Paul McGaha, MD

Pediatric Surgeon

Accepting New Patients

5 out of 5

(17 Ratings) , 3 Comments

Position: Pediatric Surgeon
Primary Specialty: Pediatric Surgery
Languages Spoken: English
Gender: Male

About Paul McGaha

Paul McGaha, M.D., MSc. is a fellowship-trained pediatric surgeon at Oklahoma Children’s Health OU Health and an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at the OU College of Medicine. Dr. McGaha earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston Texas. He completed his general surgery training at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center where he also completed a masters degree in Clinical and Translational Sciences. He complete his pediatric surgery fellowship at St. Louis Children’s Hospital/ Washington University St. Louis.

He has a special interest in neonatal surgery, ECMO, pediatric trauma, pediatric oncology, and pediatric colorectal disease. Dr. McGaha is actively involved in undergraduate and graduate medical education publications and presentations, having served on national committees in these areas. Dr. McGaha also has numerous surgical and medical education publication and presentations.

Dr. McGaha is originally from Tyler, Texas. When not working, Dr. McGaha enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.

Health Education

Medical School
Doctor of Medicine University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX

Residency
General Surgery University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Oklahoma City, OK

Fellowship
Pediatric Surgery St. Louis Children’s Hospital Washington University
St. Louis, MO

Board Certification
General Surgery American Board of Surgery
Pediatric Surgery American Board of Surgery

Medical Interests Areas of Interest:

Pediatric trauma
Pediatric Colorectal Disease
Pediatric oncology
ECMO
Advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques
Pediatric and neonatal general surgery

Reviews

03/30/2025

Dr. McGaha was great. He was to the point and explained his reasoning well. Also I like he showed concern and empathy as well as what to watch for. I was glad we were assigned him as he performed a surgery on a friends daughter and she said he was great as well.
07/05/2024

Surgeon was very informative of situation.
05/08/2024

Dr McGaha was very knowledgeable, easy to talk with and great with kids. I would highly recommend him.
03/24/2024

The doctors at the childrens ER were overkill and wanted to do extra testing without waiting to see what had been preformed at the OU ER/urgent care facility on SW 119. Which ultimately just cost the insurance company and family more money. My son kept telling the staff that he was fine but they kept trying to order things that were not necessary. Then when he was released for this serious issue--they released him with NO Restrictions--which I found to be very odd!!!