Shawn D Larson, MD, FACS
Professor, Tenure Track
About Shawn D Larson
Dr. Shawn Larson is a tenured professor and interim chief of the division of Pediatric Surgery within the University of Florida College of Medicine department of Surgery. Dr. Larson serves as the medical director of the UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital Pediatric Trauma & Burn Program, an American College of Surgeons (ACS) verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center. Dr. Larson focuses on all areas of pediatric surgery with special interests in pediatric trauma, pediatric burn and complex wound care, neonatal surgical disease, ECMO, and gastrointestinal surgery (including minimally invasive pediatric surgery). Dr. Larson currently serves as the UF Children’s Hospital surgical representative to the Children’s Oncology Group (COG). In addition to his clinical interests, Dr. Larson’s research interests include neonatal and pediatric response to sepsis, pediatric burn injury, and pediatric trauma care.
Dr. Larson joined the UF College of Medicine in 2011 and completed his Pediatric Surgical fellowship at St. Louis Children’s Hospital/Washington University. He completed a general surgery residency at the University of South Florida (Tampa, FL), and a surgical research fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston, TX). Dr. Larson earned his medical degree from the University of Sheffield School of Medicine (Sheffield, England) and graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology.
Dr. Larson and the pediatric surgery team focus on complex pediatric surgical issues and strive to deliver outstanding care to all patients and families.
Accomplishments
Teaching Profile
Board Certifications
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Pediatric SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
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SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
Clinical Profile
- Pediatric Surgery
- Appendicitis
- Burns
- Cellulitis
- Constipation in infants and children
- Crohn disease
- Esophageal atresia
- Esophageal stricture – benign
- Failure to thrive
- Fistula
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Gastroesophageal reflux in infants
- Gastroschisis repair
- Hirschsprung disease
- Imperforate anus repair
- Inguinal hernia repair
- Neonatal hypothyroidism
- Neonatal sepsis
- Neuroblastoma
- Pectus excavatum repair
- Peritonitis
- Pyloric stenosis in infants
- Spleen removal
- Testicular torsion
- Thyroid Diseases
- Ulcerative colitis
- Umbilical hernia
- Umbilical hernia repair
- Volvulus – childhood
Research Profile
Dr. Larson is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). Additionally, he is a member of the following organizations: American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA), Society of University Surgeons (SUS; elected), Association for Academic Surgery (AAS), Pediatric Trauma Society (PTS), The Shock Society, and the Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.
- Gastrointestinal physiology and immunology (necrotizing enterocolitis)
- Neonatal Sepsis
- Pediatric Trauma
- Thyroid Tumors
Publications
Grants
Education
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 273-8761
- Business:
- shawn.larson@surgery.ufl.edu
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100119
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
1600 SW ARCHER ROAD
GAINESVILLE FL 326100001