Surgery - Pediatric Surgery w/ Dr. Jeffrey Gander

From Rotation Ready by Savanna Faulconer & Jake Sossamon

April 4, 2025 · 35 min

About this episode

Dr. Jeffrey Gander shares insights on excelling during a Pediatric Surgery Rotation.

This episode will help you stand out during your Pediatric Surgery Rotation. Dr. Gander expertly guides us on how to pre-round on our pediatric patients in the mornings, how to work-up abdominal pain in a child, and gives advice for students who are working in the OR for the first time. Join us in learning how we can prepare for our time on a pediatric surgery service, hear lots of tips and tricks for ways to stand out and impress your preceptors, and how you can actually be an invaluable member of the team. After listening to this episode, you should feel confident on your first day in the pediatric surgery OR! Dr. Jeffrey Gander trained in both general and pediatric surgery at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. He joined as faculty at University of Virginia Health Children's in August 2014. He specializes in surgery for children and is particularly interested in minimally invasive approaches to surgery for childhood diseases. Dr. Gander is passionate about medical student education and is the Surgery Clerkship Director for the UVA School of Medicine. For more information visit our website - rotationreadypodcast.com Book/Resource recommendation: The Essentials…

People in this episode

Hosts: Savanna Faulconer, Jake Sossamon

Guest: Dr. Jeffrey Gander

Topics covered

pediatric surgery
medical education
surgery rotation
abdominal pain in children
OR tips

Keywords

pediatric surgery
surgery rotation
medical education
abdominal pain
OR tips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia University Medical Center, University of Virginia Health Children's, UVA School of Medicine

Books & works: The Essentials of General Surgery- Peter Lawrence MD