John J Meehan, MD

John J Meehan, MD

Hernia Program, Fetal Care and Treatment Center, Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, General Surgery

On staff since January 2008

Academic Title: Associate Professor, Surgery

"Taking the surgery of today into the future. I work closely to make robotic surgery more compatible with our small pediatric surgical patients and help in the development of instrumentation that is more suitable for pediatrics."

  • Biography

    John Meehan, MD, is an attending surgeon in the Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at Seattle Children's Hospital and an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

    He also attends at Seattle Children's Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center, and is co-director of the Seattle Children's Robotic Surgery Center. His clinical and research focus is on minimally invasive robotic surgery and new technologies. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field and has been one of the leaders in advancing the use robotic surgery. Dr. Meehan received his medical degree from the University of Iowa, College of Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and his fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles.

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  • Awards and Honors

    Award Name Award Description Awarded By Award Date
    Above and Beyond Recognition Award University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Sept. 2003
    Best Poster Award Winner Outcome Following Recannulation and a Second ECMO Course. Chicago, Illinois American Academy of Pediatrics: Section on Surgery Oct. 2000

  • Publications

    Manuscripts in Refereed Journals

    • Chesley PM, Ledbetter DJ, Meehan JJ, Oron AP, Javid PJ
      Contemporary trends in the use of primary repair for gastroschisis in surgical infants.
      25776902 American journal of surgery, 2015 Feb 24
    • Meehan JJ, Sandler A
      Pediatric robotic surgery: A single-institutional review of the first 100 consecutive cases.
      17522913 Surgical Endoscopy, 2008 Jan. : 177-82
    • Meehan JJ, Elliott S, Sandler A
      The robotic approach to complex hepatobiliary anomalies in children: preliminary report.
      18082719 Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2007 Dec. : 2110-4
    • Meehan JJ, Sandler A
      Robotic repair of a Bochdalek congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a small neonate: robotic advantages and limitations.
      17923210 Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2007 Oct. : 1757-60
    • Meehan JJ
      Robotic repair of congenital duodenal atresia: a case report.
      17618869 Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2007 July : E31-3
    • Elliott S, Sandler AD, Meehan JJ, Lawrence JP
      Surgical treatment of a gastric diverticulum in an adolescent.
      16863856 Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2006 Aug. : 1467-9
    • Rakheja D, Meehan JJ, Gomez AM
      Pathologic quiz case: sphenoid sinus mass in a 12-year-old girl. Infrasellar adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma.
      15737054 Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 2005 March : e73-4
    • Rakheja D, Wilson KS, Meehan JJ, Schultz RA, Maale GE, Timmons CF
      Extrapleural benign solitary fibrous tumor in the shoulder of a 9-year-old girl: case report and review of the literature.
      15630539 Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, 2004 Nov. : 653-60
    • Borup LH, Meehan JJ, Severson JM, Kaufman K
      Terminal spine of agave plant extracted from patient's spinal cord.
      14500248 AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology, 2003 Oct. : 1155-6
    • Meehan JJ, Haney BM, Snyder CL, Sharp RJ, Acosta JM, Holcomb GW 3rd
      Outcome after recannulation and a second course of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
      12037747 Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2002 June : 845-50

    Published Books, Videos, Software, etc.

    • Meehan JJ (Producer, Editor, Narrator, Director)
      The Video Library on Pediatric Robotic Surgery.
      Surgical technique video library, 2012
    • Meehan JJ (Producer, Editor, Narrator, Director)
      Pediatric Robotic Surgery: A selection of cases
      A narrated DVD of 16 pediatric cases. Medical DVD, 2007
    • Meehan JJ (Website designer)
      Pediatric Robotic Surgeons: Educational website on pediatric robotic surgery for physicians and families
      www.PediatricRoboticSurgeons.org ., 2005 - 2011
    • Meehan JJ
      Pediatric Robotic Surgery: Technical Manual (In Preparation)

