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  • Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
  • Accepting new patients
  • 26 years of experience
  • WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital 1 Medical Center Dr, Morgantown, WV 26506
  • (304) 293-0583

Brief Intro

Federico G. Seifarth, MD, FAAP, FACS, is the surgeon-in-chief at WVU Medicine Children’s. He specializes in minimally invasive techniques, including robotic-assisted surgery with the da Vinci robotic system on neonates, children, and adolescents. He is board certified in pediatric surgery and pediatrics. He is also certified in pediatric advanced life support, advanced trauma life support, advanced cardiac life support, and neonatal resuscitation. Dr. Seifarth joined WVU Medicine Children’s from Kalispell Regional Healthcare and Montana Children’s Specialists, where he was affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area as a pediatric surgeon. He earned his medical degree from University of Zurich in Switzerland. His post-graduate training includes a residency in pediatrics at University Children’s Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland; a residency in pediatric surgery at University Children’s Hospital in Basel, Switzerland; a pediatric surgery fellowship at University Children’s Hospital, of the Ludwigs-Maximilians University of Munich in Germany; and a pediatric surgery fellowship at Miami Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida. After his medical training, Seifarth joined the staff of Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, as a pediatric surgeon and director for minimally invasive surgery and advanced technologies. He led the department of pediatric surgery at the Cleveland Clinic before joining Kalispell Regional Healthcare, where he served as director for pediatric surgery and medical director for Montana Children’s. He is member of the Swiss Pediatric Surgical Association and the American Pediatric Surgical Association, and is a Specialty Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Universitaet Zuerich Medizinische Fakultaet - 1999

Location & Hours

  • WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital
  • 1 Medical Center Dr, Morgantown, WV 26506

Specialties Treated

  • Surgery
  • Pediatric Surgery

Procedures Performed

  • Appendectomy
  • Appendectomy
  • Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Appendectomy
  • Small Bowel Resection
  • Hernia Repair
  • Circumcision
  • Pilonidal Cyst Surgery
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Medicaid
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Molina Healthcare
  • UniCare
  • HealthPartners
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Maryland Physicians Care
  • Aetna Better Health
  • The Health Plan of the Upper Ohio Valley, Inc.
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  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 13
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 14
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  • Children's Hospital 3
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  • Psychiatry 14
  • Geriatrics 13
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  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 10