Stephanie F. Polites, M.D., M.P.H.

Description

Stephanie F. Polites, M.D., M.P.H., is a pediatric surgeon and researcher who specializes in pediatric cancer surgery, vascular and lymphatic anomalies, and aerodigestive disorders. She is the chair of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She works in multidisciplinary teams to treat children with the most complex conditions. Dr. Polites' research interests include multi-omic identification of blood-based markers in pediatric cancers, novel techniques for cancer and vascular malformation localization during surgery, and transfusion in pediatric surgery. She is also experienced in health services research, utilizing institutional and national databases to study patient outcomes.

Keywords Stephanie Polites, Dr. Polites, Pediatric surgeon, Pediatric surgery, Pediatric cancer surgery, Pediatric cancer surgeon, Abdominal surgery, Adrenalectomy, Chest surgery, Chest wall resection, Diaphragmatic hernia repair, Fertility preservation, Heller myotomy, Hiatal hernia repair, Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, Laparoscopic surgery, Liver resection, Lung surgery, Minimally invasive surgery, Neonatal surgery, Nephrectomy, Nissen fundoplication, Nuss procedure, Oophorectomy, Pelvic tumor surgery, Single-incision laparoscopic surgery, Soft tissue sarcoma surgery, Thoracoscopy, Thoracotomy, Tracheobronchoplasty, Tumor resection, Vascular access surgery, Achalasia, Adnexal tumor, Adrenal cancer, Benign adrenal tumor, Cancer, Chest wall tumor, Chylothorax, Congenital diaphragmatic hernia, Congenital lung malformation, Congenital vascular malformation, Diaphragmatic hernia, Ewing sarcoma, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Germ cell tumor, Hemangioma, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Hiatal hernia, Kidney tumor, Liver mass, Liver tumor, Lung tumor, Lymphatic malformation, Lymphatic obstruction, Mediastinal tumor, Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma, Ovarian cancer, Pediatric trauma, Pulmonary sequestration, Recurrent cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Sarcoma, Soft tissue sarcoma, Teratoma, Tracheomalacia, Venous malformation, Wilms' tumor.