The Department of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatric Surgery

Faculty Biography

The Division of General and Thoracic Pediatric Surgery 


Kevin P. Lally, MD

Dr. Lally is the A.G. McNeese, Chair in Pediatric Surgery, Chairman and Professor of the Department of Pediatric Surgery. He is Surgeon-in-Chief of the Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital and director of the ECMO Program. He completed his Pediatric Surgery Training at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and is board certified in Surgery, Critical Care and Pediatric Surgery with a special interest in prenatally diagnosed problems. He joined the University in 1991.

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EDUCATION

Undergraduate Education:

1972-1976 USAF Academy, Colorado, B.S.
Major: Life Sciences

Graduate Education:

1976-1980 Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana, M.D.

Postdoctoral Training:
Internships and Residencies:

1980-1981 Intern in Surgery, USAF Medical Center, Keesler AFB, MS
1981-1982 Resident in Surgery USAF Medical Center, Keesler AFB, MS
1983-1984
1984-1985 Chief Resident in Surgery USAF Medical Ctr, Keesler AFB, MS

Fellowships/Other:

1982-1983 Research Fellow in Infectious Diseases, Channing Laboratory
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
1985-1987 Chief Resident in Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
1999-2000 Certificate Degree in Business Administration, University of Houston, Clear Lake
2003-2006 Masters of Science in Clinical Research, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston (Pending)

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

PAST ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1991-1996 Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
1987-1991 Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
1988-1991 Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
1990-1991 Assistant Scientist (Adjunct) Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
1991-2001 Associate Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

HOSPITAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

2005 - Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Training Program
2003- Chief, Pediatric Surgery, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1999- Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, UTHSC
1995 - Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, UTHSC
1991- Director, ECMO Program, Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital
1991- Attending Staff (Pediatric Surgery) -
Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital
LBJ County Hospital
U.T. MD Anderson Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital

PAST HOSPITAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

1993-1997 Chief Pediatric Surgery, Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital
1994-1995 Interim Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, UTHSC
Jan-June 1992 Acting Head Division of Pediatric Critical Care and Medical Director, Pediatric ICU, UTHSC and Hermann Children's Hospital
1992 - 2001 Medical Director, PICU, Hermann Children’s Hospital
1987-1991 Chief of Pediatric Surgery
Surgical Director, Pediatric ICU
Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas
1987-1991 Attending Surgeon (Pediatric Surgery)
Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
1988-1991 Chief Consultant to the Surgeon General for Pediatric Surgery
Vice Chairman, Department of General Surgery
Training Officer, General Surgery Training Program
Director, ECMO, Wilford Hall USAFMC Lackland AFB, Texas

MILITARY SERVICE

1976-1991 Active Duty US Air Force

LICENSURE

Current Texas license

CERTIFICATION

May 1986 Diplomate American Board of Surgery - #31393
(Re-Certification, October 1993, October 2004)
May 1988 Special Qualifications in Pediatric Surgery - #504
(Re-Certification, October 1997)
January 1990 Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care - #438
(Re-Certification, October 1997)

AWARDS AND HONORS

1980 Isadore Dyer Memorial Award for most outstanding four year academic performance, Tulane Medical School
1980 Gold Scalpel Award for best performance by a student in surgery
1982 & 1984 Surgeon General's Award for most outstanding paper in General Surgery, Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons
1983 Clinical Surgeons Award for most outstanding paper, Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons
1990 Outstanding Surgical Educator, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
1991-2000 The Children's Fund Professorship in Pediatric Trauma, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
1999 – 2001, 2006 Teaching Excellence Award, UTHSC
2000- The A.G. McNeese Chair in Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1990-1994 American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
1990-1994 Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
1980-1992 Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons
(Treasurer 1988-1989)
(Secretary 1989-1991)

1979- Alpha Omega Alpha
1985- Association for Academic Surgery
1987- Texas Society of Pediatric Surgeons
1988- Society of Critical Care Medicine
1988- American Academy of Pediatrics
Surgical Section (Publications Committee 1992-1995)

