Kenneth W Gow, MD, MHA

"The best aspect of my job is having the chance to fix a problem and provide children with meaningful change for the rest of their lives."

  • Kenneth Gow, MD is an attending surgeon in the Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at Seattle Childrens Hospital, and a professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

    He also attends at the Seattle Childrens Everett Clinic and Tri Cities Clinic. He is also the Associate Program Director of the general surgical residency program, and is an affiliate investigator at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. He completed his residency training and his fellowship in pediatric surgery at Vancouver Childrens Hospital in British Columbia. Gows clinical and research focus is on pediatric surgical oncology and surgical education.

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    • MARY Fitzgerald ga 05.18.19

      Dr. Gow did surgery on my daughter when she was almost 6 months old . At Scottish rite in Atlanta ga . Shes almost 16 years old . I will never forget Dr. Gow . He was awesome and I'd recommend him to anyone. Cause he saved my babygirl

    • Katie Yakima wa 07.17.17

      Dr.Gow figured out what other drs couldn't and performed my daughters surgery flawlessly and when difficult decisions needed to be made he made them with great care and concern for my 6 year old daughters adult life. So thankful.

    • Janet Rome, Ga.30161 02.13.15

      For years my daughter battled severe constipation... Her health had started to get worse it seemed each time we went to the hospital.... That is when we met Dr.Gow at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Egleston....HE WAS HER LIFESAVER IN MY EYES.... He is the one who found her diagnosis of Short Segment Hirchsprungs Disease,..Dr.Gow is also the one who performed her complete pull thru... Tori was only 9 at the time ...this year will be 21 in June... and still when people ask about her hero ..in her Senior speech at school and even now she says I have several but Dr.Gow ... who gave me a very prosperious life with a disease I had no control over.... thank you Dr.Gow,,,,, JANET AND TORI MARTIN

    • MARIAH BURLINGTON WA 09.18.14

      Dr. Gow was the greatest doctor I've ever had and made my surgery experience as easy as could be! He removed my tumor on August 8th 2014 and about a month after surgery i can get back to my daily activities and be involved in sports! thanks Dr. Gow!!

    • Jeanie Bellingham, WA 12.18.13

      We were very lucky to meet Dr. Gow and he saved our son's life in 2007. He had great sense of humor. He was professional, very responsive, humble, and genuine. I was worried and scared as a mother of a sick 10 months old baby. We trusted Dr. Gow through these difficult moments. My child is a healthy and happy 1st grader now. Dr. Gow is a great surgeon! Thank you, Dr. Gow!

    • Shawn Columbus, GA 07.09.12

      Dr. Gow is the greatest! When he was in Atlanta he saved my son's life. My son was born with a rare condition and Dr. Gow was there with me every step of the way. I cannot thank him enough for his kindness, caring, and professionalism. We will never forget you and can never thank you enough for giving him a chance at life. He is the best!

  • Award Name Award Description Awarded By Award Date
    SEATTLE TOP DOCTOR - 2022 Seattle Magazine 2022
    SEATTLE MAGAZINE TOP DOCTOR - 2016 Seattle Magazine 2016
    SEATTLE'S TOP DOCTOR - 2014 Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 2014
    New Member's Award Awarded for best abstract by new member. ACGME Case Logs: A National Review of the Rise of Minimally Invasive Surgery Over Two Decades of General Surgery Resident Training Pacific Coast Surgical Association Feb. 2013
    Seattle Magazine Top Doctor - 2012 Seattle Magazine Top Doctor - 2012 Seattle Magazine 2012
    U.S. News Top Doctor U.S. News and World Report 2012
  • Manuscripts in Refereed Journals

    • Drake T, Aarabi S, Garland BT, Hungtington CR, McAteer JP, Richards MK, Zern NK, Gow KW
      ACGME Surgery Resident Operative Logs: The Lasat Quarter Century
      Ann Surg, 2015 Oct.

    Manuscripts Submitted

    • Nice T, Maizlin II, Goldfarb M, Gow KW, Langer M, Nuchtern JG, Vasudevan SA, Doski JJ, Goldin A, Beierle EA
      Do Pediatric Patients with Ovarian Small Cell Cancer Do Worse Than Older Patients? A National Cancer Data Base Review By Age
      Ped Blood Cancer, 2016 Jan.
    • Richards MK, Goldin AB, Ehrlich PF, Beierle EA, Doski JJ, Goldfarb M, Langer M, Nuchtern JG, Vasudevan S, Gow KW
      Partial Nephrectomy for Nephroblastoma: A National Cancer Data Base Review
      J Pediatr Surg, 2015 Dec.

