John H T Waldhausen, MD

John H T Waldhausen, MD

General Surgery, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Aerodigestive Program, Renovascular Hypertension Program, Hernia Program, Spine Program, Skeletal Health Program, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Fetal Care and Treatment Center

On staff since October 1992

Academic Title: Professor, Surgery

Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research

"The opportunity to positively affect the lives of children and to work with a team of highly skilled professionals in achieving that goal is a tremendously fulfilling and rewarding experience. Helping to train the next generation of pediatric surgeons allows me to have an impact on our field that far exceeds the limited number of patients I will see in my career. Each pediatric surgeon will take care of maybe 15,000–20,000 children over a career, but each person we train will do the same, as will each one that person trains, and so on. So the impact on our field and what we give back to society has the potential to become much larger than ourselves."

  • Biography

    John Waldhausen, MD is a professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine. 

    In addition to his work in pediatric general and thoracic surgery, he is also an attending for the Division of Transplant Surgery.  Additionally, he attends at Seattle Children’s clinics in South Sound and Bellevue. Waldhausen’s primary research is in clinical outcomes. His clinical activities cover the broad range of pediatric surgery with a focus on minimally invasive surgery, congenital surgical problems and pediatric cancer surgery. Waldhausen received his MD from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania. He completed his residency at the University of Virginia and his pediatric surgery fellowship at Seattle Children’s.

  • Patient Testimonials

    • Donna Seaside CA 06.04.22

      My daughter was diagnosed with congenital lobar emphysema when she was an infant. Dr Waldhausen was the lead surgeon to remove her right upper lobe in Jan of 2001 Today she has recently graduated from the US Naval Academy and attending nuclear engineering school to become a female officer of nuclear submarines. Dr Waldhausen if you read these comments. Your reassurance and detailed personable explanation was and will always be my calm. Ashley does not remember those days but has the physical scar and stories. She knows your name. “Dr Waldhausen the Doctor that removed my right upper lung and told my mom it would be the best thing to do.” Thank you Dr Waldhausen. Thank you! She has done well. Thank you!

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  • Awards and Honors

    Award Name Award Description Awarded By Award Date
    SEATTLE TOP DOCTOR - 2022 Seattle Magazine 2022
    Seattle Top Doctor - 2019 Seattle Magazine 2019
    SEATTLE'S TOP DOCTOR - 2018 Seattle Magazine 2018
    SEATTLE'S TOP DOCTOR - 2017 Seattle Magazine 2017
    SEATTLE'S TOP DOCTOR - 2015 Seattle Met Magazine 2015
    SEATTLE MAGAZINE TOP DOCTOR - 2015 Seattle Magazine 2015
    SEATTLE'S TOP DOCTOR - 2014 Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 2014
    SEATTLE MAGAZINE TOP DOCTOR - 2014 Seattle Magazine 2014
    Seattle Magazine Top Doctor - 2013 Seattle Magazine 2013
    Seattle's Top Doc Seattle Met Magazine 2013
    Seattle Magazine Top Doctor - 2012 Seattle Magazine 2012
    U.S. News Top Doctor U.S. News and World Report 2012
     Top Doctor - Seattle Magazine Seattle Magazine Jan 1, 2009

  • Publications

    Manuscripts in Refereed Journals

    • Merguerian PA, Grady R, Waldhausen J, Libby A, Murphy W, Melzer L, Avansino J
      Optimizing value utilizing Toyota Kata methodology in a multidisciplinary clinic.
      26169487 Journal of pediatric urology, 2015 Aug. : 11(4)228.e1-6

    Published Books, Videos, Software, etc.

    • Waldhausen JHT
      Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Residents Manual
      Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, 2013

