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Credentials for
David E. Wesson, M.D.

Name: David E. Wesson, M.D.

Texas Children's Position: Chief, General Surgery Service

Other Positions: Professor of Surgery; Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery; Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine

Specialty(ies):

Pediatric surgery

Board Certifications:
General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Pediatric Surgery by the American Board of Surgery and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
 
Degrees Held:
M.D. 1973 University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
 

Primary Focus: General Pediatric and Thoracic Surgery; Laparoscopic (Minimally Invasive) Surgery; Neonatal Surgery; Inflamatory Bowel Disease; Pediatric Trauma

Publications:
Editor Wesson DE: Pediatric Trauma: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment. Marcel Dekker, New York, NY 2005.
Author Wesson DE: Epidemiology of pediatric trauma. In: Pediatric Trauma: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment (Wesson DE ed). Marcel Dekker, New York, NY 2005: 1st edition.
Author Ehrlich PF, McClellan WT, Wesson DE: Monitoring performance: Long-term impact of trauma verification and review. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2005: 200:2 pp166-172. JA
Author Wesson DE: Thoracic injuries. In. Pediatric Surgery 6th edition (Grosfeld JL, O’Neill JA, Fonkalsrud EW, Coran AG, eds). Mosby, St. Louis MO 2006: pp 275-294. PA
Author Wesson DE: Anorectal malformations. In: Oski’s Pediatrics (McMillan JA et al. eds.) Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins Philadelphia PA 2006: pp 1950-1954. PA
 
Professional Organizations:
Fellow American College of Surgeons
Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics
Member Texas Society of Pediatric Surgeons
Member American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Member American Pediatric Surgery Association
Member Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
 
Contact Information:
6701 Fannin St.,
Clinical Care Center 8th floor, MC CC650
Houston TX 77030.
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Phone: 832-822-3135
Fax: 832-825-3141
E-mail: davidw@bcm.tmc.edu

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