Daniel James Ledbetter
Surgeon (Pediatric) | Pediatric Surgery
4800 Sand Point Way Ne Seattle WA, 98105About
Daniel Ledbetter, MD, is an attending surgeon in the Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at Seattle Children's Hospital, and an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at the University ...
Education and Training
University of Florida College of Medicine 1981
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Pediatric Surgery
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Fraternal twins with Morgagni hernias.
- The anomalous splenic vein: a case report and review of the literature.
- Gastroschisis and omphalocele.
- Initial nonoperative management and delayed closure for treatment of giant omphaloceles.
- Complications as a result of the Heimlich maneuver.
- Time course of C-reactive protein and inflammatory mediators after neonatal surgery.
- Congenital abdominal wall defects and reconstruction in pediatric surgery: gastroschisis and omphalocele.
- Autophagy: regulation and role in development.
- Thyroid surgery in children.
Treatments
- Birth Defects
- Pain
- Hernia
- Cellulitis
- Umbilical Hernia
- Inguinal Hernia
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