With our help, children of all ages recover from disease or injury faster. We use minimally invasive surgery techniques, whenever possible. Our goal is to minimize pain, promote healing and get your kid back to being a kid.
Medical professionals around the world recognize UW Health Kids surgeons for their expertise and skill. From trauma care to cancer surgery to reconstructive surgery, we are ready to help.
Our programs
We don't just excel in one area of surgery. Instead, UW Health Kids offers many services to help your child live their best life. Our programs include:
General and thoracic surgery
Surgical oncology (cancer treatment)
Surgery for congenital abnormalities and other developmental issues
Trauma surgery
I will always credit Dr. Nichol for saving his life by taking me seriously and getting Ben on the right track.
Mary Briggs-Pomo
Mary remembers how scary her son’s health was almost from the moment he was born 10 years ago. But thanks to a team of pediatric specialists that listened and took her concerns seriously, she has answers and a happy, giggly, cuddly little boy.They took care of my baby, but they also took the time to take care of me, too.
Beth
UW Health Kids doctors created a care plan for Beth's daughter, Ivy, before she was born — a plan that included surgery when she was just 36 hours old.Genitourinary
Circumcision
Hydrocele
Inguinal hernia
Ovarian tumors
Ovarian torsion
Undescended testicle
GI tract
Appendicitis
Cholelithiasis (gallstones)
Constipation
Crohn’s disease
Failure to thrive and feeding difficulties
GERD
Hiatal hernia
Hirschsprung's disease
Intussusception
Irritable bowel disease (IBD)
Malrotation
Meckel’s diverticulum
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
Short gut syndrome / Intestinal failure
Ulcerative colitis
Volvulus
Neonatal
Biliary atresia
Colonic atresia
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)
Congenital lung lesions
Congenital pulmonary adenomatoid malformation (CPAM)
Duodenal atresia
Esophageal atresia (EA)
Gastroschisis
Hirschsprung's disease
Ileal atresia
Imperforate anus
Jejunal atresia
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Omphalocele
Pulmonary sequestration
Pyloric stenosis
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Oncology
Hepatoblastoma / liver tumors
Neuroblastoma
Vascular anomalies
Wilm's tumor / renal tumors
Thoracic (chest)
Pectus carinatum (pigeon chest)
Pectus excavatum (funnel chest)
Spontaneous pneumothorax
Thoracic cysts and tumors
Other
Endocrine problems
Fetal surgery and prenatal consultation
Pilonidal sinus/cyst/abscess
Skin lesions and cysts
Splenomegaly
Trauma
Vascular anomalies
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What to expect: Surgery at American Family Children’s Hospital
Note: Due to the current state of COVID-19 in our community, a temporary change has been made — family members will not go back into the operating room. Your care team will work with you to help provide safe and supportive care for your child.
If your child is coming to American Family Children's Hospital in Madison, Wis., for surgery, you probably have lots of questions. This video, narrated by 13-year-old Ivy, gives you and your child a good sense of what to expect on the day of surgery.
What to expect day of surgery at East Madison Hospital
Knowing what to expect helps teens feel more at ease the day of surgery. This video explains what teens can expect when undergoing surgery at East Madison Hospital..
Easing kids’ fears in the operating room
Kids who need surgery are often fearful, nervous and confused, and understandably so. UW Health Kids goes to great lengths to allay their apprehension, employing Child Life staff to answer questions and keeping the children's families involved from beginning to end.
Partners in the community: Carson’s surgical team
UW Health Kids cardiologists and surgeons at American Family Children's Hospital and Dean & St. Mary's in Madison, Wis., teamed up to diagnose and treat esophagus and heart problems diagnosed at Carson Huebel's birth.
Jenny’s story: Living with short gut syndrome
Jenny Raduenz was born with her intestines on the outside of her body and has undergone many surgeries during her 24 years. She has short gut syndrome - her small intestine is just 180 centimeters long; the typical length is 22 or 23 feet. Raduenz calls the UW Health Pediatric Short Gut/Intestinal Failure Clinic "a dream come true."
UW Health Kids
Our pediatric experts have served the special needs of children for more than 100 years. We focus on each child’s unique needs and offer social and emotional support to help you and your child face even the most complex condition. Our long history includes the creation of medical advances that save lives around the world. Together, we get your child back to health and enjoying being a kid.