Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health Welcomes Expert in Single-incision Laparoscopy, Surgical Oncology and Procedures to Treat Congenital Abnormalities to K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
September 14, 2022
Dr. Margaret McGuire assumes role as surgical director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health is proud to introduce pediatric surgeon Margaret M. McGuire, M.D., FACS, FAAP, as surgical director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
Dr. McGuire specializes in minimally invasive surgery and is triple board certified in pediatric general surgery, surgical critical care and general surgery. She specializes in minimally invasive surgery, including single-incision laparoscopy, pediatric surgical oncology and surgical procedures to treat congenital abnormalities in newborns. Dr. McGuire is an expert in procedures done laparoscopically via the umbilicus.
Procedures performed include:
- Appendectomy
- Chest wall reconstruction
- Colorectal surgery
- Newborn thoracic and abdominal procedures
- Laparoscopic hernia repair
- Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy (scarless)
- Minimally invasive lung lobectomy
- Non-surgical treatment of early, acute appendicitis
- Ovarian tumor removal
- Single-incision laparoscopy
- Splenectomy
- Surgery for pectus excavatum
- Surgical oncology procedures
About Dr. McGuire
After earning her medical degree at University of Massachusetts, Dr. McGuire completed her residency in surgical critical care at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery at