Leading surgery for children in Pensacola
When surgery is recommended as part of your child’s care plan, choose an experienced pediatric surgeon at Studer Family Children's Hospital Pediatric Surgery in Pensacola, Florida. Our pediatric surgeons start by listening to better understand your child and their health concerns. Together, we work with you and your child’s doctor to create a surgery care plan that’s right for your child. We have the expertise to deliver advanced surgical care using some of the latest techniques.
Your child’s care team takes the time to explain the procedure to you and your child. We also explain what to expect before surgery and create a personalized recovery plan for your child after surgery.
Surgical care, just for children
Your child’s pediatric surgical care team may include pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical nurses, child life specialists, and more. Whenever possible, we use minimally invasive surgical techniques. With this type of procedure, surgeons use small incisions, which may reduce pain and help shorten your child’s recovery time.
Pediatric surgeons specialize in many procedures, including:
- Abdominal surgery
- Appendectomy (appendix removal)
- Biopsy
- Congenital anomalies
- Gallbladder removal
- Gastrointestinal (GI) procedures
- Hernia repair
- Hydrocele (scrotum surgery)
- Lung biopsy and lung resection
- Procedures to correct a congenital malformation
- Splenectomy (spleen surgery)
- Thyroid surgery
- Tumor removal
- Urologic surgery
- Other surgical procedures
At Studer Family Children's Hospital, your child’s surgeon is part of a multispecialty care team that specializes in cancer, craniofacial, orthopedic, digestive, brain and spine, and urologic treatments.
What to expect during your child's preoperative evaluation
We coordinate all aspects of your child's surgical care, answer your questions and provide dietary instructions. Your child's care team does an evaluation before surgery. During the evaluation appointment, we answer your questions and make sure you understand how to prepare for your child’s surgery.
Personalized care that supports your child's recovery after surgery
After your child’s surgery, the recovery care team monitors your child’s oxygen rate, blood pressure, breathing and other vital signs that may be affected by anesthesia or pain medication. When your child is ready, your nurse provides home care instructions to you.
Connected to specialty care at Studer Family Children's Hospital
If your child needs advanced care, you are connected to a network of pediatric specialists at Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart. Your child’s doctor can refer your child and family to the right specialists. And at Studer Family Children’s Hospital, all your child’s doctors and specialists work together as one team, dedicated to your child’s care.