Teerin Tongtham Meckmongkol, MD

Surgery

Primary Office

Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida 6535 Nemours Parkway Orlando, FL 32827 Appointment: (407) 650-7715

Other Offices

What I'm Passionate About

In addition to the Areas of Expertise shown, I also have special medical interest in:  Abdominal wall disorders Biliary disorders Fetal diagnosis and therapy Gastrointestinal disorders Head and neck disorders Pilonidal disease Thoracic disorders

Education & Training

Fellowship

  • Pediatric Surgery - St. Christophers Hospital for Children, 2018
  • Pediatric Surgery Research - St. Christophers Hospital for Children, 2013

Internship Residency

  • General Surgery - Hahnemann University Hospital Program, 2016

Medical/Dental School

  • MD - Albany Medical College, 2009
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Albany Medical College, 2008

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Better Health FL Medicaid and Healthy Kids
  • Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
  • Alabama Medicaid/Patient First
  • AmeriHealth Caritas Florida (FKA Prestige Health Choice)
  • AvMed
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida Blue Select
  • Cigna & Great West HMO/POS Open Access
  • Cigna & Great West PPO/EPO
  • Community Care Plan Medicaid
  • Employers Health Network PPO
  • Evolutions Healthcare
  • First Health Aetna PPO/EPO
  • Florida Community Care
  • Florida Medicaid
  • Florida Medicare
  • Health First Health Plans
  • HealthSmart Health Plans PPO
  • HUMANA HEALTHY HORIZONS (FKA HUMANA MEDICAID)
  • Humana HMO/POS
  • Humana PPO/EPO
  • Molina Healthcare Medicaid
  • Multiplan PPO
  • Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO ORL
  • Prime Health Services PPO Specialty Florida
  • Seminole Tribe of Florida
  • Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids
  • Simply Healthcare Medicaid HMO
  • Star Healthcare Network
  • Sunshine SMI/CMS 19 & 21
  • Sunshine State Health Plan Medicaid
  • Three Rivers Provider Network
  • Tricare/Humana Military Health Services/CHAMPVA
  • United Healthcare Commercial Products
  • United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid
  • Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO

  • Abdominal Masses
  • Anti-Reflux Surgery
  • Breast Disorders
  • Burn Care
  • Gall Bladder Disease
  • Hernias and Hydroceles
  • Wound Care

  • Health Disparities Research: What Every Pediatric Surgeon Should Know; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2024).

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  • Osseointegration reduces aseptic loosening of primary distal femoral implants in pediatric and adolescent osteosarcoma patients: a retrospective clinical and radiographic study; European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology; (2023).

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  • Diversity and demographics of APSA members: Understanding our identity; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2023).

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  • Debunking Myths of Gender Informed Care: What Every Pediatric Surgeon Should Know; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2023).

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  • APSA Members experience bias and discrimination in training and practice; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2023).

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  • Views of American Pediatric Surgeons on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2023).

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  • The Effect of Omega-9 on Bone Viscoelasticity and Strength in an Ovariectomized Diet-Fed Murine Model; Nutrients; (2023).

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  • Osseointegration Reduces Aseptic Loosening of Primary Distal Femoral Implants in Pediatric and Adolescent Osteosarcoma Patients: A Retrospective Clinical and Radiographic Study; Research Square; (2022).

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  • Omega-9 Modifies Viscoelasticity and Augments Bone Strength and Architecture in a High-Fat Diet-Fed Murine Model; Nutrients; (2022).

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  • Concurrent Acute Appendicitis and Type III Appendiceal Intussusception: A Case Report; Cureus; (2022).

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  • Delayed Presentation of Duodenal Atresia in a Male With Trisomy 21.; Cureus; (2022).

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  • Lactobacillus cell-free supernatant as a novel bioagent and biosurfactant against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the prevention and treatment of orthopedic implant infection; Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials; (2021).

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  • Incidence of Osteolysis and Aseptic Loosening Following Metal-on-Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review of Studies with Up to 15-Year Follow-up; Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery; (2021).

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  • Do polyunsaturated fatty acids protect against bone loss in our aging and osteoporotic population?; Bone; (2021).

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  • A Standardized Protocol for Nonoperative Management of Complicated Appendicitis in Children Reduces Resource Utilization; European Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2021).

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  • P001 North-South Gradient in the Incidence of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Along the Atlantic Coast; American Journal of Gastroenterology; (2020).

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  • Not Just for Urine: A Versatile Tool for Foreign Body Removal.; Cureus; (2020).

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  • Laparoscopic Repair of Bilateral Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Without Pulmonary Hypoplasia.; Cureus; (2020).

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  • A Standardized Protocol for the Management of Appendicitis in Children Reduces Resource Utilization; Pediatric Quality and Safety; (2020).

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  • Pain Control in a Pediatric Patient With Sickle Cell Disease Using Regional Nerve Blocks for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Case Report; A&A practice; (2019).

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  • Standardization of common bile duct size using ultrasound in pediatric patients; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2019).

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  • PRKAR positive angiomyxoma; Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports; (2019).

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  • Admission of Pediatric Concussion Injury Patients: Is it Necessary?; Journal of Surgical Research; (2019).

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  • Pediatric dog bite with peritoneal violation; Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports; (2019).

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  • Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (Frantz tumor) in a 14-year-old girl; Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports; (2018).

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  • Hidden morbidity of ethanol lock therapy; Pediatric Surgery International; (2018).

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  • Vacuum-assisted closure: A novel method of managing surgical necrotizing enterocolitis; European Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2015).

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  • The fibronectin synergy site modulates TGF-β-dependent fibroblast contraction; Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications; (2007).

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  • Twenty-four hour growth hormone and leptin secretion in active postpubertal adolescent girls: Impact of fitness, fatness, and age at menarche; Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism; (2006).

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  • Differences in Endocrine Function with Varying Fitness Capacity in Postpubertal Females Across the Weight Spectrum; Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine; (2004).

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  • Incomplete modified fast in obese early pubertal girls leads to an increase in 24-hour growth hormone concentration and a lessening of the circadian pattern in leptin; Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism; (2002).

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  • Prostaglandylinositol Cyclic Phosphate Synthase Activity In The Liver Of Insulin-Resistant Rhesus Monkeys Before And After A Euglycemic Hyperinsulinemic Clamp; Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology; (2001).

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