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Emory University
School of Medicine
Faculty, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Dept. of Surgery Department of Surgery Division of Pediatric Surgery
Dr. Kurt Heiss

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Kurt F. Heiss, MD

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Academic Appointments
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Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory-Children's Center

green arrow Vice Chair, Education, Department of Surgery, Emory

Telephone
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404.727.3779


Affiliations
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston

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Emory University Hospital Midtown

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Grady Memorial Hospital

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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite


Board Certification
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General Surgery 1990, Recertified 2000

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Medical School
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Class of 1983


Postgraduate Training
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General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Residencies, University of Michigan, 1983-1989

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Honors and Awards
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Pediatric Surgery "Teacher of the Year," Emory, 2006


Current Organizational Memberships
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American College of Surgeons, Fellow

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American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow

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American Pediatric Surgical Association: Ethics and Advocacy Committee, Nominating Committee, Education Committee

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Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons

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Pediatric Oncology Group


Clinical and Research Interests
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Neonatal surgery

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Laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery (minimally invasive)

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Thoracic surgery

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Hirschprung's disease

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Inflammatory bowel disease

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Health care delivery research

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Surgical education

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Quality improvement in surgical services


Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member
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1991

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