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Languages Spoken: English

Dr. Russell is a pediatric surgeon with strong interests in pediatric trauma, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), chest wall deformity, fetal consultation, minimally invasive surgery, and global surgery. Her daily clinical practice includes all pediatric surgical problems such as pectus excavatum, inguinal hernias, hydroceles, appendicitis, vascular access, feeding access, gallbladder disease, and childhood cancers. She has a particular interest in treating neonatal and pediatric conditions using minimally invasive techniques. She is leading a multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to the treatment of children with pulmonary hypoplasia related to congenital diaphragmatic hernia, congenital lung lesions, and giant omphalocele.

Dr. Russell is a leader at Primary Children’s Hospital serving as both the Trauma Medical Director, and the Surgical Director of the ECMO program. She is leading telehealth initiatives to lower cost for families related to travel in both the outpatient and inpatient setting. She is involved in a multi-institutional research collaborative, The Western Pediatric Research Consortium, to push the forefront of rigorous research in pediatric surgical conditions.

Dr. Russell has also been active in the field of global surgery. In 2017 she spent two months in the South Sudan with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). She has completed multiple surgical missions in Haiti, Guatemala and Tanzania. She was also on a surgical team that responded in Nepal after the 2015 Earthquake. She intends to continue her efforts in global surgery throughout her career.

Dr. Russell earned a B.A. degree in visual art at Brown University and earned her M.D. at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California where she was elected AOA. She completed her general surgery residency at the University of Utah including a 1-year research fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Eric Scaife. During her research fellowship they completed a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect on patient decision making on cost containment in pediatric appendectomy. She also participated in wilderness medicine research and has continued to teach for the Alaska Mountaineering School and the National Park Service. During her residency she received the Chassin Award for the professionalism in surgery. Dr. Russell completed her fellowship in pediatric surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Clinical Locations

Primary Children's Hospital

801-662-2950

100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT  84113

Primary Children's Hospital Outpatient Services at Riverton

801-662-2950

3773 West 12600 South
Riverton, UT  84065

Rock Canyon Pediatric Specialists
Pediatric Surgery

801-357-1700

Fax: (801) 357-1699

395 W Cougar Blvd.
Provo, UT  84604
Suite 702

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St. Vincent Healthcare
SCL Health Medical Group - Fortin Pediatric Specialty Clinic

406-237-5300

Fax: (406) 237-5305

1232 N 30th St
Billings, MT  59101
Suite 200

Specialties

  • Pediatric Trauma Surgery
  • Pediatric Surgery

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Surgery - Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Pediatrics - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions Pediatric Administration
Pediatric Surgery
Board Certification American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
American Board of Surgery (Sub: Pediatric Surgery)

Dr. Russell is a pediatric surgeon with strong interests in pediatric trauma, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), chest wall deformity, fetal consultation, minimally invasive surgery, and global surgery. Her daily clinical practice includes all pediatric surgical problems such as pectus excavatum, inguinal hernias, hydroceles, appendicitis, vascular access, feeding access, gallbladder disease, and childhood cancers. She has a particular interest in treating neonatal and pediatric conditions using minimally invasive techniques. She is leading a multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to the treatment of children with pulmonary hypoplasia related to congenital diaphragmatic hernia, congenital lung lesions, and giant omphalocele.

Dr. Russell is a leader at Primary Children’s Hospital serving as both the Trauma Medical Director, and the Surgical Director of the ECMO program. She is leading telehealth initiatives to lower cost for families related to travel in both the outpatient and inpatient setting. She is involved in a multi-institutional research collaborative, The Western Pediatric Research Consortium, to push the forefront of rigorous research in pediatric surgical conditions.

Dr. Russell has also been active in the field of global surgery. In 2017 she spent two months in the South Sudan with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). She has completed multiple surgical missions in Haiti, Guatemala and Tanzania. She was also on a surgical team that responded in Nepal after the 2015 Earthquake. She intends to continue her efforts in global surgery throughout her career.

