About Us

A FEW WORDS

Our Practice


Pacific Coast Pediatric Surgery is led by Philip K. Frykman, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P. or, more simply, Dr. Phil Frykman. The multiple degrees following his name signify his extensive training and experience, as well as decades of dedicated service. As a leading board-certified pediatric surgeon, Dr. Frykman has devoted himself to improving the lives of children, helping young patients to overcome all types of medical challenges. As a father, he has personally experienced the impact of serious illness in his own family, and he fully understands the pressures and stresses experienced by parents and caregivers during a child’s illness.

Our Practice Philosophy


As a pediatric surgeon, it is a great privilege to care for children and their parents. True to my word, I care for children as if they were my own.

Dr. Philip Frykman

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Learn more about Dr. Frykman’s work

Saving lives treating ARM

For many years, Dr. Philip Frykman has worked to save babies born with serious birth defects. Dr. Frykman specializes in fixing a rare problem called anorectal malformation (ARM). This happens when a baby’s rectum isn’t formed correctly, blocking the area near the pelvis and sphincter. When a baby can’t properly eliminate, they need surgery quickly, and it must be done very carefully. The baby’s life depends on it. “If the infant is not treated within, at the latest, four days, they’ll end up getting septic and die,” says Dr. Frykman.

Dr. Frykman’s work to address this serious condition affecting children across the world was documented on TheMighty.com. Read more about Dr. Frykman’s effort to address ARM in babies, to reduce fatalities and improve these young patients’ quality of life.

OUR SPECIALIZATIONS


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Appendicitis

Cysts

Chest wall deformities

Childhood tumors / cancers

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Colorectal Surgery in Children

Congenital Esophagus and Lung Disorders

Congenital Liver and Bile Duct Disorders

Digestive Tract Disorders

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Cysts and Benign Tumors

Hernias

Pancreatic Conditions

Spleen disorders


Prenatal Consultation

Thyroglossal duct cysts

Thyroid cysts, nodules, and tumors

Dr. Philip K. Frykman


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QUALIFICATIONS

  • M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P.

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

  • Board Certified in Pediatric Surgery
  • Board Certified in Surgery

AWARDS & ACTIVITIES

  • Editorial Consultant: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery – Current
  • Reviewer: Journal of Pediatric Surgery – Current
  • Reviewer: Journal of Pediatrics – Current
  • Hope Award, Mending Kids International – 2014
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Pediatric Surgery at its best

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Prior to opening his own practice in Thousand Oaks, Dr. Frykman was the primary attending pediatric surgeon at Los Angeles’s famed Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, internationally renowned as one of the United States’ finest hospitals. He is board certified in Surgery and Pediatric Surgery by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and American Academy of Pediatrics.

Also a member of the medical staff at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Dr. Frykman is a widely noted member of the faculty of pediatric surgery at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, as well as at Cedars-Sinai. Since 2011, as part of the non-profit Mending Kids program, he led surgical missions to China where his team worked pro-bono performing procedures and teaching pediatric surgery, most recently in the Henan province.

SCHEDULE CONSULTATION


2190 Lynn Road
Suite 200
Thousand Oaks, CA, 91360

  • (805) 906-7812