Joseph A. Iocono, MD MBA FACS

I am a pediatric surgeon currently prcticing at Akron Children's Hospital, I have 20 years experience as an active attending surgeon. My practice includes neonates through teenagers. My surgical interests are neonatal surgery, minimally invasive surgery, oncology, trauma and acute care surgery. My academic interests are surgery education and value based care.

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
• ulcerative colitis

Pediatric Critical Care

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
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• malrotation & volvulus
• Meckel diverticulum
• Nissen fundoplication
• peritonitis
• pyloric stenosis
• pyloric stenosis
• pyloromyotomy
• umbilical hernia

Pediatric Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia

Pediatric Cancer/Tumors

Bronchoesophagology-Breathing/Swallowing

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

Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Pediatric Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• endoscopic surgery
• fine needle aspiration/biopsy
• 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
• myotomy
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax
• pulmonary disorders

Pediatric Trauma

Pediatric Urol (kidney,bladder,gentls

• bladder trauma
• cryptorchidism
• hydrocele
• neuroblastoma
• testicular torsion
• undescended testes
• vericoceles
• Wilms’ tumor

Pediatric Vascular Surgery

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

Pediatric Plastic

• congenital anomalies
• congenital nevi
• hemangiomas
• mole removal

Kentucky Children's Hospital

Lexington, KY

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

07/2003—Present

University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Lexington, KY

Assistant Professor

07/2003—07/2009

University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Lexington, KY

Associate Professor

07/2009—07/2016

University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Lexington, KY

Professor

07/2016—Present