    Other Publications

    • Garner EF, Maizlin II, Dellinger MB, Gow KW, Goldfarb M, Goldin AB, Doski JJ, Langer M, Nuchtern JG, Vasudevan SA, Raval MV, Beierle EA
      Effects of socioeconomic status on children with well-differentiated thyroid cancer.
      28602495 Surgery, 2017 Jun 8
    • Richards MK, Goldin AB, Beierle EA, Doski JJ, Goldfarb M, Langer M, Nuchtern JG, Vasudevan S, Gow KW, Javid SH
      Breast Malignancies in Children: Presentation, Management, and Survival.
      28058544 Annals of surgical oncology, 2017 June : 24(6)1482-1491
    • Drake FT, Aarabi S, Garland BT, Huntington CR, McAteer JP, Richards MK, Zern NK, Gow KW
      Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Surgery Resident Operative Logs: The Last Quarter Century.
      28398961 Annals of surgery, 2017 May : 265(5)923-929
    • Gow KW, Tapper D, Hickman RO
      Between the lines: The 50th anniversary of long-term central venous catheters.
      28364951 American journal of surgery, 2017 May : 213(5)837-848
    • Bagwell CE, Chiu P, Fecteau A, Gow KW, Mueller CM, Price D, Zigman AF
      2016 CAPS ethics session/Ein debate: 1. Regionalization of pediatric surgical care 2. Ethical introduction of surgical innovation 3. Addressing stress in a surgical practice: resiliency, well-being, and burnout.
      28216079 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2017 May : 52(5)864-871
    • Fernandez CV, Perlman EJ, Mullen EA, Chi YY, Hamilton TE, Gow KW, Ferrer FA, Barnhart DC, Ehrlich PF, Khanna G, Kalapurakal JA, Bocking T, Huff V, Tian J, Geller JI, Grundy PE, Anderson JR, Dome JS, Shamberger RC
      Clinical Outcome and Biological Predictors of Relapse After Nephrectomy Only for Very Low-risk Wilms Tumor: A Report From Children's Oncology Group AREN0532.
      27811504 Annals of surgery, 2017 April : 265(4)835-840 PMCID:PMC5145762
    • Shi Y, Rojas Y, Zhang W, Beierle EA, Doski JJ, Goldfarb M, Goldin AB, Gow KW, Langer M, Meyers RL, Nuchtern JG, Vasudevan SA
      Characteristics and outcomes in children with undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver: A report from the National Cancer Database.
      27781381 Pediatric blood and cancer, 2017 April : 64(4) PMCID:PMC5333454
    • Richards MK, Goldin AB, Savinkina A, Doski J, Goldfarb M, Nuchtern J, Langer M, Beierle EA, Vasudevan S, Gow KW, Raval MV
      The association between nephroblastoma-specific outcomes and high versus low volume treatment centers.
      27836364 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2017 Jan. : 52(1)104-108
    • Richards MK, Czechowicz J, Goldin AB, Gow KW, Doski J, Goldfarb M, Nuchtern J, Langer M, Beierle EA, Vasudevan S, Gupta D, Parikh SR
      Survival and Surgical Outcomes for Pediatric Head and Neck Melanoma.
      27607058 JAMA otolaryngology-- head and neck surgery, 2017 Jan 1 : 143(1)34-40
    • Ehrlich PF, Hamilton TE, Gow K, Barnhart D, Ferrer F, Kandel J, Glick R, Dasgupta R, Naranjo A, He Y, Perlman EJ, Kalapurakal JA, Khanna G, Dome JS, Geller J, Mullen E
      Surgical protocol violations in children with renal tumors provides an opportunity to improve pediatric cancer care: a report from the Children's Oncology Group.
      27229358 Pediatric blood and cancer, 2016 Nov. : 63(11)1905-10 PMCID:PMC5030129
    • Poles GC, Clark DE, Mayo SW, Beierle EA, Goldfarb M, Gow KW, Goldin A, Doski JJ, Nuchtern JG, Vasudevan SA, Langer M
      Colorectal carcinoma in pediatric patients: A comparison with adult tumors, treatment and outcomes from the National Cancer Database.
      26703433 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2016 July : 51(7)1061-6
    • Amies Oelschlager AM, Gow KW, Morse CB, Lara-Torre E
      Management of Large Ovarian Neoplasms in Pediatric and Adolescent Females.
      26165911 Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology, 2016 April : 29(2)88-94
    • Richards MK, Dahl JP, Gow K, Goldin AB, Doski J, Goldfarb M, Nuchtern J, Langer M, Beierle EA, Vasudevan S, Hawkins DS, Parikh SR
      Factors Associated With Mortality in Pediatric vs Adult Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
      26769566 JAMA otolaryngology-- head and neck surgery, 2016 March : 142(3)217-22
    • Richards MK, Dahl JP, Gow K, Goldin AB, Doski J, Goldfarb M, Nuchtern J, Langer M, Beierle EA, Vasudevan S, Hawkins DS, Parikh SR
      Factors Associated With Mortality in Pediatric vs Adult Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
      26769566 JAMA otolaryngology-- head and neck surgery, 2016 Mar 1 : 142(3)217-22
    • Edited by Stefan Scholz and Marcus Jarboe
      Chapter 11: Intra-abdominal and Retroperitoneal Masses, GOW, KENNETH W. and DRAUS, J.
      Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound in Pediatric Surgery, 2016
    • Barbour MC, McGah PM, Ng CH, Clark AM, Gow KW, Aliseda A
      Convective Leakage Makes Heparin Locking of Central Venous Catheters Ineffective Within Seconds: Experimental Measurements in a Model Superior Vena Cava.
      26418203 ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992), 2015 Nov. : 61(6)701-9 PMCID:PMC4850915
    • Flanagan MR, Rendi MH, Gadi VK, Calhoun KE, Gow KW, Javid SH
      Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: A Population-Based Retrospective Analysis from 2005 to 2012 in the National Cancer Data Base.
      26202556 Annals of surgical oncology, 2015 Oct. : 22(10)3264-72 PMCID:PMC4552572
    • Nice T, Pasara S, Goldfarb M, Doski J, Goldin A, Gow KW, Nuchtern JG, Vasudevan SA, Langer M, Beierle EA
      Pediatric papillary thyroid cancer andgt;1 cm: is total thyroidectomy necessary?
      25819020 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2015 June : 50(6)1009-13
    • Rojas Y, Shi YX, Zhang W, Beierle EA, Doski JJ, Goldfarb M, Goldin AB, Gow KW, Langer M, Vasudevan SA, Nuchtern JG
      Primary malignant pulmonary tumors in children: a review of the national cancer data base.
      25812444 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2015 June : 50(6)1004-8
    • Richards MK, McAteer JP, Drake FT, Goldin AB, Khandelwal S, Gow KW
      A National Review of the Frequency of Minimally Invasive Surgery Among General Surgery Residents: Assessment of ACGME Case Logs During 2 Decades of General Surgery Resident Training.
      25548997 JAMA surgery, 2015 Feb 1 : 150(2)169-72
    • Richards MK, McAteer JP, Drake FT, Goldin AB, Khandelwal S, Gow KW
      A national review of the frequency of minimally invasive surgery among general surgery residents: assessment of ACGME case logs during 2 decades of general surgery resident training.
      25548997 JAMA surgery, 2015 Feb. : 150(2)169-72
    • Richards MK, McAteer JP, Drake FT, Goldin AB, Khandelwal S, Gow KW
      A national review of the frequency of minimally invasive surgery among general surgery residents: assessment of ACGME case logs during 2 decades of general surgery resident training.
      25548997 JAMA surgery, 2015 Feb. : 150(2)169-72
    • Ed. by Daniel Ledbetter
      Adrenal Cortical Masses of Childhood
      Pediatric Endocrine Surgery, 2015
    • Kansier N, Varghese TK Jr, Verrier ED, Drake FT, Gow KW
      Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education case log: general surgery resident thoracic surgery experience.
      24968766 The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2014 Aug. : 98(2)459-64; discussion 464-5 PMCID:PMC4237588
    • Greiner, RJ, Peterson-Carmichael St, Rothman, JA, Gow KW, Tamburro R, Barfield R
      Care of the Oncology Patient in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
      Pediatric Critical Care Study Guide: Text and Review, 2014
    • Averbook BJ, Lee SJ, Delman KA, Gow KW, Zager JS, Sondak VK, Messina JL, Sabel MS, Pittelkow MR, Ecker PM, Markovic SN, Swetter SM, Leachman SA, Testori A, Curiel-Lewandrowski C, Go RS, Jukic DM, Kirkwood JM
      Pediatric melanoma: analysis of an international registry.
      24022819 Cancer, 2013 Nov 15 : 119(22)4012-9 PMCID:PMC4096292
    • Levy AS, Pyke-Grimm KA, Lee DA, Palla SL, Naranjo A, Saulnier Sholler G, Gratias E, Maloney K, Parshankar F, Lee-Scott M, Beierle EA, Gow K, Kim GE, Hunger S, Smith FO, Horton TM
      Mentoring in pediatric oncology: a report from the Children's Oncology Group Young Investigator Committee.
      23892351 Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology, 2013 Aug. : 35(6)456-61 PMCID:PMC3839621
    • McAteer JP, Huaco JA, Gow KW
      Predictors of survival in pediatric adrenocortical carcinoma: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program study.
      23701777 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2013 May : 48(5)1025-31
    • Gow KW
      Pediatric General Surgery Blue Book
      2013
    • Shulman SC, Chiang F, Haight AE, Steelman CK, Chiang KY, Gow K, Shehata BM
      Pneumatosis intestinalis in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients: an uncommon complication.
      22432915 Fetal and pediatric pathology, 2012 Oct. : 31(5)309-14
    • Beckstrom AC, Ricca RL, Gow KW, McAdams RM
      Persistent posterior pneumomediastinum in a neonate.
      22631580 Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society, 2012 June : 54(3)441-2
    • Khanna G, Rosen N, Anderson JR, Ehrlich PF, Dome JS, Gow KW, Perlman E, Barnhart D, Karolczuk K, Grundy P
      Evaluation of diagnostic performance of CT for detection of tumor thrombus in children with Wilms tumor: a report from the Children's Oncology Group.
