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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

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ACS Fellow Since 2001

Kathryn D. Bass, MD FACS

Board Certification

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

Society Memberships

  • Am Acad of Ped(Surg Sec)
  • Amer Ped Surg Assn
  • Am Soc for Metabolic & Bariatric Surg
  • Assn of Women Surgeons

Additional Information

Gender

Female

Type of Practice

Clinic

Pediatric Surgery

Carilion Children's Hospital

Pediatric Surgery

4348 Electric Road

Roanoke, VA 24018

United States

Contact Information

Administrative Assistant
Name:Victoria Keith

Biography

General Pediatric Surgery including Minimally Invasive Surgery of Infants and Children, congenital anomalies, neonatal surgery, trauma and critical care, oncology, gastrointestinal, thoracic, vascular access, endocrine, adolescent breast, multidisciplinary weight management program.

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Neonatal Surgery

  • congenital anomalies
  • newborn surgery

Pediatric Colon & Rectal

  • anorectal malformations
  • biliary atresia
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Hirschsprung disease
  • imperforate anus
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • short bowel syndrome
  • sphincter repair
  • ulcerative colitis

Pediatric Endocrine (Glands/Hormones)

  • adrenal
  • pancreas
  • parathyroid
  • thyroid

Pediatric Abdomen & Digestion

  • abdominal pain
  • appendectomy
  • appendicitis
  • bile duct surgery
  • feeding tubes
  • gastric tube
  • gastroesophageal reflux
  • gastroschisis
  • hepatobiliary surgery
  • hernia
  • Hirschsprung disease
  • inguinal hernia
  • intestinal failure management
  • intussusception
  • intussusception
  • jejunostomy tube
  • jejunostomy tube
  • laparoscopic hernia repair
  • malrotation & volvulus
  • Meckel diverticulum
  • Nissen fundoplication
  • peritonitis
  • pyloric stenosis
  • pyloric stenosis
  • pyloromyotomy
  • umbilical hernia

Pediatric Hernia Procedures

  • abdominal hernia
  • femoral hernia
  • hernia
  • inguinal hernia
  • laparoscopic hernia repair
  • minimally invasive hernia repair
  • umbilical hernia

Pediatric Cancer/Tumors

  • adrenal tumors
  • bladder cancer
  • genitourinary malignancies
  • kidney cancer
  • neuroblastoma
  • osteosarcoma
  • pelvic tumors
  • Wilm's tumor

Bronchoesophagology-Breathing/Swallowing

  • Zenker’s diverticulum
  • Aspiration
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Caustic ingestion
  • Esophagoscopy
  • Gastreaoesophageal reflux
  • Percutaneous gastrostomy
  • tracheal stenosis
  • Tracheotomy
  • Zenker’s diverticulectomy

Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Pediatric Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas

  • bile duct surgery
  • biliary surgery
  • biliary tract disease
  • cholecystectomy
  • gallbladder removal
  • hepatobiliary surgery
  • laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • liver biopsy
  • liver surgery
  • liver/hepatic disease
  • pancreatic cysts
  • pancreatitis

Minimally Invasive Procedures

  • endoscopic surgery
  • fine needle aspiration/biopsy
  • laparoscopic surgery
  • laser surgery
  • minimally invasive surgery

Pediatric Thoracic (lungs,chest,esoph)

  • achalasia
  • Barrett’s Esophagus
  • congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • empyema
  • esophageal surgery
  • esophagectomy
  • hemothorax
  • hiatus hernia repair
  • lobectomy
  • myotomy
  • pleural effusion
  • pneumothorax
  • pulmonary disorders

Pediatric Trauma

  • amputation
  • amputee rehabilitation
  • craniomaxillofacial surgery
  • finger injuries
  • foot and ankle reconstruction
  • full mouth reconstruction
  • jaw reconstruction
  • limb restoration
  • reconstructive limb surgery
  • reconstructive microvascular surgery
  • reconstructive surgery
  • spine trauma

Pediatric Vascular Surgery

  • arteriovenous malformations
  • broviac catheter placement
  • lymphedema
  • patent ductus arteriosis
  • port placement
  • renal artery stenosis
  • renal vein thrombosis
  • renovascular conditions
  • vascular grafts for hemodialysis

Hospital Appointments

Stroger Hospital of Cook County Rush University Medical Center

Chief

08/1998—12/2006

Cook Children's Medical Center

Fort Worth,

Director

07/2007—08/2010

Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo

Buffalo, New York,

Director

09/2010—Present

Academic Appointments

ry and Peds

Assistant Professor

State University of New York at Buffalo

Clinical Associate Professor