A culture of innovation and collaboration leads to advanced care for kids

Dayton Children’s Hospital is proud to foster a culture of innovation and collaboration that empowers its physicians to develop programs and services to meet the unique health care needs of children in the Dayton region and beyond. Through this commitment, Dayton Children’s has become a leader in pediatric health care, providing cutting-edge treatments and services to its patients.?

One prime example of this commitment to innovation is Arturo Aranda, MD, FACS, CPE, division chief and endowed chair of general pediatric surgery at Dayton Children’s, who recognized an obvious need for advanced chest wall reconstruction for his patients. Taking it upon himself to meet this need, he built a center to serve his patients. Driven by a desire to provide the best possible care for his patients, Dr. Aranda knew he needed to get the most up-to-date and advanced equipment and techniques. As a result, he developed a multidisciplinary approach with cryoablation and minimally invasive surgical options.?

“Dayton Children’s empowers its physicians to be leaders in developing new programs and services that meet the unique health care needs of our community,” says Dr. Aranda. “This approach enables us to provide the highest quality of care to our patients and stay at the forefront of medical advancements.”?

The chest wall malformations center at Dayton Children’s specializes in both surgical and non-surgical treatment options for pectus carinatum and pectus excavatum including the Nuss procedure, vacuum bell therapy and non-surgical bracing technology. Every surgeon in the division of pediatric surgery at Dayton Children’s has specialized training and expertise in treating chest wall malformations in children and are committed to delivering personalized care, tailored to meet the unique need of each patient.?

Beyond the development of the chest wall malformations center, Dr. Aranda wanted to address post-operative pain and length of hospital stay. He joined forces with the hospital’s pain management team to explore alternative approaches to pain management that did not rely on opioids. This collaboration resulted in a new cryoablation approach to pain management, which aimed to address the critical need for safer and more effective pain management methods for patients, while also decreasing the length of stay and getting kids back to being kids faster.?

Patient families can schedule an appointment online with one of our pediatric surgeons for evaluation and testing.?