(Chair, Publications 1995-1996)
(Nominating Committee - 1997)
(Executive Committee 2004 - )
Critical Care Section
1989- Surgical Infection Society
(Membership Committee 1998-2000)
1989- Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
(Conference Committee 1991-1997)
(Executive Steering Committee 1994 –2000, 2002 - 2005)
(Treasurer 1995 - 2000)
(Conference Committee Chair 2002 - 2005)
1990- Fellow, American College of Surgeons

(Young Surgeons Committee 1996 - 2000)
(Surgical Practice in Hospitals 1997 -2000)
(S. Texas Applicants Committee 1997 - )
(S. Texas Chapter – Executive Committee 2003 - )
(S. Texas Chapter – President 2005-2007)
1990- Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons

(Publications Committee 1992-1993, 2001- )
(Nominating Committee - 1994)
(Program Committee – 1998, 2005)
(Board of Directors – 2001- )
(Chair, Publications – 2003 -2006)
1991- American Pediatric Surgical Association
(Critical Care Committee 1992-1999)
(Education Committee 2000-2004)
(Outcomes Committee 2000-2003)
1991- Houston Pediatric Society
1991- Harris County Medical Society
1992- Fellow, College of Critical Care Medicine
1992- Houston Surgical Society
1994- Society of University Surgeons
1995- Texas Pediatric Society
1997- American College of Physician Executives
2001- American Surgical Association
2003- Texas Surgical Association
2003- Southern Surgical Association
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INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group
Chairman

UNIVERSITY AND HOSPITAL COMMITTEES

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Member, Faculty Senate (1992-1996)
Chair, Nominating Committee (1995-96)
Internal Review Committee, Pediatrics Residency
Internal Review Committee, Dept. of Anesthesia
Internal Review Committee (Head), Hematology Fellowship
Student Evaluation and Promotions Committee (1995-2001)
MSRDP Managed Care Committee (1995-1996)
Member, Search Committee, OB/Gyn Chairman
Member, Search Committee, Emergency Medicine Chairman
Member, Search Committee, PICU Division Head
Member, Search Committee, Pediatric Cardiology Division Head
Member, MSRDP Board (1995- 2002)
Member, MSRDP Hospital Relations Committee
Member, MSRDP Finance Committee (1995 - 2002 )
Business Advisory Committee UCP (1998-1999)
Clinic Management Transition Committee (2000-2001
Clinic Operations Committee – Chair (2001 - 2002 )
Freshman Curriculum Review (2003)
Member, Search Committee, Anesthesia Chairman
Member, Search Committee, Neonatology Division Head

Memorial Hermann Hospital
Medical Records Committee (1995-1997)
Surgery Service Committee (1993- 1998)
Emergency Dept. Advisory Committee (1995-1998)
Infection Control Committee (1998- 2001)
Director - Fetal Assessment Center
Operating Room Committee (2000- )

Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital
Multidisciplinary PICU Committee
Neonatal Critical Care Committee (1993-1998)
Organ Donation Committee (1993-1996)
Pediatric Service Committee (1991-1998)
Pediatric Resuscitation Committee (1994-1995)
Chairman - Children’s Surgery Action Team (1994-1997)
Chairman - Pediatric Trauma Action Team (1995-1996)
Memorial/Hermann Pediatric Coordinating Council (1998-2000)

PUBLICATIONS

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Moyer V, Moya F, Tibboel R, Losty P, Nagaya M, Lally KP. Late Versus Early Surgical Intervention for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Newborn Infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000:CD001695

