Erika Adams Newman, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACS

Erika Adams Newman, MD, is a pediatric surgeon, scientist, and academic leader dedicated to excellence in care and surgical outcomes. She is a tenured Professor of Surgery, the Michael W. Mulholland, MD, PhD Professor of Surgery, and Section Head and Service Chief of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Michigan. She also serves as Associate Director for Cancer Health Equity at Rogel Cancer Center.

Dr. Newman earned her undergraduate and medical degrees at Georgetown University, receiving her medical degree in 2001. She completed her general surgery residency at the University of Michigan and pediatric surgery fellowship at the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital. She is double board-certified in general surgery and pediatric surgery.

Her work brings together clinical care, cancer research, and leadership in academic medicine. Her research examines how sustained and chronic stress influences childhood cancer biology and outcomes. She is also committed to developing faculty and future surgical leaders and building an academic environment where opportunity, support, and excellence advance together. Dr. Newman serves in national leadership roles with the American Pediatric Surgical Association, the American Board of Surgery, and the Society of Black Academic Surgeons. She is also an active member of the Children’s Oncology Group.

Dr. Newman provides comprehensive general pediatric surgical care for infants, children, and adolescents, treating conditions of the neck, chest, and abdomen. She has particular expertise in pediatric surgical oncology, and is a national expert in the surgical care of children with neuroblastoma, and serves as a surgical liaison to the Children’s Oncology Group. Her practice also includes the surgical treatment of Wilms tumor, soft tissue sarcomas, liver tumors, and conditions of the liver and bile ducts, including biliary atresia.

Pediatric Surgical Oncology, Pediatric Solid Tumors, Pediatric Biliary Disease, Minimally Invasive Surgery 

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