Chad Hamner, MD

Medical Director, Trauma

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Chad Hamner, MD

Medical Director, Trauma

Cook Children's Pediatric Surgery

1500 Cooper St.
Fort Worth, TX 76104

Main Phone Number Icon 682-885-7080

Fax Number Icon 682-885-7085

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Need to refer a patient or consult with a pediatric Pediatric Surgery specialist? Please call us at 682-885-7080.

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Meet Dr. Chad E. Hamner

I was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where I had the good fortune of spending most of my childhood surrounded by a loving, extended family. My father's side of the family, mainly rural farmers and laborers, was a stark contrast to my mother's family who were mostly college educated professionals. Together, they taught me the value of a hard day's work, satisfaction that comes with problem solving and seeing a job through to completion, fulfillment achieved from being able to share the fruits of your labor with your community, and humility knowing you must rely on the assistance of others to be successful. It is through these core values that I dedicated my life to surgery and serving the needs of sick and injured children.

My surgical training has carried me from Alabama to Minnesota, Ohio, and New York. I was fortunate to meet my wife during general surgical training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where she was working as a nurse. We were blessed with our first son during my pediatric surgery fellowship at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York. We moved to Fort Worth in 2009 when I joined the pediatric surgery staff of Cook Children's Medical Center. My family has grown, with the birth of two more sons, and we have felt embraced by the community of Fort Worth.

I am currently board certified in general surgery, surgical critical care and pediatric surgery from the American Board of Surgery, and I am a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. My clinical interests include trauma, critical care of neonates and children, congenital anomalies, tumors, minimally invasive surgery and chest wall deformities. I currently serve as the Medical Director for Pediatric Trauma Services and Co-Medical Director of Pediatric Critical Care Services at Cook Children's Medical Center (since 2010).

Outside of surgery, I enjoy spending time with my family. My sons are very active in sports and I often spend time coaching them and their teammates. My favorite hobbies include golf, working with carpentry or craft projects, drawing and cheering on Alabama football.

Services

Abdominal/gastrointestinal issues
Circumcisions
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Genitourinary surgery
Head and neck masses
Neonatal surgical conditions
Pectus Carinatum
Pectus Excavatum
Robotic surgery, laparoscopy, thoracoscopy
Thoracic surgery
Tumors and malignancies
Vascular, dialysis and feeding access

Reviews

Average rating:

5.0

Questions were addressed	5 5 (31)
Provider explained things clearly	5 5 (31)
Likelihood of recommending this provider	5 5 (31)
Trust/confidence in physicians	5 5 (31)

What our families say

February 22, 2025

Both Doctor and Nurse were wonderful!
February 20, 2025

No bad experience. Only great! Everyone who was involved from check in to check out were super informative and very sweet. We appreciate it as it eased our anxiety
February 20, 2025

Nurse [...] and Dr Hamner! Also the nurse that was with [...]! Super amazing and caring to my baby.
February 04, 2025

The team overall has been very prompt in every aspect of care. They have made this difficult journey more manageable as a parent.
December 12, 2024

I would like to recognize Dr. Hamner for his excellent work and for his caring attitude. Also all nurses and staff involved in her visit. I couldn't have asked for better care than she received!
August 06, 2024

Dr. Hammer was very confident and informative. He gained our trust in a very short amount of time and we appreciate his willingness to explain the procedure. Also [...] was absolutely great coordinating with us and answering questions and concerns
July 13, 2024

Everyone from when we called lost in the parking lot, to the front desk and nurses and dr we're amazing.
July 13, 2024

The visit was simple, but everyone was great.
June 11, 2024

Dr.Hamner was absolutely exceptional! We are first time parents who came in very nervous with our newborn for a consultation. Dr.Hamner's was amazing with our daughter and made us both feel so at ease with his presence. He was very thorough in explaining all possibilities and outcomes of our daughter's situation.
May 06, 2024

They paid close attention to the questions I had

Publications

Publications:

Hamner CE. Congenital Duodenal Obstruction. In Neonatal Surgery. Edited by Dolgin SE and Hamner CE. Singapore: World Scientific (2010 in press).
Hamner CE and Schaff HV. Surgical Management of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy. In Advanced Therapy in Cardiac Surgery, 2nd Edition. Edited by Franco KL and Verrier ED. Hamilton, Ontario; Lewiston, NY: B.C. Decker. 2003, pp230-40.
Hamner CE, Groner JI, Caniano DA, Hayes JR, Kenney BD. Blunt Intra-abdominal Arterial Injury in Pediatric Trauma Patients: Injury Distribution and Markers of Outcome. J Peds Surg 2008;43:916-23.

Education

Medical School:
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency:
Mayo Clinic and Foundation
Board Certifications:
General Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Surgical Critical Care

Affiliations

American Pediatric Surgical Association, American College of Surgeons, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Pediatric Trauma Society, North Texas Chapter American College of Surgeons, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Tarrant County Medical Society,Cook Children's Physician Network

Recognitions

Distinguished Physician Cook Children's Medical Center - Senior Consultant (2017)
Forth Worth Magazine Top Doctors - Pediatric Surgery (2012-2016)
Dr. Kaare K. Nygaard Travel Award for Basic Science Research - Mayo Foundation (2004)
Postdoctoral Grant - American Heart Association (2002-2004)
Clinical Investigator Award - Mayo Foundation (2001-2003)
Developmental Research Grant - Medtronic Inc. (2001-2003)
Developmental Research Grant - AstraZeneca Co. (2001-2003)
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (1998)
Phi Beta Kappa (1993)
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity (1995-1999)

Chad Hamner, MD

Medical Director, Trauma

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