    Other Publications

    • Merguerian PA, Grady R, Waldhausen J, Libby A, Murphy W, Melzer L, Avansino J
      Optimizing value utilizing Toyota Kata methodology in a multidisciplinary clinic.
      26169487 Journal of pediatric urology, 2015 Aug. : 11(4)228.e1-6
    • Merguerian PA, Grady R, Waldhausen J, Libby A, Murphy W, Melzer L, Avansino J
      Optimizing value utilizing Toyota Kata methodology in a multidisciplinary clinic.
      26169487 Journal of pediatric urology, 2015 Aug. : 11(4)228.e1-6
    • Waldhausen JHT
      Thyroglossal Duct Cysts
      PedSCORE Module. American Board of Surgery, 2015 April
    • Ricca RL, Waldhausen JHT
      Thoracoscopic Approaches to Congenital Lung Lesions
      SAGES Manual of Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery, 2015
    • McAteer JP, Sanchez SE, Rutledge JC, Waldhausen JH
      Isolated appendiceal typhlitis masquerading as perforated appendicitis in the setting of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
      24448913 Pediatric surgery international, 2014 May : 30(5)561-4
    • McAteer J, Waldhausen JHT
      Head and Neck Sinuses and Masses, Salivary Lesions
      Pediatric Surgery, 5th edition, 2014
    • Waldhausen JHT, Hilfiger M
      Conjoined Twins
      Operative Pediatric Surgery, 2014
    • Avansino JR, Goldin AB, Risley R, Waldhausen JH, Sawin RS
      Standardization of operative equipment reduces cost.
      24074655 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2013 Sept. : 48(9)1843-9
    • Wong TB, Rowell JC, Waldhausen JH, Parisi MA, Jonmarker C
      Anesthesia in a 12 year old boy with somatic overgrowth secondary to pericentric inversion of chromosome 12.
      23274076 Journal of clinical anesthesia, 2013 March : 25(2)135-7
    • Waldhausen JHT with Steve Gottlieb
      SCH Pioneers Less Painful, Costly and Time-Consuming Thoracoscopic Surgery for Vascular Rings
      Seattle Childrens Blog, 2012
    • Waldhausen JHT with Steve Gottlieb
      Deploying an Automobile Manufacturing Process to Serve Patients Better
      Seattle Childrens Blog, 2012
    • Mattix K, Healey PJ, Sawin RS, Waldhausen JH
      Parapagus conjoined twins with unilateral mesenteric venous outflow.
      21843733 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2011 Aug. : 46(8)1631-3
    • Waldhausen JHT
      Equal Access to Care Eliminates Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Treatment of Appendicitis, Invited Commentary
      Arch Surg, 2011 : 146:161
    • Waldhausen JHT
      What Surgeons can learn from Toyota, in Jump Ropes to Genetics
      2011 : 146-147
    • Waldhausen JHT
      Intussusception
      Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, 2nd edition, 2011
    • Waldhausen JHT
      Health Care Reform and Access
      Arch Surg, 2011 : 146:161
    • Waldhausen JH, Avansino JR, Libby A, Sawin RS
      Application of lean methods improves surgical clinic experience.
      20638518 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2010 July : 1420-5
    • Waldhausen JH, Grosfeld JL
      Journal-based continuing medical education for the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.
      20620298 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2010 June : 1079
    • Lao OB, Crouthamel MR, Goldin AB, Sawin RS, Waldhausen JH, Kim SS
      Thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in infancy.
      20059390 Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2010 April : 271-6
    • Lao OB, Larison C, Garrison MM, Waldhausen JH, Goldin AB
      Outcomes in neonates with gastroschisis in U.S. children's hospitals.
      19866404 American journal of perinatology, 2010 Jan. : 97-101
    • Acierno SP, Waldhausen JHT
      Head and Neck Sinuses and Masses, Salivary Lesions
      Pediatric Surgery, 5th edition, 2010
    • Jensen AR, Waldhausen JH, Kim SS
      The use of a spring-loaded silo for gastroschisis: impact on practice patterns and outcomes.
      19528383 Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 2009 June : 516-9
    • Jensen AR, Goldin AB, Koopmeiners JS, Stevens J, Waldhausen JH, Kim SS
      The association of cyclic parenteral nutrition and decreased incidence of cholestatic liver disease in patients with gastroschisis.
      19159741 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2009 Jan. : 183-9
    • Riehle KJ, Magnuson DK, Waldhausen JH
      Low recurrence rate after Gore-Tex/Marlex composite patch repair for posterolateral congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
      18022433 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2007 Nov. : 1841-4
    • Acierno SP, Waldhausen JH
      Congenital cervical cysts, sinuses and fistulae.
      17346566 Otolaryngologic clinics of North America, 2007 Feb. : 161-76, vii-viii
    • Waldhausen JH, Redding GJ, Song KM
      Vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib for thoracic insufficiency syndrome: a new method to treat an old problem.
      17208544 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2007 Jan. : 76-80
    • Lee SL, Beyer TD, Kim SS, Waldhausen JH, Healey PJ, Sawin RS, Ledbetter DJ
      Initial nonoperative management and delayed closure for treatment of giant omphaloceles.
      17101356 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2006 Nov. : 1846-9
    • Waldhausen JH
      Branchial cleft and arch anomalies in children.
      16616308 Seminars in pediatric surgery, 2006 May : 64-9
    • Kim SS, Lau ST, Lee SL, Waldhausen JH
      The learning curve associated with laparoscopic pyloromyotomy.
      16185119 Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2005 Oct. : 474-7
    • Kim SS, Lau ST, Lee SL, Schaller R Jr, Healey PJ, Ledbetter DJ, Sawin RS, Waldhausen JH
      Pyloromyotomy: a comparison of laparoscopic, circumumbilical, and right upper quadrant operative techniques.
      15978445 Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2005 July : 66-70
    • Casale P, Grady RW, Waldhausen JH, Joyner BD, Wright J, Mitchell ME
      Cloacal exstrophy variants. Can blighted conjoined twinning play a role?
      15311049 The Journal of urology, 2004 Sept. : 1103-6, discussion 1106-7
    • Weidner BC, Waldhausen JH
      Swenson revisited: a one-stage, transanal pull-through procedure for Hirschsprung's disease.
      12891494 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2003 Aug. : 1208-11
    • Kim SS, Waldhausen JH, Weidner BC, Grady R, Mitchell M, Sawin R
      Perineal reconstruction of female conjoined twins.
      12483645 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2002 Dec. : 1740-3
    • Waldhausen JH, Cusick RA, Graham DD, Pittinger TP, Sawin RS
      Removal of chest tubes in children without water seal after elective thoracic procedures: a randomized prospective study.
      11949746 Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2002 April : 411-5
    • Powel D, Hirschl R, Waldhausen JHT, eds.
      Not a Textbok
      American Pediatric Surgical Association On line Reference., In develop

