Stephen Mark Megison, MD
Pediatric Surgeon
Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Steve Megison, M.D., is a pediatric general and thoracic surgeon at Children’s Health℠. He is medical director of Trauma at Children's Health, a Level 1 trauma center, and a Professor of Surgery at UT Southwestern. His special interests are trauma, hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery, surgical oncology, neonatal surgery, thoracic (non-cardiac) surgery, thoracic congenital malformation and minimally invasive robotic surgery.
Dr. Megison earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Shreveport. He completed his general surgery residency at Parkland Hospital and specialty training in pediatric surgery at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital. Certified by the American Board of Surgery, he joined Children’s Health and UT Southwestern in 1993.
He has been frequently recognized in D Magazine’s list of “Best Doctors” (2013-2033) and listed among the best physicians by Texas Monthly (2010-2020) and US News and World Report.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (1985)
- Internship
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (HR) (1986), General Surgery
- Residency
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (HR) (1991), General Surgery
- Fellowship
- University of OK Health Sciences Center (1993), Pediatric Surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center (HR) (1989), Research - Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery
Conditions
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Abdominal tumors
- Achalasia
- Anorectal malformation (imperforate anus or ARM)
- Appendicitis
- Biliary atresia
- 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
- Panniculitis
- Parathyroid Mass
- Pelvic masses
- Pelvic tumors
- 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 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 posterior sagittal anorectal vaginal urethroplasty (PSARVUP)
- Pediatric posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP)
- Pediatric robotic surgery (da Vinci)
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Resident education
- Pediatric surgical oncology
- Thoracic congenital malformation
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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
- Ileosigmoid 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
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Professional Activities
- AAP
- APSA
- CCG
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Awards and Honors
- D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialists (2002, 2004, 2007, 2013-2021)
- Texas Super Doctor, Texas Monthly (2006, 2007, 2010-2020)
- Lloyd and 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)
