutaneouscopic Sternomastoid Release for Torticollis (3 cases), Subcutaneouscopic Excision of Chest Wall Mass (1 case), and Extremity Mass (1 case)
  • Invited as International Faculty at the Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of India Annual Meeting and Workshop (Feb 12-15, 2016), attended by 200 pediatric laparoscopic surgeons.
    • Keynote Lecture on Thoracoscopic Repair of Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula in Neonates and Infants
    • Video Demonstrations and Lectures:
      • Thoracoscopic Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
      • Combined Thoracoscopic and Laparoscopic Resection of Esophago-gastric Leiomyoma in Children

3. Courses Taught at BCM

• Dry Lab MIS
• Animal Lab MIS
• Augmented Virtual Reality MIS
• Creation of Small and Large Animals for Simulation

B. Non-Didactic Teaching

1. Resident Training (Include Estimate of Time)

• Resident Training: Total 1-2 hours daily
  • Daily bedside training
  • Daily rounds
  • Daily OR training

2. Clinical Fellow Training (Include Names of Fellows, Dates, Current Location)

• Monica Lopez: Dec 2007 to June 2009
  • Assistant Professor Surgery and Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
• Eric Grethel: July 2008 to June 2010
  • Assistant Professor Surgery and Pediatrics at Dell Children’s Hospital, Austin, Texas
• Sanjeev Vasudevan: July 2009 to June 2011
  • Assistant Professor Surgery and Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
• Lan Vu: June 2010 to June 2012
  • Assistant Professor Pediatric Surgery at UCSF, California
• Bethany Slater: June 2011 to June 2013
  • Attending Pediatric Surgeon at Rocky Mountain Children’s Hospital at Denver, Colorado

3. Research Fellow Training (As Above)

• Mentored Saif Hasson (Pediatric Surgical Research Fellow) through outcome research projects, abstracts at meetings, publications in peer-reviewed journals, and residency application process - difficult to estimate hours.
• Mentored Ismael Salas (PGY4), Shiree Berry (PGY4), Vivek Patel (PGY2), Mirtha Gonzalez (PGY4), Zackery Pallister (PGY4) through outcome research projects, abstracts at meetings, publications in peer-reviewed journals.

4. Graduate Student Training (As Above; Major Advisor, Committee Member)

• Stephanie Philips – 2011
• Megan Birnkman – 2012

5. Non-Didactic Teaching at BCM

• Development of a MIS curriculum, hands-on teaching, and didactic teaching for Baylor Medical Students (Dry Lab MIS curriculum one Friday a month)
• Every Mon/Thur/Fri OR teaching
• Every Tuesday Outpatient clinic teaching
• Bedside teaching on the floor

C. Lectures

1. International

• Invited lecture on “Short Bowel Syndrome: Surgical Management and Approaches” at the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons’ Virtual Presentation, January 10, 2023
• Invited lecture on “Esophageal Preservation and Replacement in Children” at the Sprint Lecture Series Course hosted by Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the Jenny Lind Children’s Hospital NHS Trust, Norwich, UK, April 15, 2021
• Invited lecture on “Anterior Abdominal Wall Defects” at the Sprint Lecture Series Course hosted by Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the Jenny Lind Children’s Hospital NHS Trust, Norwich, UK, February 2, 2021
• Invited lecture on “Laparoscopic Biliary Atresia Repair in Infants” at the Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of India Annual Meeting and Workshop, Feb 14-16, 2019, Jodhpur
• Setting up a Pediatric Surgical Mission, Visiting Professor, Mainz, Germany, December 6th, 2017
• Bowel Rehabilitation in Short Gut Syndrome, 50th Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Mumbai, India, Oct 2015
• Thoracoscopic Esophageal Atresia and TEF Repair in Neonates and Infants, Visiting Professor, Children’s Hospital Number 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, March 2015
• Thoracoscopic Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair in Neonates and Infants, Visiting Professor, Children’s Hospital Number 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, March 2015
• Role of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Neonatal Pulmonary Lesions, Visiting Professor, Children’s Hospital Number 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, March 2015
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Esophageal Atresia Repair in Neonates and Infants, Visiting Professor, Children’s Hospital Number 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, March 2015

