We specialize in the comprehensive care of traumatically injured patients with life-threatening conditions, critically ill surgical patients, and patients with acute surgical emergencies. They are trained in both traditional open and minimally invasive surgeries, and perform a variety of elective and urgent procedures. Our surgeons also provide vital surgical critical care in support of Yale New Haven Hospital’s Level I adult and pediatric trauma centers. They are committed to research, education for health care providers, as well as injury prevention, state trauma system development, and disaster management. We understand that having a traumatic injury, surgical emergency, or being in a situation requiring critical care can be stressful for patients and their families. Our team members will do their best to help keep everyone as comfortable as possible during care. Our surgeons, nurses, and specialists are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond immediately to all major trauma codes, and provide our patients with comprehensive, continuous care and support from admission to discharge. Along with our clinicians, a host of support services, including religious ministries, social workers, and care coordination services are available to help our patients. We focus on: General surgeryfor patients undergoing elective or routine surgery, as well as those with emergency surgical conditions. We evaluate patients prior to surgery in outpatient locations, the emergency department, or the hospital, depending on the urgency of their condition. We always have a senior surgeon available to rapidly attend to critical problems. Trauma carefor all trauma patients admitted to Yale New Haven Hospital, the regional Level 1 trauma center for southern Connecticut and the only trauma center in the state to be verified by the American College of Surgeons for both adult and pediatric patients. Surgical critical careto manage all critically ill surgical patients in the Surgical Intensive Care Units at Yale New Haven Hospital’s York Street and Saint Raphael campuses, and the Intermediate Care Unit at the York Street campus. Conditions we commonly treat include: Acute and chronic appendicitis Acute and chronic biliary disease Abdominal wall hernias of all types Intestinal disease Intestinal fistulas Diverticulitis Pancreatitis Soft tissue infections Sepsis Complex postoperative complications requiring critical management

Yale’s Department of Surgery is a premier center for adult and pediatric surgical treatment, providing comprehensive care for a full range of conditions and diseases. To ensure that our patients experience shorter hospital stays and less postoperative discomfort, we employ the latest technologies and surgical techniques, and perform minimally invasive surgery whenever possible. Our renowned surgeons and faculty continue to push the frontiers of surgical science through innovative treatment and leading-edge research, with the ability to offer treatment options that can be difficult to find elsewhere. More state-of-the-art surgical suites at Yale New Haven Hospital than in any other hospital in the region Collaboration with the Yale Department of Biomedical Engineering and with industry to develop 3-D bioprinting for the regeneration, repair, and replacement of human tissue and vessels Nationally recognized Center of Excellence and designated training center for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) Yale’s Endocrine Neoplasia Laboratory is an internationally renowned multidisciplinary research group in which surgeons work with endocrine geneticists to decipher the molecular genetics of endocrine tumor disease First program in Connecticut to offer three different minimally invasive bariatric surgical techniques: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, LAP-Band® surgery, and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Pediatric surgeons dedicate their practice to treating children ranging from the neonatal stage through late adolescence. The medical needs of a child differ from those of an adult, requiring pediatric surgeons to have additional education and advanced training. Our pediatric surgeons are recognized as experts in a broad range of specialties, including minimally invasive surgery, pediatric surgical oncology, fetal diagnosis, and treatment of congenital birth defects, pediatric trauma, and surgical procedures for intestinal failure. Through the most current and state-of-the-art surgical techniques, we help treat each child’s condition so he or she can focus on being a kid.Our team has expertise in the latest surgical technologies and the most delicate surgical situations, including neonatal surgery and ECMO (heart and lung bypass for severely ill infants). Our surgeons use advanced, minimally invasive surgical techniques wherever possible to help secure outpatient surgeries or shorter hospital stays, and less postoperative discomfort for the child. All of our team members have extensive experience in working with children, and take extra measures to ensure that each child feels safe and comfortable. Specialized care is offered in the following areas: Mechanical cardiac assist device program Newborn surgery, including repair of severe newborn congenital malformations of the airway, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and genital tracts Operations for inguinal hernias, hydroceles, correction of undescended testicles, and other groin problems Pediatric abdominal surgery Pediatric heart transplant Pediatric thoracic surgery Surgical management of complex solid tumors Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic treatment of such conditions as abdominal and thoracic tumors, congenital lung masses, intestinal atresia, and trachea-esophageal fistula The first pediatric Level I trauma center in Connecticut at Yale New Haven Hospital Six conveniently located outpatient pediatric centers across the state where patients can be evaluated by a pediatric surgeon International recognition for new ways to reduce anxiety and pain in children who need surgery