      21674767 Pediatric blood & cancer, 2012 April : 58(4)551-5 PMCID:PMC3175263
    • Gow KW
      Ethical Issues with Extracorporeal Life Support in PAtients with Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
      Advances in Medicine and Biology, 2012 : 235-46
    • Javid PJ, Lendvay TS, Acierno S, Gow KW
      Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy for Wilms' tumor: oncologic considerations.
      21616265 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2011 May : 46(5)978-82
    • Gow KW
      Atypical Nevi and Malignant Melanoma
      Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, 2nd edition, 2011 : Chapter 103
    • Gow KW, Koontz CS, Dickson P, Bannister L, Shehata B
      Retropleural teratoma presenting as an abdominal mass in a 9-month-old boy.
      21034922 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2010 Nov. : 45(11)e15-8
    • Ghazi B, Carlson GW, Murray DR, Gow KW, Page A, Durham M, Kooby DA, Parker D, Rapkin L, Lawson DH, Delman KA
      Utility of lymph node assessment for atypical spitzoid melanocytic neoplasms.
      20224858 Annals of surgical oncology, 2010 Sept. : 2471-5
    • Gow KW, Lao OB, Leong T, Fortenberry JD
      Extracorporeal life support for adults with malignancy and respiratory or cardiac failure: The Extracorporeal Life Support experience.
      20466114 American journal of surgery, 2010 May : 669-75
    • Gow KW, Koyle M
      Approach to the Abdominal Mass
      Guide to Pediatric Urology and Surgery in Clinical Practice, 2010 : Chapter 22, 205-17
    • Gow KW, Migita D, Avansino J
      Role of CPI in Central Venous Catheter's
      Healthcare the Toyota Way: Leadership Lessons for an Industry in Crisis, 2010
    • Gow KW
      Renal Tumor Protocols
      APSA/COG Summary, on the APSA website, 2010
    • Shehata BM, Fishman I, Collings MH, Wang J, Poulik JM, Ricketts RR, Parker PM, Heiss K, Bhatia AM, Worcester HD, Gow KW
      Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia of the breast in pediatric patients: an underrecognized entity.
      19606909 Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society, 2009 Nov. : 450-4
    • Gow KW
      Visual learning: harnessing images to educate residents optimally.
      20142141 Journal of surgical education, 2009 Nov. : 392-4
    • Goldin AB, Gow KW
      Cancer care in the pediatric surgical patient: a matter of interpretation.
      19715820 Surgery, 2009 Sept. : 528; author reply 528-9
    • Gow KW, Heiss KF, Wulkan ML, Katzenstein HM, Rosenberg ES, Heard ML, Rycus PT, Fortenberry JD
      Extracorporeal life support for support of children with malignancy and respiratory or cardiac failure: The extracorporeal life support experience.
      19242331 Critical care medicine, 2009 April : 1308-16
    • Gow KW, Lee L, Pruthi S, Patterson K, Healey PJ
      Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver.
      19231560 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2009 Feb. : 468-70
    • Gow KW, Saad DF, Koontz C, Wulkan ML
      Minimally invasive thoracoscopic ultrasound for localization of pulmonary nodules in children.
      19040964 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2008 Dec. : 2315-22
    • Gow KW, Rapkin LB, Olson TA, Durham MM, Wyly B, Shehata BM
      Sentinel lymph node biopsy in the pediatric population.
      19040933 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2008 Dec. : 2193-8
    • Moses KA, Kirsch AJ, Heiss EA, Gow KW
      Supernumerary kidney in a term infant with VATER association.
      18807682 The American surgeon, 2008 Sept. : 874-6
    • Chang TS, Shehata BM, Stallings C, Gow KW, Onyeije CI
      Fetus in fetu presenting as an abdominal mass in a newborn female infant.
      18807688 The American surgeon, 2008 Sept. : 883-5
    • Downard CD, Rapkin LB, Gow KW
      Melanoma in children and adolescents.
      17976978 Surgical oncology, 2007 Nov. : 215-20
    • Cribbs RK, Wulkan ML, Heiss KF, Gow KW
      Minimally invasive surgery and childhood cancer.
      17936618 Surgical oncology, 2007 Nov. : 221-8
    • Park F, Gow KW
      Gene therapy: future or flop.
      16872996 Pediatric clinics of North America, 2006 Aug. : 621-38
    • Gow KW, Bhatia A, Saad DF, Wulkan ML, Heiss KF
      Left-sided gastroschisis.
      16875088 The American surgeon, 2006 July : 637-40
    • Gow KW, Wulkan ML, Heiss KF, Haight AE, Heard ML, Rycus P, Fortenberry JD
      Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for support of children after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization experience.
      16567173 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2006 April : 662-7
    • Saad DF, Shehata BM, Patrick E, Gow KW
