Professor, Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

General Surgery

Dr. Kurt F. Heiss, MD

Kurt Heiss practices General Surgery. He researched medicine at University of Michigan Medical School. He has 2 awards "Fellow (FACS)" and "Fellow (FAAP)". Dr. Kurt F. Heiss is a published MD. He has 13 publications published. The most current publication "Assessment of variation in care and outcomes for pediatric appendicitis at children's and non-children's hospitals."

Publications

Assessment of variation in care and outcomes for pediatric Appendicitis at children's and non-children's hospitals.
Heterotaxy syndrome and malrotation: Does isomerism influence risk and decision to treat.
Management of the pediatric patient with choledocholithiasis in an era of advanced minimally invasive techniques.
Emergency room visits and readmissions after pediatric urologic surgery.
Use of tissue expanders in the repair of complex abdominal wall defects.
Risk factors for early peritoneal dialysis catheter failure in children.
Extracorporeal life support for support of children with malignancy and respiratory or cardiac failure: The extracorporeal life support experience.
Gastric fundoplication is effective in promoting weight gain in children with severe congenital heart defects.
Left-sided gastroschisis.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for support of children after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization experience.
Laparoscopic cystogastrostomy for the treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts in children.
Is the use of laparoscopy to determine presence of contralateral patent processus vaginalis justified in children greater than 2 years of age?

Schools

University Of Michigan Medical School
University Mich Hosps
Hospital Sick Chldn
University Mich Hospital

Procedures Preformed

Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open

Conditions Treated

Appendicitis
Hidradenitis
Inguinal Hernia
Umbilical Hernia

Doctors Specialties

Critical Care Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

Awards

Fellow (FACS)
Fellow (FAAP)

Education

University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
University of Michigan Medical School

Hospital

Emory University Hospital

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