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Walter Pegoli, Jr., M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 275-4435

Office: (585) 275-4435

Fax: (585) 276-2370

URMFGA member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

groupAn Accountable Health Partner

assignmentAccepting New Patients

Locations

Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Ave
Ambulatory Care Facility Sixth Floor (AC-6)
Suite B
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Patient Care Settings

Cancer, Pediatrics, Surgery

Biography

Professional Background

Walter Pegoli, M.D., Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, received his M.D. from the New York Medical College and completed a residency in general surgery at the University of Maryland. After residency, Dr. Pegoli attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery. Dr. Pegoli joined the Department of Surgery in 1997 and was Chief up until 2019 and was surgeon and chief at Golisano Children's Hospital from 2006 until 2019. His areas of specialty are neonatal surgery, non-cardiac thoracic surgery, complex gastrointestinal surgery and surgical oncology.

Credentials

Specialties

    Education

    1984
    MD | New York Medical College

    Post-doctoral Training & Residency

    09/01/1990 - 06/30/1992
    Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital

    07/01/1985 - 06/30/1990
    Residency in Surgery (General Surgery) at University of Maryland Hospital for Children

    07/01/1984 - 07/01/1985
    Internship in Surgery (General Surgery) at University of Maryland Hospital for Children

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    Awards

    2017
    Rochester Business Journal Health Care Management 2017 Honoree

    2009 - 2011
    Guide to America's Top Surgeon
    Sponsor: America's Best Doctors
    Location: Washington DC

    2008 - 2011
    Patients' Choice Award
    Sponsor: American Registry

    2005
    Who's Who in Medical Science Education Academic Keys

    2003 - 2012
    Top Doctor
    Sponsor: Consumers' Checkbook

    2003
    Ruth A Lawrence Faculty Service Award
    Location: Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong

    2003
    Ruth A Lawrence Faculty Service Award
    Location: Golisano Children's Hospital at Srong Memorial Hospital

    1988
    First Prize, Surgical Resident Research Award
    Location: Baltimore Academy of Surgery

    1983
    Alpha Omega Alpha
    Sponsor: New York Medical College

    1980
    Phi Beta Kappa
    Location: Colgate University

    1980
    BA, Biology (Magna Cum Laude)
    Location: Colgate University

    1979
    Beta Beta Beta (Biological Honor Society)

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    Publications

    Journal Articles

    10/1/2021
    Blakely ML, Tyson JE, Lally KP, Hintz SR, Eggleston B, Stevenson DK, Besner GE, Das A, Ohls RK, Truog WE, Nelin LD, Poindexter BB, Pedroza C, Walsh MC, Stoll BJ, Geller R, Kennedy KA, Dimmitt RA, Carlo WA, Cotten CM, Laptook AR, Van Meurs KP, Calkins KL, Sokol GM, Sanchez PJ, Wyckoff MH, Patel RM, Frantz ID, Shankaran S, D'Angio CT, Yoder BA, Bell EF, Watterberg KL, Martin CA, Harmon CM, Rice H, Kurkchubasche AG, Sylvester K, Dunn JCY, Markel TA, Diesen DL, Bhatia AM, Flake A, Chwals WJ, Brown R, Bass KD, St Peter SD, Shanti CM, Pegoli W, Skarda D, Shilyansky J, Lemon DG, Mosquera RA, Peralta-Carcelen M, Goldstein RF, Vohr BR, Purdy IB, Hines AC, Maitre NL, Heyne RJ, DeMauro SB, McGowan EC, Yolton K, Kilbride HW, Natarajan G, Yost K, Winter S, Colaizy TT, Laughon MM, Lakshminrusimha S, Higgins RD, . "Initial Laparotomy Versus Peritoneal Drainage in Extremely Low Birthweight Infants With Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis or Isolated Intestinal Perforation: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial." Annals of surgery.. 2021 Oct 1; 274(4):e370-e380.

    2017
    Nicole A. Wilson, Walter Pegoli, Jr., Christopher A. Gitzelmann, Theresa Foito, John J. Faria, Derek Wakeman. "Esophageal Atresia with Tracheoesophageal Fistula: A Rare Variant and Cautionary Tale". Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2017; 24: 21-24.

    9/2014
    Kelly KN, Fleming FJ, Aquina CT, Probst CP, Noyes K, Pegoli W, Monson JR. "Disease severity, not operative approach, drives organ space infection after pediatric appendectomy." Annals of surgery.. 2014 Sep; 260(3):466-71; discussion 472-3.

    Books & Chapters

    2015
    Chapter Title: Abscess After Appendectomy
    Book Title: Advances in Surgery
    Author List: Daniel E. Levin, MD; Walter Pegoli, Jr., MD
    Edited By: John L. Cameron; Timothy G. Buchman; K. Craig Kent; Keith D. Lillemoe; Kelly M.
    Published By: Elsevier 2015 in Philadelphia

    2012
    Chapter Title: "Hernias and Congenital Groin Problems in Infants and Children"
    Book Title: Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
    Author List: Walter Pegoli, Jr
    Edited By: Elsevier
    Published By: Saunders 2012 in Philadelphia

    2012
    Chapter Title: Congenital Disorders of the Esophagus
    Book Title: Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
    Author List: Yi-Horng Lee, Christopher A. Gitzelmann, Walter Pegoli Jr.
    Published By: Elsevier Saunders 2012 in Philadelphia

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