Stephen Mark Megison, MD Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center

UTSW Physician Practicing at Children's Health

Locations

Children’s Health℠ Specialty Center 1 Plano ,

Children’s Health℠ Specialty Center Dallas Campus

Board Certification American Board of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery

Languages Spoken: English

Education and Training Departments & Programs Conditions & Treatments Research & Publications Professional Activities Awards & Honors Appointments & Locations

Education and Training

Medical School

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (1985)

Internship

UT Southwestern Medical Center (HR) (1986), General Surgery

Residency

UT Southwestern Medical Center (HR) (1991), General Surgery

Fellowship

University of OK Health Sciences Center (1993), Pediatric Surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center (HR) (1989), General Surgery

Departments & Programs

Pediatric General Surgery

Conditions & Treatments

Conditions

Pediatric Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ,

Pediatric Abdominal Tumors ,

Pediatric Achalasia ,

Pediatric Anorectal Malformations (Imperforate Anus) ,

Pediatric Appendicitis ,

Pediatric Biliary Atresia ,

Pediatric Biliary Tract Problems ,

Pediatric Branchial Cleft Cysts ,

Pediatric Chest Tumors ,

Pediatric Choledochal Cysts ,

Pediatric Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax) ,

Pediatric Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia ,

Pediatric Congenital Lung Lesions ,

Pediatric Crohns Disease ,

Pediatric Cystic Hygroma ,

Pediatric Dermoid Cysts ,

Pediatric Esophagus or Trachea Cysts ,

Pediatric Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease ,

Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) ,

Pediatric Gastroschisis ,

Pediatric Hepatoblastoma (Liver Cancer) ,

Pediatric Hydrocele ,

Pediatric Inguinal Hernia (Groin) ,

Pediatric Intestinal Atresia ,

Pediatric Intestinal Disorders ,

Pediatric Intestinal Malrotation and Volvulus ,

Pediatric Intussusception ,

Pediatric Kidney Tumors ,

Pediatric Lipomas (Skin Lesions) ,

Pediatric Liver (Hepatic) Tumors ,

Pediatric Liver Cysts ,

Pediatric Lung Cysts ,

Pediatric Lymphangioma ,

Pediatric Meckel’s Diverticulum ,

Pediatric Neck Cysts and Lymph Nodes ,

Pediatric Neck Tumors ,

Pediatric Neuroblastoma ,

Pediatric Omphalocele ,

Pediatric Ovarian Cysts ,

Pediatric Ovarian Tumors ,

Pediatric Pancreatic Cysts ,

Pediatric Pancreatic Tumors ,

Pediatric Panniculitis ,

Pediatric Parathyroid Masses ,

Pediatric Pectus Carinatum (Pigeon Chest) ,

Pediatric Pectus Excavatum (Sunken Chest) ,

Pediatric Pelvic Masses ,

Pediatric Pelvic Tumors ,

Pediatric Pilomatrixoma ,

Pediatric Pyloric Stenosis ,

Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma ,

Pediatric Spleen Cysts ,

Pediatric Thymus Tumors ,

Pediatric Thyroglossal Duct Cysts ,

Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis ,

Pediatric Umbilical Hernia (Belly Button) ,

Pediatric Undescended Testes (UDT) ,

Pediatric Wilms Tumor (Nephroblastoma) ,

Pediatric and Childhood Obesity ,

Pediatric and Childhood Obesity

Treatments

Fetal and EXIT (EX Utero Intrapartum Treatment) ,

Pediatric Circumcision ,

Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) ,

Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Research & Publications

Selected Publications

Management of Parapneumonic Collections in Infants and Children, Doski, JJ, Derek, L, Hicks, BA, Megison, SM, Sanchez, P, Contador, M, Guzzetta, PC Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2000 35 (2) 265-270
Iieosigmoid Knotting in a Six Year Old Child, Meier, DE, Megison, SM Pediatric Surgery International 1999 15 407-408
Congenital and Neonatal Bowel Disorders, Megison, SM, Votteler, TP Essentials of Pediatric Intensive Care 1997 Levine DL, Morriss, FC, e 796-802
Diffuse Fibrosis of the Colon Complicating Cystic Fibrosis, Prestridge, L, Rogers, BB, Pritchard, M, Hermann, D, Megison, SM, Brown, ME, Prestige, C Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 1996 22 219-224
"Spontaneous" Mediastinal Pancreatic Pseudocyst Fistulizaiton to the Esophagus, Landreneau, RJ, Johnson, JA, Keenan, RJ, Thompson, WB, Megison, SM, Ferson, PF Annuals of Thoracic Surgery 1994 57 208-210

Professional Activities

Professional Associations and Affiliations

AAP
APSA
CCG

Awards & Honors

Lloyd & Ruth Rader Trust Scholarship - Outstanding Post-Doctoral Fellow: Children's Hospital of Oklahoma (1993)
Parkland Surgical Society Best Paper Award - "Low Dose Enteral Allopurinol Prophylaxis in Mesenteric Ischemia" (1991)
Resident Teaching Award (1991)
Parkland Surgical Society Best Paper Award - "The Effects of Relief of Biliary Obstruction on Mononuclear Phagocyte System Function/Cell Medicated Immunity" (1989)
Doctor-Patient Relationship Award - Shreveport Medical Society (1985)

Appointments & Locations

Request an Appointment with Stephen Megison online

Locations

Children’s Health℠ Specialty Center 1 Plano ,

Children’s Health℠ Specialty Center Dallas Campus