WHO IS PEDIATRIC SURGEON?

A pediatric surgeon is a specialized medical professional who focuses on performing complex surgical procedures on infants, children, and adolescents. These surgeons have extensive training in both paediatric surgery and managing children comprehensively, allowing them to address a wide range of surgical issues specific to children.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • After completing their general surgery residency, a paediatric surgeon undergoes further specialized training in pediatric surgery, usually through a super specialization program that focuses specifically on pediatric surgical care.
  • Degree certification in pediatric surgery involves passing rigorous examinations to demonstrate proficiency in the field.

WORK PROFILE:

  • Pediatric surgeons work in hospitals, children’s medical centers, and academic institutions.
  • They collaborate closely with pediatricians, neonatologists, pediatric anesthesiologists, and other specialists to provide comprehensive care to pediatric patients requiring surgical intervention.
  • Their work involves diagnosing and treating various surgical conditions in children, ranging from congenital anomalies to traumatic injuries.
  • Common procedures performed by pediatric surgeons include appendectomies, hernia repairs, undescended yesyes, tumor removals, corrective surgeries for congenital defects (such as kidney anomalies, genitourinary, cleft lip and palate, head and neck and limb malformations), and organ transplants.
  • Pediatric surgeons also provide preoperative and postoperative care, including monitoring patients in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) when necessary.

FIELD OF EXPERTISE:

  • Pediatric surgeons specialize in addressing surgical issues unique to children, including anatomical and physiological differences between pediatric and adult patients.
  • They have expertise in managing congenital anomalies, such as kidney & bladder disorders, genitourinary malformations, gastrointestinal malformations.
  • A major part of paediatric surgical training and work involves urological conditions
  • It  involves diagnosing and treating various urological conditions in children, including urinary tract infections, congenital abnormalities (such as hypospadias and vesicoureteral reflux, hydronephrosis), and genitourinary cancers.
  • Pediatric surgeons perform surgical procedures such as hypospadias repair, urinary tract reconstruction, and minimally invasive surgery for conditions like hydronephrosis and vesicoureteral reflux.
  • They also provide counseling and management for conditions like urinary incontinence, bedwetting and voiding dysfunction.
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