Trust is everything when it comes to placing your child’s health in the hands of a surgeon. Children’s Nebraska’s pediatric surgeons understand this deeply, offering unmatched expertise and compassionate, comprehensive care for children and families. Numbering eight strong after doubling in size in 2023, the newly expanded team is the largest and most experienced in the region dedicated solely to pediatrics.
“Children are best cared for when their unique medical and psychosocial needs are treated by experts with special training in pediatric medicine,” said Abdalla Zarroug, M.D., division chief of Pediatric Surgery and surgeon-in-chief. “Our team is equipped with both expertise and experience, and we are proud to offer the region’s most robust surgical program. Our mission is to improve the lives of children with the most advanced surgical care, research, and education.”
Children’s Pediatric Surgery division continues to grow and innovate to meet the needs of children and families.
Dr. Zarroug works alongside surgeons Robert Cusick, M.D., Megan Fuller, M.D., Angela Hanna, M.D., Kathy Schall, M.D., Adil Shah, M.D., Melissa Suh, M.D., and Patrick Thomas, M.D. Together, they collaborate and embrace innovation to stay on the leading edge, utilizing the latest techniques and technologies to deliver optimal care for pediatric patients.
Headquartered in Children’s state-of-the-art Hubbard Center for Children, which opened in 2021, the surgical team provides an exceptional, family-centered experience. Its world-class surgical suites are equipped to support more minimally-invasive surgical interventions, advanced robot-assisted technologies, and techniques that promote faster recovery and healing, less pain, lower rates of infection, and fewer complications.
With more than 100 years of experience combined, the Pediatric Surgery team shares a commitment to keeping each child safe and comfortable through their entire surgical journey, from clinic consultation to the operating room and recovery process. Children’s offers surgical treatments for a wide variety of medical conditions, with specialized expertise in bariatrics and chest wall deformities, as well as colorectal, hernia, oncology, and thyroid procedures.
“There is no greater privilege than caring for a sick child,” said Dr. Cusick. “Education and research allow us to improve the health of children into the future, but nothing matters more to our team than caring for and healing our patients today. Patients and their families deserve the best in surgical skills, compassion, and a trusting relationship.”
Children’s Nebraska
8200 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68114
402.955.7400
ChildrensNebraska.org
This profile originally appeared in the 2024 FACES of Omaha, presented by Omaha Magazine. To see the full book, see our flipbook here.