Todd A. Ponsky, MD
- Chief Innovation Officer, Strategy and Transformation Office
- Pediatric Surgeon, Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
- Professor, UC Department of Surgery
- todd.ponsky@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
As a pediatric surgeon, I focus on always trying to find the least invasive way to solve a child’s medical problem.
I specialize in minimally invasive surgery with a focus on neonatal disorders and hernias. I also provide surgical treatments for gastroparesis, including gastric electrical stimulation.
I believe each child is unique. I spend a great deal of time listening to their questions and concerns and addressing them. This allows me to better understand the best approach to improve their health.
I became ill as a child and a phenomenal doctor got me through it. This doctor spent many hours talking to me and made me want to become a physician.
When I’m not providing clinical care, I work to make leading-edge knowledge available to surgeons internationally. Unfortunately, there are great disparities in knowledge across the globe, and not all surgeons have access to the same knowledge we do.
I was honored to receive the faculty teaching award in my first year of practice.
In my free time, I like to go camping in the wilderness with my family. A fun fact about me: I was a Golden Glove boxer in college for four years.
MD: Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH, 1999.
Surgical Residency: The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery - General Surgery, 2006, Recertified 2016; Pediatric Surgery, 2008, Recertified 2018.
Services and Specialties
Research Areas
Publications
The use and timing of angioembolization in pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2024; 96:915-920.
Defining digital surgery: a SAGES white paper. Surgical Endoscopy: surgical and interventional techniques. 2024; 38:475-487.
Social media: The forefront of pediatric surgical education, recruitment, and information. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Open. 2023; 4:100054.
Enteral access and reflux management in neonates with severe univentricular congenital heart disease: literature review and proposed algorithm. European Journal of Pediatrics. 2023; 182:3375-3383.
Morbidity, mortality,... and innovation: Turning complications into patents. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2023; 58:1019.
Hemodilution in pediatric trauma: Defining the expected hemoglobin changes in patients with liver and/or spleen injury: An ATOMAC+ secondary analysis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2023; 58:325-329.
Unfortunately, We Must Say Goodbye… But Also say Hello…. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2023; 58:1-2.
Storytelling for pediatric surgical education and beyond. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2022; 57:1036.
JPS Open: The Beginning of a New Era. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2022; 57:491.
Virtual curriculum delivery in the COVID-19 era: the pediatric surgery boot camp v2.0. Pediatric Surgery International. 2022; 38:1385-1390.
From the Blog
Innovation and Commercialization Take Center Stage at Pediatric Grand Rounds
Todd A. Ponsky, MD7/30/2024
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