Jesse D. Vrecenak, MD

Jesse D. Vrecenak, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Expertise


Specialty Areas


  • Pediatric surgery

Common Procedures


  • EXIT delivery
  • Newborn surgery
  • ECMO
  • General pediatric surgery
  • Open and laparoscopic hernia repair

Common Diagnoses Treated


  • Fetal consultation
  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Intestinal atresia
  • Hirschsprung’s disease
  • Gastroschisis/omphalocele
  • Lung lesions
  • Reflux
  • Hernias
Education


Board Certifications


General Surgery

Degrees


Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2007

Residency


Internship & General Surgery Residency, Hospital of the University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2007-2016

Fellowship


Research Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2010-2013

General Surgery Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 2015-2017

Research


Areas of Research Interest


In utero cell and gene therapy

Publications


Locations

Hospital Affiliations


St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Patients Seen At


St. Louis Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Place, 2nd floor Suite A
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 454-6022

News and Stories

2020 Pediatric Surgery Annual Report

Contact


To request an appointment with Dr. Vrecenak, please call (314) 454-6022.