Daniel Robertson

Compassionate and dedicated Pediatric Surgeon with comprehensive and diverse clinical experience seeks full-time clinical and academic appointment. Extensive history of leadership, collaboration and team-building. Strong commitment to resident and medical school education highlighted by several teaching awards. Recent career focus includes division leadership in pediatric oncology and research involving the use of 3D virtual reality for preoperative planning and patient education in these patients.

• University of Washington, General Surgery Residency, Seattle, WA, 1998, 2003
• University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB), Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgical Fellowship, Birmingham, AL, 2003, 2004
• University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB), Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Birmingham, AL, 2004, 2006

• Washington 2002 - 2004
• Alabama 2003 - 2007
• Michigan 2006 - present
• Illinois 2018 - present

• American Board of Surgery, General Surgery, 12/13/2004 - present
• American Board of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, 3/31/2008 - present

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery, Michigan State University, 2008 - 2017
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago (UICOMP), 2017- 2023
• Visiting Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 2023 - present

• American Pediatric Surgery Association (APSA)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG)
• Children’s Oncology Group (COG)
• Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons (PAPS)

Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Scientific Committee, 2023 - present 

American Academy of Pediatrics, Delivery of Surgical Care Committee, 2022 - present

American Pediatric Surgery Association, New Technology Committee, 2022 - present

American Pediatric Surgery Association, Surgical Quality and Safety Committee, 2009 - 2012

OSF St Francis Medical Center, Professional Staff QI Committee, 2022 - present

OSF Childrens Hospital of Illinois, Quality/Safety Committee, 2022 - present

OSF Operative and Invasive Committee, St Francis Medical Center, 2022 - present

OSF Surgical Quality and Safety Committee, St Francis Mecial Center, 2021 - present

OSF Childrens Hospital of Illinois, NSQIP Surgeon Champion, 2021 - present

OSF Childrens Hospital of Illinois, PIPS OR Subcommittee Chairperson, 2020 - present

OSF Childrens Hospital of Illinois, Ethics Committee, 2019 - present

OSF Childrens Hospital of Illinois, Pain Committee, 2019 - present

OSF Childrens Hospital of Illinois, Process Improvement in Pediatric Surgery (PIPS) Committee, 2018 - present

OSF Healthcare, Professional Wellness Committee, 2018 - present

UICOMP (University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria), Committee on Student Awards and Scholarships, 2019 - present

Spectrum Health, Medical Executive Committee, 2014 - 2016

Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital (HDVCH), Chairman of the Department of Pediatric Surgery and Anesthesia, 2014 - 2016

HDVCH, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery, 2012 - 2014

HDVCH, Medical Director of Surgery and Operating Rooms, 2010 - 2016

HDVCH, Pediatric NSQIP Surgeon Champion, 2011 - 2014

HDVCH, Division Chiefs Committee, 2011 - 2014

HDVCH, Medical Staff Performance and Peer Review Committee, 2009 - 2016

Spectrum Health, System-wide OR Committee, 2009 - 2016

HDVCH, Operational Planning Team – opening of freestanding children’s hospital, 2009 - 2011

HDVCH, Perioperative Steering Committee, 2010 - 2014

HDVCH, Children's Hospital Council, 2010 - 2016

HDVCH, A Level Leadership Team, 2010 - 2012

HDVCH, Perioperative Quality and Safety Committee, 2010 - 2014

HDVCH, Anesthesia/Pharmacy OR Workgroup, 2010 - 2011

HDVCH, Pediatric Trauma Performance Committee, 2006 - 2016

HDVCH, Blood Utilization Subcommittee, 2010 - 2014

• Arequipa, Peru, 7/9/2013 - 7/20/2013
• El Progreso, Honduras, 10/29/2021 - 11/6/2021
• El Progreso, Honduras, 10/14/2022 - 10/22/2022

• JUMP ARCHES (Applied Research for Community Health through Engineering and Simulation), University of Illinois and OSF Healthcare Simulation Center, $75,000, Development of a Pneumothorax Computational Model Toward Lung Metastasis Visualization and Modeling, Bramlet M, Sutton B, Robertson D, Waltz A, Bryan O, 5/16/22
• JUMP ARCHES (Applied Research for Community Health through Engineering and Simulation), University of Illinois and OSF Heatlhcare Simulation Center, $100,000, Machine Guided Staging of Neuroblastic Tumors of Patient Specific 3D Models, Robertson D, Sutton B, Bramlet M, Amos J, Waltz A, Perham O, 6/1/23

