Adam Craig Alder, MD
Pediatric Surgeon
Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Chief of Clinical Service at Children's Health
- Languages Spoken:
- English,
Biography
Adam Alder, M.D., is a general and thoracic surgeon at Children’s Health℠. He is an associate professor of Surgery at UT Southwestern, the director of the Center for Pectus and Chest Wall Anomalies and the service chief of Pediatric Surgery for Children's Health Plano. Dr. Alder has special interests in chest wall deformities, pediatric surgical oncology, pediatric thoracic surgical care, neonatal and congenital surgical care, endocrine surgical care and minimal access and robotic surgical care.
Dr. Alder graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2002. He trained in general surgery at UT Southwestern and Parkland Memorial Hospital and completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery at Children's Medical Center of Dallas, UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Alder is active in clinical research and has completed the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Scholars Program, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Alder represents Children’s Health to the ATOMAC, a group of Level 1 pediatric trauma centers that conducts clinical studies on pediatric trauma care.
Dr. Alder in an outdoor enthusiast and enjoys fly fishing, camping and cycling. He is also an active volunteer in the Boy Scouts of America.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Tulane University School of Medicine (2002)
- Residency
- UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (2009), General Surgery
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2012), Pediatric Surgery
- Graduate School
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2012)
- Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery
Conditions
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Abdominal Tumors
- Achalasia
- Anorectal Malformation (Imperforate Anus)
- Appendicitis
- Biliary Atresia
- Biliary Tract Problems
- Branchial Cleft Cysts
- Chest Tumors
- Choledochal Cysts
- Cloacal Anomaly
- Cloacal Exstrophy
- Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
- Congenital Lung Lesions
- Crohn's Disease
- Cystic Hygroma
- Dermoid Cysts
- Esophageal or Bronchogenic Cyst
- Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Gastroschisis
- Hepatoblastoma (Liver Cancer)
- Hirschsprung's Disease
- Hydrocele
- Inguinal Hernia (Groin)
- Intestinal Atresia
- Intestinal Disorders
- Intestinal Malrotation and Volvulus
- Intussusception
- Kidney Tumors
- Lipomas (Skin Lesions)
- Liver (Hepatic) Tumors
- Liver Cysts
- Lung Cysts
- Lymphangioma
- Meckel's Diverticulum
- Neck Cysts and Lymph Nodes
- Neck Tumors
- Neuroblastoma
- Omphalocele
- Ovarian Cysts
- Ovarian Tumors
- Pancreatic Cysts
- Pancreatic Tumors
- Pancreatitis
- Parathyroid Masses
- Pectus Carinatum (Pigeon Chest)
- Pectus Excavatum (Sunken Chest)
- Pelvic Masses
- Pelvic Tumors
- Phimosis
- Pilomatrixoma
- Pilonidal Disease
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Spleen Cysts
- Thymus Tumors
- Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
- Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
- Umbilical (Belly Button) Hernia
- Undescended Testes (Cryptorchidism - UDT)
- Wilms Tumor (Nephroblastoma)
Treatments
- Pediatric Circumcision
- Dynamic Compressor System and circumferential braces
- Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
- Fetal and EX Utero Intrapartum Treatment (EXIT)
- Adolescent Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Weight Loss Surgery
- Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery
- The Nuss Procedure
- The Ravitch Procedure
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Appendicitis
- Center for Advanced Research in Surgery
- Clinical Trials and Patient Oriented Research
- National Surgical Quality Improvement Program - Ped
- Pediatric Endocrine and Thyroid Conditions
- Pediatric Solid Tumors
- Robotic Surgery
- Trauma
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Publications
- Multi-institutional experience with penetrating pancreatic injuries in children., Alemayehu H, Tsao K, Wulkan ML, Islam S, Russell RT, Ponsky TA, Cullinane DC, Alder A, St Peter SD, Iqbal CW Pediatr. Surg. Int. 2014 Nov 30 11 1107-10
- Blunt cerebrovascular injury in children: Underreported or under recognized?: A multicenter ATOMAC study., Azarakhsh N, Grimes S, Notrica DM, Raines A, Garcia NM, Tuggle DW, Maxson RT, Alder AC, Recicar J, Garcia-Filion P, Greenwell C, Lawson KA, Wan JY, Eubanks JW J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013 Dec 75 6 1006-12
- Improving perioperative performance: the use of operations management and the electronic health record., Foglia RP, Alder AC, Ruiz G J. Pediatr. Surg. 2013 Jan 48 1 95-8
- A comparison of traditional incision and drainage versus catheter drainage of soft tissue abscesses in children., Alder AC, Thornton J, McHard K, Buckins L, Barber R, Skinner MA J. Pediatr. Surg. 2011 Oct 46 10 1942-7
- Colonoscopy: an unusual complication., Alder AC, Scott DL, Browning JD Gastroenterology 2010 Feb 138 2 434, 794
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics - Surgical Section (2014)
- Association of Academic Surgery (2013)
- American Pediatric Surgery Society (2012)
- International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (2012)
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (2012)
- Texas Medical Association (2012)
- American College of Surgeons (2009)
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Awards and Honors
- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1987
- Trustees Scholar, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1992 – 1998
- Dr. Judith Jeanne Temple Scholarship, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998 – 2002
- Gavin Saunders Scholarship, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998 – 2002
- Golden Scalpel Award, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2002
- Oscar Creech Award, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2002
- Administrative Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 2008 – 2009
- LEAD Graduate, Department of Faculty Development, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 2013 - 2014
- Trauma Committee, Medical Center of Plano, 2009 – 2010
- Peer Review Committee, Children’s Medical Center, 2015
- Tissue and Transfusion Utilization, Children’s Medical Center, 2013
- Pancreatitis Guideline Committee, Children’s Medical Center, 2013
- Tracheostomy Care Guideline Committee, Children’s Medical Center, 2013
- Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) and ECMO internal jugular central line
- exchanges committee, Children’s Medical Center, 2013
- Pressure Ulcer Risk Reduction in the OR Setting Committee, Children’s Medical Center, 2014
- Clinical Effectiveness Steering Committee, Children’s Medical Center, 2014
- Antibiotic Stewardship Committee, Children’s Medical Center, 2015
- National/Regional: Surgeon Champion - NSQIP-P, Children’s Medical Center, 2013
- Committee on Medical Education, Texas Pediatric Society, 2015
- Committee on Early Childhood, Texas Pediatric Society, 2015
- Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Texas Pediatric Society, 2015