Our pediatric surgeons are involved in basic science research at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, with the goal of preventing chest wall conditions from developing and developing better treatments. Patients and their families have an opportunity to participate in and/or support these efforts if they desire. Some of our active areas of interest include:

• Research in tumor biology and anti-tumor therapy
• Investigating the human response to inflammation and trauma, and ways to modify that response

We also regularly collaborate with other leading children’s hospitals to share data and evaluate outcomes in pediatric surgery. Some conditions are somewhat rare, so by combining efforts with other large surgical programs, we can expand our knowledge and expertise and provide the best possible care for our patients. We constantly monitor and review our methods and outcomes to assure that our patients are receiving optimum care. 

Recent chest wall publications from members of our team include:

• Behr CA, Denning N-L, Kallis MP, Maloney C, Soffer SZ, Romano-Adesman A, Hong AR (2019) The incidence of Marfan syndrome and cardiac anomalies in patients presenting with pectus deformities. J Ped Surg 54(9):1926-1928.
• Buziashvili MBS, Gopman JM, Weissler H, Bodenstein L, Kaufmann AJ, Taub PJ (2019) An evidence-based approach to management of pectus excavatum and carinatum. Ann Plast Surg 82(3):352-358.
• Bodenstein L, Notrica D (2019) Use of a capture-guidance surgical instrument to minimize muscle stripping during Nuss repair of pectus excavatum. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 29(6):865-868.

For more information or to participate in a study, please call Dr. Bodenstein at (646) 973-3822. We're also involved in a wide array of clinical trials.