About J. Craig Egan, MD

Dr. J. Craig Egan is a native of Redlands, California. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1991 and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 1995 where he was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. He completed his general surgery residency training at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, in 2001. After general surgery practice for the U.S. Air Force, he received additional training in Pediatric Surgical Critical Care at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin prior to his Pediatric Surgery Fellowship which he completed in 2008.

Dr. Egan is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is board certified in Pediatric Surgery, General Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care by the American Board of Surgery. He is the Division Chief of Pediatric General Surgery at Phoenix Children's. He enjoys training surgeons from Mayo Clinic - Arizona, Honor Health residency, and Creighton Residency. He and the other surgeons teach medical students from surrounding medical schools.

His special interests include pediatric surgical critical care, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and chest wall disorders. Dr. Egan also leads the surgical group's pediatric melanoma surgery (as a member of the Pigmented Lesions Clinic), and has extensive experience with pediatric thyroid and parathyroid surgery.

Dr. Egan enjoys spending time with his family and attending his children's extracurricular activities.

Medical School / Education

Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL

Residency

(General Surgery) David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, CA

Fellowship

(Pediatric Surgical Critical Care, Pediatric Surgery) Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Surgery, Subspecialty-Pediatric Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

American Board of Surgery

Critical Care Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Melanoma Surgery

Pediatric Thyroid Surgery

Pediatric Parathyroid Surgery

Pectus Excavatum Repair

Top Doctor Recipient, PHOENIX magazine

Professional Affiliations

Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Locations

Phoenix Children's Hospital - Thomas Campus

1919 E. Thomas Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85016

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Thank you Dr Eagan! He remembered my son's medical situation and it's been a few years ! Thank you for the care!

I never feel rushed. He always takes his time and checks if we have any questions.

Dr. Egan is great. He took time to talk to my son about his condition and answer questions he had.