SURGUCATION

Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Gary Rogers from Children's National discuss plagiocephaly, the diagnosis, work up and treatment.  They also discuss a new product that Dr. Rogers has developed 

Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Hans Pohl discuss undescended testes and what parents need to know

Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Timothy Kane discuss the most common chest wall asymmetry in children, Pectus Excavatum.  They discuss incidence, the work up as well as the treatment.  

Prescription medication addiction in children is a major issue, leading to drug overdoses which are a leading cause of unintentional death.  All ages and communities are affected by opioid addiction.  In this episode, Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Elisha Peterson, Director of Chronic Pain Program at Children's National Hospital discuss opioid addiction. Prescription medication addiction in children is a major issue, leading to drug overdoses which are a leading cause of unintentional death.  All ages and communities are affected by opioid addiction.  In this episode, Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Elisha Peterson, Director of Chronic Pain Program at Children's National Hospital discuss opioid addiction. 

In this episode Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Hans Pohl, Chief of Urology discuss what parents need to know about bedwetting. 

There is so many stories and discussions about adult opioid crisis and addiction that often children are lost in this important rhetoric. In our 6th Episode of SURGUCATION, I sat down with one of my anesthesiology colleagues, Dr. Elisha Peterson, the Director of Chronic Pain Program at Children's National Hospital to discuss post-operative pain management in children as well address concerns of many parents about prescription pain medication addiction.  

Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Alexandra Espinel (ENT) discuss what every parent should know about tonsils and adenoids

In This Episode Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Evan Nadler (Director of Bariatric Surgery Program) discuss childhood obesity and surgical treatment. 

In this episode, Dr. Mikael Petrosyan and Anthony Sandler from Children's National discuss two of the most common hernias pediatric surgeons encounter, inguinal hernias and umbilical hernia.  They discuss the incidence, how they present,  when they need to be repaired as well as the risks, and benefits of the operations.  They also briefly touch on diastasis recti. to see a video of the podcast click on the link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjQ-DiV0pCC8Ny8koKYodZQ

In this episode Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Phil Guzzetta discuss what a parent needs to know if their child has Hemangioma.  Current recommendations and treatments. for more information visit childrensnational.org vascular anomalies clinic. email: info@surgucation.comtwitter: @surgucation

Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Timothy Kane from Children's National discuss what every parent needs to know about Achalasia.  They go in details about incidence, symptoms, and current treatments. for more information email us at info@surgucation.comand visit us at  https://childrensnational.org/departments/general-and-thoracic-surgery