TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - History of Pediatric Surgery A1 - Ziegler, Moritz M. A2 - Ziegler, Moritz M. A2 - Azizkhan, Richard G. A2 - Allmen, Daniel von A2 - Weber, Thomas R. PY - 2014 T2 - Operative Pediatric Surgery, 2e AB - The successful development of the field of pediatric surgery has depended on the personal devotion of the founding fathers to a lifelong exclusive commitment to the surgical care of children.As diagnostic and treatment approaches have been refined for childhood disease, the principles have been disseminated by publications, presentations, and communication among like-minded colleagues, and through professional organizations and journals.Key to the perpetuation of the field of pediatric surgery has been the worldwide codification of content for a rational training program for future pediatric surgeons, assuring their competence and their future leadership of the field.Although surgical research may still be the least well-developed aspect of this field, there have been significant contributions by pediatric surgeons in the specific treatment of congenital and acquired pediatric disease, improvements in cancer care treatment and outcomes, our understanding of fetal development and the potential for in utero treatment, and disease-specific treatment outcomes.The continued success of pediatric surgery will require a commitment to clinical care excellence that assures institutional and individual surgeon competence, optimal education, research that is designed to improve child health outcomes, and a strong commitment to advocacy for children that ensures their access to optimal surgical care. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100440295 ER -