REVIEW ARTICLES / BOOK CHAPTERS
  1. Lally KP. "Hirschsprung's Disease", in Beck DE and Welling DR, eds. Patient Care in Colorectal Surgery; Little Brown, pp. 115-122, 1991.
  2. Lally KP. "Congenital Colorectal Anomalies", in Beck DE and Welling DR, eds. Patient Care in Colorectal Surgery; Little Brown, pp. 123-128, 1991.
  3. Lally KP. "Congenital and Pediatric Anorectal Conditions", in Beck DE and Wexner SD. Fundamentals of Anorectal Surgery; MacMillan, pp. 36-49, 1992.
  4. Andrassy RJ, Lally KP. "The Use of Albumin in Surgical Enteral Nutrition". Postgrad Gen Surg 5:30-33, 1993.
  5. Horwitz JR, Lally KP. "Host Defense and the Systemic Inflammatory Response To Extracorporeal Life Support", in Bartlett RH and Zwischenberger JW (eds). Extracorporeal Life Support, ELSO, pp.137-156, 1995.
  6. Cocanour CS, Lally KP, Thompson JA, McMullen D, Xue H. “Macrophage Production of Prostaglandin E2 Following Hemorrhagic Shock”, in Faist E, Baue AE, Schildberg FW, eds. Immune Consequences of Trauma, Shock and Sepsis, Pabst Science Publishers, pp.280-286, 1996.
  7. Lally KP. “The Role of ECMO in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia”, in Klein M, ed. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 5:249-255, 1996.
  8. Horwitz JR, Marvin RG, Lally KP. “Hirschsprung’s Disease and Colorectal Anomalies”, in Beck DE ed. Handbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, QM Publishers, pp. 175-197, 1997.
  9. Cox CS, Marvin RG, Lally KP, Weber T, Andrassy RJ. Physiologic Problems in the Pediatric Surgical Patient in Miller TA (ed): Modern Surgical Care, Physiologic Foundations and Clinical Applications. St. Louis, Quality Medical Publishing, pp. 1337-1361, 1998
  10. Horwitz JR, Lally KP. “Vascular Access Devices in Children”, in Andrassy RJ, ed. Pediatric Surgical Oncology, WB Saunders Publishers, pp. 137-153, 1998
  11. Cox CS, Lally KP. "Congenital and Pediatric Anorectal Conditions", in Beck DE and Wexner SD. Fundamentals of Anorectal Surgery, 2nd ed.; WB Saunders Publishers, pp. 54-69, 1998
  12. Lally KP. “Luke Able - Pediatric Surgeon”, in Mattox KL, ed. History of the Houston Surgical Society, Eakin Press Publishers, pp. 74-78, 1998.
  13. Horwitz JR, Lally KP, Black CT, Andrassy RJ. “Outpatient Pediatric Surgery”, in Moody FG, ed. Ambulatory Surgery, WB Saunders Publishers, pp. 102-122, 1999.
  14. Cox CS, Lally KP. "Host Defense and the Systemic Inflammatory Response To Extracorporeal Life Support", in Bartlett RH and Zwischenberger JW (eds). Extracorporeal Life Support, 3rd edition, ELSO, pp. 164-181, 2000
  15. Lally KP, Cox CS Jr., Andrassy RJ. "The Appendix" in Townsend CM Jr., Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL (eds.). Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 16th edition, WB Saunders Publishers, pp. 917-928, 2000
  16. Neville HL, Lally KP. Pediatric Surgical Wound Infections. Semin Pediatr Infect Dis.
    12:124-129, 2001
  17. Blakely ML, Lally KP. Evidence Based Pediatric Surgery Improves Clinical Outcomes. Semin. Pediatr Surg 11:42-45, 2002
  18. Lally KP. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Curr Opin Pediatr 14:486-90, 2002
  19. Lally KP. “Hirschsprung’s Disease and Colorectal Anomalies”, in Beck DE ed. Handbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery 2nd edition, Marcel Dekker Publishers, pp. 199-220, 2003
  20. Lally KP, Cox CS Jr., Andrassy RJ. "The Appendix" in Townsend CM Jr., Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL (eds.). Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 17th edition, WB Saunders Publishers, pp. 1381-1399, 2004
  21. Doyle NM, Lally KP. The CDH Study Group and Advances in the Clinical Care of the Patient with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Semin Perinatol. 28:174-184, 2004
  22. Lally KP. “Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia”. In Oldham KT, Colombani PM, Foglia RP, Skinner MA (eds.). Surgery of Infants and Children, 2nd edition, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins Publishers, pp. 897-908, 2005
  23. Khan AM, Lally KP. The Role of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in The Management of Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Semin Perinatol. 29:118-122, 2005
  24. Moya FR, Lally KP. Evidence Based Management of Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Semin Perinatol. 29:112-117, 2005
  25. Khan AM, Lally KP. "Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia", in Van Meurs KP, Lally KP, Peek G, Zwischenberger JW (eds). Extracorporeal Life Support, 3rd edition, ELSO, pp297-303, 2005
  26. Hayes-Jordan A, Cox CS Jr., Lally KP. “Pediatric Surgical Oncology”, in Pollock RP, Mansfield P, Advanced Surgical Oncology. In Press (2006)
  27. Harting MT, Blakely ML, Jaffe N, Cox CS, Hayes-Jordan AA, Benjamin RS, Andrassy RJ, Lally KP. Long-term survival after aggressive resection of pulmonary metastases among children and adolescents with osteosarcoma. J Pediatr Surg 41:194-199, 2006.
  28. Hayes-Jordan AA, Doherty DK, West SD, Raney RB, Blakely ML, Cox CS, Andrassy RJ, Lally KP. Outcome following surgical resection of recurrent rhabdomyosarcoma. J Pediatr Surg 41:633-638, 2006.
  29. Pereira KD, Webb BD, Blakely ML, Cox CS, Lally KP. Sequelae of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury after patent ductus arteriosus ligation. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol;70(9):1609-12, 2006.
  30. Radhakrishnan RS, Lally PA, Lally KP, Cox CS. ECMO for meconium aspiration syndrome: Support for relaxed entry criteria. ASAIO Journal. 53(4):489-91, 2007.
  31. Harting MT, Blakely ML, Cox CS Jr, Lantin-Hermoso R, Andrassy RJ, Lally KP.Acute hemodynamic decompensation following patent ductus arteriosus ligation in premature infants. J Invest Surg;21(3):133-8, 2008.

