Neonatal Surgery

Neonatal surgery is a sub-specialty of pediatric surgery that consists of the surgical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant. Practicing surgeons exclusively focus on neonates, infants in the first 28 days after birth, and heavily coordinates with a hospital's NICU.

Notable Neonatal surgeons

 * Dr. Addison Montgomery (Director of Medicine and staff, OB/GYN at Seaside Health and Wellness, Attending OB/GYN and neonatal surgeon at St. Ambrose Hospital, and former Chief of OB/GYN and Neonatal Surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital)

Notes and Trivia

 * Although pediatric surgeons are capable of performing neonatal surgeries, neonatal surgeons are far more skilled.
 * There are only 8 people in the world, including Addison, who can perform neonatal surgery on a world-class level.