The pediatric surgery program at Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital is a regional leader in advanced surgical care and outcomes. We provide comprehensive services, from routine procedures to complex surgical interventions for both congenital and acquired conditions.
Our multidisciplinary team includes fellowship-trained pediatric surgeons, pediatric anesthesiologists, and pediatric subspecialists – offering coordinated care for infants, children, and adolescents across the full spectrum of surgical needs. Our surgeons specialize in the latest minimally invasive techniques to minimize discomfort and downtime after surgery.
Reasons to choose Inova Children's
- Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital is a Level 1 Verified Children's Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons Children's Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program (ACS SCV). This means that Inova Children's maintains the highest safety and quality standards shared by the best children's hospitals in the United States.
- Our pediatric surgeons and pediatric anesthesiologists are fellowship trained and dedicate their practice exclusively to infants, children and young adults. Our nurses have specialty training in pediatrics and are at the forefront of pediatric medicine.
- Our Certified Child Life specialists at Inova are trained to support families throughout surgery and hospital stays. Our Child Life specialists are ready to assist at Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital and Inova Loudoun Hospital. Tailoring their approach to your child's uniqueness, they focus on your family, culture and developmental stage.
- High capacity with immediate scheduling availability: Our team combines deep clinical expertise with robust infrastructure and flexible scheduling to accommodate new surgical referrals quickly. With strong surgical volumes across a wide range of specialties, we ensure timely access to care while maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety.
A team totally dedicated to your child's care and recovery
Each physician and clinician associated with our pediatric surgery program has one goal: to provide your child the highest level of surgical care and to make his or her hospital experience as comfortable as possible before, during and after surgery.
At Inova Children's the surgeons utilize the latest minimally invasive surgical techniques to minimize downtime and ensure a rapid and successful recovery after surgery.
Our surgeons live and work exclusively in Northern Virginia and have been an integral part of pediatric medical care in the area for more than 50 years.
Medical Director
Dr. Stephen Kim
Dr. Stephen Kim is a specialty care physician board certified in pediatric surgery and surgery. He joined Inova Health System in 2022 and has been practicing since 1994.
Prior to becoming the system chief of pediatric surgery for Inova, Dr. Kim was the medical director of pediatric surgery for a private practice, medical director of children's surgical services and was also the chief of pediatric surgery at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and Inova Children’s Hospital.
General Surgery and Thoracic Team Members
Our national recognition means excellence in care for your child
Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital performs more than 4,000 pediatric surgical procedures each year. Our state-of-the-art
pediatric surgery center offers inpatient and outpatient surgical services for
children, adolescents and their families.
- Anorectal Malformation Repair
- Appendectomy
- Biliary Atresia Surgery
- Chest Wall Reconstruction
- Cholecystectomy
- Circumcision and Circumcision Revision
- Gastronomy Tube Placement
- Gastroschisis Repair
- GERD Surgery
- Hirschsprung Disease Surgery
- Inguinal Hernia Repair
- Intussusception Reduction
- Ladd Procedure
- Mediastinal Mass or Cyst Removal
- Meckel’s Diverticulum Resection
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis Surgery
- Pediatric Cancer Surgery
- Pyloromyotomy
- Umbilical Hernia Repair
- Undescended Testicle Surgery
Our teams are supported by board-certified pediatric anesthesiologists committed to ensuring each child’s safety, comfort, and recovery.
Our pediatric surgical services are available at the following locations:
Each site is designed specifically for children and offers:
- Pediatric-specific surgical suites and recovery areas
- Dedicated Child Life services (at Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital)
- Equipment and protocols tailored to the unique needs of young patients