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BOOKS and JOURNALS EDITED
  1. Van Meurs KP, Lally KP, Peek G, Zwischenberger J, eds. Extracorporeal Life Support, 3rd Edition, 2005
  2. Moya FR, Lally KP, eds. “Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia” - Seminars in Perinatology, April 2005
  3. Lally KP, ed. “Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia” – Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, In Press (2007)
PUBLISHED LETTERS AND ABSTRACTS

Available upon request.

INVITED LECTURES

Available upon request.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  1. Clinical Research
  2. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  3. New Modes of Ventilation
  4. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
RESEARCH SUPPORT
NATIONAL

1. NIH Advancing Clinical Research in Pediatric Surgery
#1K24RR17050-01 (2002-2007)
(P.I.) $611,020

2. NIH Maternal Fetal Medicine Network #1U10HD40545 (2001-2006) $1,878,589
(Co-investigator)(No direct support)
3. NIH Traumatic Brain Injury Network
#1R21HD426649 (2003-2005) $222,750
(Co-P.I.)

INTRAMURAL

1. 81-097 Use of oral antibiotics after initial therapy
(P.I.) for bacterial peritonitis (1981-1982) $ 3,805

2. 81-116 Evaluation of Various Regimens in the prevention
(P.I.) of stress induced gastric mucosal injury in the
rat (1981-1982) $ 3,989

3. 81-164 Various routes of administration in nutritional
(P.I.) prevention of stress gastric erosions
(1981-1982) $ 1,390

4. 83-165 Mechanisms of microbial synergy in intraabdominal
(P.I.) abscess formation (1983-1985) $ 1,076

5. 84-059 Use of adjunctive antibiotic therapy to prevent
(P.I.) peritonitis following stroma free hemoglobin
(1984-1985) $ 1,530

6. 84-082 Assessment of Peritonitis during use of stroma
(P.I.) free hemoglobin solution (1984-1985) $ 1,692

7. 89-003 Use of expanding endobronchial stents in the
(Co-P.I.) treatment of piglet tracheomalacia
(1989-1990) $ 8,245

8. 89-004 Evaluating the protective effects of Glucan-F
(Co-P.I.) in polymicrobial sepsis (1989-1990) $ 3,735

9. 89-137 Evaluation of diaphragm replacement materials
(P.I.) in growing animals (1989-1990) $ 1,200

10. 89-254 Tracheal reconstruction using reinforced PTFE
(Co-P.I.) (1989-1990) $ 2,665

11. 89-255 Biologic response of the trachea to foreign
(Co-P.I.) materials (1989-1991) $ 3,203

