Michael L Nance MD
Pediatric General Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Professor of Pediatric Surgery, University Pennsylvania
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34th Civic Center BlvdChildrens Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-590-2730
Fax+1 215-590-4875
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Education & Training
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 1996 - 1998
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1995 - 1996- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1995
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1990 - 2026
LA State Medical License 1988 - 1988
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
- Neurocognitive Evaluation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Hospitalized Pediatric Population Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Evolution of Firearm Mortality as the Leading Cause of Death in the US Pediatric Population.Michael L Nance, Allie M Croughan, Myron Allukian 3rd, Rosa Hwang, Camryn J Krumbhaar
JAMA Pediatrics. 2026-01-01 - 1 citationsFollow-up patterns and post-injury physical activity recommendations in pediatric high-grade renal trauma: A multicenter, retrospective analysis from the traumatic ren...Jacob W Lucas, Jeffrey L Ellis, Nora H Broadwell, Ching Man Carmen Tong, Albert S Lee
Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2025-12-01 - Might less be more: Management of blunt liver and spleen injuries in pediatric patients.Michael L Nance, David M Notrica, Christian J Streck
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2025-08-01
Press Mentions
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Appoints Dr. Michael Nance as New Head of the Department of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal SurgeryJune 6th, 2022
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