      Intramuscular hemangioma of the abdominal wall.
      16516647 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2006 March : 601-2
    • Metzger ML, Howard SC, Hudson MM, Gow KW, Li CS, Krasin MJ, Merchant T, Kun L, Shelso J, Pui CH, Shochat SJ, McCarville MB
      Natural history of thyroid nodules in survivors of pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma.
      16086425 Pediatric blood & cancer, 2006 March : 314-9
    • Saad DF, Gow KW, Milas Z, Wulkan ML
      Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for neuroblastoma in children: a report of 6 cases.
      16338326 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2005 Dec. : 1948-50
    • Saad DF, Gow KW, Cabbabe S, Heiss KF, Wulkan ML
      Laparoscopic cystogastrostomy for the treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts in children.
      16291133 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2005 Nov. : e13-7
    • Saad DF, Gow KW, Redd D, Rausbaum G, Wulkan ML
      Renal artery pseudoaneurysm secondary to blunt trauma treated with microcoil embolization.
      16291147 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2005 Nov. : e65-7
    • Saad DF, Gow KW
      Images in clinical medicine. Small-bowel prolapse through a persistent omphalomesenteric duct.
      16000349 The New England journal of medicine, 2005 Jul 7 : e1
    • Saad DF, Gow KW, Shehata B, Wulkan ML
      Pyloric duplication in a term newborn.
      16034775 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2005 July : 1209-10
    • Koontz CS, Oliva V, Gow KW, Wulkan ML
      Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical excision of cystic lung disease in children.
      15937825 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2005 May : 835-7
    • Durham MM, Gow KW, Shehata BM, Katzenstein HM, Lorenzo RL, Ricketts RR
      Gastrointestinal stromal tumors arising from the stomach: a report of three children.
      15486893 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2004 Oct. : 1495-9
    • Parast MM, Eudy G, Gow KW, Amin M, Shehata B
      A unique case of renal carcinoma with Xp11.2 translocations/ TFE3 gene fusions in a 3-year-old child, with coexistent von Hippel-Lindau gene mutation.
      15383938 Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society, 2004 July : 403-6
    • Gow KW, Mayfield JK, Lloyd D, Shehata BM
      Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia of the breast in two adolescent females.
      15279183 The American surgeon, 2004 July : 605-8
    • Gow KW, Mykytenko J, Patrick EL, Dodson TF
      Brachial artery pseudoaneurysm in a 6-week-old infant.
      15212406 The American surgeon, 2004 June : 518-21
    • Bhatia AM, Gow KW, Heiss KF, Barr G, Wulkan ML
      Is the use of laparoscopy to determine presence of contralateral patent processus vaginalis justified in children greater than 2 years of age?
      15137018 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2004 May : 778-81
    • Milas Z, Atkinson G, Gow KW
      Pediatric surgical images. Meconium peritonitis.
      14966755 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2004 Feb. : 245-6
    • Gow KW, Lensing S, Hill DA, Krasin MJ, McCarville MB, Rai SN, Zacher M, Spunt SL, Strickland DK, Hudson MM
      Thyroid carcinoma presenting in childhood or after treatment of childhood malignancies: An institutional experience and review of the literature.
      14614703 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2003 Nov. : 1574-80
    • Gow KW, Hayes-Jordan AA, Billups CA, Shenep JL, Hoffer FA, Davidoff AM, Rao BN, Schropp KP, Shochat SJ
      Benefit of surgical resection of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in pediatric patients undergoing treatment for malignancies and immunodeficiency syndromes.
      14523819 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2003 Sept. : 1354-60
    • Gow KW, Murphy JJ 3rd, Wu JK, Desa DJ
      Metastatic testicular rhabdomyosarcoma--a report of two cases.
      12891513 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2003 Aug. : E1-3
    • Gow KW, Kobrynski L, Abramowsky C, Lloyd D
      Massive benign thymic hyperplasia in a six-month-old girl: case report.
      12953831 The American surgeon, 2003 Aug. : 717-9
    • Hwang H, Murphy JJ, Gow KW, Magee JF, Bekhit E, Jamieson D
      Are localized intestinal perforations distinct from necrotizing enterocolitis?
      12720189 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2003 May : 763-7
    • Garrett KM, Hoffer FA, Behm FG, Gow KW, Hudson MM, Sandlund JT
      Interventional radiology techniques for the diagnosis of lymphoma or leukemia.
      12195305 Pediatric radiology, 2002 Sept. : 653-62