2. National

• Invited lecture on “esophageal preservation and replacement in children” at the Pediatric surgery Grands rounds of Children’s hospital of Orange County, Orange County, Irvine, California, USA. April 18, 2023<>
• “Operating Room of the Future” Pediatric surgery Grand rounds at Children’s Hospital University of Missouri, June 2019.<>
• Setting up a Global pediatric surgical mission: Pediatric surgery Grand rounds at Children’s Hospital University of Missouri, Jan 2021.<>
• Gastroschisis and the Surgeon: Grand rounds at Children’s Hospital University of Missouri.<>
• Gastroschisis. At the international colloquium, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas.<>
• Robotic Pediatric surgery – Grand rounds at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas.<>
• Pouch Colon Syndrome with ARM: Our Experience. Grand rounds at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.<>
• Malrotation – Current Concepts lecture for residents at the Children’s hospital university of Missouri.<>
• Minimally invasive surgery in Neonates – CME at Jefferson City, Missouri.<>
• Robotic Pediatric surgery – Grand rounds at the University Missouri Children’s Hospital, Columbia, Missouri.<>

3. Local

• Vascular anomalies: role of a surgeon. Pediatric residents Children’s Hospital, university of Missouri.
• Bowel rehabilitation in short gut syndrome: role of a surgeon. Surgery PA fellowship General assembly – 24th March 2016.
• Vascular anomalies in children: role of a surgeon. Surgery PA fellowship General assembly – Feb 2015
• Robotic surgery in children. Grand rounds at Texas Children's Hospital, 22nd Oct 2010.
• Management of appendicitis: current concepts – Ben Taub General Hospital– Feb 2008.
• Malrotation – Ben Taub General Hospital -March 2008.
• Neonatal intestinal obstruction – Ben Taub General Hospital -April 2008.

Visiting Professorships

Recent Activities

• Visiting Professor at Children’s Hospital University of Nairobi, Kenya (October 2023)

  Conducted MIS training, Dry labs, pig labs, and lectures for faculty and residents. Live demonstration of laparoscopy-assisted pyeloplasty, fundoplication, and several complex procedures.

• Visiting Professor at Children’s National Hospital, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (September 2023)

  Conducted MIS training, Dry labs, pig labs, and lectures for faculty and residents. Live demonstration of open and laparoscopic Gastric pull-up and esophageal replacement along with several complex procedures.

• Visiting Professor at Bab Saadoun Children’s Hospital, University of Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia (June 2023)

  Conducted MIS training, live neonatal MIS workshops, and lectures for faculty and residents. Live demonstration of laparoscopic procedures, streamed to surgeons in Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.

Notable Past Activities

• Visiting Professor at Children’s Hospital Number 1 and City Children’s Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (December 2022)

  Conducted MIS training and live neonatal MIS workshops. Demonstrated Gastric Pull-up and other laparoscopic procedures for children with complex congenital anomalies.

• Visiting Professor at Children’s Hospital University of Nairobi, Kenya (October 2022)

  Conducted MIS training, Dry labs, pig labs, and lectures for faculty and residents. Live demonstration of laparoscopy-assisted pyeloplasty and other procedures.

• Visiting Professor at Bab Saadoun Children’s Hospital, University of Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia (September 2022)

  Conducted MIS training, live neonatal workshops, and lectures. Demonstrated laparoscopic procedures live-streamed to surgeons in North Africa.

• Visiting Professor at Children’s Hospital University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (May 2022)

  Conducted MIS training, live complex neonatal workshops, and lectures. Demonstrated esophageal replacement procedures.

