Thane Blinman, M.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Active Surgeon, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Assistant Director of Trauma Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Surgical Operating Room Nursing Liaison, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Pediatric General Surgery Fellowship Program, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Children’s Surgical Associates
34th Street & Civic Center Boulevard
5th Floor, Wood Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
34th Street & Civic Center Boulevard
5th Floor, Wood Center
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-4510
Email:
blinman@email.chop.edu
blinman@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.S. (Biology & Kinesiology)
University of California at Los Angeles , 1990.
M.D.
Vanderbilt University, 1994.
Permanent linkB.S. (Biology & Kinesiology)
University of California at Los Angeles , 1990.
M.D.
Vanderbilt University, 1994.
Selected Publications
Cook RC, Blinman TA. : Alleviation of retching and feeding intolerance after fundoplica-tion. Nutrition in Clinical Practice 29(3): 386-396, June 2014.Jensen E, Munson DA, Zhang H, Blinman TA, Kirplani H.: Anti-gastroesophageal reflux surgery in infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatric Pulmonology Apr. 2014.
Tsai J, Blinman TA, Collins JL, Laje P, Hedrick HL, Adzick NS, Flake AW.: The contribution of hiatal hernia to severe gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with gastroschisis. Pediatric Surgery 49(3): 395-398, Mar. 2014.
Sahn B. Blinman TA, Cahill AM, Bhatti T, Magbool A, Mamula P, Anupindi SA.: Vascular malformation as a cause of occult GI bleeding. Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition June 2013.
Ragavan MV, Blinman TA, Fieldston ES.: Scheduled Surgery admissions and occupancy at a children’s hospital: Variation we can control to improve efficiency and value in health care deliver. Annals of Surgery 257(3): 564-570, Mar. 2013.
Calabria Andrew C, Gallagher Paul R, Simmons Rebecca, Blinman Thane, De León Diva D: Postoperative surveillance and detection of postprandial hypoglycemia after fundoplasty in children. The Journal of Pediatrics 159(4): 597-601.e1, Oct 2011.
Biko David M, Anupindi Sudha A, Hanhan Stephanie B, Blinman Thane, Markowitz Richard I: Assessment of recurrent abdominal symptoms after Ladd procedure: clinical and radiographic correlation. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 46(9): 1720-5, Sep 2011.
Blinman Thane, Cook Robin: Allometric Prediction of Energy Expenditure in Infants and Children. Infant, Child & Adolescent Nutrition 3(4): 216-224, Aug 2011.
Santore Matthew T, Deans Katherine J, Behar Brittany J, Blinman Thane A, Adzick N Scott, Flake Alan W: Laparoscopic hepaticoduodenostomy versus open hepaticoduodenostomy for reconstruction after resection of choledochal cyst. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A 21(4): 375-8, May 2011.
Santore Matthew T, Behar Brittany J, Blinman Thane A, Doolin Edward J, Hedrick Holly L, Mattei Peter, Nance Michael L, Adzick N Scott, Flake Alan W: Hepaticoduodenostomy vs hepaticojejunostomy for reconstruction after resection of choledochal cyst. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 46(1): 209-13, Jan 2011.