Daniel J. Ostlie, MD

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Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair of Surgery

Daniel J. Ostlie, MD

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Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair of Surgery

Specialty

Surgical Services Trauma

Areas of Expertise

  • Pectus Excavatum Repair

Phone Number

602-933-0016

Locations

Phoenix Children's Hospital - Thomas Campus

1919 E. Thomas Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
United States

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Phoenix Children's Specialty Care

3370 S. Mercy Rd.
Building 2
Gilbert, AZ 85297
United States

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About Daniel J. Ostlie, MD

As Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair of Surgery, Dr. Ostlie is accountable for the Hospital's surgical services and leadership within all surgical divisions, including General Surgery, ENT, Dermatology, Urology, Congenital Heart Surgery, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Gynecology, Trauma, Anesthesiology and Transplant.

Dr. Ostlie continues to have a special interest in chest wall abnormalities, performing his first minimally invasive repair in 2000 and more than 400 in his career. He has participated in research focusing on chest wall care including technical modifications, operative approaches, and postoperative pain management.

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As Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair of Surgery, Dr. Ostlie is accountable for the Hospital's surgical services and leadership within all surgical divisions, including General Surgery, ENT, Dermatology, Urology, Congenital Heart Surgery, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Gynecology, Trauma, Anesthesiology and Transplant.

Dr. Ostlie continues to have a special interest in chest wall abnormalities, performing his first minimally invasive repair in 2000 and more than 400 in his career. He has participated in research focusing on chest wall care including technical modifications, operative approaches, and postoperative pain management.

Dr. Ostlie also provides administrative and clinical leadership to four clinical program centers that encompass the surgical divisions, the critical care program, the neurosciences institute, and the heart center. He remains committed to education and research, and has administrative oversight for both the research and educational endeavors at Phoenix Children's Hospital.

Prior to joining Phoenix Children's Hospital, Dr. Ostlie served as Surgeon-in-Chief at American Family Children's Hospital in Madison, WI, and held Professor of Surgery and Professor of Pediatrics positions at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health from 2012 through 2016. Dr. Ostlie completed his residency in general surgery at Mayo Clinic Arizona from 1995 to 2000, during which time he also spent one year as a research fellow at Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK. After general surgery residency, he completed his pediatric surgery fellowship and surgical critical care fellowship at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO. During his 12 years with the institution, he rose through numerous leadership roles including vice chair of the Department of Surgery and program director of both the Pediatric Surgery Residency and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship.

Dr. Ostlie remains clinically active with focused interest in chest wall abnormalities, esophageal disorders, minimally invasive surgery, and neonatal surgery. He continues his academic effort primarily in outcomes research. He has been instrumental in the establishment of two multi-institutional consortia focusing on the development of research to expand the knowledge surrounding rare pediatric surgical conditions. He has authored more than 215 peer-reviewed publications, 20 book chapters, and is the editor of two books. He has served as the Pediatric Editor of the Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques and is the current Editor of Seminars in Pediatric Surgery.

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+–Education & Training

Medical School / Education

University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks, ND

Residency

Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

Fellowship

(Pediatric Surgery and Surgical Critical Care) Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas, MO

Internship

(General Surgery) LAC + USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

+–Academic and Professional Affiliations

Academic Affiliations

Professor, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix

Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

+–Research & Publications

Research

Outcomes research

Publications

Linnaus ME1, Ostlie DJ2. Complications in common general pediatric surgery procedures. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2016 Dec;25(6):404-411. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2016.10.002. Epub 2016 Oct 29. PubMed PMID: 27989365.Lal DR, Gadepalli SK, Downard CD, Ostlie DJ, Minneci PC, Swedler RM, Chelius TH, Cassidy L, Rapp CT, Billmire D, Bruch S, Burns RC, Deans KJ, Fallat ME, Fraser JD, Grabowski J, Hebel F, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Kohler J, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Raque J, Rymeski B, Saito JM, St Peter SD, von Allmen D, Warner BW, Sato TT. Challenging surgical dogma in the management of proximal esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula: Outcomes from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. J Pediatr Surg 2017 June 1. PMID 28599967Garvey EM, Ostlie DJ. Hiatal and paraesophageal hernia repair in pediatric patients. Seminar Pediatr Surg. 2017 Apr;26(2):61-66. PMID 28550872 Magoteaux SR, Notrica DM, Langlais CS, Linnaus ME, Raines AR, Letton RW, Alder AC, Greenwell C, Eubanks JW, Lawson KA, Garcia NM, St Peter SD, Ostlie DJ, Leys CM, Bhatia A, Maxson RT, Tuggle DW, Ponsky TA. Hypotension and the need for transfusion in pediatric blunt spleen and liver injury: An ATOMAC+ prospective study. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Jun;52((6):979-983. PMID 28363471Linnaus ME, Langlais CS, Garcia NM, Alder AC, Eubanks JW 3rd, Maxson RT, Letton RW, Ponsky TA, St Peter SD, Leys C, Bhatia A, Ostlie DJ, Tuggle DW, Lawson KA, Raines AR, Notrica DM. Failure of nonoperative management of pediatric blunt liver and spleen injuries: A prospective Arizona-Texas-Oklahoma-Memphis-Arkansas Consortium study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Apr,82(4):672-679. PMID 28099382Linnaus ME, Notrica DM, Langlais CS, St Peter SD, Leys CM, Ostlie DJ, Maxson RT, Ponsky T, Tuggle DW, Eubanks JW 3rd, Bhatia A, Alder AC, Greenwell C, Garcia NM, Lawson KA, Motghare P, Letton RW. Prospective validation of the shock index pediatric-adjusted (SIPA) in blunt liver and spleen trauma: An ATOMAC+ study. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Feb;52(2):340-344. PMID 27717564Vaughan N, Tweed J, Greenwell C, Notrica DM, Langlais CS, Peter SD, Leys CM, Ostlie DJ, Maxson RT, Ponsky T, Tuggle DW, Eubanks JW 3rd, Bhatia A, Greenwell C, Garcia NM, Lawson KA, Motghare P, Letton RW, Alder AC. The impact of morbid obesity on solid organ injury in children using the ATOMAC protocol at a pediatric level I trauma center. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Feb;52(2):345-348 PMID 27707653Rogers AP, Zens TJ, Leys CM, Nichol PF, Ostlie DJ.A call for a standardized definition of perforated appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Jan;52(1):89-92. PMID 27884453Acher CW, Ostlie DJ, Leys CM, Struckmeyer S, Parker M, Nichol PF. Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Tracheoesophageal Fistula/Esophageal Atresia: Survey Results from Tracheoesophageal Fistula/Esophageal Atresia Online Communities. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Dec;26(6):476-480
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