When a family is faced

with emergency or elective surgery for their child, they may beconfronted with mixed emotions, fear and apprehension. In this episode,Meredith, Alex & Dan are joined by RUMC's pediatric surgeon, Dr. BrianGilchrist. Pediatric surgery is performed on all age groups from newborns toadolescents and there are less than 500 pediatric surgeons across theUnited States. Dr. Gilchrist walks us through what it's like to be a pediatricsurgeon who performs more than 700 procedures a year.