with emergency or elective surgery for their child, they may be

confronted with mixed emotions, fear and apprehension. In this episode,

Meredith, Alex & Dan are joined by RUMC's pediatric surgeon, Dr. Brian

Gilchrist. Pediatric surgery is performed on all age groups from newborns to

adolescents and there are less than 500 pediatric surgeons across the

United States. Dr. Gilchrist walks us through what it's like to be a pediatric

surgeon who performs more than 700 procedures a year.