Dr. Mary Lenora Hilfiker M.D.
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
8010 Frost St Suite 414 San Diego CA, 92123About
Dr. Mary Hilfiker practices Pediatric Surgery in San Diego, CA. Dr. Hilfiker treats children who have an illness, injury, or disease that requires surgery. Some of the surgical problems seen by pediatric surgeons are often quite different from those commonly seen by adult or general surgeons. Dr. Hilfikerdiagnoses, treats, and manages childrens surgical needs such as abnormalities of the groin in childhood and, surgical repair of birth defects, surgical care of tumors, transplantation operations, and endoscopic procedures.
Education and Training
Wright State Univ Sch Of Med- Dayton Oh 1988
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Disseminated actinomycosis presenting as a renal tumor with metastases.
- Postoperative outcomes of extremely low birth-weight infants with necrotizing
- A male adolescent with left iliac thrombophlebitis and heterozygosity for factor V Leiden mutation.
- Assessing pediatric trauma specimen integrity.
- Successful treatment of congenital chylous ascites with a somatostatin analogue.
- Biologic properties of chromatographically separated murine thymoma-derived Interleukin 2 and colony-stimulating factor.
- Antigen-nonspecific helper factors in the antibody response.
- In vivo development of cytolytic T lymphocytes (CTL) to hapten-altered self: MIs-disparate cells facilitate the response by neutralizing IL 2 inhibitor.
- In vitro production of immunosuppressive factors by murine sarcoma virus-transformed mouse fibroblasts.
- Generation of alloreactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes: evidence for a differentiation factor distinct from IL 2.
- Endotoxin-induced T lymphocyte proliferation.
- Phorbol myristic acetate enhances the production of interleukin 2.
- Macrophage-independent activation of helper T cells. I. Production of Interleukin 2.
- Thymoma production of T cell growth factor (Interleukin 2).
- Placental mononuclear phagocytes as a source of interleukin-1.
Awards
- San Diego Super Doctors 2011
Fellowships
- University of Maryland Medicine, University of Maryland Medicine
Dr. Mary Lenora Hilfiker M.D.'s Practice location
Dr. Mary Lenora Hilfiker M.D.'s reviews
Write ReviewPatient Experience with Dr. Hilfiker
Recommended Articles
- What Can I Expect After Undergoing Laparoscopic Hernia Repair?
In laparoscopic hernia repair, the surgeon makes a small incision in or just under your umbilicus and inserts a narrow tube to pump carbon dioxide into your abdomen. The gas lifts organs and other tissue, allowing a good view of your internal structures. The surgeon then inserts a telescope-like...
- What You Need to Know About Incisional Hernias
What is a Hernia?A hernia is a medical condition that results from tissue or organs protruding through the abdominal walls. This protrusion is due to a weakness or hole in a muscle. The condition might start without any symptoms, but can lead to serious problems like death if left unattended. Hernia...
- Are There Risks To A Circumcision?
It is a procedure that takes just a few minutes to remove the foreskin of a male’s penis.This process has been associated with a number of things; some of them are true,while others are not. Depending on the circumstances, different people have viewed circumcision as an act that comes with its own...
- What Is an Orchiopexy Surgery?
Orchiopexy is a surgical procedure that corrects the position of undescended testicles inside the scrotum. Orchiopexy is performed to male children to correct cryptorchidism, a medical term used for any undescended testicles. Orchiopexy can also be performed to male adults or adolescents, which may...
- How to Prepare for Hydrocelectomy
Hydrocelectomy refers to a surgical procedure done for the purpose of repairing or removing a hydrocele, a buildup of watery fluid around one or both testicles. This sac swells as fluid accumulates, causing discomfort but usually no pain. Since hydrocelectomy involves a sensitive part of the...
- Epigastric Hernia: Get the Facts
A hernia is a condition in which some part of an internal organ grows through an opening and protrudes to some other area, thereby altering its normal location.There are many types of hernia, but the epigastric hernia is the most common form. An epigastric hernia occurs when abdominal tissue...
Nearby Providers
- Dr. Timothy Joseph Fairbanks MD8010 Frost St San Diego CA 92123
- Dr. Julia Grabowski MD3860 Calle Fortunada San Diego CA 92123
- Dr. Nicholas Christopher Saenz M.D.3030 CHILDRENS WAY SAN DIEGO CA 92123
- Stephen William Bickler M.D.8010 Frost St San Diego CA 92123
- Ms. Karen Michiko Kling MD8010 Frost St San Diego CA 92123
- Dr. Hariharan Thangarajah MD3030 CHILDRENS WAY SAN DIEGO CA 92123