Eugene D McGahren, III, MD
Pediatric General Surgery
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Bio & Overview
Eugene McGahren, MD, earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from UVA, and completed a residency in general surgery at UVA Health. He then trained in pediatric surgery at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Seattle before returning to UVA in 1992. He joined the faculty as an assistant professor of pediatric surgery and pediatrics, and became a full professor in 2007.
Dr. McGahren is an active member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association and the Children’s Oncology Group. He is married and has four children.
Academic Information
- Department
- Surgery
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Pediatric Surgery
- Research Interests
- Outcomes in the management of pediatric surgical conditions
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Infants (0-2)
Children (2-12)
Adolescents (12-21)
- Primary Education
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Residency
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Fellowships
- Children's Hospital and Medical Center
- Certification
- American Board of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery), American Board of Surgery (Surgery (General Surgery))
Highlights
[MUSIC PLAYING] EUGENE MCGAHREN: I'm Gene McGahren. I'm the chief of pediatric surgery at the University of Virginia Children's Hospital. I was very interested in taking care of children, but I was also interested in surgery. And when I did pediatric surgery as a rotation in medical school, I just fell in love with it right away. Some call us the last of the great general surgeons, and we cover not only a wide variety of children in terms of age, but also in terms of the conditions that they present to us. And we also cover a wide variety of the anatomy. Parents should know that I am trying to make the very best decisions that I can make for their children, but that I will also discuss as much as possible with them so that we're all understanding what the plan is, what the condition is that we're trying to treat, and also what the expectations will be moving forward after the care. One of the things that makes UVA very unique is that we are a Children's Hospital within a hospital. We have all the resources and technical capabilities of a major health system that not every freestanding Children's Hospital has. I think the best part of my day is making a really good decision to help a child whether that's a surgical decision or a non-surgical decision and then attaining a great outcome for them. [MUSIC PLAYING]
Awards
- 2011-2020 Best Doctors in America® List
Reviews
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