    Other Publications

    • Pet GE, Stark RA, Meehan JJ, Javid PJ
      Outcomes of bedside sutureless umbilical closure without endotracheal intubation for gastroschisis repair in surgical infants.
      28385380 American journal of surgery, 2017 May : 213(5)958-962
    • Meehan JJ, Ostlie DJ
      25(th) Anniversary State-of-the-Art Expert Discussion With John J. Meehan, MD, FACS, on Robotics.
      26258266 Journal of laparoendoscopic and advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2015 Aug. : 25(8)613-6
    • Meehan JJ, Ostlie DJ
      25(th) Anniversary State-of-the-Art Expert Discussion With John J. Meehan, MD, FACS, on Robotics.
      26258266 Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2015 Aug. : 25(8)613-6
    • Meehan JJ
      Robotic surgery for pediatric tumors.
      23528728 Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.), 2013 March : 19(2)183-8
    • John J. Meehan, MD
      Robotic Pediatric Procedures
      Robotic Surgery for the General Surgeon, 2013
    • Meehan JJ
      Robotic Surgery in Children
      Robotics in General Surgery, 2013
    • John J. Meehan, MD
      Surgical Robotics - Systems, Applications, and Visions
      Applications of Robotics in Pediatric General Surgery, 2012
    • John J. Meehan, MD
      Robotic Pediatric and Reconstructive Urology: A Comprehensive Guide
      Neonatal Robotic Procedures, 2012
    • Meehan JJ, Sawin R
      Robotic lateral pancreaticojejunostomy (Puestow).
      21683190 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2011 June : 46(6)e5-8
    • Meehan JJ
      Pediatric Thoracoscopy
      The SAGES Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy, Thoracoscopy and GI Endoscopy, 3/e, 2011
    • Meehan JJ
      Pediatric MIS Complications
      The SAGES Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy, Thoracoscopy and GI Endoscopy, 3/e, 2011
    • Meehan JJ
      Pediatric Laparoscopy
      The SAGES Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy, Thoracoscopy and GI Endoscopy, 3/e, 2011
    • Meehan JJ
      Surgical Emergencies
      Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2010
    • Meehan JJ
      Robotic surgery in small children: is there room for this?
      19694560 Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2009 Oct. : 707-12
    • Meehan JJ
      Robotic surgery in small children: is there room for this?
      19694560 Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2009 Oct. : 19(5)707-12
    • Slater BJ, Meehan JJ
      Robotic repair of congenital diaphragmatic anomalies.
      19260792 Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2009 April : S123-7
    • Slater BJ, Meehan JJ
      Robotic repair of congenital diaphragmatic anomalies.
      19260792 Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2009 April : 19 Suppl 1S123-7
    • Meehan JJ, Torres JE
      Robotic repair of Morgagni congenital diaphragmatic hernia in an infant.
      27637510 Journal of robotic surgery, 2008 July : 2(2)97-9
    • Bottsford J, Meehan JJ
      Common bile duct perforation resulting from a gastric duplication cyst.
      17646997 Pediatric surgery international, 2008 April : 459-61
    • Bottsford J, Meehan JJ
      Common bile duct perforation resulting from a gastric duplication cyst.
      17646997 Pediatric surgery international, 2008 April : 24(4)459-61
    • Meehan JJ, Phearman L, Sandler A
      Robotic pulmonary resections in children: series report and introduction of a new robotic instrument.
      18373461 Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2008 April : 293-5
    • Meehan JJ, Phearman L, Sandler A
      Robotic pulmonary resections in children: series report and introduction of a new robotic instrument.
      18373461 Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2008 April : 18(2)293-5
    • Meehan JJ
      The robotic Gyrus PK: a new articulating thermal sealing device and a preliminary series report.
      18266601 Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2008 Feb. : 18(1)183-5
    • Meehan JJ, Sandler AD
      Robotic resection of mediastinal masses in children.
      18266588 Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2008 Feb. : 114-9
    • Meehan JJ
      The robotic Gyrus PK: a new articulating thermal sealing device and a preliminary series report.
      18266601 Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2008 Feb. : 183-5
    • Adam LA, Meehan JJ
      Erosion of the Nuss bar into the internal mammary artery 4 months after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum.
      18280298 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2008 Feb. : 394-7
    • Meehan JJ, Sandler AD
      Robotic resection of mediastinal masses in children.
      18266588 Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A, 2008 Feb. : 18(1)114-9
    • Adam LA, Meehan JJ
      Erosion of the Nuss bar into the internal mammary artery 4 months after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum.
      18280298 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2008 Feb. : 43(2)394-7
    • Meehan JJ, Meehan TD, Sandler A
      Robotic fundoplication in children: resident teaching and a single institutional review of our first 50 patients.
      18082700 Journal of pediatric surgery, 2007 Dec. : 2022-5

