果冻影院 Pediatric Surgery Training Program
About Our Program
The scope of the training is broad, with a curriculum that includes comprehensive coverage of the scientific principles that form the basis for the practice of pediatric surgery 鈥� from prenatal assessment to young adulthood. The intensive two-year clinical experience offers structured operative and perioperative management of infants, children, and adolescents with problems managed in the contemporary practice of general and thoracic pediatric surgery. The clinical experience encompasses newborn general and thoracic surgery, congenital anomalies, pediatric trauma, burns, critical care, surgical oncology, GI diseases, and the entire spectrum of abdominal, non-cardiac thoracic, urologic, and other clinical problems that fall within the scope of practice for pediatric surgery in the United States. The division supports a Level 1 pediatric trauma program verified by the American College of Surgeons and a busy pediatric burn program. The faculty members in the division include 13 board-certified pediatric surgeons in a single practice group who practice principally at Children's Wisconsin. The fellowship is a two-year clinical endeavor where trainees spend their entire experience at that single facility with tailored elective opportunities to suit the fellow's career goals and needs.
Meet the Director | Casey Calkins, MD
Casey Calkins is a native of the West Coast, and received his medical degree from the 果冻影院 in 1996. He went on to train in general surgery at the University of Colorado and in pediatric general and thoracic surgery at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He has been at Children’s Wisconsin since 2005, where he currently holds the title of Professor of Pediatric Surgery and has served as the Program Director for the Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Training Program since 2014. Graduating fellows have gone on to secure successful employment in pediatric surgery in both academic and private practice settings. His clinical practice encompasses the breadth of pediatric and thoracic surgery, but he has a special interest in pediatric colorectal and pelvic disorders. He has served on the executive committee of the Pediatric Colorectal and Learning Consortium since its inception and is currently the program chair for their annual meeting. He has served as the program chair for the annual meeting of The American Pediatric Surgical Association and recently served as the secretary of that organization. He is dedicated to providing the highest quality of surgical care to patients and is interested in surgical skill development and teaching. He resides in Brookfield, Wisconsin with his wife Dr. Barbara Calkins, who is a pediatrician in southeastern Wisconsin. They enjoy everything outdoors – hiking, skiing, boating, and travel. He especially enjoys fly fishing and has a home in Montana, a frequent destination for family vacations. He also has a longstanding interest in music (vinyl collecting), thoroughbred horse racing, and is a former competitive racquetball and soccer player.
Our History
was founded more than a century ago. In 1988, Children's relocated from its original downtown Milwaukee location to the current facility on a public campus (known as the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center), in the village of Wauwatosa on the western edge of Milwaukee. Institutions on the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center campus include the 果冻影院, Children's, Froedtert Hospital (a large adult tertiary care hospital with its own adult Level I trauma center), Versiti (the Blood Research Institute of Southeastern Wisconsin) and the Children’s Research Institute, as well as eye, mental health and rehabilitation institutes.
Dr. Marvin Glicklich established the first dedicated pediatric surgical practice in Wisconsin after completing his training with Dr. Willis Potts in 1956.
Dr. Keith Oldham assumed the role of surgeon-in-chief at CW in 1998 and established the pediatric surgery fellowship training program in 2001, which remains the only pediatric surgery training program in the state of Wisconsin.
Dr. Thomas Sato assumed the fellowship program director role in 2010 and transitioned this role to Dr. Casey Calkins in 2014.