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OVERVIEW

The Department of Paediatric Surgery was established in 1982 and has since 1997 been housed in KK Hospital. The department offers a complete range of Paediatric Surgical inpatient and outpatient care for children up to the age of 16 years, services around 4,000 inpatient and outpatient surgeries per year.

The department has special interests in minimally invasive surgery and paediatric urology. The department is also Singapore’s Advanced Surgical Training unit for paediatric surgery.

Areas of research include hepato-biliary and clinical research. The department caters training for local and overseas doctors, either as part of a fellowship program or as an Advanced Surgical Trainee.

RANGE OF SERVICES

PAEDIATRIC SURGERY
• General paediatric surgery
• Neonatal surgery
• Corrective surgery for congenital deformities
• Paediatric urology
• Urodynamic service
• Paediatric surgical oncology
• Paediatric hepato-biliary surgery


PAEDIATRIC SURGICAL TRAINING

BASIC SPECIALIST TRAINING

There is no Basic Specialist Training program in Paediatric Surgery. Doctors wishing to enter the Advanced Specialist Training program for Paediatric Surgery must complete the M.Med training programmed in general surgery or equivalent postgraduate surgical qualification recognized by the Singapore Medical Council.

ADVANCED SPECIALIST TRAINING

Advanced trainees must spend 4 years in an accredited unit of Paediatric Surgery. This training will often include a period of time spent in a recognized unit outside Singapore.

TRAINING PROGRAM

  • Paediatric Intensive Care (3 months full-time)
  • Advanced Paediatric Resuscitation Course
  • Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • Basic Laser Training
  • Basic Laparoscopy Training
  • Paediatric Gastrointestinal Surgery
  • Paediatric Hepatobiliary Surgery
  • Paediatric Thoracic Surgery
  • Paediatric Urology
  • Neonatal Surgery
  • Paediatric Oncologic Surgery
  • Reconstructive Surgery for congenital malformations, eg. Cystic hygroma, lymphangioma, haemangioma
  • Paediatric Head and Neck Surgery
  • Paediatric Trauma Surgery

WELFARE & FACILITIES FOR JUNIOR DOCTORS
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