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Vincent Pierre Duron, MD


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About Vincent Pierre Duron, MD:

Vincent Duron, MD is Co-Director of Fetal Therapy, Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, and Director of Pediatric Trauma and Surgical Critical Care.

He practices the full spectrum of pediatric general surgery. He is an expert in minimally invasive surgery, specializing in surgery for congenital anomalies, biliary atresia, lung anomalies, and pectus excavatum. He performs fetal surgery for various conditions, including fetoscopic repair of myelomeningocele/spina bifida and fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) for congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Dr. Duron is a well-funded surgeon-scientist. His research focuses on fluid optimization for critically ill children and fetal and neonatal diagnostics and surgery. He has received multiple research and teaching awards and is a frequently invited speaker, author, and reviewer. He is dedicated to global health and regularly returns to Iquitos, Peru, to train local surgeons in pediatric surgery.

Expertise:

Congenital Airway
Exit Procedure for Fetal Anomaly
Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida
Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery
Neonatal Care
Neonatal Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Trauma
Respiratory Failure
Surgery
Surgical Critical Care
Thoracoscopic Surgical Procedure

Honors:

Resident Teaching Award, Brown Medical School Department of Surgery Teaching Award, 2012

Clinical Research Award, Brian A. Dorman MD Surgical Award, 2011

Resident Teaching and Mentoring Award, Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, 2011

2nd Place, New England Surgical Society 91st Annual Meeting Essay Competition, 2010

Interests:

Pediatric Surgery
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery
Neonatal Anomalies
Pediatric Trauma
Surgical Critical Care
Global Health

Languages:

Spanish
French

Appointments:

Associate Professor of Surgery at CUMC

Education:

MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency: Rhode Island Hospital
Fellowship: Children's Hospital - Los Angeles
Fellowship: University of Houston/Children's Memorial Hospital

New Patients:

YES

Locations

Primary Locations:

CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

3959 Broadway
Floor 2, Suite 215
New York, NY 10032

For new and current patient appointments, call:
(212) 342-8586
Fax:
(212) 305-6434

Other Locations:

CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building

177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032

ColumbiaDoctors at NewYork-Presbyterian The One

1111 Westchester Avenue
White Plains, NY 10604

For new and current patient appointments, call:
212-342-8586

Insurances:

Please contact the doctor's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.

AETNA [Aetna Signature Administrators, Medicare Managed Care, HMO, PPO, POS, EPO, NY Signature, Student Health]
Affinity Health Plan [Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
Amida Care [Special Needs]
CIGNA [PPO, HMO, Great West (National), EPO, POS]
Emblem/GHI [PPO, Medicare Managed Care]
Emblem/HIP [Select Care (Exchange), Vytra, EPO, Medicare Managed Care, HMO, PPO, POS, ConnectiCare, Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Medicaid Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan]
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield [PPO, Medicare Managed Care, HMO, EPO]
Fidelis Care [Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus]
Healthfirst [Leaf (Exchange), Medicaid Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus, Medicare Managed Care]
Healthspring (Cigna Medicare) [Medicare Managed Care]
Local 1199 [Local 1199]
MVP Health Care [HMO, Essential Plan, Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care]
MagnaCare (National) [MagnaCare]
Medicare [Traditional Medicare]
RiverSpring [Special Needs]
UnitedHealthcare [HMO, POS, PPO, Empire Plan, Compass (Exchange), Oxford Liberty, Oxford Freedom, Oxford HMO, Medicare Managed Care, Medicaid (Community Plan)]
VNSNY CHOICE [SelectHealth, Medicare Managed Care, Special Needs]
WellCare [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
World Trade Center Health Plan [World Trade Center Health Plan]

Publications:

Peer-Reviewed Publications Duron V, DeUgarte D, Bliss D, Salazar E, Casapia M, Ford H, Upperman J. Implementation and Analysis of Initial Trauma Registry in Iquitos, Peru. Health Promot Perspect. 2016; 6(4): 174-179.

Duron V, Day K, Steigman S, Aidlen J, Luks F. Maintaining low transfusion and angioembolization rates in the age of non-operative management of pediatric blunt splenic injury. Accepted for publication in Am Surg, Nov 2014.

