RichardPearlMD

General Surgery • Peoria, IL

Pediatric General Surgery, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Surgeon-in-Chief Children's Hospital of Illinois Peoria, Illinois

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Office
420 NE Glen Oak Av
201
Peoria, IL 61603
Phone+1 309-655-3800

Fax+1 309-655-3948
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Education & Training

New England Baptist HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1986
Madigan Army Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1998 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Trauma Teams That Train as One Work as One: Invasive Procedure Training in Residency Education
Joseph R. Esparaz, Ryan T. Nierstedt, Breanna M. Elger, Victor W. Chan, Chadrick R. Evans, Shannon D. Egli, Nicole M. Tobin, Richard H. Pearl> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 May 21
5 citations
Failure to thrive: The socioeconomics of pediatric gastrostomy complications.
Joseph R. Esparaz, Ryan T. Nierstedt, Katelyn B. Zumpf, Shawn R. Chakraborty, Richard H. Pearl, Charles J. Aprahamian, Paul M. Jeziorczak> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2020 May 1
1 citations
Engaging the patient and family in the surgical safety process utilizing.
Breanna M. Elger, Joseph R. Esparaz, Ryan T. Nierstedt, Robert C. Jennetten, Charles J. Aprahamian, Richard H. Pearl> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2020 Apr 1
6 citations
Adopting Single-Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children: Is It Safe During the Learning Curve?
Joseph R. Esparaz, Paul M. Jeziorczak, Shawn R. Chakraborty, Ryan T. Nierstedt, Katelyn B. Zumpf, Anthony J. Munaco, Daniel J. Robertson, Richard H. Pearl, Charles J. ...> ;Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2019 Oct 14
3 citations
A simple algorithm to improve quality while reducing resource utilization in evaluation of suspected appendicitis in children.
Joseph R. Esparaz, Greg C. McGovern, Ryan T. Nierstedt, Elise A. Biesboer, Breanna M. Elger, Richard H. Pearl, Charles J. Aprahamian> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2019 Mar 1
5 citations
Single center protocol driven care in 150 patients with gastroschisis 1998-2017: collaboration improves results.
Richard H. Pearl, Joseph R. Esparaz, Ryan T. Nierstedt, Breanna M. Elger, Nerina M. DiSomma, Michael R. Leonardi, Kamlesh S. Macwan, Paul M. Jeziorczak, Anthony J. Mun...> ;Pediatric Surgery International. 2018 Sep 25
6 citations
Treatment of subcutaneous abscesses in children with incision and loop drainage: A simplified method of care
Charles J. Aprahamian, Hilana H. Nashad, Nerina M. DiSomma, Breanna M. Elger, Joseph R. Esparaz, Thomas J. McMorrow, Alexandria M. Shadid, Angela M. Kao, Mark J. Holte...> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2017 Sep 1
48 citations
Diagnosis and management of pediatric appendicitis, intussusception, and Meckel diverticulum
Victoria K. Pepper, Amy B. Stanfill, Richard H. Pearl> ;The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2012 Jun 1
15 citations
Nuss Procedure: Decrease in Bar Movement Requiring Reoperation with Primary Placement of Two Bars
Amy B. Stanfill, Nerina M. DiSomma, Steven M. Henriques, Lizabeth J. Wallace, Ravindra K. Vegunta, Richard H. Pearl> ;Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2012 May 11
35 citations
Simultaneous carriage of multiple genotypes of Staphylococcus aureus in children.
Kanokporn Mongkolrattanothai, Barry M. Gray, Peggy Mankin, Amy B. Stanfill, Richard H. Pearl, Lizabeth J. Wallace, Ravindra K. Vegunta> ;Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2011 Mar 1
22 citations
Transumbilical laparoscopically assisted appendectomy: an alternative minimally invasive technique in pediatric patients
Amy B. Stanfill, Danielle K. Matilsky, Kavitha Kalvakuri, Richard H. Pearl, Lizabeth J. Wallace, Ravindra K. Vegunta> ;Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2010 Dec 15
