Pediatric Surgery

This highly practical manual supports those on the front lines of caring for children requiring surgery. It is a much-needed pocket-sized guide that fulfils the need for rapidly accessed, clear, and concise guidance both on evaluation and treatment.

Alfred Kennedy, Jr., FAAP FACS MD. Dr. Kennedy is board-certified in general surgery and pediatric surgery and he is a member of various professional societies including the American Pediatric Surgical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Section. He received the 2008 Department of Surgery Faculty Teaching Award from the University of Tennessee and he was included on the Consumer's Research Council of America's Top Surgeon list in 2004-2005.

Christopher Coppola, MD. Dr. Coppola served in the United States Air Force Medical Corps and deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom where he treated soldiers, civilians and children injured in the war. While stationed in San Antonio, Texas, he was the surgical director of the only global Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) team in the world, rescuing babies from Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. He has published journal articles and chapters in pediatric surgery, critical care and trauma as well as the memoir “Coppola: A Pediatric Surgeon in Iraq”. He is currently president of the Keystone Chapter American College of Surgeons.

Ronald Scorpio, MD. Dr. Scorpio is the Director of the Department of Surgery and the Director of Pediatric Trauma at the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital at Geisinger Medical Center. He has travelled extensively and has practiced surgery in Canada and Australia as well as the United States. He is a native of Rhode Island and after college at the University of Virginia, his surgical training included time at Boston Children’s Hospital, The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and the University of Maryland. He also holds degrees in engineering and business.

From the book reviews:

“This is essentially an attempt at a handbook of pediatric surgery with very brief, outline format presentations of the standard, known and proven, information about the basic problems that require surgery in children. … a book to support the effort of emergency personnel, nurses, and physicians with less familiarity with children and their special surgical considerations. … it is a pleasant addition to anyone’s library of pediatric surgery books.” (Robert M. Arensman, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2014)