Duron V, Burke R, Bliss D, Ford H, Upperman J. Survival of pediatric blunt trauma patients presenting with no signs of life in the field. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014;77(3):422-6

Duron V, Watson-Smith D, Benzuly S, Muratore C, O'Brien B, Carr S, Luks F. Maternal and fetal safety of fluid-restrictive general anesthesia for endoscopic fetal surgery in monochorionic twin gestations. Accepted for publication in J Clin Anesth. 2014;26(3):184-90.

Block R, Duron V, Creigh P, McIntosh S. International service and public health learning objectives for medical students. Health Educ J. 2013;72(5):530-6.

Duron V, Bii J, Mutai R, Ngetich J, Harrington D, Parker R, White R. Esophageal cancer awareness in Bomet District, Kenya. Afr Health Sci. 2013;13(1):122-8.

Otteni C, Saruni S, Duron V, Hedges J, White R. Baseline assessment of burn care at Tenwek Hospital, Bomet, Kenya. World J Surg. 2013;37(7):1530-5

Karlik J, Duron V, Mermel L, Mazzaglia P. Severe group A Streptococcus surgical site infection after thyroid lobectomy. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2013;14(2):216-20.

Duron V, Monaghan S, Connolly M, Gregg S, Stephen A, Adams C Jr, Cioffi W, Heffernan D. Undiagnosed medical co-morbidities in the uninsured: a significant predictor of mortality following trauma. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012;73(5);1093-9.

Duron V, Rutigliano S, Machan J, Dupuis D, Mazzaglia P. Computed tomographic diagnosis of pneumatosis intestinalis: clinical measures predictive of the need for surgical intervention. Arch Surg. 2011;146(5):506-10.

Duron V, Khan A, Dunican A, Klein M, Vezeridis M. Diagnostic dilemma involving hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatic angiomyolipoma: case report and review of literature. Fed Prac. 2011;28(4):28-35.

Duron V, Nicastri G, Gill P. Novel technique for a single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) approach to cholecystectomy: single-institution case series. Surg Endosc. 2010;25(5):1666-71

Abodeely A, Lagares-Garcia J, Duron V, Vrees M. Safety and learning curve in robotic colorectal surgery. Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2010; 4(3):161-5.

Freedman G, Conrad C, Duron V, Tarnovskaya A, Brem H. Pathogenesis and treatment of pain in patients with chronic wounds. Surg Technol Int. 2003;11:168-79.

Abstracts/Presentations Tam S (presenter), Coons B, Rubsam J, Stylianos S, Duron V. Early High Volume Crystalloid Resuscitation Adversely Affects Pediatric Trauma Patients. Pediatric Trauma Society Annual Meeting, Nov 11-12, 2016, Nashville, TN, 2016; oral presentation.

Coons B (presenter), Tam S, Rubsam J, Stylianos S, Duron V. Early High Volume Crystalloid Resuscitation Adversely Affects Pediatric Trauma Patients. American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Oct 22-25, San Francisco, CA, 2016; oral presentation.

Coons B (presenter), Relles D, Kadenhe-Chiweshe A, Duron V. Laparoscopic-Assisted Resection of a Large Omental Lymphatic Malformation in a Two-Year-Old Male. International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG) Annual Meeting, May 24-28, Fukuoka, Japan, 2016; poster presentation.

Okochi S (presenter), Schad C, Middlesworth W, Sonett J, Zitsman J, Duron V. Tracheal Injury During Extraction of an Esophageal Foreign Body: Repair Utilizing Venovenous ECMO. Annual Children's National Symposium: ECMO and the Advanced Therapies for Respiratory Failure, Feb28-Mar 3, Keystone, CO, 2016; oral presentation.

Duron V (presenter), DeUgarte D, Bliss D, Salazar E, Garcia J, Casapia M, Ford H, Upperman J. Preliminary Needs Assessment and Implementation of Trauma Registry in Iquitos, Peru. Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) Annual Meeting, Feb 4-6, San Diego, CA, 2014; oral presentation.