  • Presentations

    Presentation Title Event Location Date
    Innovations in Newborn and Fetal Surgery (invited professor lecture) Pediatric Robotic Surgery Innovation San Antonio, Texas Sep 18, 2013 - Sep 20, 2013
    Robotic Surgery in Children: Its a Small World (invited professor lecture) Stockholm, Sweden Aug 21, 2013
    Basic Pediatric Robotic Surgery (invited professor lecture) IPEG Simulator Laboratory Hands On Course Beijing, China Jun 18, 2013 - Jun 22, 2013
    Robotic Resection of a Large Splenic Cyst and Introduction of a New Robotic Thermal Sealer (poster presentation) International Pediatric Endoscopic Group Scientific Meeting Beijing, China Jun 17, 2013 - Jun 22, 2013
    Pediatric Robotic Surgery Pediatric Robotic Surgery: To Infinity and Beyond. (keynote lecture) Chinese College of Surgeons Beijing, China Jun 15, 2013 - Jun 16, 2013
    Pediatric Robotic Surgery: The sky is the limit. (invited professor lecture) Royal Belgian Society of Surgeons Oostende, Belgium May 1, 2013 - May 3, 2013
    Robotic resection of mediastinal masses, 10 year review Pacific Association of Paediatric Surgeons Annual Meeting Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia Apr 7, 2013 - Apr 12, 2013
    Robotic Surgery Tips and Tricks (keynote lecture) Groupe dEtude de Coeliochirugie Infantile (GECI) Lugano-Marcote, Switzerland Oct 12, 2012 - Oct 13, 2012
    Building a Robotic Surgery Program: Round Table Discussion (invited professor lecture) Groupe dEtude de Coeliochirugie Infantile (GECI), Lugano-Marcote, Switzerland Oct 12, 2012 - Oct 13, 2012
    The Future of Pediatric Robotic Surgery (keynote lecture) Clinical Robotic Surgical Association Annual Surgical Symposium Chicago, IL Sep 28, 2012 - Sep 29, 2012
    Robotic CDH repair using pledgets (video presentation) Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Victoria, B.C, Canada Sep 20, 2012 - Sep 22, 2012
    Pediatric Robotic Surgery: State of the Art (invited professor lecture) Joint annual meeting of the Minimally Invasive Robotic Association, Society of Robotic Surgeons, and the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons Boston, MA Sep 5, 2012 - Sep 8, 2012
    Robotic thymectomy series report (poster presentation: Ricca R, Stephenson J, Ledbetter D, Meehan JJ) International Pediatric Endoscopic Group Scientific Meeting San Diego, CA Mar 6, 2012 - Mar 10, 2012
    Pediatric Robotic Surgery in Oncology, (invited professor lecture) XXIX Nacional Symposia Oncologia Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico Oct 26, 2011 - Oct 29, 2011
    Pediatric Robotic Surgery and the Future (invited professor lecture) XXIX Nacional Symposia Chiurgie Oncologia Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico Oct 26, 2011 - Oct 29, 2011
    The Future of Pediatric Robotic Surgery (keynote lecture) Groupe dEtude de Coeliochirugie Infantile (GECI) Tours, France Oct 14, 2011 - Oct 15, 2011
    Pediatric Robotic Surgery: Plenary Session World-Wide Update (invited professor lecture) World Robotic Symposium Miami, Florida Jun 27, 2011 - Jun 29, 2011
    Pediatric Robotic Thoracic Surgery (invited professor lecture) World Robotic Symposium Miami, Florida Jun 27, 2011 - Jun 29, 2011
    Pediatric Robotic GI Surgery (invited professor lecture) World Robotic Symposium Miami, Florida Jun 27, 2011 - Jun 29, 2011
    Pediatric Robotic Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery (invited professor lecture) World Robotic Symposium Miami, Florida Jun 27, 2011 - Jun 29, 2011
    Pediatric Robotic Adrenal Surgery (invited professor lecture) World Robotic Symposium Miami, Florida Jun 27, 2011 - Jun 29, 2011
    Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Surgery in Kids: Point/Counterpoint (invited professor lecture) World Robotic Symposium Miami, Florida Jun 27, 2011 - Jun 29, 2011
    Pediatric Robotic Surgery, the Ultimate Diversity Minimally Invasive Robotic Association Annual Meeting Athens, Greece May 11, 2011 - May 13, 2011
    Advances in Pediatric Robotic Surgery: MIRA Plenary Session (invited professor lecture) Minimally Invasive Robotic Association Annual Congress Athens, Greece May 11, 2011 - May 13, 2011
    Robotic Thymectomy techniques and pitfalls in Children Minimally Invasive Robotic Association Annual Meeting Athens, Greece May 11, 2011 - May 13, 2011
    Kids say the darndest thingsand what they eat is pretty weird too (video presentation) Minimally Invasive Robotic Association, Annual Meeting Athens, Greece May 11, 2011 - May 13, 2011
    Robotic Choledochal Cyst Resection and extracorporeal Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy in a 2 year Old Patient With a Long Common Channel International Pediatric Endoscopic Group Annual Scientific Meeting Prague, Czech Republic May 4, 2011 - May 7, 2011
    Robotic Thymectomy (video presentation) International Pediatric Endoscopic Group Annual Scientific Meeting Prague, Czech Republic May 4, 2011 - May 7, 2011
    New Frontiers in Pediatric Robotic Surgery. State of The Art Lecture Series (invited professor lecture) World Congress on Pediatric Surgery Delhi, India Oct 21, 2010 - Oct 24, 2010
    Robotic resection of a mediastinal mass at an International Symposium on Pediatric Surgery (video presentation) World Congress on Pediatric Surgery New Delhi, India Oct 21, 2010 - Oct 24, 2010
    Role of Robotics in Pediatric Surgery (invited professor lecture) World Congress on Pediatric Surgery Delhi, India Oct 21, 2010 - Oct 24, 2010
    Robotic repair of a L-Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in a 5 day old Neonate (video presentation) World Congress on Pediatric Surgery New Delhi, India Oct 21, 2010 - Oct 24, 2010
    Robotic retrieval of an ingested foreign body (video presentation) International Pediatric Endoscopic Group Waikaloa, Hawaii Jun 8, 2010 - Jun 12, 2010
    Thoracic Robotic Surgery in Children (invited professor lecture) World Robotic Symposium Orlando, Florida Apr 11, 2010 - Apr 14, 2010
    Complex Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Surgery in Children World Robotic Symposium Orlando, Florida Apr 11, 2010 - Apr 14, 2010
    Neonatal Robotic Surgery (invited professor lecture) World Robotic Symposium Orlando, Florida Apr 11, 2010 - Apr 14, 2010
    Robotic Surgery for Children in the 21st Century (invited professor lecture) Duchess of Kent Hospital Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia Feb 27, 2010
    Robotic Seminar in Surgery for Children in the 21st Century (invited professor lecture) Sabah Women and Children Hospital, Hospital Likas Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Feb 25, 2010
    The Future of Robotics in Pediatric Surgery (invited professor lecture) The 22nd Annual Congress of the Asian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Feb 20, 2010 - Feb 24, 2010
    Pediatric Robotic Surgery: Abdominal Applications The 22nd Annual Congress of the Asian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Feb 20, 2010 - Feb 24, 2010
    Pediatric Robotic Surgery: Thoracic Applications The 22nd Annual Congress of the Asian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Feb 20, 2010 - Feb 24, 2010
    Principles of Robotic Surgery in Children The 22nd Annual Congress of the Asian Association of Paediatric Surgeons Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Feb 2, 2010 - Feb 24, 2010
    Robotic resection of mediastinal neuroblastoma in children Minimally Invasive Robotic Association San Diego, CA Jan 27, 2010 - Jan 30, 2010
    Pediatric Robotic Surgery: the endless applications (invited professor lecture) Minimally Invasive Robotic Association Annual Meeting San Diego, CA Jan 27, 2010 - Jan 30, 2010
    Robotic treatment of chronic pancreatitis Minimally Invasive Robotic Association San Diego, CA Jan 27, 2010 - Jan 30, 2010
    Health Ministry Visiting Expert (invited professor lecture) National University Hospital Singapore Nov 9, 2009 - Nov 13, 2009
    Robotic Program Development (poster presentation) Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons Jackson Hole, Wyoming Jun 29, 2008 - Jul 3, 2008
    Robotic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: series report (poster presentation: Meehan JJ, Slater BA) International Pediatric Endoscopic Group Scientific Meeting Cannes, France Jun 12, 2008 - Jun 15, 2008
    Robotic splenectomy in children: A single institutional series report (poster presentation: Slater BA, Meehan JJ) Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons Philadelphia, PA Apr 9, 2008 - Apr 12, 2008

