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John Bealer, MD

Director, Bowel Management Program

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Surgery - Pediatric
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Outpatient Care at Briargate

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Center for Children's Surgery

719-305-9035

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My care philosophy

When caring for a child who needs surgery, it must be remembered that the parents are intimately involved in the process. The child requires kindness and compassion while the parents need information and confidence in their child's surgeon. I have dedicated my career to trying to provide for the needs of both my patients and their parents.

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Departments and Programs

Conditions Treated

Infant and Toddler Health
Weight Loss Surgery
Weight Loss and Dieting
Weight Loss Surgery

Burn

Languages spoken

English

Experience and background

I am a general pediatric surgeon whose practice is exclusively for children and primarily for issues that involve the chest and abdomen. My practice encompasses most congenital GI anomalies, including anorectal malformations as well as congenital lung anomalies. I am also the trauma medical director for Children's Hospital Colorado Colorado Springs and provide care for most childhood injuries. My practice also includes abdominal wall defects such as various types of hernia, testicle issues such as torsion and undescended testicles, appendicitis, biliary disease and solid tumors of childhood. I perform most of my procedures using advanced, minimally invasive endoscopic techniques. Finally, I have a background and training in fetal surgery. I provide prenatal counseling to pregnant women whose fetus (baby in the womb) has been discovered to have a surgical issue on prenatal ultrasound examinations.

Undergraduate 1985

University of Missouri–Kansas City (MO)

Medical School 1986

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Internship 1987

University of California (San Francisco) Program

Residency 1992

University of Missouri at Kansas City Program, Surgery

Fellowship 1995

University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine Program, Fetal Surgery

Fellowship 1997

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center/Children's Hospital Program, Pediatric Surgery

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