Duron V (presenter), Burke R, Bliss D, Ford H, Upperman J. Survival of pediatric blunt trauma patients presenting with no signs of life in the field. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Annual Meeting, Sept 18-21, San Francisco, CA, 2013; poster presentation.

Duron V, Watson-Smith D, Benzuly S, Muratore C, O'Brien B, Carr S, Luks F (presenter). Maternal and fetal safety of fluid-restrictive general anesthesia for endoscopic fetal surgery in monochorionic twin gestations. The 31st Annual Meeting of the International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society (IFMSS), Mar 2-5, Queenstown, New Zealand; oral presentation

Thakkar R (presenter), Duron V, Blake B, Tucker C, Devine J, Muratore C. ECMO Simulation: A Pilot Project To Enhance Team Performance And Patient Outcomes. Academic Surgical Congress (ASC) Annual Meeting, Feb 14-16, Las Vegas, NV, 2012; poster presentation.

Duron V, DeBusk M (presenter), Thurman P, Gregg S, Heffernan D, Stephen A, Connolly M, Dushay K, Harrington D, Adams C. Acute superior vena cava syndrome following posterior mediastinal hemorrhage sustained after falling. Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) 41st Critical Care Congress, Feb 4-8, Houston, TX, 2012; poster presentation.

Duron V (presenter), Day K, Steigman S, Aidlen J, Luks F. Low intervention rate for blunt pediatric spleen injury in a children's hospital. American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) Regional Competition Meeting, Nov 7, Boston, MA, 2011; oral presentation.

Otteni C (presenter), Duron V, Hedges J, Harrington D, White R. Assessment of burn care at Tenwek Hospital, Bomet, Kenya. Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence (ASAP) Annual Global Surgery Conference, Nov 9-11, San Diego, CA. 2011; poster presentation.

Duron V (presenter), Fadeku A, White R. Stent placement in esophageal cancer as bridge to surgery: short term outcomes (Tenwek, Kenya). American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, Oct 22-26, 2011; poster presentation.

Duron V (presenter), Heffernan D, Monaghan S, Connolly M, Gregg S, Adams C, Cioffi W. Undiagnosed co-morbidities in the uninsured: a significant predictor of mortality following trauma. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Sept 14-17, 2011; oral presentation.

Duron V (presenter), Rutigliano S, Machan J, Dupuis D, Mazzaglia P. The CT diagnosis of pneumatosis intestinalis: clinical measures predictive of the need for surgical intervention. New England Surgical Society (NESS) Annual Meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY, Oct 29-31, 2010; oral presentation.

Duron V (presenter), Block B, McIntosh S. Gowa Health Promotion Project. Global Health Education Conference (GHEC) Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, Apr 19-21, 2006; oral presentation.

Duron V (presenter), Nzume D. Alternative Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Cameroon. Global Health Education Conference (GHEC) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Mar 30-Apr 1, 2005; poster presentation.

Publications Submitted or in Preparation Duron V, DeUgarte D, Bliss D, Salazar E, Garcia J, Casapia M, Ford H, Upperman J. Preliminary Needs Assessment and Implementation of Trauma Registry in Iquitos, Peru. Under review in World J Surg, Jun 2014.

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications Duron V. Silence Without Borders. The Russia Journal. 2002, Apr(425). Article comparing AIDS epidemic in Argentina to epidemic in Russia, compiled from research done in Argentina and at AIDS Infoshare in Moscow

Duron V. From Street to Street. The Russia Journal. 2002; Apr(426). Article analyzing situation of Russia's orphans and the need for better education and treatment within the orphanages.

Other Research Experience Alternative Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Cameroon. Research Assistant 10/03-10/04. University of Rochester Medical School Center for Advocacy, Community Health, Education and Diversity International Research Grant. Research project analyzing view on and use of alternative treatment of HIV/AIDS in Cameroon

A Study on the Power of Silence in Argentine Culture and Its Impact on AIDS. Research Assistant 05/99-07/01. Stanford University Office of Undergraduate Research, International Research Grant. Research project conducted in Buenos Aires on communication about AIDS; written in Spanish