  • Research Funding

    Grant Title Grantor Amount Award Date
    Robotic equipment and program development Childrens Miracle Network $10,000.00 Feb. 2007
    Robotic equipment and program development Childrens Miracle Network $40,000.00 Feb. 2004

Overview

Board Certification(s)

Surgery (General Surgery)
Surgical Critical Care
Pediatric Surgery

Medical/Professional School

University Of Iowa Roy J & Lucille A Carver College Of Medicine, Iowa City, IA

Fellowship

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO

Clinical Interests

Robotic surgery

Research Description

Short bowel syndrome, inguinal hernia, and laparoscopic surgery. With Dr. Keith Georgeson, Division of Pediatric Surgery, The Children’s Hospital of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Birmingham, Alabama, June 1995-June 1996.

Meehan, John & E Georgeson, K. (1997). Laparoscopic fundoplication in infants and children. Surgical endoscopy. 10. 1154-7. 10.1007/s004649900269

J. Meehan, John & E. Georgeson, Keith. (1997). Laparoscopic Fundoplication Yields Low Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Neurologically Impaired Children. Pediatric Endosurgery & Innovative Techniques. 1. 11-14. 10.1089/pei.1997.1.11

J. Meehan, John & E. Georgeson, Keith. (1997). Laparoscopic Fundoplication for the Treatment of Reflux-Associated Pulmonary Disease in Infants and Children. Pediatric Endosurgery & Innovative Techniques. 1. 83-85. 10.1089/pei.1997.1.83