SURGUCATION

Prescription medication addiction in children is a major issue, leading to drug overdoses which are a leading cause of unintentional death. All ages and communities are affected by opioid addiction. In this episode, Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Elisha Peterson, Director of Chronic Pain Program at Children's National Hospital discuss opioid addiction. Prescription medication addiction in children is a major issue, leading to drug overdoses which are a leading cause of unintentional death. All ages and communities are affected by opioid addiction. In this episode, Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Elisha Peterson, Director of Chronic Pain Program at Children's National Hospital discuss opioid addiction.

There is so many stories and discussions about adult opioid crisis and addiction that often children are lost in this important rhetoric. In our 6th Episode of SURGUCATION, I sat down with one of my anesthesiology colleagues, Dr. Elisha Peterson, the Director of Chronic Pain Program at Children's National Hospital to discuss post-operative pain management in children as well address concerns of many parents about prescription pain medication addiction.

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In This Episode Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Evan Nadler (Director of Bariatric Surgery Program) discuss childhood obesity and surgical treatment.

In this episode Drs. Mikael Petrosyan and Phil Guzzetta discuss what a parent needs to know if their child has Hemangioma. Current recommendations and treatments.
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