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Stephen Megison, M.D.

Stephen Megison, M.D.

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Surgery

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  • Biography

    Stephen Mark Megison, M.D., is a Professor and the System Level Trauma Medical Director in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. A pediatric surgery specialist, he also serves as Medical Director of the Trauma Service and Director of Robotic Surgery at Children's Medical Center Dallas.

    Dr. Megison earned his medical degree at Louisiana State University School of Medicine. After completing his residency in surgery at UT Southwestern, he received advanced training in pediatric surgery through a fellowship at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and The Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma.

    Certified by the American Board of Surgery, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1993.

    Dr. Megison’s clinical interests include pediatric surgical oncology, thoracic congenital malformation, and resident education. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and book chapters, and he regularly delivers presentations and lectures.

    He is a member of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the American Pediatric Surgical Association, the ATOMAC Pediatric Trauma Network, the Parkland Surgical Society, and the Pediatric Trauma Society.

  • Education
    Medical School
    LSU School of Medicine (1985)
    Internship
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (1986), General Surgery
    Fellowship
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (1989), Surgery
    Residency
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (1991), General Surgery
    Fellowship
    U.of Oklahoma Hlth Sci. Cntr (1993), Pediatric Surgery
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

    Management of Parapneumonic Collections in Infants and Children
    Doski, JJ, Derek, L, Hicks, BA, Megison, SM, Sanchez, P, Contador, M, Guzzetta, PC Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2000 35 (2) 265-270
    Iieosigmoid Knotting in a Six Year Old Child
    Meier, DE, Megison, SM Pediatric Surgery International 1999 15 407-408
    Congenital and Neonatal Bowel Disorders
    Megison, SM, Votteler, TP Essentials of Pediatric Intensive Care 1997 Levine DL, Morriss, FC, e 796-802
    Diffuse Fibrosis of the Colon Complicating Cystic Fibrosis
    Prestridge, L, Rogers, BB, Pritchard, M, Hermann, D, Megison, SM, Brown, ME, Prestige, C Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 1996 22 219-224
    "Spontaneous" Mediastinal Pancreatic Pseudocyst Fistulizaiton to the Esophagus
    Landreneau, RJ, Johnson, JA, Keenan, RJ, Thompson, WB, Megison, SM, Ferson, PF Annuals of Thoracic Surgery 1994 57 208-210
  • Honors & Awards
    • Lloyd & Ruth Rader Trust Scholarship
      Outstanding Post-Doctoral Fellow: Children's Hospital of Oklahoma (1993)
    • Parkland Surgical Society Best Paper Award
      "Low Dose Enteral Allopurinol Prophylaxis in Mesenteric Ischemia" (1991)
    • Resident Teaching Award
      (1991)
    • Parkland Surgical Society Best Paper Award
      "The Effects of Relief of Biliary Obstruction on Mononuclear Phagocyte System Function/Cell Medicated Immunity" (1989)
    • Doctor-Patient Relationship Award
      Shreveport Medical Society (1985)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • AAP
    • APSA
    • CCG