General Pediatric Surgery

At Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital, our pediatric general surgeons provide you with the highest quality care – with compassion, comfort and respect – in a timely and considerate manner.

We are home to the most pediatric surgeons in the region. We offer state-of-the-art care for routine surgical procedures. We also successfully perform some of the most delicate and complex surgeries on the youngest of patients so you don’t have to leave the area for specialty pediatric surgery.

We provide a wide range of pediatric surgeries for children ranging from newborns to adolescents in multiple specialty areas:

Pediatric General Surgery

• Appendicitis
• Bowel obstruction
• Chest wall deformities (pectus excavatum and carinatum)
• Childhood abdominal and chest tumors
• Gallbladder disease
• Gastroesophageal reflux
• Gastrostomy tube placement and care
• Hernias (umbilical/inguinal/epigastric) and hydroceles
• Neonatal, congenital chest and abdominal abnormalities
• Ovarian torsion/cysts/masses
• Pediatric trauma
• Pilonidal disease
• Pyloric stenosis
• Soft tissue and skin masses/tumors
• Testicular torsion
• Thyroid and neck masses
• Tongue tie
• Ulcerative colitis/Crohn’s disease

We also are on the leading edge in minimally invasive (small-scar) pediatric techniques. These surgeries are done through small incisions. This significantly reduces the amount of time spent in the hospital and promotes a quicker recovery.