Juan M. Acosta, MD

I treat all children as if they are my own.

About Juan M. Acosta, MD

Juan Acosta, MD, FACS, FAAP, is a pediatric surgeon at Phoenix Children's with a special interest in minimally invasive robotic surgery. He is also the surgical director at Phoenix Children's Hospital - Arrowhead Campus.

Dr. Acosta graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of California Irvine, before earning his medical degree from the University of California Davis School of Medicine in Davis, California. He completed his general surgery residency training at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital and Drew Medical Center, as well as a research fellowship in pediatric surgery at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, in Los Angeles. He trained as a fellow in pediatric surgery at Dallas Children's Hospital in Dallas.

Board certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and pediatric surgery, Dr. Acosta is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Surgeons. In addition, he is a member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association and the Arizona Latin-American Medical Association. Dr. Acosta serves as a clinical assistant professor of surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix and as an instructor of surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Dr. Acosta has also published research in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.

Dr. Acosta enjoys spending his free time with his family.

Medical School / Education

University of California Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA

Residency

(General Surgery) Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital / Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Fellowship

(Research) Children's Hospital Los Angeles, CA

(Pediatric Surgery) Dallas Children's Hospital, TX

Surgery, Subspecialty-Pediatric Surgery

American Board of Surgery

Pediatric Surgery

Academic Affiliations

Instructor, Surgery, Mayo Clinic

Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Professional Affiliations

Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics

Member, American Pediatric Surgical Association

Member, Arizona Latin-American Medical Association

Anderson KD, Acosta JM, Meyer M et al. Application of the Principles of Myotomy and Strictureplasty for Treatment of Esophageal Strictures. J Pediatric Surg 37:403-406, 2002.

Meehan J, Haney BM, Snyder CS, Acosta JM et al. Outcome Following Recannulation and a Second ECMO Course. J Pediatric Surg 37(6): 845-50, 2002.

Acosta JM, Tiao G, Stein JE et al. Temporary Relocation of Testes Prior to Radiation Therapy of the Pelvis or Perineum. J Pediatric Surg Aug; 37(8)L1232-3-2002.

Huang EY, Acosta JM, Gardocki RJ et al. Thoracoscopic Anterior Spinal Release and Fusion: Evolution of a Faster Improved Approach. J Pediatric Surg. 2002 Dec: 37(12):1732-5.

Johnson KN, Young-Fadok T, Carpentieri D, Acosta JM, Notrica D. Case Report: Misdiagnosis of Tailgut Cyst Presenting as Recurrent Perianal Fistula with Pelvic Abscess. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Feb: 48(2) e33-36.

Juan M. Acosta, MD