P. Stephen Almond, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery and Pediatric Surgery
Chief of Surgery, Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Head of the Divison of Pediatric Surgery, Urology and Transplantation
Bruce M. Henderson Chair in Pediatric Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
Children’s Surgical Services
3533 S. Alameda Furman Bldg, 3rd Floor
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Phone: 361-694-4700
Fax: (361) 694-4701
Hours: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
For appointments, assistance, and physician referrals in
Corpus Christi: (361) 694-4700 or (800) DCH-LOVE Fax (361) 694-4701
For appointments, assistance, and physician referrals in
Brownsville, Harlingen, Victoria, or Laredo: (800) 525-TOTS Fax (956) 412-3357
Please visit the Driscoll Children’s Hospital website for additional information:
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Support Services
About P. Stephen Almond, M.D.
Dr. Stephen Almond offers elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries that include, but not limited to:
- Neonatal (Newborn) Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery
- Pediatric Weight Loss Surgery
- Pediatric Kidney Transplant Surgery
History of the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Driscoll's Children's HospitalDr. Almond relocated to Corpus Christi in 2005 to establish a Pediatric Transplant Center and build a Department of Surgery at Driscoll Children’s Hospital.
The goals of the Department were simple: excellent patient care, education, and research. Since then, the Department of Surgery has grown tremendously adding surgeons, new surgical services, educational opportunities for residents and medical students, and publishing original research.
To date, the department has performed over 60 pediatric renal transplants, over 20 bariatric procedures, and urodynamic studies.