25th Anniversary State-of-the-Art Expert Discussion With Todd A. Ponsky, MD, FACS, on the Advances of Surgical Practice in Pediatric Hernia Repair

摘要

Dr. Todd A. Ponsky is currently Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at Northeast Ohio Medical University and a Pediatric Surgeon at Akron Children's Hospital. He attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, from 1995 to 1999, Residency in General Surgery at The George Washington University in Washington, DC, from 1999 to 2005, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, from 2005 to 2007, and an Advanced Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at The Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver, CO, from 2007 to 2008. Dr. Ponsky has a particular interest in minimally invasive pediatric surgery. He has trained over 200 surgeons in single-port and needlescopic surgery. He has written over 60 manuscripts and almost 20 book chapters. He has a strong focus on surgical education and virtual education and has directed over 20 national/international courses. He has won numerous teaching awards, including "The Faculty Teaching Award" at Case Western Reserve University's Department of Surgery in his first year as a faculty member. He is a reviewer for over 15 medical journals and is on four editorial boards. He is on the leadership of four national societies and has been Program Chair and is currently serving as Secretary on the Executive Committee of The International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG). He is involved in both outcomes and animal research with a focus on inguinal hernia physiology, foregut motility, and gastric stimulation, as well as endoscopic repair techniques for pure esophageal atresia. He has a wife, Diana, and three daughters, Sasha, Josie, and Ella.