Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD, FACS

Professor and Chair
Department of Pediatric Surgery
Vice Chair for Pediatric Surgical Services
Section of Surgical Sciences
Surgeon-in-Chief
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital

Education:

  • A.B., Human Biology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 1987

  • A.M., Sociology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 1987

  • M.D., New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 1991

Post Graduate Training:

  • Internship, General Surgery, Benjamin Rush, MD, Surgery, University Hospital, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 1991-1992

  • Residency, General Surgery, Edwin Dietch, Surgery , University Hospital, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 1992-1998

  • Fellowship, Pediatric Surgery, Henri Ford, Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1999-2001

Areas of Interest:

  • Pediatric Trauma
  • Pediatric Disaster Preparedness
  • Necrotizing Enterocolitis
  • Nitric Oxide in Gut Barrier Failure