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David Stitelman, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery (Pediatrics)
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Associate Professor of Surgery (Pediatrics)

Biography

David H. Stitelman, MD, is a surgeon in the Division of Pediatric Surgery within the Department of Surgery at Yale.

As a clinician, Dr. Stitelman cares for children of all ages. He is the surgical director of the Yale Fetal Care Center. Such a program allows families who are given a fetal diagnosis based on prenatal testing an opportunity to meet with surgeons, pediatric medical specialists, obstetricians and neonatologists to plan for the management of their babies before and after birth.

Dr. Stitelman also runs a basic science laboratory with a focus on prenatal therapy. The hope of this line of research is to treat and cure genetic and structural diseases before birth.

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Education & Training

Fellowship
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2013)
Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2011)
MD
University of Pennsylvania Medical School (2004)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of David Stitelman's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

2022

2021

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    C Elton Cahow Teaching Award

  • honor

    The Francis Gilman Blake Award

Clinical Care

Overview

David H. Stitelman, MD, says he considers it an honor to work to improve the lives and health of children. As a pediatric surgeon who treats children of all ages, Dr. Stitelman is often able to make an impact on a child’s life soon after he or she is born.

Dr. Stitelman is the surgical director of the Fetal Care Center, a joint program of Yale Medicine and Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. At the Fetal Care Center, a multidisciplinary team of pediatric specialists, obstetricians and neonatologists work with families whose child has been diagnosed before birth with a condition that requires treatment.

“We spend a great deal of time explaining to families the medical and surgical issues their child faces,” Dr. Stitelman says. “We want them to understand, and we follow our patients long term to assure they are thriving after they go home.”

Dr. Stitelman is also an assistant professor of pediatric surgery at Yale School of Medicine. His research is focused on prenatal therapy, with the hope of treating and curing genetic and structural diseases before a child is born.

Clinical Specialties

Pediatric Surgery

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Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Surgery

    Certification Organization
    AB of Surgery
    Original Certification Date
    2015
  • Surgery General

    Certification Organization
    AB of Surgery
    Original Certification Date
    2012

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Pediatric Surgery

PO Box 208062

New Haven, CT 06520-8062

United States

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