OTHER

1. Bristol-Myers A prospective randomized trial of Cefepime
(Co-P.I.) versus Gentamicin and Mezlocillin in
treatment of acute cholecystitis
(1989-1990) $86,620

2. UCRC/NIH A Multicenter Trial of 6 Aminocaproic Acid (Amicar) in (NIH MO1-RR-02558) the Prevention of Bleeding in Infants on ECMO
(P.I.) (1993-1997) $9,939

3. CMC/Telethon Registry for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
(P.I.) (1997) $3,400.

4. AAP Registry for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
(1998-2002) $4,000.

5. UCRC/NIH A Prospective Randomized Trial of Timing of Hernia
(NIH MO1-P-2-98-187) Repair in Premature Infants
(Co-P.I.) (1998-2001)

6. UCRC/NIH Surgical Complications Following Operation for NEC
(NIH MO1-P-2-98-181) (1998-2001)
(Co P.I.)

7. UCRC/NIH A Randomized Trial of the Use of Prenatal Corticosteroids to
(NIH M01-P-2-99-056) Improve Survival in Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic
(P.I.) Hernia (1999-2004)

EDITORIAL POSITIONS

Reviewer Pediatrics
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Journal of Pediatrics
Journal of Infectious Diseases
Pediatric Research
Surgical Endoscopy
Acta Paediatrica
Journal of Perinatology
Pediatric Surgery International
Annals of Surgery
Publications Chairperson, Surgical Section AAP (1995)
Publications Chairperson, Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons (2004-2007)

RESEARCH FELLOWS/RESIDENTS SUPERVISED

1992-1994 Susanna Burkhead M.D.
1992-1994 Regina Okhuysen, M.D.
1993-1996 Jeffrey Horwitz, M.D.
1994-1995 Samir Sukkar, M.D.
1994-1995 Michael Huenecke, M.D.
1994-1998 Amir Khan, M.D.
1995-1998 Sophia Tsakiri, M.D.
1996-1998 Hanna Said, M.D.
1998-1999 Holly Neville, M.D.
1999-2000 Billy Gill, M.D.

FUNDED MENTORING SINCE 1996
  1. Charles S. Cox, Jr., MD
    NIH, K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08GM000675), 174 priority score, 1998-2004, $477,144.
    2. Martin L. Blakely, MD
    NIH, K23 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K23HD001473), 169 priority score, 2000-2005, $605,350.
    3. Lillian Kao, MD
    A. Surgical Infection Society Foundation for Research and Education Scholarship Award 2005-2005, $20,000
    B. NIH, K23 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (193 priority score) (164 on resubmission)
    C. Robert Wood Johnson Faculty Scholars Award 2006-2009, $360,000
    4. Amir Khan, MD
    NIH, K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (272 priority score) (Resubmitted)
    5. Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD
    A. Amschwand Foundation for Sarcoma Research – 2005 – 2006, $20,000
    B. RWJ Foundation, Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Award 2006-2010, $365,400
MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS
  1. Anonymous. Survival of Term Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. (Writing Committee: Stevens TP, Lally PA, Lally KP)
  2. Anonymous. Defect Size Determines Survival in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (Writing Committee: Lally KP, Lally PA, Lasky RE, Tibboel D, Jaksic T, Wilson JM, Frenckner B, Bohn DJ, Van Meurs KP, Davis CF, Hirschl RB) (Submitted)
  3. Tsakiri SP, Shabarek FM, Thompson J, Xue H, Lally KP. Developmental Alterations in Cytokine Production by Murine Lung Macrophages. Inflammation (Submitted)
  4. Anonymous. Prenatal diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: How should the babies be delivered? (Writing Committee: Frenckner BP, Hintz SR, Lally PA, Lally KP (In Progress)
  5. Kao LS, Morris BH, Lally KP, Stewart CD, Huseby V, Moya FR, Kennedy KA. The effect of hyperglycemia on outcome in extremely low birth weight infants. J Perinatol (Submitted)
  6. Scott DA, Klaassens M, Holder A, Lally KP, Fernandes C, de Klein A, Tibboel D, Lee B.
    Identification of Copy Number Changes in Non-Isolated Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH+) (Submitted)

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Faculty Biography

Kevin P. Lally, MD