KatherineJDeansMDMHSc
General Surgery • Wilmington, DEHepatobiliary Surgery, Pediatric General Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Surgeon in Chief Nemours Children's Health
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Office
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2007 - 2009
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2001 - 2004
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2001
Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
DE State Medical License 2022 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
OH State Medical License 2011 - 2023
MD State Medical License 2001 - 2006
DC State Medical License 2002 - 2004- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Clinical Trials
- Timing of Inguinal Hernia Repair in Premature Infants Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
- Non-operative Management of Early Appendicitis in Children Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
- Randomized Controlled Trial of a Patient Activation Tool in Pediatric Appendicitis (Antibiotics Alone vs. Appendectomy) Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and structural inequalities within the pediatric trauma population.Christina Georgeades, Amelia T Collings, Manzur Farazi, Carisa Bergner, Mary E Fallat, Peter C Minneci, K Elizabeth Speck, Kyle J Van Arendonk, Katherine J Deans, Rich...> ;Injury Epidemiology. 2023 Nov 28
- Diagnostic Performance of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Pediatric Ovarian Neoplasms: A Multi-Institutional Review.Katherine C Bergus, Maria E Knaus, Amanda J Onwuka, Amin Afrazi, Lesley Breech, Kristine S Corkum, Patrick A Dillon, Peter F Ehrlich, Mary E Fallat, Jason D Fraser, Sa...> ;Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2024 Apr 1
- 2 citationsLaser Epilation as an Adjunct to Standard Care in Reducing Pilonidal Disease Recurrence in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Jennifer N Cooper, Lindsey Asti, Leah Nishimura, Carley M Lutz, Katherine J Deans, Gil, L., Minneci, P. C., Minneci, P. C., Peter C Minneci, Lindsay A Gil> ;JAMA Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
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Journal Articles
- Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy with Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children with Uncomplicated ...Peter C Minneci, Jacqueline M Saito, Ronald B Hirschl, Samir Gadepalli, Michael A Helmrath, Jonathan E Kohler, Thomas T Sato, Dave R Lal, Rashmi Kabre, Mary E Fallat, ..., JAMA
- Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated AppendicitisPeter C Minneci, Katherine J Deans, JAMA Surgery
- Relationships Between Hospital and Surgeon Operative Volumes and Outcomes of Esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal Fistula RepairPeter C Minneci, Katherine J Deans, Lorraine I Kelley-Quon, Journal of Pediatric Surgery
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Authored Content
- Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy with Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children with Uncomplicated AppendicitisJuly 2020
- Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy with Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children with Uncomplicated AppendicitisJuly 2020
- Association of Nonoperative Management Using Antibiotic Therapy vs Laparoscopic Appendectomy with Treatment Success and Disability Days in Children with Uncomplicated AppendicitisJuly 2020
- Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated AppendicitisJuly 2020
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Press Mentions
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $3 Million to Study Opioid Use in Hospitalized InfantsJune 2nd, 2022- Antibiotics Alone Successfully Treat Uncomplicated Appendicitis in ChildrenJuly 27th, 2020
Effects of a Patient Activation Tool on Decision Making Between Surgery and Nonoperative Management for Pediatric AppendicitisJune 5th, 2019- Join now to see all
Hospital Affiliations
Nationwide Children's HospitalColumbus, Ohio
Nemours Children’s Hospital, DelawareWilmington, Delaware
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