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Frederick C. Ryckman, MD

Emeritus Professor of Surgery; Sr. Vice President, Medical Operations, CCHMC

Education/Credentials
  • Pediatric Surgery Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • General Surgery Residency: University of Florida
  • Medical Degree: University of Michigan
Contact Information
Research Interests

Pediatric Transplantation, Liver and Biliary Disease, ECMO, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Chest Wall Abnormalities

Peer Reviewed Publications

Walther, Ashley E; Coots, Abigail C; Goebel, Jens W; Alonso, Maria H; Ryckman, Frederick C; Tiao, Greg M; Nathan, Jaimie D 2015. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy for the pediatric recipient population: Risk factors for adverse outcomes. Pediatric transplantation, 19 8, 836-43

Mercurio, Patti; Shaffer Ellis, Andrea; Schoettker, Pamela J; Stone, Raymond; Lenk, Mary Anne; Ryckman, Frederick C 2014. Using improvement science methods to increase accuracy of surgical consents. AORN journal, 100 1, 42-53

Toltzis, Philip; O'Riordan, Maryanne; Cunningham, Dennis J; Ryckman, Frederick C; Bracke, Tracey M; Olivea, Jason; Lyren, Anne 2014. A statewide collaborative to reduce pediatric surgical site infections. Pediatrics, 134 4, e1174-80

White, Christine M; Statile, Angela M; White, Denise L; Elkeeb, Dena; Tucker, Karen; Herzog, Diane; Warrick, Stephen D; Warrick, Denise M; Hausfeld, Julie; Schondelmeyer, Amanda; Schoettker, Pamela J; Kiessling, Pamela; Farrell, Michael; Kotagal, Uma; Ryckman, Frederick C 2014. Using quality improvement to optimise paediatric discharge efficiency. BMJ quality & safety, 23 5, 428-36

Jensen, M Kyle; Campbell, Kathleen M; Alonso, Maria H; Nathan, Jaimie D; Ryckman, Frederick C; Tiao, Greg M 2013. Management and long-term consequences of portal vein thrombosis after liver transplantation in children. Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 19 3, 315-21

Barnett, Sean J; Frischer, Jason S; Gaskey, John A; Ryckman, Frederick C; von Allmen, Daniel 2012. Pediatric hernia repair: 1-stop shopping. Journal of pediatric surgery, 47 1, 213-6

Bondoc, Alexander J; Taylor, Janice A; Alonso, Maria H; Nathan, Jaimie D; Wang, Yu; Balistreri, William F; Bezerra, Jorge A; Ryckman, Frederick C; Tiao, Gregory M 2012. The beneficial impact of revision of Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia: an institutional study. Annals of surgery, 255 3, 570-6

Wagner, Lars M; Gelfand, Michael J; Laor, Tal; Ryckman, Frederick C; Al-Ghawi, Hayma; Bove, Kevin E 2011. A welcome surprise: nodular fasciitis presenting as soft tissue sarcoma. Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology, 33 4, 316-9

Pasternak, Brad A; Collins, Margaret H; Tiao, Gregory M; Rudolph, Jeffrey A; Alonso, Maria H; Ryckman, Frederick C; Kocoshis, Samuel A 2010. Anatomic and histologic variability of epithelial apoptosis in small bowel transplants. Pediatric transplantation, 14 1, 72-6

Rattan, Amit S; Laor, Tal; Ryckman, Frederick C; Brody, Alan S 2010. Pectus excavatum imaging: enough but not too much. Pediatric radiology, 40 2, 168-72

Taylor, Janice A; Ryckman, Frederick C 2010. Management of small bowel volvulus around feeding Roux-en-Y limbs. Pediatric surgery international, 26 4, 439-42

Dickie, Belinda; Dasgupta, Roshni; Nair, Rajalakshmi; Alonso, Maria H; Ryckman, Frederick C; Tiao, Gregory M; Adams, Denise M; Azizkhan, Richard G 2009. Spectrum of hepatic hemangiomas: management and outcome. Journal of pediatric surgery, 44 1, 125-33