  • Presentations

    Presentation Title Event Location Date
    Predictors of Lung Function Decline Over 5 Years in Children with Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS), Redding GJ, Roth M, White K, Krengel W, Emerson J, Bompadre V, Waldhausen JHT, Joshi A. Submitted to American Thoracic Society 2015
    Characteristics of Obstructive Lung disease in Children with Early Onset Scoliosis, Hurn H, Redding G , White K, Krengel W, Waldhausen JHT, Megan M, Bompadre V, Joshi A. Submitted to ICEOS, Boston 2015
    Longitudinal Trends Over 5 Years in Cobb angle, Lung Function, and Nutritional Status in Children with EOS, Redding G, Bompadre V, Roth M, Anigian K, Garza Z, Emerson J, Waldhausen JHT, White K, Krenge K, Joshi A Submitted to SRS 2015 2015
    Pediatric Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: Contemporary Diagnosis, Management, and Outcome, Putnam LR, Richards MK, Sandvall BK, Hopper RA, Waldhausen JHT, Harting MT Submitted to The American Pediatric Surgical Association 2015
    Laboratory evaluation for pediatric patients with suspected necrotizing soft tissue infections: a case-control study. Putnam LR, Richards MK, Sandvall BK, Hopper RA, Waldhausen JHT, Harting MT Accepted at the AAP 2015
    VEPTR for Pediatric Thoracic Insufficiency and chest wall reconstruction 2001-2014, Lessons Learned LeBonheur Childrens Hospital Memphis, TN June 2014
    Utility of Onsite Interviews in the Pediatric Surgery Match, Downard, CD, Goldin A, Garrison MM, Waldhausen JHT, Langham M, Hirschl R Surgical Section of the AAP San Diego, CA 2014
    Optimizing Value Utilizing Toyota Kata Methodology in a Multidisciplinary Clinic, Avansino J, Libby A, Murphy W, Melzer L, Waldhausen JHT, Merguerian PA. Accepted for poster presentation at the Surgical Section of the AAP, San Diego, CA 2014
    Conjoined Twins Muller Jones Surgical Society Charlottesville, VA April 2013
    Vesicourethral reflux and febrile urinaty tract infections in anorectal malformations: a retrospective review, Sanchez S, Ricca R, Joyner B, Waldhausen JHT American Pediatric Surgical Association Marco Island, FL 2013
    Minimally invasive approaches to Crohns Disease, Faculty IPEG San Diego, CA April 2012
    Novel uses of the VEPTR for chest wall reconstruction UW Department of Surgery Grand Rounds Seattle, WA April 2012
    Standardization of Operative Equipment Reduces Cost, Avansino JR, Goldin AB, Risley R, Waldhausen JHT, Sawin RS Pacific Coast Surgical Association Napa Valley, CA 2012
    The Effort and Cost of the Pediatric Surgery Match Process: Are We Interviewing Too Many Candidates? Thatch KA, Islam S, Azarow KA, Chen MK, Downard CD, Lillehei CW, Waldhausen JHT, Oldham KT, Langham MR, Hirschl R Surgical Section of the AAP New Orleans, LA 2012
    When the fascia will not close: difficult abdominal wall closures in gastroschisis, invited lecturer Surgical Section of the AAP Boston, MA Oct. 2011
    16th Annual Congress of Peruvian Pediatric Surgeons, Faculty Cuzco Peru Sept. 2011
    The ACGME Case Log: General Surgery Resident Experience in Pediatric General Surgery, Gow KW, Aarabi S, Waldhausen JHT American College of Surgeons San Francisco, CA 2011
    Gastroesophageal Reflux, Anorectal malformations, Surgical Education, Novel uses for Titanium Rib Constructs in chest wall reconstruction, and Fetal Surgery 15th Annual Congress of Peruvian Pediatric Surgeons Lima, Peru Sept. 2010
    Tricks of the Trade in Pediatric Surgery, Rainbow Babies Hospital, Faculty International Web Conference March 2010
    Abstract Title: Atypical applications of rib and spine based constructs for the management of thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS), Song, Redding G, Waldhausen JHT Accepted at the International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques (IMAST) Toronto, Canada 2010
    Atypical usage of the VEPTR implant for chest wall and spinal deformity 3rd International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis and Growing Spine (ICEOS) Istanbul, Turkey Nov 1, 2009
    VQ asymmetry changes following rib and spine based treatment of TIS SRS 2009 unknown Jan 1, 2009

Overview

Board Certification(s)

Pediatric Surgery

Medical/Professional School

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

Fellowship

University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

Clinical Interests

Minimally invasive surgery in children

Research Focus Area

Translational Research