ChristopherBlewettMD

Pediatric General Surgery

Professor of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center Dr. Richard C. Miller Chair of Pediatric Surgery Surgeon-in-Chief, Children’s of Mississippi

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Office
2500 N State St
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone+1 601-984-5050
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Education & Training

University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 1997 - 1999
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1997
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
OK State Medical License 2019 - 2025
MO State Medical License 2020 - 2025
AL State Medical License 1997 - 2024
GA State Medical License 2021 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2024
MS State Medical License 2007 - 2024
TX State Medical License 2003 - 2023
IA State Medical License 2018 - 2022
KS State Medical License 2021 - 2021
PA State Medical License 1992 - 2002
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Wound complications after chemo-port placement in children: Does closure technique matter?
Colin Muncie, Richard S. Herman, Anderson B. Collier, Barry Berch, Christopher J. Blewett, David Sawaya> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2017 Oct 13
3 citations
Stapled intestinal anastomoses with endoscopic staplers in premature infants.
Colin Muncie, Michael W. Morris, Barry Berch, David Sawaya, Christopher J. Blewett> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2017 Oct 12
Analysis of the Financial Benefit of Same-Day Appendectomy.
Richard S. Herman, Colin Muncie, David Sawaya, Barry Berch, Christopher J. Blewett> ;The American Surgeon. 2017 Sep 1
Persistent Hemolysis after Laparoscopic Partial Splenectomy in Children.
Colin Muncie, Barry Berch, Christopher J. Blewett, David Sawaya> ;The American Surgeon. 2017 Sep 1
Cystic Lymphangioma of the Mesenteric Root in an Adolescent, an Operative Challenge.
Colin Muncie, Michael W. Morris, Christopher J. Blewett> ;The American Surgeon. 2017 Sep 1
2 citations
Resection of a giant hepatic adenoma in an eight-year-old girl.
Michael W. Morris, Barry Berch, Tammy Westmoreland, David Sawaya, Christopher J. Blewett> ;The American Surgeon. 2013 Sep 1
4 citations
Staged closure with negative pressure wound therapy for gastroschisis with liver herniation: A case report
Michael W. Morris, Tamarah Westmoreland, David Sawaya, Christopher J. Blewett> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2013 May 1
2 citations
Retroperitoneal lymphatic malformation and transverse testicular ectopia: a unique clinical presentation.
Michael W. Morris, William Cauthen, James A. Bofill, Christopher J. Blewett, Kenneth W. Liechty> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2013 Apr 1
1 citations
Traumatic sigmoid degloving injuries in the pediatric population.
Michael A. Keller, Christopher J. Blewett> ;The American Surgeon. 2011 Apr 1
7 citations
Stapled intestinal anastomosis in neonates: validation of safety and efficacy.
Jon D. Simmons, Joseph W. Gunter, Justin D. Manley, David Sawaya, Christopher J. Blewett> ;The American Surgeon. 2010 Jun 1
5 citations
A large adrenal teratoma in a neonate.
John James, Gurpreet S. Dhillon, Christopher J. Blewett, Ari Halldorsson, Anthony J. Cecalupo> ;The American Surgeon. 2009 Apr 1
83 citations
Endothelial progenitor cell mobilization after percutaneous coronary intervention.
Subhash Banerjee, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, Shuqi Zhang, Michele Roesle, Jason B. Lindsey, Binu Philips, Christopher G. Blewett, Lance S. Terada> ;Atherosclerosis. 2006 Nov 1
11 citations
Endoluminal retrieval of a dislodged umbilical vein catheter--a case report.
Dixon Santana, Christopher J. Blewett, W. Todd Bohannon, Michael B. Silva, Antonios P. Gasparis> ;Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2004 Nov 1
30 citations
Reduced hospitalization cost for patients with pectus excavatum treated using minimally invasive surgery.
Thomas H. Inge, E. Owings, Christopher J. Blewett, C. E. Baldwin, W. S. Cain, W. Hardin, Keith E. Georgeson> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2003 Jul 21
10 citations
Economic implications of current surgical management of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Christopher J. Blewett, Christopher S. Hollenbeak, Robert E. Cilley, Peter W. Dillon> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2002 Mar 1
31 citations
Influence of epidermal growth factor and transforming growth factor beta-1 on patterns of fetal mouse lung branching morphogenesis in organ culture.
Mala R. Chinoy, Steven E. Zgleszewski, Robert E. Cilley, Christopher J. Blewett, Thomas M. Krummel, Samuel R. Reisher, Sheldon I. Feinstein> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 1998 Apr 1
4 citations
Esophageal/pyloric ligation enhances development of the murine fetal stomach in organ culture
Steven E. Zgleszewski, Christopher J. Blewett, Robert E. Cilley, Thomas M. Krummel, Mala R. Chinoy> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 1998 Mar 1
10 citations
Regenerative healing of incisional wounds in midgestational murine hearts in organ culture.
Christopher J. Blewett, Robert E. Cilley, H. Paul Ehrlich, James H. Blackburn, Peter W. Dillon, Thomas M. Krummel> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1997 May 1
4 citations
Transition from fetal to adult repair occurring in mouse forelimbs maintained in organ culture.
Vikas Chopra, Christopher J. Blewett, H. Paul Ehrlich, Thomas M. Krummel> ;Wound Repair and Regeneration. 1997 Jan 1
5 citations
Inhibition of wound closure by transforming growth factor‐β and dexamethasone in a fetal mouse limb organ culture model
H. Paul Ehrlich, Christopher J. Blewett, Thomas M. Krummel, Kenneth R. Cutroneo> ;Wound Repair and Regeneration. 1996 Oct 1
44 citations
Bronchial ligation enhances murine fetal lung development in whole-organ culture
Christopher J. Blewett, Steven E. Zgleszewski, Mala R. Chinoy, Thomas M. Krummel, Robert E. Cilley> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 1996 Jul 1
52 citations
Studies in Cranial Suture Biology: In Vitro Cranial Suture Fusion
James P. Bradley, Jamie P. Levine, Christopher J. Blewett, Thomas M. Krummel, Joseph G. McCarthy, Michael T. Longaker> ;The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 1996 Mar 1
22 citations
Perforated appendicitis: past and future controversies.
Christopher J. Blewett, Thomas M. Krummel> ;Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 1995 Nov 1
6 citations
Regenerative healing of incisional wounds in murine fetal lungs maintained in organ culture
Christopher J. Blewett, Robert E. Cilley, H. Paul Ehrlich, Peter W. Dillon, James H. Blackburn, Thomas M. Krummel> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 1995 Jul 1
Open lung biopsy as an outpatient procedure.
Blewett, C. J., Bennett, W. F., Miller, J. D., Urschel, J. D.> ;Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Apr
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