Propst, Evan J; Lin, Erica P; Istaphanous, George K; Boesch, R Paul; Ryckman, Frederick C; Cotton, Robin T; Rutter, Michael J 2009. Management of traumatic tracheobronchial separation in a teenager using a fabricated extra-long endotracheal tube. International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 73 8, 1163-7

Ryckman, Frederick C; Schoettker, Pamela J; Hays, Kathryn R; Connelly, Beverly L; Blacklidge, Rebecca L; Bedinghaus, Cindi A; Sorter, Mary Lou; Friend, Lloyd C; Kotagal, Uma R 2009. Reducing surgical site infections at a pediatric academic medical center. Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety / Joint Commission Resources, 35 4, 192-8

Bartosh, Sharon M; Ryckman, Frederick C; Shaddy, Robert; Michaels, Marian G; Platt, Jeffrey L; Sweet, Stuart C 2008. A national conference to determine research priorities in pediatric solid organ transplantation. Pediatric transplantation, 12 2, 153-66

Ryckman, Frederick C; Bucuvalas, John C; Nathan, Jaimie; Alonso, Maria; Tiao, Greg; Balistreri, William F 2008. Outcomes following liver transplantation. Seminars in pediatric surgery, 17 2, 123-30

Nathan, Jaimie D; Rudolph, Jeffrey A; Kocoshis, Samuel A; Alonso, Maria H; Ryckman, Frederick C; Tiao, Greg M 2007. Isolated liver and multivisceral transplantation for total parenteral nutrition-related end-stage liver disease. Journal of pediatric surgery, 42 1, 143-7

Allen, Steven R; Ignacio, Romeo; Falcone, Richard A; Alonso, Maria H; Brown, Rebeccah L; Garcia, Victor F; Inge, Thomas H; Ryckman, Frederick C; Warner, Brad W; Azizkhan, Richard G; Tiao, Gregory M 2006. The effect of a right-sided aortic arch on outcome in children with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula. Journal of pediatric surgery, 41 3, 479-83

Buell, Joseph F; Gross, Thomas G; Thomas, Mark J; Neff, Guy; Muthiah, Chandar; Alloway, Rita; Ryckman, Frederick C; Tiao, Gregory M; Woodle, E Steve 2006. Malignancy in pediatric transplant recipients. Seminars in pediatric surgery, 15 3, 179-87

Campbell, Kathleen M; Yazigi, Nada; Ryckman, Frederick C; Alonso, Maria; Tiao, Greg; Balistreri, William F; Atherton, Harry; Bucuvalas, John C 2006. High prevalence of renal dysfunction in long-term survivors after pediatric liver transplantation. The Journal of pediatrics, 148 4, 475-80

Frey, Ala Stanford; Garcia, Victor F; Brown, Rebeccah L; Inge, Thomas H; Ryckman, Frederick C; Cohen, Aliza P; Durrett, Greg; Azizkhan, Richard G 2006. Nonoperative management of pectus carinatum. Journal of pediatric surgery, 41 1, 40-5; discussion 40-

Tiao, Greg; Ryckman, Frederick C 2006. Pediatric liver transplantation. Clinics in liver disease, 10 1, 169-97, vii

Tiao, Gregory M; Alonso, Maria H; Ryckman, Frederick C 2006. Pediatric liver transplantation. Seminars in pediatric surgery, 15 3, 218-27

Bucuvalas, John C; Ryckman, Frederick C; Arya, Gajra; Andrew, Brandy; Lesko, Anne; Cole, Conrad R; James, Brent; Kotagal, Uma 2005. A novel approach to managing variation: outpatient therapeutic monitoring of calcineurin inhibitor blood levels in liver transplant recipients. The Journal of pediatrics, 146 6, 744-50

Podberesky, Daniel J; Falcone, Richard A; Emery, Kathleen H; Care, Marguerite M; Anton, Christopher G; Miles, Lili; Ryckman, Frederick C 2005. Tailgut cyst in a child. Pediatric radiology, 35 2, 194-7