Pediatric Surgery

309-655-3800

The Pediatric Surgery team at OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois treats all congenital and acquired childhood disease. We understand how to work with children and their families to ease the stress of surgical procedures. Our team consists of pediatric surgeons, nurse practitioners, and a physician assistant. Our surgeons are all Board Certified and Fellowship trained with over 114 years of experience, and our pediatric anesthesiologists all hold board certifications in Pediatric Anesthesiology.

The Pediatric Surgery Center is located on the third floor of the Hillcrest Building.

OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois - Pediatric Surgery Center
400 NE Saint Mark Court
Peoria, Illinois 61603
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• Abdominal Conditions
• • Anorectal Malformation
  • Appendicitis
  • Cushings Syndrome/Overactive Adrenal Gland
  • Gallbladder Disorders (Biliary Dyskinesia, Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis)
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Hiatal hernia
  • Feeding Problems/Failure to thrive (Astrostomy Tubes)
  • Biliary Atresia
  • Pyloric Stenosis
  • Choledochal Cyst
  • Intussusception
  • Esophageal Disorders (Atresia, Stricture, Achalasia)
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis)
  • Intussusception
  • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
  • Meckel’s Diverticulum
  • Meconium Ileus
  • Necrotizing Enterocolitis
  • Small Bowel Atresia
  • Gastroschisis
  • Omphalocele
  • Intestinal Malrotation and Midgut Volvulus (Ladd’s procedure)
  • Congenital Cysts of the Mesentery and Omentum
  • Spleen Disorders
  • Hirschsprung’s Disease
  • Umbilical hernia and Ventral Hernia
• Genitourinary (Urinary or Genital) Disorders
• • Inguinal hernias, Hydrocele
  • Undescended Testicle (Cryptorchidism)
  • Phimosis (Circumcision)
• Thoracic (Chest) Disorders

• At the OSF Children's Hospital Pediatric Chest Wall Clinic, we treat:

  • Esophageal Disorders (Atresia, Stricture, Achalasia)
  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula
  • Lung Disorders (Resection for CCAM, Pulmonary Sequestration, Congenital Lobar Emphysema)
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (Bochdalek, Morgagni Hernias)
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Pectus Excavatum, or sunken chest, and Pectus Carinatum, or pigeon chest (Nuss and Ravitch Procedures)
  • Mediastinal Masses and Cysts
  • Spontaneous Pneumothorax
  • Lung Infections and Empyema
  • Chest wall asymmetry (one side higher than the other)
• Oncology (Cancer)
• • Wilms’ Tumor
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Breast Masses
  • Lymphoma
  • Ovarian Cysts and Tumors
  • Soft Tissue Sarcomas (Ewing, Rhabdomyosarcoma)
  • Teratoma
• Head and Neck
• • Branchial Cleft Cysts, Remnants, Sinuses
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Parathyroidectomy
  • Torticollis
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Cystic Hygroma
  • Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
• Skin
• • Lipoma
  • Pilomatrixoma
  • Pilonidal cysts and sinuses
  • Dermoid cysts
• Vascular Access
• • Broviac catheters, subcutaneous port