- Other Post Graduate Training - UT Southwestern Medical School (2005-2012)
- Fellowship - UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2010-2012), Pediatric Surgery
- Graduate School - UT Southwestern Medical School (2005-2012)
- Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2002-2009), General Surgery
- Medical School - Tulane University School of Medicine (1998-2002)
Adam Alder, M.D.
- Surgery - Pediatric
- Chest Wall Deformity
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Biography
Adam Alder, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric and neonatal surgery, including pediatric lung and esophageal surgery, surgical oncology, chest wall reconstruction, and minimally invasive and robotic surgery.
Dr. Alder earned his medical degree at Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in general surgery at UT Southwestern and Parkland Memorial Hospital and received advanced training in pediatric surgery through a fellowship at Children's Medical Center and UT Southwestern. He also holds a master’s degree in clinical science from UT Southwestern.
Certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and pediatric surgery, he joined UT Southwestern in 2005.
Dr. Alder serves as Director of the Center for Chest Wall Anomalies and Pectus, a collaboration between UT Southwestern and Children's Health that treats patients with chest wall anomalies using all available treatment modalities, including the Nuss procedure, the Ravitch procedure, and other bracing and surgical reconstruction techniques. The center is one of the few in the nation to provide the Dynamic Compression Bracing System, a state-of-the-art treatment for patients with pectus.
Dr. Alder is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Specialty Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He serves on several committees, including the education committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics section on surgery and the research committee for the International Pediatric Endosurgical Group.
Having completed the National Institutes of Health-funded Clinical and Translational Science Awards program, Dr. Alder remains active in research. He is developing the Center for Advanced Research in Surgery, which will focus on clinical research related to pediatric thoracic and general surgery. He is currently focused on identifying the underlying cause of and best treatment for acute appendicitis in children and on improving the care of children and young adults with chest wall anomalies such as pectus excavatum. He has delivered numerous national and regional lectures and has published several academic articles.
Education & Training
Professional Associations & Affiliations
- American College of Surgeons
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Pediatric Surgical Society
- Association for Academic Surgery
- International Pediatric Endosurgical Group
- Dallas Medical Society
- Texas Medical Association
Honors & Awards
- D Magazine Best Doctor 2022
- D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialist 2020
Books & Publications
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Books
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Gastric Perforation in Neonatal Surgery
Adam C. Alder, MD MSCS; Robert Minkes, MD (2018), Boca Raton, London, New York, CRC Press -
Thyroid in Handbook of Pediatric Surgical Patient Care
Alder AC, Skinner MA (2014), World Scientific -
Parathyroid in Handbook of Pediatric Surgical Patient Care
Alder AC, Skinner MA (2014), World Scientific
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Gastric Perforation in Neonatal Surgery
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Publications
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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 The journal of trauma and acute care surgery 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 Pediatric surgery international 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 The journal of trauma and acute care surgery 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 Journal of pediatric surgery 2013 Jan 48 1 95-8 -
A comparison of traditional incision and drainage versus catheter drainage of soft tissue abscesses in children.
Alder AC, Thornton J, McHard K, Buckins L, Barber R, Skinner MA Journal of pediatric surgery 2011 Oct 46 10 1942-7 -
Colonoscopy: an unusual complication.
Alder AC, Scott DL, Browning JD Gastroenterology 2010 Feb 138 2 434, 794 -
Association of viral infection and appendicitis.
Alder AC, Fomby TB, Woodward WA, Haley RW, Sarosi G, Livingston EH Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) 2010 Jan 145 1 63-71 -
Postsplenectomy vascular complications: Feasibility of studying patients with splenectomy following trauma.
Purcell PL, Crary SE, Adix LM, Alder AC, Buchanan GR American journal of hematology 2009 May 84 5 316-7 -
Abdominal compartment syndrome associated with tension pneumoperitoneum in an elderly trauma patient.
Alder AC, Hunt JL, Thal ER The Journal of trauma 2008 Jan 64 1 211-2 -
Current opinions about laparoscopic incisional hernia repair: a survey of practicing surgeons.
Alder AC, Alder SC, Livingston EH, Bellows CF American journal of surgery 2007 Nov 194 5 659-62 -
Cancer risk in endoscopically unresectable colon polyps.
Alder AC, Hamilton EC, Anthony T, Sarosi GA American journal of surgery 2006 Nov 192 5 644-8 -
Abdominal wall reconstruction using biological tissue grafts: present status and future opportunities
Bellows CF, Alder A, Helton WS Expert Review of Medical Devices 2006 3 5 657-75 -
Modulation of macrophage nitric oxide production by prostaglandin D2
Bellows CF, Alder A, Wludyka P, Jaffe BM Journal of Surgical Research 2006 132 1 92-97
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Nonoperative management of blunt liver and spleen injury in children: Evaluation of the ATOMAC guideline using GRADE.
Research
- Trauma
- Robotic Surgery
- Pediatric Solid Tumors
- Pediatric Endocrine and Thyroid Conditions
- Pectus Excavatum
- Pectus Carinatum
- National Surgical Quality Improvement Program - Ped
- Clinical Trials and Patient Oriented Research
- Chest Wall Deformity
- Center for Advanced Research in Surgery
- Appendicitis
Clinical Focus
- Chest Wall Deformity
Articles by Dr. Alder
Results: 2 Locations
Children's Medical Center of Dallas
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Pediatric General Surgery
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