• Visiting Professor at Children’s Hospital Number 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (December 2018)

  Set up a simulation center and conducted MIS training and workshops. Demonstrated live laparoscopic esophageal replacement.

• Visiting Professor at Advanced Pediatric Care Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India (January 2012)

  Conducted MIS training and live workshops for faculty and residents.

Virtual Visiting Professorships (COVID-19 Period)

• Lecture Series for University Hospital in Tajikistan (October 2020 – Present)

  Conducted weekly online lectures and live workshops for residents, faculty, and nurses.

• Online Laparoscopy Training for Children’s Hospital Number 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (February 2015 – Present)

  Conducted regular laparoscopy training sessions using models every Friday.

Medical & Service Information

A. Patient Care Responsibilities (2007 – 2017)

1. Department-wide

• Texas Children’s Hospital
• Ben Taub General Hospital NICU
• St Joseph Hospital NICU

2. Section or Specialty

• MIS and Robotic Surgery
• Bowel Rehabilitation
• Bowel Motility
• Vascular Malformations

B. National Education or Voluntary Health Organization Participation

• Chairman and Founder of Pediatric Surgical Charity “Peedh Parai International” – a registered 501(c)(3) organization. www.peedhparaiinternational.org
• Member of the Global Pediatric Surgery Network
• Member of Bal Mitra Foundation, Nagpur, India
• Member of Arpan Global Charity, USA

International Mission Work

• Pediatric surgical mission to Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya (2011)
• Pediatric surgical mission to Quito, Ecuador with Arpan Global Charities (2013)
• Pediatric surgical mission to Nagpur, India organized by Balmitra Foundation, Vivekanand Mission Hospital, and Arpan Global Charities, USA (Dec 2014) – 75 children with complex congenital anomalies were operated on
• Vascular anomalies conference, teaching, and operative workshop at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (March 2015)
• Pediatric surgical mission to Nagpur, India organized by Peedh Parai International, Balmitra Foundation, GSM Sabha, and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital (March 2015) – 80 children with complex congenital anomalies were operated on
• Pediatric surgical mission to Nagpur, India organized by Peedh Parai International, Balmitra Foundation, GSM Sabha, and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital (Feb 2016) – 126 children with complex congenital anomalies were operated on
• Pediatric surgical mission to Nagpur, India organized by Peedh Parai International, Balmitra Foundation, GSM Sabha, and Government Medical College and Hospital (Jan-Feb 2017) – 130 children with complex congenital anomalies were operated on
• Pediatric surgical mission to Manipal, India organized by Peedh Parai International, GSM Sabha, and Kasturba Medical College and Hospital (Feb 2018) – 30 children with complex congenital anomalies were operated on
• Pediatric surgical mission to Nagpur, India organized by Peedh Parai International, Balmitra Foundation, GSM Sabha, and Government Medical College and Hospital (Jan-Feb 2020) – 97 children with complex congenital anomalies were operated on
• Pediatric surgical mission to Manipal, India organized by Peedh Parai International, GSM Sabha, and Kasturba Medical College and Hospital (Feb 2020) – 56 children with complex congenital anomalies were operated on
• Pediatric surgical mission to Nagpur, India organized by Peedh Parai International, Balmitra Foundation, GSM Sabha, and Government Medical College and Hospital (Jan 2023) – 105 children with complex congenital anomalies were operated on
• Pediatric surgical mission to Nagpur, India organized by Peedh Parai International, Balmitra Foundation, GSM Sabha, and Government Medical College and Hospital (Jan 2024) – 109 children with complex congenital anomalies were operated on

Future Planned Trips

• Pediatric surgical mission to Nagpur, India organized by Peedh Parai International, Balmitra Foundation, GSM Sabha, and Government Medical College and Hospital (Jan-Feb 2025)

C. Administrative Assignments

1. Department Administration, Committees (2007 – 2017)

• Education Committee, Baylor College of Medicine
• Simulation Curriculum Committee, Baylor College of Medicine