Adam Craig Alder, MD
Pediatric Surgeon
Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Chief of Clinical Service at Children's Health
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Adam Alder, M.D., is a general and thoracic surgeon at Children’s Health℠. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at UT Southwestern, the director of the Center for Pectus and Chest Wall Anomalies and the service chief of Pediatric Surgery for Children's Health Plano. Dr. Alder has special interests in chest wall deformities, pediatric surgical oncology, pediatric thoracic surgical care, neonatal and congenital surgical care, endocrine surgical care and minimal access and robotic surgical care.
Dr. Alder graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2002. He trained in general surgery at UT Southwestern and Parkland Memorial Hospital and completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery at Children's Medical Center of Dallas, UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Alder is active in clinical research and has completed the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Scholars Program, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Alder represents Children’s Health to the ATOMAC, a group of Level 1 pediatric trauma centers that conducts clinical studies on pediatric trauma care.
Dr. Alder in an outdoor enthusiast and enjoys fly fishing, camping and cycling. He is also an active volunteer in the Boy Scouts of America.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Tulane University School of Medicine (2002)
- Residency
- UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (2009), General Surgery
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2012), Pediatric Surgery
- Graduate School
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2012)
- Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery
Conditions
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Abdominal tumors
- Achalasia
- Anorectal malformation (imperforate anus or ARM)
- Appendicitis
- Biliary tract problems
- Branchial cleft cysts
- Chest tumors
- Choledochal cysts
- Cloacal anomaly
- Cloacal exstrophy
- Collapsed lung (pneumothorax)
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)
- Congenital lung lesions
- Cystic hygroma (CH)
- Dermoid cyst
- Esophageal or bronchogenic cyst
- Gallbladder disease
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Gastroschisis
- Hepatoblastoma (liver cancer)
- Hirschsprung's disease
- Hydrocele
- Inguinal hernia (groin)
- Intestinal atresia
- Intestinal disorders
- Intestinal malrotation and volvulus
- Intussusception
- Kidney tumors
- Lipomas (skin lesions)
- Liver (hepatic) tumors
- Liver cysts
- Lung cysts
- Lymphangioma
- Meckel's diverticulum (MD)
- Neck cysts and enlarged lymph nodes
- Neck tumors
- Neuroblastoma
- Omphalocele
- Ovarian cysts and tumors
- Ovarian tumor
- Pancreatic csts
- Pancreatic tumors
- Pancreatitis
- Parathyroid Mass
- Pectus carinatum (pigeon chest)
- Pectus excavatum (sunken chest/funnel chest)
- Pelvic masses
- Pelvic tumors
- Phimosis
- Pilomatrixoma
- Pilonidal disease
- Pyloric stenosis
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Spleen Cyst
- Thymus tumors
- Thyroglossal duct cyst
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)
- Umbilical hernia (belly button)
- Undescended testes (cryptorchidism - UDT)
- Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma)
Treatments
- Pediatric circumcision
- Pediatric dynamic compressor system and circumferential braces
- Pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Fetal and ex-utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure
- Pediatric laparoscopic pull-through procedure for Hirschsprung disease
- Pediatric laparoscopic pull-through procedure for anorectal malformations (ARM)
- Pediatric laparoscopic surgery
- Pediatric Nuss procedure
- Pediatric posterior sagittal anorectal vaginal urethroplasty (PSARVUP)
- Pediatric posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP)
- Pediatric Ravitch procedure
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Appendicitis
- Center for Advanced Research in Surgery
- Chest Wall Deformity
- Clinical Trials and Patient Oriented Research
- National Surgical Quality Improvement Program - Ped
- Pectus Carinatum
- Pectus Excavatum
- Pediatric Endocrine and Thyroid Conditions
- Pediatric Solid Tumors
- Robotic Surgery
- Trauma
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Publications
Publications
- Nonoperative management of blunt liver and spleen injury in children: Evaluation of the ATOMAC guideline using GRADE. Notrica DM, Eubanks JW, Tuggle DW, Maxson RT, Letton RW, Garcia NM, Alder AC, Lawson KA, St Peter SD, Megison S, Garcia-Filion P J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2015 Oct 79 4 683-93
- Multi-institutional experience with penetrating pancreatic injuries in children. Alemayehu H, Tsao K, Wulkan ML, Islam S, Russell RT, Ponsky TA, Cullinane DC, Alder A, St Peter SD, Iqbal CW Pediatr. Surg. Int. 2014 Nov 30 11 1107-10
- Blunt cerebrovascular injury in children: Underreported or underrecognized?: A multicenter ATOMAC study. Azarakhsh N, Grimes S, Notrica DM, Raines A, Garcia NM, Tuggle DW, Maxson RT, Alder AC, Recicar J, Garcia-Filion P, Greenwell C, Lawson KA, Wan JY, Eubanks JW J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013 Dec 75 6 1006-12
- Improving perioperative performance: the use of operations management and the electronic health record. Foglia RP, Alder AC, Ruiz G J. Pediatr. Surg. 2013 Jan 48 1 95-8
Books
- Parathyroid. In Handbook of Pediatric Surgical Patient Care. Alder AC, Skinner MA (2014). Singapore, World Scientific
- Thyroid. In Handbook of Pediatric Surgical Patient Care. Alder AC, Skinner MA (2014). Singapore, World Scientific.
- Gastric Perforation. In Neonatal Surgery. Adam C. Alder, MD MSCS; Robert Minkes, MD (2018). Boca Raton, London, New York, CRC Press
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics - Surgical Section (2014)
- American College of Surgeons (2009)
- American Pediatric Surgery Society (2012)
- Association of Academic Surgery (2013)
- International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (2012)
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (2012)
- Texas Medical Association (2012)
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Awards and Honors
- D Magazine Best Doctor (2022)
- D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialist (2020)
