The division of pediatric surgery staffs the surgical component of the Emory-Children's Center, which provides compassionate and advanced care to infants, children, and adolescents throughout Georgia and the Southeast. Surgical services include state of the art newborn surgery, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), laparoscopic and thoracoscopic procedures, hernia surgery, trauma surgery, abdominal surgery, oncology surgery, pediatric surgical critical care, thoracic surgery, head and neck surgery, and many urologic procedures.

Faculty research interests include lung injury, pediatric critical care, advanced laparoscopic procedures in infants and children, neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis, pediatric oncology, and bariatric procedures for adolescents.

The division has an ACGME approved two-year pediatric surgery residency that offers abundant operative experience, a robust didactic conference schedule, and consistent opportunities for participation in clinical research.