Dr. Russell earned a B.A. degree in visual art at Brown University and earned her M.D. at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California where she was elected AOA. She completed her general surgery residency at the University of Utah including a 1-year research fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Eric Scaife. During her research fellowship they completed a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect on patient decision making on cost containment in pediatric appendectomy. She also participated in wilderness medicine research and has continued to teach for the Alaska Mountaineering School and the National Park Service. During her residency she received the Chassin Award for the professionalism in surgery. Dr. Russell completed her fellowship in pediatric surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

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Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Surgery - Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Pediatrics - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions Pediatric Administration
Pediatric Surgery
Board Certification American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
American Board of Surgery (Sub: Pediatric Surgery)

Education History

Fellowship Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Pediatric General Surgery
Fellow, 2017
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
General Surgery
Resident, 2015
Fellowship University of Utah School of Medicine
Wilderness Medicine
Fellow, 2013
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
General Surgery
Research Fellow, 2013
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
General Surgery
Resident, 2012
Internship University of Utah School of Medicine
General Surgery
Intern, 2010
Professional Medical Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Medicine
M.D., 2009
Undergraduate Brown University
Visual Art
B.A., 2004

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

Journal Article

  1. Hewes HA, Ravindra VM, Ryan S, Russell KW, Soisson S, Brockmeyer DL (2022). The Fate of the Cervical Collar: An Observational Pilot Study Investigating Follow-up Care After Emergency Department Discharge in Children With Mild Traumatic Neck Injuries. Pediatr Emerg Care.
  2. Russell KW, Katz MG, Phillips RC, Kelley-Quon LI, Acker SN, Shahi N, Lee JH, Fialkowski EA, Nacharaju D, Smith CA, Jensen AR, Mueller CM, Padilla BE, Ignacio RC, Ourshalimian S, Wang KS, Ostlie DJ, Fenton SJ, Kastenberg ZJ, Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium (2022). Adolescent Vaping-Associated Trauma in the Western United States. J Surg Res, 276, 251-255.
  3. Kelley-Quon LI, Ourshalimian S, Lee J, Russell KW, Kling K, Shew SB, Mueller C, Jensen AR, Vu L, Padilla B, Ostlie D, Smith C, Inge T, Roach J, Ignacio R, Lofberg K, Radu S, Rohan A, Wang KS (2022). Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement Project to Minimize Opioid Prescribing in Children after Appendectomy Using NSQIP-Pediatric. J Am Coll Surg, 234(3), 290-298.
  4. Russell KW, Acker SN, Ignacio RC, Lofberg KM, Garvey EM, Chao SD, Bliss DW, Smith CA, Nehra D, Anderson ML, Bunnell BL, Shahi N, Perry JM, Evans LL, Kwong JZ, Tobias J, Rohan A, Pickett KL, Kaar JL, Kastenberg ZJ, Laskey AL, Scaife ER, Jensen AR (2021). Child physical abuse and COVID-19: Trends from nine pediatric trauma centers. J Pediatr Surg, 57(2), 297-301.
  5. Cox KJ, Yang MJ, Fenton SJ, Russell KW, Yost CC, Yoder BA (2022). Operative repair in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: How long do we really need to wait? J Pediatr Surg.
  6. Taylor MA, Lewis AE, Swendiman RA, Fenton SJ, Russell KW (2021). Interest in Improving Access to Pediatric Trauma Care Through Telemedicine. J Med Syst, 45(12), 108.
  7. Bessoff KE, Han RW, Cho M, Stroud M, Urrechaga EM, Thorson CM, Russell KW, Rohan A, Acker SN, Swain S, Malvezzi L, Fuchs JR, Chao SD (2021). Epidemiology of pediatric trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic shelter in place. Surg Open Sci, 6, 5-9.
