About Us
The department of pediatric surgery at Ramaiah Medical college Hospital offers state of the art care, not only in general pediatric surgery but also in the field of neonatal surgery, pediatric urology, thoracic surgery, gastro intestinal surgery, minimally invasive surgery and endoscopy until the age of 18 years.
The pediatric surgical patient requires tender care with delicate skills and diligent follow up as the new born baby; toddler grows through adolescence into a mature adult. As pediatric surgeons we learn resilience from the children and are grateful for the opportunity to serve them.
The surgical team is led by senior and experienced consultants who have been trained in leading hospitals in India and overseas. The service is supported by the some of the finest Pediatricians ,Neonatologists, Pediatric intensivists, Pediatric oncologists, Anesthetists and Nursing staff.State of the art and fully functional neonatal and pediatric intensive care units for critically ill children. Paediatric Surgery department carries out surgical procedures for complex new born anomalies, minimally invasive surgeries for new borns as well as paediatric cases. The department handles emergency cases like paediatric trauma, acute abdomen, foreign body aspiration etc.
The department displays fairly good outcome in treating paediatric malignancies and vascular access in collaboration with paediatric oncology team.
To offer the best possible care to surgical neonates in children.
Department has weekly speciality clinics such as:-
- Pediatric solid tumor clinic
- Pediatric renal transplantation clinic
- Antenatal counseling clinic - for congenital malformations
- Hepato -biliary clinic
- Neurogenic bowel and bladder clinic
- Pediatric nephro- urology clinic- for complex pediatric urological conditions
Highlights
The Paediatric Surgery team has established innovative surgical practices, encouraged minimal invasive surgeries and started M.Ch training course in the year 2011.
The Department has conducted several CME’s and state level paediatric surgical conferences
In order to provide top notch Paediatric Surgery services the department has got an excellent infrastructure in the form of exclusive laminar operation theatres and designated days of the week for operating paediatric cases, well supported by paediatric anaesthetist team, adequate equipments for carrying out minimal invasive paediatric surgery cases, supportive care by faculty and nursing staff in neonatal and paediatric ICU, exclusive department library, well planned seminar halls with the modern audio visual aids, designated outpatient department with attached dressing room.
Message From The HoD
The department of Paediatric Surgery strives to deliver the highest quality care to children from the time they are born to the age of 15years and in even into adulthood, whenever required. We have a dedicated team of highly skilled doctors, nurses and axillary staff that are committed to delivering wholesome care, research and excellence in patient care.
Dr. Padmalatha S KadambaHead-Department of Paediatric Surgery
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