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ACS Fellow Since 2004

Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery - Pediatric Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

  • Amer Surg Assn
  • Amer Ped Surg Assn
  • Am Assn for Surg of Traum
  • E. Assn, Surg of Trauma
  • Soc of Univ Surg
  • Society of Black Academic Surgeons

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Clinic

Pediatric Surgery

Dept of Pediatric Surgery

Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

2200 Children's Way

Nashville, TN 37232

United States

Contact Information

Phone:615-936-1050
Email Me
Administrative Assistant
Name:Kim Roberts
Email assistant

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Neonatal Surgery

  • congenital anomalies
  • newborn surgery

Pediatric Colon & Rectal

  • anorectal malformations
  • Hirschsprung disease
  • imperforate anus
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • Pediatric Colon & Rectal
  • short bowel syndrome

Pediatric Endocrine (Glands/Hormones)

  • adrenal
  • pancreas
  • parathyroid
  • thyroid

Pediatric Abdomen & Digestion

  • abdominal pain
  • appendectomy
  • appendicitis
  • feeding tubes
  • gastric tube
  • gastroesophageal reflux
  • gastroschisis
  • hepatobiliary surgery
  • hernia
  • Hirschsprung disease
  • inguinal hernia
  • intussusception
  • intussusception
  • jejunostomy tube
  • jejunostomy tube
  • malrotation & volvulus
  • Meckel diverticulum
  • Nissen fundoplication
  • Pediatric Abdomen & Digestion
  • peritonitis
  • pyloric stenosis
  • pyloric stenosis
  • pyloromyotomy
  • umbilical hernia

Pediatric Hernia Procedures

  • inguinal hernia
  • Pediatric Hernia Procedures
  • umbilical hernia

Pediatric Cancer/Tumors

  • adrenal tumors
  • bladder cancer
  • genitourinary malignancies
  • kidney cancer
  • neuroblastoma
  • osteosarcoma
  • Pediatric Cancer/Tumors
  • pelvic tumors
  • Wilm's tumor

Bronchoesophagology-Breathing/Swallowing

  • Bronchoesophagology-Breathing/Swallowing
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Esophagoscopy
  • Gastreaoesophageal reflux
  • Tracheotomy

Pediatric Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas

  • biliary surgery
  • biliary tract disease
  • cholecystectomy
  • gallbladder removal
  • hepatobiliary surgery
  • laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • liver biopsy
  • liver surgery
  • liver/hepatic disease
  • pancreatic cysts
  • pancreatitis
  • Pediatric Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas

Minimally Invasive Procedures

  • laparoscopic surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Procedures
  • minimally invasive surgery

Pediatric Thoracic (lungs,chest,esoph)

  • achalasia
  • congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • empyema
  • esophageal surgery
  • hemothorax
  • hiatus hernia repair
  • lobectomy
  • myotomy
  • pleural effusion
  • pneumothorax
  • pulmonary disorders

Pediatric Trauma

  • amputation

Pediatric Urol (kidney,bladder,gentls

  • bladder trauma
  • cryptorchidism
  • hydrocele
  • neuroblastoma
  • Pediatric Urol (kidney,bladder,gentls
  • testicular torsion
  • undescended testes
  • vericoceles
  • Wilms’ tumor

Pediatric Vascular Surgery

  • arteriovenous malformations
  • broviac catheter placement
  • lymphedema
  • Pediatric Vascular Surgery
  • port placement
  • venous access

Pediatric Plastic

  • congenital anomalies
  • congenital nevi
  • hemangiomas
  • vascular malformations

Hospital Appointments

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Nashville, TN

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

11/2019—Present

Academic Appointments

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Nashville, TN

Professor

11/2019—Present

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Nashville, TN

Professor

11/2019—Present

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Nashville, TN

Professor

11/2019—Present