General Pediatric Surgery

From elective to emergency surgery, UNM Health is New Mexico's surgical leader. Our surgeons are skilled in minimally invasive procedures, so you can recover sooner and with less pain.

Provides both pediatric inpatient and outpatient services, as well as urgent care visits. 

Services Include:

• Pediatrics Primary Care
• Pediatric Behavioral Health
• Pediatric Chronic Care Clinic
• Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiology
• Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
• Pediatric Endocrinology
• Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
• Pediatric Inpatient Services
• Pediatric Neurology
• Pediatric Pulmonology
• Pediatric Surgery
• Pediatric Urgent Care 

A child's surgery team is specially trained to care for preemies through young adults. Their surgeons work as a team to make sure every child gets the best and most effective options. In their family-centered care, they partner with the family to support the child. The care team includes compassionate nurses and Child Life specialists who are experts in meeting the emotional and cultural needs of their youngest patients and the families.

Offers comprehensive surgical care from fellowship-trained pediatric surgeons, who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of conditions affecting infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. 

Conditions Treated:

• Abdominal surgery
• Congenital issues
• Chest wall deformity, including sunken or raised chests
• Chest and lung issues
• Digestive tract conditions, such as chronic reflux
• Cysts, masses, or tumors
• Gallbladder, liver and spleen conditions, including biliary dyskinesia
• Hematology/oncology conditions
• Hernias
• Hydroceles
• Undescended testes
• Thyroid and parathyroid conditions