• Implementing Virtual Reality Technology for the Use of Patient Education, Speckhart B, Libes J, D’Souza A, Kumar P, Mehta B, Bramlet M, Aprahamian C, Jeziorczak P, Munaco A, Bugaieski E, Gaitros S, Wallace B, West A, Robertson DJ, 1/7/2020, present
• Clinical Provider Feedback on the Use of a 3D Visualization System for Surgical Planning, Amos J, Sutton B, Robertson DJ, Varatharajah Y, Waltz A, Plunkett M, Bramlet M, 3/29/23, present
• Establishment of Tumor Library Collection at 3D NIH, Robertson DJ, Bramlet M, 10/23, present

• Seminar - Virtual Reality’s Role in Surgical Planning, Matthew Bramlet, MD, Daniel J Robertson, MD, FAAP, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, 6/16/2022
• Virtual Reality for Presurgical Planning in Pediatric Oncology, Daniel J Robertson, MD, FAAP, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, 6/17/2022

• Georgeson KE, Robertson D, Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Neonate: Review of Current Evidence. Seminars in Perinatology 2004;28(3):212-220
• Georgeson KE, Robertson D, Laparoscopic-Assisted Approaches for the Definitive Surgery for Hirschsprung’s Disease. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 2004;13(4):256-262
• Robertson DJ, Harmon CM, Goldberg S. Right Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Associated with Fusion of the Liver and Lung. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2006; 41(6):e9-e10
• Goslin B, Brown A, Robertson D. Gastroschisis, ileal atresia, and Hirschsprung’s disease in a newborn: the first reported case. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2012; 47(11):2134-2136
• Goslin B, Bunchman T, Robertson D, Decou J. Benefits of Transperitoneal Approach to Bilateral Pretransplant Laparoscopic Nephrectomies in Pediatric Patients. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Advanced Surgical Techniques. 2013; 23(4):402-404
• Fitzgerald RK, Yu JC, Rajasekaran S, Curtis SE, Robertson D, Wincek JM, Blanton R, Sanfillippo DJ. Cost and Safety of Pediatric Intensive Care Physician Placed Broviac Catheters. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2014; 15(1):71-76
• Esparaz JR, Mowrer AR, Chakraborty SR, Nierstedt RT, Zumpf KB, Jeziorczak PM, Munaco AJ, Robertson DJ, Pearl RH, Aprahamian CJ. Adopting Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children – Is It Safe During the Learning Curve? Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques 2019; 29(10):1306-1310
• Mowrer A, Esparaz J, Wolfe D, Chakraborty S, Nierstedt R, Hwang E, Robertson D. Low Socioeconomic Status and Formula Feeding Directly Correlate With Increased Incidence of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2019; 54(12):2498-2502
• Skarda DE, Danko ME, Glick RD, Guner YS, Le HD, Rich BS, Robertson DJ, Short SS, Weiss RG, Von Arendonk KJ, Raval MV. Dollars and Sense: The Business of Pediatric Surgery. Journal of Surgical Research 2023; 285:220-228
• Roberts B, Cooke-Barber J, Ingram MC, Danko M, Trudeau M, Glick RD, Short SS, Robertson DJ, Raval MV, Dasgupta R, Rich BS. Disparities in Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Solid Tumors: A Systematic Review. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2023; 70(7)e30355

• Bramlet M, Aprahamian C, Jeziorczak P, Munaco A, Perham O, Lyuksember V, Robertson DJ. Virtual Reality for Preoperative Surgical Planning in Complex Pediatric Oncology. Journal of Laparoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques. minor revisions requested
• Bakir M, Iqbal U, Gazal A, Robertson D. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in an Adolescent Child: New Differential of Appendicitis in the Covid-19 Era. Submitted to BMC Pediatrics 9/26/23
• Robertson DJ, Jeziorczak P, Aprahamian CJ. Diaphragmatic pacing for respiratory failure in pediatrics. Invited to submit for February, 2024 - new technology issue of Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
• Robertson DJ, Bramlet M. Virtual Reality Imaging Applications in Pediatric Surgery. Invited to submit for February, 2024 - new technology issue of Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

• Georgeson KE, Robertson D, Pediatric Laparoscopy and Endoscopy. Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, second ed., Soper N, Swanstron L, Eubanks WS. Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2004
• Robertson D, Georgeson KE, Laparoscopic Pull-Through in the Neonate. Operative Pediatric Surgery, sixth ed., Spitz L, Coran A. Hodder Arnold, 2006
• Krebill J, Robertson D. Pediatrics. Minimally Invasive Approaches to Colon and Rectal Diseases: Technique and Best Practices, Ross H, Lee S, Mutch MG, Rivadeneira DE, Steele S, 2014
• Davis, Michelle, Finding Hope on Vegas: A Memoir. Foreward by Robertson, DJ, 2017

