Pediatrics About Us Message from the Chair Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Contact Us Education & Training Residency Programs Fellowship Programs UCI/CHOC HEARTi Research Divisional Expertise Faculty Division of Pediatric Surgery Department of Pediatrics Home Research Research: Clinical Departments Pediatrics: Home Pediatrics: Divisional Expertise Pediatrics: Divisional Expertise > Pediatric Surgery Clinical Expertise in Pediatric Surgery Faculty members in the Division of Pediatric Surgery hold expertise in a range of subspecialties, including: Gastroenterologic (GI) surgery General and thoracic surgery Colorectal surgery Neonatal surgery Trauma surgery Hernia surgery Our team is dedicated to training the next generation of pediatric surgeons to provide exceptional care to pediatric surgical patients while conducting leading-edge research that aims to improve care for all. Trainees will work and learn at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), a pediatric hospital that is a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center. CHOC is also home to the only surgical neonatal intensive care unit on the West Coast. Our surgical subspecialties rely on the latest technologies, including minimally invasive and robotic surgeries. Division Chief David Gibbs, MD Chief — Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery Associate Professor — Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery Division of Pediatric Surgery Faculty Hira Ahmad, MD Assistant Professor, Surgery Saeed U. Awan, MD Associate Professor — Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery Pediatric Surgery Section Chair, CHOC Maryam Gholizadeh, MD Associate Professor — Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery Director of Pediatric Surgical Oncology, Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty, CHOC David L. Gibbs, MD Chief — Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery Associate Professor — Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery Laura F Goodman, MD Assistant Professor — Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery Mustafa Kabeer, MD Associate Professor — Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery Vice Chair of Surgery, Pediatric Subspecialty Faculty, CHOC Troy Reyna, MD Associate Professor — Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery Peter Yu, MD Assistant Professor — Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Surgery Site Director, General Surgery Residency Program at CHOC Volunteer Faculty Donald Shaul, MD Maryam Gholizadeh, MD Mustafa H. Kabeer, MD Troy Reyna, MD