  • Presentations Title Event Location Date
    Adjuvan endocrine therapy in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ: a population-based retrospective analysis from 2005-2012 in the National Cancer Database, Flanagan MR, Rendi MH, Gadi VK, Calhoun KR, Gow KW, Javid SH American Society of Breast Surgeons Orlando, Florida May 1, 2015
    Combined Surgery and Chemotherapy Correlates with Superior Survival in Hepatic Embryonal Sarcoma (Shi Y, Zhang W, Beierle E, Doski J, Goldin A, Goldfarb M, Gow K, Langer M, Nuchtern J, Vasudevan SA) 10th Annual Academic Surgical Congress Las Vegas, NV Feb 5, 2015
    Breast Cancer in Children and Adolescents: A National Cancer Data Base Review (Richards MK, Goldin AB, Javid S, Beierle EA, Doski JJ, Goldfarb M, Langer M, Nuchtern JG, Vasudevan S, Gow KW) American College of Surgeons San Francisco, CA Oct 26, 2014
    Renal Cell Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents: A National Cancer Data Base Review (Akhavan A, M Richards, AB Goldin, KW Gow, PA Merguerian) Society of Pediatric Urology Miami, FL Oct 26, 2014
    Pediatric Thyroid Cancers: A Review of the National (Nice T, Doski J, Goldfarb M, Goldin A, Gow K, Langer M Nuchtern J, Vasudevan S, Beierle E) American College of Surgeons San Francisco, CA Oct 26, 2014
    First 4000 Patients on Childrens Oncology Group (COG) Renal Tumor (RT) Risk Stratification and Biology Protocol AREN03B2 (Mullen E, Geller J, Gratias E, Perlman E, Ehrlich P, Khanna G, Naranjo A, He Y, Hamilton T, Ferrer F, Glick R, Gow K, Barnhart D International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Toronto, ON Oct 23, 2014
    Colorectal carcinoma in pediatric patients: A comparison with adult tumors, treatment, and outcomes from the National Cancer Data Base (Poles G, Beierle E, Doski J, Goldfarb M, Goldin A, Gow K, Nuchtern J, Vasudevan S, Langer M) American College of Surgeons San Francisco, CA Oct 23, 2014
    Adrenocortical carcinoma in children: A Review of the National Cancer Database (Rojas Y, Beierle EA, Doski JJ, Goldfarb M, Gow KW, Langer M, Vasudevan S, Nuchtern JG) International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Toronto, ON Oct 23, 2014
    Unilateral Wilms Tumor Treated by Partial Nephrectomy on the Childrens Oncology Group (COG) Renal Tumor Biology and Classification Study AREN03B2 (Gow KW, Barnhart D, Dasgupta R, Ferrer F, Glick R, Hamilton R, Kandel J, Ehrlich P) International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Toronto, ON Oct 23, 2014
    Predictors of outcome in pediatric carcinoma: A Review of the National Cancer Database (Shi Y, Beierle EA, Doski JJ, Goldfarb M, Gow KW, Langer M, Nuchtern JG, Vasudevan S) International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Toronto, ON Oct 23, 2014
    Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Cancer > 1cm: Is Total Thyroidectomy Necessary? (Nice T, Doski J, Goldfarb M, Goldin A, Gow K, Langer M Nuchtern J, Vasudevan S, Beierle E) AAP Section on Surgery San Diego, CA Oct 11, 2014
    Primary Malignant Pulmonary Tumors in Children: A Review of the National Cancer Data Base (Rojas Y, Beierle EA, Doski JJ, Goldfarb M, Gow KW, Langer M, Vasudevan S, Nuchtern JG) AAP Section on Surgery San Diego, CA Oct 11, 2014
    Whats in a Name: The History of Central Venous Catheters (Gow KW, Hickman RO) AAP Pediatric History Center (poster session) San Diego, CA Oct 10, 2014
    Outcomes and Patterns of Failure after Preoperative Chemotherapy for Favorable Histology Wilms Tumor on National Wilms Tumor Study (NWTS) 5 (Paulino AC, Gratias EJ, Fernandez CV, Ehrlich PF, Gow KW, Najaro A, Perlman EJ, Dome JS, Kalapurakal JA) American Society for Radiation Oncology San Francisco, CA Sep 14, 2014
