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<< Back to Find a Doctor search page     Shawn D. Safford, MD General Information Education & Training Recognition & Affiliations Publications The Joseph E. Robert, Jr. Center for Surgical Care Departments General and Thoracic Surgery Specialties: Newborn Surgical Diseases Board Certifications American Board of Surgery American Board of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery National Provider Identifier 1245227628 E-Mail Service Locations Children's National Medical Center - Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine 111 Michigan Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20010 Map | Driving Directions Phone: 202-476-5000 Education Type School Location Degree Field of Study Years Undergraduate Education Penn State University Hershey, PA Bachelor of Science Molecular and Cellular Biology 1992 Medical School Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Hershey, PA Doctor of Medicine 1992 -1997 Training Type Institution Location Position Specialty Years Internship Program Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Hershey, PA Intern General Surgery 1997 - 1998 Internship Program Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC Intern Obstetrics and Gynecology 1998 - 1999 Residency Program Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC Resident General Surgery 1999 - 2001 Fellowship Program Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC Research Fellow Pediatric Surgery 2001 - 2003 Residency Program Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC Resident General Surgery 2003 - 2005 Fellowship Program Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Fellow Pediatric Surgery 2006 - 2008 National & International Recognitions Award Institution Event Year Rosenkrantz Award American Academy of Pediatrics – Surgical Subsection 2004 Best Clinical Paper Society of Surgical Oncology Society of Surgical Oncology 56th Annual Cancer Symposium 2003 Weck Basic Science Research Award Duke University 2002 Collaborative Practice Award Hershey Medical Center 1998 Affiliations and Memberships Title Institution Committee / Section Years Candidate Member American College of Surgeons 1999 - 2009 Candidate Member Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Su 2001 - 2009 Member American Society of Military Surgeons 2002 - 2009 Resident Member Association of Surgical Education 2002 - 2005 Publications Book Chapter, Safford, S. (2009), Pediatric Thoracic Surgery, In Safford, S., Army Pediatrics, Washington, DC. Book Chapter, Safford, S. (2008), Appendicitis, In Safford, S., Controversies in Pediatric Surgery, Philadelphia, PA. Book Chapter, Safford, S.D., Lukish, J.R. (2008), Tracheoesophageal Fistula, In Safford, S.D., Lukish, J.R. , Surgical Pitfalls, Philadelphia, PA. Journal Article, Skinner, M.A., Safford, S.D., Reeves, J.G., Jackson, M.E., Freemerman, A.J. (2008), Abnormal Kidney Development in Humans is Associated with RET and GDNF Mutations, American Journal of Human Genetics, 82, 344-351. Journal Article, Safford, S.D., Freemerman, A.J., Safford, K.M., Goyeau, D., Skinner, M.A. (2005), Intestinal Lengthening by Applying Static Force in Juvenile Rats, Gut, 54, 8, 1085-1090. Journal Article, Guller, U., Safford, S., Pietrobon, R., Heberer, M., Oertli, D., Jain, N. (2005), High Hospital Volume is Associated with Better Outcomes for Breast Cancer Surgery: Analysis of 233,247 Patients, World Journal of Surgery, 29, 8, 994-1000. Journal Article, Safford, S.D., Pietroban, R., Safford, K.M., Skinner, M.A., Rice, H.E. (2005), A Study of 11,013 Patients with Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis and the Association Between Surgeon and Hospital Volume and Outcome, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 40, 2, 341-348. Journal Article, Safford, S.D., Skinner, M.A. (2005), Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease in Children, Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 15, 2, 85-91. Book Chapter, Skinner, M.A., Safford, S.D. (2004), Endocrine Disorders and Tumors, In Skinner, M.A., Safford, S.D., Pediatric Surgery, Philadelphia, PA. Book Chapter, Safford, S.D., Skinner, M.A. (2004), Pediatric Surgery, In Safford, S.D., Skinner, M.A., Unbound Surgery, Durham, NC. For a more comprehensive list of publications for Shawn Safford, MD view the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed online database

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