• Sun S, Geraghty J, Robertson D, Kumar, P. Controversy in the Management of Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Carcinoma: A Report of Two Cases. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2019; 66:S2
• Lyuksemburg V, Robertson D, Jeziorczak P, Munaco A, Stroumpi E, Bramlet M, Keller SP, Orcutt S, Virtual Reality for Preoperative Planning in Complex Surgical Oncology Increases Surgeon’s Confidence, Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2021; 233(5):S257
• Wolf LL, Fisher JC, Skarda DE, Short SS, Ignacio RC, Le HD, VanArendonk KJ, Gow KW, Glick R, Guner YS, Ahmad H, Danko ME, Downard C, Raval MV, Robertson DJ, Weiss RG, Rich BS. Impact of Locums Tenens Providers on Delivery of Pediatric Surgical Care. Submitted for consideration at APSA 2024 Annual Meeting, May, 2024
• Rich BS, Roberts B, Nofi C, Glick RD, Fisher JC, Durkin E, Ignacio R, Garcia C, Alexander A, Short S, Krinock D, Wolf L, Weiss R, Ryan E, Robertson D, Abebrese E, VanArendonk K, Hwang R, Nace G, Cerise J, Rothstein DH. Factors Associated with Delay to Care in Pediatric and Adolescent Adnexal Torsion – A Multi-Institutional Review from the Delivery of Surgical Care Committee, Surgical Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Submitted for consideration at APSA 2024 Annual Meeting, May, 2024

• Mowrer A, Esparaz J, Wolfe D, Chakraborty S, Nierstedt R, Hwang E, Robertson D. Low Socioeconomic Status and Formula Feeding Directly Correlate With Increased Incidence of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis. Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, March 13, 2019, Christchurch, New Zealand
• Esparaz JR, Mowrer AR, Chakraborty SR, Nierstedt RT, Zumpf KB, Jeziorczak PM, Munaco AJ, Robertson DJ, Pearl RH, Aprahamian CJ. Adopting Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children – Is It Safe During the Learning Curve?. International Pediatric Endosurgery 28th Annual Congress, March 21, 2019, Santiago, Chile
• Esparaz JR, Mowrer AR, Aigner KL, Chakroborty SR, McGarvey JS, Jeziorczak PM, Munaco AJ, Robertson DJ, Pearl RH, Aprahamian CJ. Mesh Matters: Patch material in congenital diaphragmatic hernia affects recurrence rate. International Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Symposium – CDH2020, February 10, 2020, Houston, Texas
• Lyuksemburg V, Robertson DJ, Marshall JS, Jeziorczak PM, Munaco AJ, Stroumpi E, Bramlet M, Keller MP, Orcutt ST. Virtual Reality for Preoperative Planning in Complex Surgical Oncology Increases Surgeons’s Confidence, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, October 24, 2021 (virtual due to COVID)
• Bramlet M, Aprahamian CJ, Jeziorczak PM, Munaco AJ, Perham OA, Lyuksemburg V, Robertson, DJ. Virtual Reality for Preoperative Planning in Complex Pediatric Oncology. Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, September 22, 2022, Quito, Ecuador
• Robertson DJ, Kapur R, Sood M, Khan R, Maheshwari A. Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Myenteric Hypoganglionosis. Pacific Associations of Pediatric Surgeons, Sept 13, 2023, Bali, Indonesia
• Meister M, Robertson DJ. Retained Appendicolith Erosion Through Gallbladder Fundus Presenting as Acute Cholangitis: A Late Postoperative Complication of Laparoscopic Appendectomy. Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, September 13, 2023, Bali, Indonesia

• Goslin BJ, Decou JM, Robertson DJ, Bunchman TE. Pretransplant Laparoscopic Nephrectomies in Pediatric Patients. International Pediatric Endosurgery 19th Annual Congress, June 11, 2010, Wailoloa, Hawaii
• Sun S, Geraghty J, Robertson D, Kumar P. Controversy in the Management of Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Carcinoma: A Report of Two Cases. American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, May 2, 2019, New Orleans, LA
• Sun S, Geraghty J, Robertson D, Kumar P. Conservative Management for Two Cases of Thyroglossal Duct Carcinoma. American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and neck Surgery, September 15, 2019, New Orleans, LA
• Khan R, Ashai-Khan F, Ullah I, Robertson DJ. Recurrent Vomiting, Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea: an Uncommon Presentation of Meckel’s Diverticulum in Older Children. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, October 5-7, 2023, San Diego, CA

Perham OA, Bramlet M, Robertson DJ. Virtual Reality for Presurgical Planning, Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, September 20, 2022, Quito, Ecuador

Wisconsin Medical Scholars Program 1994-1998

Alpha Omega Alpha 1997 

David Tapper Memorial Residency Teaching Award, University of Washington 2003

General Surgery Subspecialty Residency Teacher of the Year Award, Grand Rapids, MI 2007

Spectrum Health Grand Rapids ER Consultant of the Month, November 2011

Surgical Faculty Educator Award, Pediatric Department, OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois/University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, June 2022

OSF Health System Innovator of the Year, Finalist, 2023