DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRIC SURGERY
Prof. Mehmood Shaukat MBBS, FRCS Professor of Paediatric Surgery

Brief History and Introduction

Department of Paediatric Surgery was created in 1979 with a small nucleus of six beds in the Paediatric Medical Ward and four beds in chest surgical ward. The department moved into its present premises in 1981. This building project was initiated in 1978 with a generous donation of 10 Lacs rupees by the late Professor Ameer ud Din Professor of Emeritus for starting a Paediatric Surgical Unit at King Edward Medical College / Mayo Hospital, Lahore.

The Department has 102 Paediatric Surgical beds including 24 beds for burn patients., 10 beds for intensive care and 12 beds of Surgical Neonatology, Neonatology is equipped with incubators, baby therm, a Ventilator and other monitoring facilities . Subsequently another block has been added to the main building. The construction of this block started in 1992 and was completed in 1996. It houses two operation theatres, ICU, Nursery and emergency ward. There is central supply of gases and suction in this building. In 1995 a lift was installed in the main block.

The Department shares with the Paediatric Medicine Radiological and Laboratory facilities. It has created its own departmental Library and a Pathology Museum. It provides round the clock emergency cover seven days a week in addition to an outpatient and inpatient service.

Academic activities include teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students. Since recognition of Paediatric Surgery as a separate surgical specialty. 17 Postgraduates have been trained and have passed FCPS examination and 4 are at various stages of training.

Faculty List

Sr.No. Name Designation Qualification
1. Dr. ehmood Shaukat Professor MBBS, F.R.C.S
2. Dr. Sajid Hameed Dar Associate Professor MBBS, FCPS (Paeds. Surgery)
3. Dr. Syed Haroon Mansoor Assistant Professor MBBS, FCPS

Teaching Programs

Postgraduate Programs

i) FCPS
ii) MS

Undergraduate Programs
i) MBBS

List of Postgraduate Students

1. Dr. Fatima
2. Dr. Naeem Noor
3. Dr. Sadaf Dastageer
4 Dr. Altaf

RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. Primary gastric pull up for long gap Oesophageal Atresia.
2. Trans anal pull through for Hirschsprung’s Disease.
3. Tranhiatal Gastric pull up for corrosive Oesophageal strictures.
4. Establishment of a Paediatric Tumour Registry

SERVICES:

1. Emergency & elective surgical services with three weekly out Patient clinics.
2. Monthly clinical meeting of Paediatric Surgical Units of Lahore.
3. Regular participation & presentation of cases in the monthly meeting of Pakistan Paediatric Association , Society of Surgeons of Pakistan & other clinical get together.
4. Journal Club.