    Breast Cancer in Children and Adolescents: A National Cancer Data Base Review (Richards MK, Goldin AB, Javid S, Beierle EA, Doski JJ, Goldfarb M, Langer M, Nuchtern JG, Vasudevan S, Gow KW) WA-OR ACS State Chapter Meeting Sunriver, OR Jun 13, 2014
    Real Time Central Review: A Report of the First 3000 Patients Enrolled on the Childrens Oncology Group Renal Tumor Biology and Risk Stratification Protocol AREN03B2 (Ferrer F, Glick R, Gow K, Barnhardt D, Kandel J, Dasgupta R, Hoffer F, Serveas S, Fe American Society of Clinical Oncology Chicago, IL Jun 1, 2014
    Surgical Protocol Violations as a Surrogate Marker for Pediatric Surgery Cancer Quality (Glick R, Gow KW, Ehrlich P, Barnhart D, Gerrer F, Hamilton T, Kandel J, Chen M) American Pediatric Surgical Association Phoenix, AZ May 30, 2014
    ACGME Case Logs: A National Review of the Rise of Minimally Invasive Surgery Over Two Decades of General Surgery Resident Training (Richards M, McAteer JP, Drake FT, Goldin A, Khandelwal S, Gow KW) Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Podium Presentation Dana Point, CA Feb 15, 2014
    Resident Experience in Vascular Surgery: 20 Years of ACGME Case Logs (Garland BT, Drake FT, Singh NN, Tran NT, Gow KW) Peripheral Vascular Society Meeting Steamboat Springs, CO Jan 31, 2014
    ACGME Case Logs: A National Review of the Rise of Minimally Invasive Surgery Over Two Decades of General Surgery Resident Training (Richards M, McAteer JP, Drake FT, Goldin A, Khandelwal S, Gow KW) Schilling Day Symposium, Podium Presentation Seattle, WA Jan 31, 2014
    The ACGME Case Log: General Surgery Resident Thoracic Surgery Experience (Kansier N, Varghese TK, Verrier ED, Drake FT, Gow KW) Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Podium Presentation Orlando, FL Jan 29, 2014
    Pediatric Magnet Ingestions: the Dark Side of the Force (discussant) North Pacific Surgical Association, Podium Presentation Victoria, BC Nov 9, 2013
    Heparin Leakage by advective-diffusive transport in central venous catheters (McGah PM, Barbour M, Aliseda A, Gow KW) ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference, Podium Presentation Sunriver, OR Jun 26, 2013
    Internal Quality Assurance of the Surgical Reviews of AREN03B2: A COG Renal Tumor Committee Study (Hamilton T, Barnhart D, Gow KW, Ferrer F, Kandel J, Glick R, Dasgupta R, Naranjo A, Gratias, Geller J, Mullen E, Ehrlich P) American Pediatric Surgical Association, Podium Presentation Marco Island, FL May 3, 2013
    The ACGME Case Log: Surgical Oncology Experience in General Surgical Residency (Kwon S, Drake T, Huntington C, Mann G, Wu Peter, Anderson B, Gow KW) Society of Surgical Oncology, Poster Presentation Washington, DC Mar 7, 2013
    The ACGME Case Log: Thoracic Surgery over Two Decades of Surgical Residency Training (Kansier N, Drake T, Aarabi S, Huntington C, Kwon S, Verghese T, Gow KW) Schilling Day Symposium, Podium Presentation Seattle, WA Feb 22, 2013
    The ACGME Case Log: Chief Resident Experience over Two Decades of Surgical Residency Training (Drake T, Horvath K, Goldin A, Gow KW) Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Podium Presentation Kauai, HI Feb 17, 2013
    Surgical Treatment of Primary Liver Tumors in Children: Time to Reconsider the Role of Liver Transplantation? (McAteer J, Goldin AB, Healey P, Gow KW) Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Podium Presentation Kauai, HI Feb 17, 2013
    The ACGME Case Log: General Surgery Resident Experience in Pediatric General Surgery (Gow KW, Drake T, Aarabi S, Waldhausen JHT) North Pacific Surgical Association, Pediatric Surgery Symposium, Podium Presentation Spokane, WA Nov 11, 2012
