Vice President and Chief of Surgery Children's Hospital Los Angeles
General Surgery
Dr. Henri R. Ford, MD
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Henri R. Ford, MD practices General Surgery. He graduated from Harvard Medical School. Harvard Medical School is a top medical university. Harvard Medical School is ranked 1 in research and 12 in primary care medicine He received 7 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "Top Doctors:LA Area", "Top Doctors:Southern California", "Fellow (FACS)", "Top MD", "Super Doctor" and "Fellow (FAAP)". Doctor Henri R. Ford, MD has written publications. He has 97 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Upside-Down.'
Publications
- Upside-Down.
- Roles of nitric oxide and intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis.
- The ErbB4 Ligand Neuregulin-4 Protects against Experimental Necrotizing Enterocolitis.
- Survival of pediatric blunt trauma patients presenting with no signs of life in the field.
- A case of congenital pyloric atresia with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
- Late onset of necrotizing enterocolitis in the full-term infant is associated with increased mortality: Results from a two-center analysis.
- Low doses of Celecoxib attenuate gut barrier failure during experimental peritonitis.
- Recent Developments in Hirschsprung's-Associated Enterocolitis.
- Delayed family reunification of pediatric disaster survivors increases mortality and inpatient hospital costs: a simulation study.
- The role of the intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Fibroblast growth factor 10-fibroblast growth factor receptor 2b mediated signaling is not required for adult glandular stomach homeostasis.
- Can a pediatric trauma center improve the response to a mass casualty incident?
- Role of interleukin-10 in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Colonic venous malformation and portal hypertension: association, management, and review of the literature.
- The human milk oligosaccharide disialyllacto-N-tetraose prevents necrotising enterocolitis in neonatal rats.
- Human Isolates of Cronobacter sakazakii Bind Efficiently to Intestinal Epithelial Cells In Vitro to Induce Monolayer Permeability and Apoptosis.
- Pneumatosis intestinalis after laparoscopic appendectomy: case report and review of the literature.
- Availability of a pediatric trauma center in a disaster surge decreases triage time of the pediatric surge population: a population kinetics model.
- P-glycoprotein induction by breast milk attenuates intestinal inflammation in experimental necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Recruitment of Dendritic Cells Is Responsible for Intestinal Epithelial Damage in the Pathogenesis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis by Cronobacter sakazakii.
- Role of Neutrophils and Macrophages in the Pathogenesis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Caused by Cronobacter sakazakii.
- Answering the call to action: response to the haiti earthquake of january 12, 2010.
- Subcutaneous fixation of gastrostomy tube is superior to temporary fixation.
- Esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula in very low-birth-weight neonates: improved outcomes with staged repair.
- Role of the host defense system and intestinal microbial flora in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Wnt5a knock-out mouse as a new model of anorectal malformation.
- Outcome analysis of neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia treated with venovenous vs venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
- Repair of long-gap esophageal atresia: gastric conduits may improve outcome-a 20-year single center experience.
- Disparities in the delivery of pediatric trauma care.
- Ubiquitin-editing enzyme A20 promotes tolerance to lipopolysaccharide in enterocytes.
- Lactobacillus bulgaricus prevents intestinal epithelial cell injury caused by Enterobacter sakazakii-induced nitric oxide both in vitro and in the newborn rat model of...
- Laparoscopic choledochal cyst excision: lessons learned in our experience.
- Induction of fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) in the ileal crypt epithelium after massive small bowel resection suggests a role for FGF10 in gut adaptation.
- Thoracoscopic repair of neonatal diaphragmatic hernia.
- Preservation of extracorporeal tissue in closing gastroschisis augments intestinal length.
- Abdominal involvement in pediatric heart and lung transplant recipients with posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease increases the risk of mortality.
- Necrotizing enterocolitis--bench to bedside: novel and emerging strategies.
- Enterobacter sakazakii: an emerging pathogen in infants and neonates.
- Enterobacter sakazakii enhances epithelial cell injury by inducing apoptosis in a rat model of necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Primary gastric tumors of infancy and childhood: 54-year experience at a single institution.
- Contemporary management of lipoblastoma.
- Outcomes in pediatric trauma care.
- The role of nitric oxide in intestinal epithelial injury and restitution in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Understanding the susceptibility of the premature infant to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
- Prior studies comparing outcomes from trauma care at children's hospitals versus adult hospitals.
- Development of a hospital-based trauma registry in Haiti: an approach for improving injury surveillance in developing and resource-poor settings.
