Specialty Areas
- Pediatric surgery
Common Procedures
- EXIT delivery
- Newborn surgery
- ECMO
- General pediatric surgery
- Open and laparoscopic hernia repair
Common Diagnoses Treated
- Fetal consultation
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Intestinal atresia
- Hirschsprung’s disease
- Gastroschisis/omphalocele
- Lung lesions
- Reflux
- Hernias
Board Certifications
General Surgery
Degrees
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2007
Residency
Internship & General Surgery Residency, Hospital of the University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2007-2016
Fellowship
Research Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2010-2013
General Surgery Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 2015-2017
Areas of Research Interest
In utero cell and gene therapy
Publications
Hospital Affiliations
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Patients Seen At
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
One Children’s Place, 2nd floor Suite A
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 454-6022
St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center – West County
13001 North Outer 40 Road
St. Louis, MO 63017
St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center – South County
5114 Midamerica Ln
St. Louis, MO 63129
To request an appointment with Dr. Vrecenak, please call (314) 454-6022.