University Medical Campus
Research & Education
Health Care Professionals
Monford Daniel Custer, III, M.D.
General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Education
- Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, M.D., 1981
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, M.S., 1977
- University of Denver, CO, B.S., 1974
Specialty Training
- General Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, 1981-1987
- Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, 1987-1989
Scott & White Appointment
July 27, 1989
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery
Publications and Research
- Kilbride, K. E., Cooney, D. R., and Custer, M. D., III.
Vacuum-assisted closure: a new method for treating patients with giant omphalocele. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 41[1], 212-215. 2006. - Gupta, M., Beeram, M. R., Pohl, J. F., and Custer, M. D., III.
Ileal atresia associated with Hirschsprung disease (total colonic aganglionosis). Journal of Pediatric Surgery 40[9], e5-e7. 2005. - Little, D. C., Pratt, T. C., Blalock, S. E., Krauss, D. R., Cooney, D. R., and Custer, M. D., III.
Patent ductus arteriosus in micropreemies and full-term infants: The relative merits of surgical ligation versus indomethacin treatment. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 38[3], 492-496. 2003. - Little, D. C., Vermillion, J. M., Dikis, E. J., Little, R. J., Custer, M. D., III, and Cooney, D. R.
Life on the farm-children at risk. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 38[5], 804-807. 2003. - Little, D. C., Cooney, D. R., and Custer, M. D., III.
Pediatric circumsion and release of phimosis. International Pediatrics 4[3], 251-259. 2002. - Read more publications.
Patient Care Emphasis
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Newborn Surgery: Repair of congential intestinal obstructions, biliary artesia, imperformate anus, Hischsprungs's disease, tracheoesophageal fistula, diaphragmatic hernia, omphalocele, gastroschisis, etc.
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Childhood Tumors: Removal of Whilm's Tumor, neuroblastoma, ovarian tumors, hepatoblastoma, rabdomyosarcoma, scarococcygeal teratoma, and etc.
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Head and Neck: Removal of head and neck tumors and cysts to include thyroglossal duct cyst, brachial cleft cyst, lympganiomas, tumors of thyroid glands, etc.
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Prenatal Consults: Prenatal consults for mothers with an infant with birth defects prior to delivery and surgery
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Corrections of Thoracic Conditions: Repair such as removal of cegenital lung lesions such as sequestration, congenital adenoid malformations, repair of pectus excavatum, pectus carrinatum, management of empyema and other infections
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Minimally Invasive Surgery for Children: to include laproscopic cholecystectomy, splenectomy, appendectomy, Nissen fundoplication, and etc.
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Common Procedures: hernias and hydroceles in infants, children and adolecents, orchiopexy for undescended testicles, removal of hemangiomas and congenital nevi, emergencies such as appendectomies and pyloromyotomies, and management of childhood tintraabdonimal & intrathoracic trauma
Professional Activities
- Specialty Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Association for Surgical Education
- Children's Oncology Group
- Southern Society of Clinical Surgeons
- Surgical Society of the University of Alabama
- Texas Medical Association
- Texas Society of Pediatric Surgeons
- Texas Surgical Society
Awards
- Trustee for Gallagher Foundation
- Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Interests/Hobbies
Tennis, golf, sailing
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