    Self-evaluation: How well do surgery residents judge performance on a rotation? North Pacific Surgical Association, Podium Presentation Spokane, WA Nov 9, 2012
    General Surgery Resident Experience in Vascular Surgery: Evolution over Two Decades (Garland T, Drake T, Huntington C, Kwon S, Gow KW) Pacific Northwest Vascular Society, Podium Presentation Vancouver, BC Oct 18, 2012
    Predictors of survival in pediatric adrenocortical carcinoma: a Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program study (McAteer J, Huaco JA, Gow KW) Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Podium Presentation Victoria, BC, Canada Sep 20, 2012
    Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy 43rd Annual American Pediatric Surgical Association, Invited Lecture San Antonio, TX May 20, 2012
    Primary Nephrectomy and Intra-operative Tumor Spill: Report from the Childrens Oncology Group (COG) Renal Tumor Committee (Gow KW, Ehrlich PF, Barnhart D, Hamilton T, Kandel J, Chen M, Ferrer F, Price M, Mullen E, Rosen N, Khanna G, Grundy P, Dome J) 43rd Annual Meeting, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Podium Presentation San Antonio, TX May 19, 2012
    Upfront Biopsy for Unilateral Pediatric Renal Tumors: An Increasing Problem? (Barnhart D, Ehrlich PF, Gow KW, Hamilton T, Kandel J, Chen M, Mullen E, Grundy P, Dome J) 43rd Annual Meeting, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Podium Presentation San Antonio, TX May 19, 2012
    The ACGME Case log: Comparing Two Decades of Surgical Residency Training (Drake T, Aarabi S, Huntington C, Kwon S, Gow KW) Association of Surgical Education, Poster Presentation San Diego, CA Mar 22, 2012
    Minimally Invasive Resection of an Intradiaphragmatic Pulmonary Sequestration: A Challenging Case of Localization (Stephenson J, Gow KW) International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, Poster Presentation San Diego, CA Mar 6, 2012
    ACGME Case Logs: General Surgery Resident Experience in Operative Trauma (Huntington CR, Drake FT, Van Eaton EG, Jurkovich GJ, Aarabi S, Gow KW) 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Western Trauma Association, Podium Presentation Vail, Colorado Feb 27, 2012
    The ACGME Case Log: Comparing Two Decades of Surgical Residency Training (Drake T, Aarabi S, Huntington C, Kwon S, Gow KW) 18th Annual Resident and Fellow Research Day, Podium Presentation Seattle, WA Jan 28, 2012
    The ACGME Case Log: General Surgery Resident Experience in Pediatric General Surgery (Gow KW, Drake T, Aarabi S, Waldhausen JHT) American College of Surgeons, Podium Presentation San Francisco, CA Oct 24, 2011
    ECMO in Oncology and BMT Patients 22nd Annual ELSO Conference, Invited Lecture Scottsdale, AZ Sep 17, 2011
    A View to a Kill: Using Tools to Assist Pediatric Surgical Oncology 4th Annual World Cancer Congress, Invited Lecture Dalian, China May 24, 2011
  • Grant Title Grantor Amount Award Date
    Using 3D constructed model to determine flows and stress in a ctherized venous system Royalty Research Fund $39,322.00 Jun 6, 2011

Overview

Board Certification(s)

Surgery (General Surgery)
Pediatric Surgery

Medical/Professional School

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
University of Manitoba School of Medicine, Winnipeg, MB
University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA

Residency

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Fellowship

British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Clinical Interests

Optimizing surgical techniques in diagnosing, resection and managing solid tumors in children.

Research in application of minimally invasive techniques in oncology and use of image-guidance for surgical resection.

Research Focus Area

Translational Research