Mary E. Fallat, MD, FACS

Norton Children's Medical Group includes a group of six pediatric surgeons practicing in the metropolitan area of Louisville, KY. All of the surgeons are full time faculty at the University of Louisville. The practice admits patients to Norton Children's Hospital (NCH) and does outpatient procedures at NCMC, which is an outpatient center in East Louisville operated by Norton Healthcare. The practice has one patient office which can be reached by phone at: 1-502-588-0390; this is also the answering service (answered 24/7). The group's practice is in general and thoracic pediatric surgery including trauma and burn care, newborn surgery, and childhood cancer. Daytime hours of access to the patient office are 830am - 430 pm Monday through Friday.

Neonatal Surgery

• congenital anomalies
• newborn surgery

Pediatric Colon & Rectal

• anorectal malformations
• biliary atresia
• Crohn's Disease
• Hirschsprung disease
• imperforate anus
• inflammatory bowel disease
• short bowel syndrome
• sphincter repair
• ulcerative colitis

Pediatric Endocrine (Glands/Hormones)

• adrenal
• pancreas
• parathyroid
• thyroid

Pediatric Abdomen & Digestion

• abdominal pain
• appendectomy
• appendicitis
• bile duct surgery
• feeding tubes
• gastric tube
• gastroesophageal reflux
• gastroschisis
• hepatobiliary surgery
• hernia
• Hirschsprung disease
• inguinal hernia
• intestinal failure management
• intussusception
• intussusception
• jejunostomy tube
• jejunostomy tube
• malrotation & volvulus
• Meckel diverticulum
• Nissen fundoplication
• peritonitis
• pyloric stenosis
• pyloric stenosis
• pyloromyotomy
• umbilical hernia

Pediatric Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• femoral hernia
• hernia
• inguinal hernia
• umbilical hernia

Pediatric Cancer/Tumors

• adrenal tumors
• neuroblastoma
• pelvic tumors
• Wilm's tumor

Bronchoesophagology-Breathing/Swallowing

• Zenker’s diverticulum
• Bronchoscopy
• Caustic ingestion
• Esophagoscopy
• Gastreaoesophageal reflux
• Percutaneous gastrostomy
• tracheal stenosis
• Tracheotomy
• Zenker’s diverticulectomy

Pediatric Gender Orientation

• genital procedures
• genital reconstruction

Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Pediatric Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas

• bile duct surgery
• biliary surgery
• biliary tract disease
• cholecystectomy
• gallbladder removal
• hepatobiliary surgery
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• liver biopsy
• liver surgery
• liver/hepatic disease
• pancreatic cysts
• pancreatitis

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• laparoscopic surgery
• minimally invasive surgery

Pediatric Thoracic (lungs,chest,esoph)

• achalasia
• Barrett’s Esophagus
• congenital diaphragmatic hernia
• empyema
• esophageal surgery
• esophagectomy
• hemothorax
• hiatus hernia repair
• lobectomy
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax

Pediatric Trauma

Pediatric Urol (kidney,bladder,gentls

• ambiguous genitalia
• cryptorchidism
• hydrocele
• neuroblastoma
• testicular torsion
• undescended testes
• vaginal anomalies
• Wilms’ tumor

Pediatric Vascular Surgery

• arteriovenous malformations
• broviac catheter placement
• port placement
• venous access

Pediatric Plastic

• breast surgery
• congenital nevi
• hemangiomas
• mole removal
• vascular malformations

Kosair Children's and University of Louisville Hospitals

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, NY

Other

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville, KY

Professor

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville, KY

Professor

07/1987—Present