Dr. K. Elizabeth Speck is an academic pediatric surgeon and clinical outcomes researcher with a focus on minimally invasive gastrointestinal, colorectal, and thoracic surgery. She has dedicated her life to caring for children and their families, and this includes minimizing long-term effects of opioids by avoiding their use whenever possible. To this end, she implemented the first ERAS ® Protocol at Mott Children’s Hospital in pediatric surgical patients for Pectus Repair that prioritizes multi-modal pain therapy with an aim to specifically avoid opioids.
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