Tracey Childs, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery
About Tracey Childs, MD, MPH, FACS
Certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery in Colon and Rectal Surgery and by the American Board of Surgery, Tracey R. Childs, MD, MPH, FACS has practiced in the Santa Monica community for the past 25 years, providing a broad spectrum of surgical services. Dr. Childs uses state-of-the-art surgical techniques, including laparoscopic and robotic surgery, to provide treatment for benign and malignant conditions.
Besides providing care to patients, Dr. Childs is very active in Medical Staff Leadership and participates in committees that support the hospital and the other physicians. She became the acting President of the Providence Saint John’s Medical Staff in 2018. Dr. Childs has also served as the past Secretary, Vice President, and President of the Southern California Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery. The Venice Family Clinic gave her the Lifetime Achievement Award for many years of providing surgical services to their otherwise underserved patients in need.
Dr. Childs earned her medical degree at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles, followed by an internship and residency at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. She completed her fellowship at the Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California.
You may find Dr. Childs volunteering her services for medical missions. Her most recent adventure involves being a team member and lead surgeon for a surgical mission to Retalhuleu, Guatemala, organized by Providence Health International, where she performed over 70 surgeries over the last few years.
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Dr. Childs was great, very reassuring.
Providence PatientDr. Childs is a very efficient, quick to diagnose gastrolenterology specialist/surgeon. She gives very accurate diagnoses and is very confident and reassuring in her surgical specialty of doing hernia mesh insertion surgery. The other great plus is that Dr. Child often keeps to her appointment times and even took me 15 minutes early at my last post-op followup. I would definitely would rely on her services again (if needed), but she reassured me healing on the navel hernia is complete - I would definitely recommend her to others if I knew someone with a similar issue and need. Dr. Childs has a great bedside manner with us patients and is such a great asset to St. Johns Providence Physician Partners Group!
Providence PatientDr Childs was excellent in every way.
Providence PatientEven though Dr. Childs had an emergency appointment, she still came the room to speak with me.The nurse practitioner was outstanding and very professional. Her exam was very good.
Providence PatientDr Child's is absolutely wonderful. She diagnosed my illness, explained and treated it.
Providence PatientI was super early for my appointment and Dr. Childs was able to see me earlier. She was very accommodating for my mistake. She's the best.
Providence PatientDr. Childs was so super informative so professional and even referred me for genetic testing because of my family history had surgery with her this morning and was a wonderful experience or as wonderful as surgery can be
Providence PatientDr Childs is kind, patient and a good listener. I'm glad to be her patient.
Providence PatientThe doctor was great .
Providence PatientShe is top notch
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