  8. Acker SN, Diaz-Miron J, Ignacio RC, Russell KW, Lofberg K, Shew SB, Peterson PN, Kelley-Quon LI, Jensen AR, Lee J, Padilla B, Smith CA, Kastenberg ZJ, Azarow KS, Ostlie DJ, Wang KS, Inge TH, Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium (2021). Attitudes Affecting Decision-making for Use of Radiologic Enteral Contrast in the Management of Pediatric Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A Survey Study of Pediatric Surgeons. J Surg Res, 267, 536-543.
  9. Pruitt LCC, Bucher BT, Russell KW, McCrum ML (2021). Impact of Insurance Expansion on Disposition for Pediatric Trauma Patients: A National Trauma Data Bank Cohort Study. J Surg Res, 267, 109-116.
  10. Yang MJ, Russell KW, Yoder BA, Fenton SJ (2021). Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a narrative review of controversies in neonatal management. Transl Pediatr, 10(5), 1432-1447.
  11. Swendiman RA, Abramov A, Fenton SJ, Russell KW, Nance ML, Nace GW Jr, Iii MA (2021). Use of angioembolization in pediatric polytrauma patients: WITH BLUNT SPLENIC INJURYAngioembolization in Pediatric Blunt Splenic Injury. J Pediatr Surg, 56(11), 2045-2051.
  12. Taylor MA, Knochel ML, Proctor SJ, Brockmeyer DL, Runyon LA, Fenton SJ, Russell KW (2020). Pediatric trauma telemedicine in a rural state: Lessons learned from a 1-year experience. J Pediatr Surg, 56(2), 385-389.
  13. Bell TM, Raymond JL, Mongalo AC, Adams ZW, Rouse TM, Hatcher L, Russell K, Carroll AE (2021). Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions are Associated with Future Substance use Disorders and Overdose Following Adolescent Trauma. Ann Surg.
  14. Taylor MA, Cutshall ZA, Eldredge RS, Kastenberg ZJ, Russell KW (2020). High ligation in adolescents: Is it enough? J Pediatr Surg, 56, 1865-1869.
  15. Taylor MA, Rohan AV, Runyon LA, Fenton SJ, Russell KW (2020). The "non-preventable" preventable transfer? An analysis of the care from support services that injured children transferred to a level 1 pediatric trauma center receive. J Pediatr Surg, 56(9), 1638-1642.
  16. Heye P, Russell KW, Laje P (2019). Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy can be performed safely by senior pediatric surgery trainees without supervision at high volume centers. J Pediatr Surg, 55(10), 2080-2082.
  17. Taylor MA 2nd, Hewes HA, Bolinger CD, Fenton SJ, Russell KW (2020). Established Time Goals Can Increase the Efficiency of Trauma Resuscitation. Cureus, 12(8), e9524.
  18. Yang MJ, Fenton S, Russell K, Yost CC, Yoder BA (2020). Left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia: can we improve survival while decreasing ECMO? J Perinatol, 40(6), 935-942.
  19. Swendiman RA, Sharoky CE, Russell KW, Goldshore MA, Blinman TA, Nance ML (2019). Life-saving interventions in pediatric trauma: A National Trauma Data Bank experience. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 87(6), 1321-1327.
  20. Pruitt LCC, Swords DS, Russell KW, Rollins MD, Skarda DE (2019). Prescription vs. consumption: Opioid overprescription to children after common surgical procedures. J Pediatr Surg, 54(11), 2195-2199.
  21. Katz MG, Russell KW (2019). Injury from E-Cigarette Explosion. N Engl J Med, 380(25), 2460.
  22. Russell KW, Scaife CL, Weber DC, Windsor JS, Wheeler AR, Smith W, Wedmore I, McIntosh SE, Lieberman JR, Wilderness Medical Society (2014). Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for the treatment of acute pain in remote environments. Wilderness Environ Med, 25(1), 41-9.

Case Report

  1. Taylor MA 2nd, Spanos SP, Fenton SJ, Russell KW (2020). Ball Magnets Clicked Together on the Epiglottis. Cureus, 12(5), e8181.

Global Impact

Service

08/01/2017 Surgeon Agok, South Sudan Africa
03/01/2017 Surgeon Guatemala City, Nicaragua Global

News Articles

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Patient Stories

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