Surgery

The Department of Surgery at Texas Children's Hospital represents more than 140 pediatric-focused surgeons and physicians who are also faculty members at Baylor College of Medicine. Our surgeons, advanced practice providers and more than 800 Texas Children's Hospital staff members are dedicated to caring for and improving the health of children through patient care, education and research. Our team's tireless efforts are evident in our more than 41,000 operative cases and 238,000 outpatient clinic visits performed last year.

Our team is dedicated to caring for children in and around the greater Houston area through our 7 specialty care clinics and 3 Texas Children's Hospital locations. Additionally, we take great pride in caring for children not only from the greater Houston area and Texas but from all 50 states and over 60 countries around the globe.

Annual Report

Download the Department of Surgery Annual Report to learn about our surgical divisions, clinical programs, medical advancements and more. You can also select a section to learn more about a specific division’s accomplishments.

Outcome and Impact Service

The Texas Children’s Hospital Quality, Safety and Outcomes Team is dedicated to helping patients, families and providers make better health care decisions using outcomes data. The goals of our service are to:

• Track and improve our clinical outcomes
• Understand the impact of those outcomes on the lives of our patients and families over time
• Make these outcomes data available in a form accessible by the general public
• Partner with patients and families in understanding outcomes data
• Help patients and families know what questions to ask when seeking medical treatment