Holcomb and Ashcraft's Pediatric Surgery

St Peter, Shawn D.: - Shawn D. St Peter, M.D., is currently Senior Vice President, Surgeon-in-Chief, and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Children's Mercy Kansas City. He is also the Director of the Center for Prospective Trials. He holds the Thomas Holder and Keith Ashcraft Endowed Chair of Surgical Research. Dr. St. Peter completed surgical residency at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale with a year of research at Oxford University in Oxford, England. He finished his training with a fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at Children's Mercy Kansas City. Dr. St. Peter currently serves on committees for APSA, IPEG, AAP and ACS. He is president elect for IPEG. He is the recipient of several honors and awards, including the Golden Apple Mercy Mentor Award, which he has been awarded 6 times. Dr. St. Peter has coauthored over 450 original publications, in addition to the extensive publication of reviews, chapters, abstracts, posters, and the national and international contribution of lectures and presentations.