Peter F Nichol, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
- Cars Curing Kids Professor
- Division of Pediatric Surgery
nichol@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 262-0466
600 Highland Avenue
MC 7375
Madison, WI 53792-0001
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Administrative assistance: (608) 262-0466
Education
- Medical School, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1997
- PhD, Doctorate in Neurosciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1997
- Residency, General Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, 1998-1999
- General Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 1999-2003
- Fellowship, Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2003-2005
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Nichol is certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery. He specializes in all types of pediatric surgical cases and has a special interest in children with short gut syndrome otherwise known as intestinal failure. He’s also interested in the development of the intestine and in birth defects involving the intestine and the abdominal wall. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery and is Director of the Short Gut Program at American Family Children’s Hospital as well as a member of the Nutrition Support Team.
For a complete listing of conditions for which our pediatric surgeons provide treatment, please click here.
Research Interests
Dr. Nichol’s laboratory research focuses on intestinal development with a goal of developing therapies that will enable growth of the gut in patients with intestinal failure. He has an NIH funded lab and is the 2013 Stanley J. Dudrick Research Award Recipient.
Recent Publications
Intercostal nerve cryoablation is associated with lower hospital cost during minimally invasive Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum.
Aiken TJ, Stahl CC, Lemaster D, Casias TW, Walker BJ, Nichol PF, Leys CM, Abbott DE, Brinkman AS
J Pediatr Surg 2021 Oct; 56(10): 1841-1845
[PubMed ID: 33199059]Reducing cost and waste in pediatric laparoscopic procedures.
Park KY, Russell JI, Wilke NP, Marka NA, Nichol PF
J Pediatr Surg 2021 Jan; 56(1): 66-70
[PubMed ID: 33139028]Lack of discreet colocalization of epithelial apoptosis to the atretic precursor in the colon of the Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2IIIb mouse and staining consistent with cellular movement suggest a revised model of atresia formation.
Kowalkowski A, Zaremba KM, Rogers AP, Hoffman OR, Turco AE, Nichol PF
Dev Dyn 2020 Jun; 249(6): 741-753
[PubMed ID: 32100913]Need for Consensus Guidelines in Pediatric Umbilical Hernia Repair.
Kohler JE, Nichol PF, Cartmill RS
JAMA Pediatr 2019 Nov 01; 173(11): 1109-1110
[PubMed ID: 31566667]RW-2018-Research Workshop: The Effect of Nutrition on Epigenetic Status, Growth, and Health.
Skinner M, Lumey LH, Fleming TP, Sapienza C, Hoyo C, Aronica L, Thompson J, Nichol PF
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2019 Jul; 43(5): 627-637
[PubMed ID: 30997688]