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ArticleJournal of clinical and translational science2025

The Eastern Pediatric Surgery Network: Creation and implementation of a comprehensive clinical research collaborative in pediatric surgery.

Cornelia L Griggs, Alyssa Stetson, Aaron M Lipskar, Mark B Slidell, Nicole M Chandler, Christine Finck, William Middlesworth, Shawn J Rangel, Jason O Robertson, Hanna Alemayehu and 15 more

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Cornelia L GriggsDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Alyssa StetsonDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Aaron M LipskarCohen Children's Medical Center, Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Endoscopic Surgery, New Hyde Park, New York, USA.
Mark B SlidellDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Nicole M ChandlerDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Saint Petersburg, FL, USA.
Christine FinckDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA.
William MiddlesworthDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center / New York Presbyterian-Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Shawn J RangelDepartment of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jason O RobertsonDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Hanna AlemayehuDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine - Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Myron AllukianPediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jennifer R DeFazioDivision of Pediatric Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Christina FengDivision of Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Matthew A HornickDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA.
J Leslie KnodDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA.
Afif N KulaylatPenn State Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Hershey, PA, USA.
Sean E McLeanDepartment of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Jose M PrinceCohen Children's Medical Center, Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Endoscopic Surgery, New Hyde Park, New York, USA.
Mark PuderDepartment of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jamie R RobinsonDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA.
Robert T RussellDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Children's of Alabama, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Stefan ScholzDivision of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Anne M SescleiferDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
David J HackamDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Shaun M KunisakiDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9229-4733

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Abstract

Over the past decade, several multi-institutional research consortia have formed within the North American pediatric surgical community. In this article, we describe our experience with the creation and implementation of the Eastern Pediatric Surgery Network, a large and comprehensive research consortium designed to produce a wide array of high-quality clinical studies within our subspecialty. In 2020, a vision statement and rules of governance were established at thirteen academic pediatric surgery divisions in the eastern United States. The research consortium was organized based on four major pillars, namely legal ownership of aggregate data, horizontal leadership structure, mandatory participation in adopted studies, and a broad research portfolio that encompasses the full breath of the specialty. Over the past five years, the number of research projects has dramatically expanded over time and includes participation from 24 different medical centers. Despite a lack of dedicated sponsored extramural support for most projects, there have been 28 abstracts presented at national conferences and 12 manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals. It is our hope that sharing our experience with creating this organization can help to inform others interested in establishing the academic infrastructure to engage in multi-institutional, evidence-based clinical research in other medical specialties and beyond.

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clinical researchConsortium studiesfaculty developmentpediatric surgeryquality improvement

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PMID41111943
PMCPMC12529634

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