From left to right: Patrick Thomas, M.D., Abdalla Zarroug, M.D., Angela Hanna, M.D.
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
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hen Abdalla Zarroug, M.D., joined Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in 2021 as division chief of Pediatric Surgery, he immediately noticed it was different from other hospitals where he had served. The people, the equipment, the approach—everything was focused on children and their families, confirming he was in the right place. Dr. Zarroug has more than 20 years of experience in providing high-quality pediatric surgical care. For 14 years, he was a pediatric surgeon and associate professor of Surgery and Pediatrics in the Pediatric Surgery division at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he remains an adjunct faculty member. Dr. Zarroug works alongside Angela Hanna, M.D., and Patrick Thomas, M.D.,
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on the Pediatric Surgery team. Dr. Hanna is triple-certified in general surgery, surgical critical care and pediatric surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Thomas is a board-certified general and pediatric surgeon and early adopter of new and innovative technologies delivering optimal care for children and their families. Dr. Thomas completed a Master of Management degree in Clinical Informatics from Duke
University School of Medicine and served as the chair of a national steering board charged with creating gold-standard surgical protocols and workflows to optimize the care of children on a global scale. Dr. Thomas is the director of Digital Innovation in Pediatric Surgery. This surgical dream team works in one of the most exceptional facilities in the United States—Children’s Hubbard Center for Children, which opened in fall 2021. This cuttingedge addition joins expansions to Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Cardiac Care Unit.
