Todd A. Ponsky, MD FACS

• Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics – Northeastern Ohio Medical University

• Staff Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Surgery

• Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH

Dr. Todd Ponsky is currently Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at Northeast Ohio Medical University and a Pediatric Surgeon at Akron Children’s Hospital. He attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and completed his residency in General Surgery at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. He has had fellowship training at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC (Pediatric Surgery Fellowship) and at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver, CO (Advanced Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery Fellowship). Dr. Ponsky has a particular interest in minimally invasive pediatric surgery. He has trained over 200 surgeons in Single Port and Needlescopic Surgery. He has written over 60 manuscripts and almost 20 book chapters. He has a strong focus on surgical education and virtual education and has directed over 20 national / international courses. He has won numerous teaching awards including “The Faculty Teaching Award” at Case Western Reserve University Department of Surgery in his first year as faculty. He is a reviewer for over 15 medical journals and is on four editorial boards. He is involved in both outcomes and animal research, with a focus on inguinal hernia physiology, foregut motility and gastric stimulation, as well as endoscopic repair techniques for pure esophageal atresia.