In partnership with UT Health San Antonio, our board-certified pediatric surgeons understand that children are not “little adults.” Their growing bodies, medical needs and emotional responses require care tailored specifically to them and not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Our highly skilled pediatric specialists provide compassionate, personalized treatment designed to give every child the expert care they deserve.
Pediatric Surgery in San Antonio
Children’s surgeries are performed at University Hospital in San Antonio. For patients with special needs and disabilities, the University Health Surgery Center at Morgan’s MAC offers a one-of-a-kind outpatient surgery experience designed for individuals of all ages who may experience anxiety in traditional healthcare settings. At both locations, we work closely with every family to achieve the best possible outcome.
Because we care for children across South Texas, we also offer telemedicine consultations to help families and referring physicians outside San Antonio connect with our pediatric surgery specialists for a second opinion without traveling to our campus.
Conditions We Treat With Surgery
Our pediatric surgeons collaborate with specialists across University Health to recommend comprehensive treatment tailored to your child. We care for conditions throughout the body, from routine needs to urgent or emergency concerns.
Our expertise includes:
- Abdominal and gastrointestinal conditions
- Central lines, ports and other vascular access
- Chest and lungs
- Chest wall conditions
- Colorectal care
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Fetal conditions and prenatal surgical consultation
- Urinary and reproductive systems
- Head and neck
- Hernias and abdominal wall conditions
- Brain and spine conditions, in collaboration with neurosurgery
- Newborn and congenital conditions
- Kidney conditions and dialysis access
- Skin and soft tissue conditions
- Surgical oncology
- Robot-assisted surgery
This overview highlights our areas of expertise. You can explore the full list of conditions and procedures we treat with surgery at University Health.
Child Life Support
Surgery can feel unfamiliar and stressful for children and their families. Our Child Life specialists help make the experience more manageable by preparing children for surgery in age-appropriate ways, answering questions and providing emotional support. They also advocate for each child, contribute to the care plan and partner with the whole family and care team to promote compassionate, family-centered care throughout the hospital experience.
You can also learn more about what to expect leading up to the day of your child’s inpatient or outpatient surgery at University Hospital.
Why Choose University Health
University Health offers comprehensive pediatric surgical care, from routine hernia procedures to complex congenital conditions, with treatment tailored to each child’s medical, developmental and emotional needs. In addition to collaborating with specialists across University Health, our board-certified pediatric surgeons also use advanced techniques, including minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgery, to care for children throughout South Texas.
University Health is designated a Center of Excellence in Pediatric Sedation by the Society for Pediatric Sedation. Our team is also recognized for comprehensive long term gastrostomy and cecostomy management care, including support for children who need direct access for nutrition, medication or fluids.
Fresh Start Surgical Gifts Program
At University Health, we believe everyone deserves high-quality care regardless of their ability to pay. We have partnered with Fresh Start Surgical Gifts to provide reconstructive surgery to qualifying pediatric patients. We are one of only four health systems in the United States to provide this free service through Fresh Start.
Fresh Start is for infants, children and teens with physical and cosmetic deformities who need reconstructive surgery and related medical care. There is no cost to patients or their families for these life-changing surgeries.
Please email fresh.start@uhtx.com for more information.
