Specialty Areas
- Pediatric Surgery
Common Procedures & Conditions Treated
- Congenital diaphragmic hernia
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
Board Certifications
Degrees
Medical School: Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2007
Certified Professional Career Coach, 2023
Residency
Pediatric Surgery Specialist Degree, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2016
Fellowship
Clinical Fellowship, Division of Pediatric Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, Schulinch School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, 2022
Research Fellowship, Division of Neonatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 2022
Research Fellowship, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 2021
Research Fellowship, Translational Medicine Program, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 2019
Residency in Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 2019
Pediatric Trauma Fellowship, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 2017
Pediatric Trauma Fellowship, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 2017
Neonatal Surgical Fellowship, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 2016
Research Fellowship, Translational Medicine Program, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 2015
Senior Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Hepatobiliary Surgery and Neonatal Surgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, King’s College Hospital, London, UK, 2014
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, 2010
Residency in Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, 2012
Professional Memberships
Austrian Society of Surgery
Austrian Society of Pediatric Surgery
German Society of Pediatric Surgery
European Pediatric Surgical Association
EUPSA Network Office
APSA Professional Development Coaching Program for surgical residents and fellows
International Coaching Federation
Awards and Honors
Karl Storz minimally Invasive Training Award in Pediatric
Surgery, 2022
Best Case Report Presentation – 20th European Congress of Pediatric
Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia, 2019
Young investigator Award – European Pediatric Surgeons’ Association,
Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2015
Best Poster Presentation – Annual Assembly of General Surgery for
Residents, Toronto, Canada, 2015
Peter Paul Rickham Prize – British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS), Aberdeen, Scotland, 2010
Aesculap Prize – International Symposium on Paediatric Surgery Research, Tokyo, Japan, 2010
Basic Research in Congenital Malformations Scholarship, The Children’s Medical Research Foundation, Dublin, Ireland, 2010
Basic Research Grant, Pathogenesis of Diaphragmic Hernia, the Children’s Medical Research Foundation, Dublin Ireland, 2010
Areas of Research Interest
Congenital disease
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Neonatal laparoscopy
Publications
Neonatal Intestinal Segmental Volvulus: What are the Differences with Midgut Volvulus? European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2023
The role of exosomes in the treatment, prevention, diagnosis, and pathogenesis of COVID-19. European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2021
The role of sonography in differentiating congenital intrinsic duodenal anomalies from midgut malrotation: emphasizing the new signs of duodenal and gastric wall thickening and hyperechogenicity. Pediatric Radiology, 2021
First national survey on opioids prescribing practices of Canadian pediatric surgeons, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2020
Hospital Affiliations
St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
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To contact Dr. Zani-Ruttenstock, please call 314-454-6022.