Donald Nuss, MD,

Chairman, Pediatric Surgery
Vice President for Surgical Affairs

Professor of Clinical Surgery
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Eastern Virginia Medical School

Division of Pediatric Surgery
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
601 Children's Lane
Norfolk, VA 23507
(757) 461-0050

Background | Clinical Interests | Honors & Awards
Professional Affiliations |
Selected Publications

Background

  • Medical School: University of Cape Town, South Africa

  • Residency:

    • Edendale Hospital, Natal, South Africa
    • Mayo Clinic
  • Fellowship: 

    • Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
    • Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Surgery
Honors & Awards
Dr. Nuss has won national acclaim for his development of a new surgical technique for correction of pectus excavatum. 
Under his guidance, this "minimally invasive" procedure has been refined and modified for more than fifteen years and
used in over 450 patients.
 
Research Interests
  • Central Venous Access Device/Complications in Children
  • Pectus Excavatum
Clinical Interests
  • Birth Defects
  • Chest Wall Deformities
  • Hirschsprung's Disease
Professional Affiliations
  • Norfolk Academy of Medicine
  • American Academy of Pediatrics Surgical Section
  • Mayo Clinic, The Priestly Society
  • American College of Surgeons
  • Sentara Health Management, Specialty Advisor Committee

Direct e-mail inquiries to pediatrics@CHKD.org

Copyright © 2004 Eastern Virginia Medical School Department of Pediatrics
Last modified: 08/19/2008