- Deficient Alk3-mediated BMP signaling causes prenatal omphalocele-like defect.
- Molecular signaling in necrotizing enterocolitis: regulation of intestinal COX-2 expression.
- Nitric oxide inhibits enterocyte migration through activation of RhoA-GTPase in a SHP-2-dependent manner.
- Mathematical modeling in necrotizing enterocolitis--a new look at an ongoing problem.
- Mechanism of nitric oxide-mediated intestinal barrier failure: insight into the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Lipopolysaccharide induces cyclooxygenase-2 in intestinal epithelium via a noncanonical p38 MAPK pathway.
- Nitrosative stress in an animal model of necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Intestinal and hepatic expression of BNIP3 in necrotizing enterocolitis: regulation by nitric oxide and peroxynitrite.
- Laparoscopic splenectomy in children.
- High-mobility group box 1 protein is an inflammatory mediator in necrotizing enterocolitis: protective effect of the macrophage deactivator semapimod.
- Carbon monoxide protects against the development of experimental necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Mechanisms of nitric oxide-mediated intestinal barrier failure in necrotizing enterocolitis.
- The high morbidity associated with handlebar injuries in children.
- Increased expression and function of integrins in enterocytes by endotoxin impairs epithelial restitution.
- Dominance of high-producing interleukin 6 and low-producing interleukin 10 and interferon gamma alleles in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient trauma patients.
- Disordered enterocyte signaling and intestinal barrier dysfunction in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Primary vs delayed surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax in children: which is better?
- Intraoperative handling and wound healing: controlled clinical trial comparing coated VICRYL plus antibacterial suture (coated polyglactin 910 suture with triclosan) w...
- Management of penetrating colon and rectal injuries in the pediatric patient.
- The role of the glutathione antioxidant system in gut barrier failure in a rodent model of experimental necrotizing enterocolitis.
- p38 MAP kinase mediates endotoxin-induced expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in enterocytes.
- Nonmotorized scooters: a source of significant morbidity in children.
- Endotoxin inhibits intestinal epithelial restitution through activation of Rho-GTPase and increased focal adhesions.
- Factors influencing survival in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: the relative role of timing of surgery.
- How low can you go? Effectiveness and safety of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in low-birth-weight neonates.
- Mentoring, diversity, and academic surgery.
- Duodenal injuries in children: beware of child abuse.
- Effect of age on cervical spine injuries in children after motor vehicle collisions: effectiveness of restraint devices.
- Contrast extravasation predicts the need for operative intervention in children with blunt splenic trauma.
- Antibiotic allergy: guidelines for antibiotic choice and treatment of severe drug reactions.
- Predictors of outcome for children with perforated Appendicitis initially treated with non-operative management.
- Peroxynitrite inhibits enterocyte proliferation and modulates Src kinase activity in vitro.
- Newborn endothelin receptor type B mutant (piebald) mice have a higher resting anal sphincter pressure than newborn C57BL/6 mice.
- Treatment of Fistulizing Crohn's Disease in Children.
- All-terrain vehicle rules and regulations: impact on pediatric mortality.
- Mechanism of intestinal-derived fungal sepsis by gliotoxin, a fungal metabolite.
- Development of a novel method to predict disability after head trauma in children.
- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese adolescents.
- Monotherapy versus multi-drug therapy for the treatment of perforated Appendicitis in children.
- Invited commentary: new roles for immune-enhancing diets.
- Abdominal and pelvic trauma in children.
- NF-kappaB inhibition enhances peroxynitrite-induced enterocyte apoptosis.
- Role of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite in gut barrier failure.
- Long-term follow-up of patients with necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Risk factors for splenectomy in children with blunt splenic trauma.
- A new method for estimating probability of survival in pediatric patients using revised TRISS methodology based on age-adjusted weights.
- Panel discussion: current issues in the prevention and management of surgical site infection--part 2.
- Cellular, biochemical, and clinical aspects of wound healing.
- Panel discussion: current issues in the prevention and management of surgical site infection--part 1.
- Necrotizing enterocolitis: contemporary management and outcomes.
Schools
Harvard Medical School
Ny Hospital Cornell Med College
Procedures Preformed
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
- Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
Conditions Treated
- Appendicitis
Doctors Specialties
- Pediatric Surgery
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Top Doctors:LA Area
- Top Doctors:Southern California
- Fellow (FACS)
- Top MD
- Super Doctor
- Fellow (FAAP)
Education
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center -
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus -
Harvard Medical School
Hospital
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Long Beach Memorial Medical Center -
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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