Kristy Lynn Rialon, M.D.
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Kristy Lynn Rialon, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Positions
- Assistant Professor of Surgery
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Division of Pediatric Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
- Assistant Program Director, Resident Evaluation and Mentorship
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General Surgery Residency
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Education
- Fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children
- Toronto, ON Canada
- Residency at Duke University
- Durham, United States
- BA from Rice University
- Houston, United States
- MD from Harvard Medical School
- Boston, Massachusetts United States
Certifications
- American Board of Surgery
- General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
Honors & Awards
- 2021 Women of Excellence
- Baylor College of Medicine
- 2023 Early Career Award for Excellence in Patient Care
- Baylor College of Medicine
- 2023 TCH Excellence in Surgery Award
Professional Interests
- Vascular Anomalies
- Colorectal Surgery
- Graduate Medical Education
Professional Statement
Dr. Kristy Rialon is a board-certified pediatric surgeon that provides care in all aspects of neonatal and pediatric surgery. Her interest in pediatric surgery began as a student at Harvard Medical School. She completed her general surgery training at Duke University Hospital, and then a pediatric surgery fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. During her residency, she was awarded a research grant from the National Institutes of Health to study pancreatic cancer. She also subsequently completed a research fellowship in Vascular Anomalies at Boston Children’s Hospital.Dr. Rialon is thrilled and grateful to be a part of the Pediatric Surgery Department at Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine. She believes that family involvement is critical to the success of children’s postoperative care, and enjoys working with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient care and outcomes. Her clinical interests are in congenital colorectal disease and vascular anomalies. She is heavily involved in the education of students and trainees, serving as the Embryology Thread Director, Site Director for the pediatric surgery rotation at TCH, Department Lead Elective Officer for the Department of Surgery, and the Associate Program Director for the pediatric surgery fellowship at TCH.
Websites
Selected Publications
- Rialon KL, Englum BR, Gulack BC, Bhattacharya SD, Talbot LJ, Guevara CJ, Shapiro ML, Adibe OO, Scarborough JE, Rice HE "Comparative effectiveness of treatment strategies for severe splenic trauma in the pediatric population." Am J Surg.;
- Ceppa EP, Burbridge RA, Rialon KL, Omotosho PA, Emick D, Jowell PS, Branch MS, Pappas TN "Endoscopic vs. surgical ampullectomy: an algorithm to treat disease of the ampulla of Vater." Ann Surg.;
- Rialon KL, Gulack BC, Englum BR, Routh J, Rice HE "Factors impacting survival in children with renal cell carcinoma." J Pediatr Surg.;
- Rialon KL, Murillo R, Fevurly RD, Kulungowski AM, Zurakowski D, Liang M, Kozakewich HPW, Alomari AI, Fishman SJ "Impact of screening for hepatic hemangiomas in patients with multiple cutaneous infantile hemangiomas." Pediatr Dermatol.;
- Ray P, Rialon-Guevara KL, Veras E, Sullenger BA, White RR "In vitro aptamer selection strategy using secretomes for pancreatic cancer biomarker discovery." J Clin Invest.;
- Rialon KL, Crowley E, Seemann NM, Fahy AS, Muise A, Langer JC "Long-term outcomes for children with very early-onset colitis: implications for surgical management." J Peds Surg.;
- Turkbey B, Kobayashi H, Hoyt RF, Choyke PL, Nakajima T, Griffiths GL, Bernardo M, Rialon K, Fishman SJ, Sena LM "Magnetic resonance lymphography of the thoracic duct after interstial injection of gadofosveset trisodium: a pilot dosing study in a porcine model." Lymphat Res Biol.;
- Rialon KL, Murillo R, Fevurly RD, Kulungowski AM, Christison-Lagay ER, Zurakowski D, Kozakewich HPW, Alomari AI, Fishman SJ "Risk factors for mortality in patients with multifocal and diffuse hepatic hemangiomas." J Pediatr Surg.;
- Luks VL, Kamitaki N, Vivero MP, Rab R, Bovee JVMG, Uller W, Rialon KL et al "Somatic mutations in a catalytic subunit of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PIK3CA) cause a spectrum of malformative vascular disorders with overgrowth." J Pediatr.;
- Guevara CJ, Rialon KL, Ramaswamy R, Kim SK, Darcy MC "Ultrasound guided, direct puncture retrograde thoracic duct access, lymphangiography and embolization: feasibility and efficacy." J Vasc Interv Radiol.;
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