3 citations
Left internal mammary artery graft decompression by covered stent treatment of an adjacent saphenous vein graft pseudoaneurysm.
Richard Pearl, Mustafa Hassan, R. David Anderson> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2010 Jun 1
52 citations
Laparoscopic Ladd's procedure: treatment of choice for midgut malrotation in infants and children.
Amy B. Stanfill, Richard H. Pearl, Kavitha Kalvakuri, Lizabeth J. Wallace, Ravindra K. Vegunta> ;Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2010 May 13
42 citations
Incision and loop drainage: a minimally invasive technique for subcutaneous abscess management in children
Steven S. Tsoraides, Richard H. Pearl, Amy B. Stanfill, Lizabeth J. Wallace, Ravindra K. Vegunta> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2010 Mar 1
34 citations
All-terrain vehicle safety and use patterns in central Illinois youth
John W. Hafner, Scott M. Hough, Marjorie A. Getz, Yvette Whitehurst, Richard H. Pearl> ;The Journal of Rural Health. 2010 Jan 1
9 citations
The novel use of Nuss bars for reconstruction of a massive flail chest.
Paul E. Pacheco, Alex R. Orem, Ravindra K. Vegunta, Richard C. Anderson, Richard H. Pearl> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2009 Nov 1
7 citations
A prospective study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in children scheduled for elective surgery.
Ravindra K. Vegunta, Barry M. Gray, Lizabeth J. Wallace, Kanokporn Mongkolrattanothai, Peggy Mankin, Amy B. Stanfill, Richard H. Pearl> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2009 Jun 1
34 citations
Complications associated with the Nuss procedure: continued evolution of the learning curve.
Ravindra K. Vegunta, Paul E. Pacheco, Lizabeth J. Wallace, Richard H. Pearl> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2008 Mar 1
7 citations
Splanchnic perfusion pressure: a better predictor of safe primary closure than intraabdominal pressure in neonatal gastroschisis.
Rebecca M. McGuigan, Philip S. Mullenix, Ravindra K. Vegunta, Richard H. Pearl, Robert S. Sawin, Kenneth S. Azarow> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2006 May 1
48 citations
Biliary dyskinesia: The most common indication for cholecystectomy in children
Ravindra K. Vegunta, Mario Raso, Jon Pollock, Sudipta Misra, Lizabeth J. Wallace, Adalberto Torres, Richard H. Pearl> ;Surgery. 2005 Oct 1
38 citations
Perinatal management of gastroschisis: analysis of a newly established clinical pathway
Ravindra K. Vegunta, Lizabeth J. Wallace, Michael R. Leonardi, Tom L. Gross, Yolanda Renfroe, J. Stephen Marshall, Howard Cohen, James R. Hocker, Kamlesh S. Macwan, Su...> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2005 Mar 1
21 citations
Differences in the outcome of surgically placed long-term central venous catheters in neonates: neck vs groin placement.
Ravindra K. Vegunta, Paul Loethen, Lizabeth J. Wallace, Viola L. Albert, Richard H. Pearl> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2005 Jan 1
35 citations
Laparoscopic appendectomy in children: technically feasible and safe in all stages of acute appendicitis.
Ravindra K. Vegunta, Alya Ali, Lizabeth J. Wallace, Diane M. Switzer, Richard H. Pearl> ;The American Surgeon. 2004 Mar 1
40 citations
Noncardiac Surgery in Children With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Adalberto Torres, John H. DiLiberti, Richard H. Pearl, Julie Wohrley, Gary W. Raff, G. Kris Bysani, Linda M. Bond, Dale M. Geiss> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2002 Oct 1
11 citations
Pulmonary hemangiomas of infancy and childhood: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Neil A. Abrahams, Thomas V. Colby, Richard H. Pearl, Bradley E. Chipps, Andrew L. Juris, Kevin O. Leslie> ;Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. 2002 May 1
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