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David E. Skarda, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish

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  • David E. Skarda, M.D. has specialized training and experience in minimally invasive surgical treatment for babies, children and teenagers. He is a board certified pediatric surgeon and attending physician in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Primary Children’s Hospital and Utah Valley Hospital. His passion is providing leading edge compassionate surgical care promptly and he ensures that you understand the procedures, options, risks and benefits. He is currently seeing new patients in his clinic at Utah Valley Hospital as well as in the Emergency Department, Newborn ICU, PICU, and general patient care units at Primary Children’s Hospital.

    He speaks Spanish.

    He is happy to talk to you and/or your child’s doctor.

    Dr. Skarda specializes in the following conditions: Inguinal hernia, Umbilical hernia, Undescended testicle, Hydrocele, Cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder), GT (placement of a stomach tube), Appendectomy (removal of the appendix), Vascular access (ports and central lines), Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Chest wall deformities (pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum), Pediatric endocrine surgery (thyroid and adrenal tumors/pancreas surgery), and the surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative colitis).

    07.09.2018

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery - Primary
    Pediatrics - Adjunct
    Academic Divisions
    Pediatric Surgery
  • David E. Skarda, M.D. has specialized training and experience in minimally invasive surgical treatment for babies, children and teenagers. He is a board certified pediatric surgeon and attending physician in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Primary Children’s Hospital and Utah Valley Hospital. His passion is providing leading edge compassionate surgical care promptly and he ensures that you understand the procedures, options, risks and benefits. He is currently seeing new patients in his clinic at Utah Valley Hospital as well as in the Emergency Department, Newborn ICU, PICU, and general patient care units at Primary Children’s Hospital.

    He speaks Spanish.

    He is happy to talk to you and/or your child’s doctor.

    Dr. Skarda specializes in the following conditions: Inguinal hernia, Umbilical hernia, Undescended testicle, Hydrocele, Cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder), GT (placement of a stomach tube), Appendectomy (removal of the appendix), Vascular access (ports and central lines), Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Chest wall deformities (pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum), Pediatric endocrine surgery (thyroid and adrenal tumors/pancreas surgery), and the surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative colitis).

    07.09.2018

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Primary
    Pediatrics -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions
    Pediatric Surgery

    Research interests

    Education history

    Fellowship Pediatric Surgery - The Ohio State University - Nationwide Children's Hospital Fellow
    Minimally Invasive Surgery/Bariatric Surgery - University of Minnesota Fellow
    Fellowship Surgical Infectious Disease - University of Minnesota Fellow
    Surgical Critical Care, basic science and clinical research, Greg Beilman MD, grant from ONR - University of Minnesota Research Fellow
    Residency General Surgery - University of Minnesota Medical Center Resident
    Medicine - Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva M.D.
    Undergraduate Molecular Biology/Chemistry - Brigham Young University B.S.
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