Top Pediatric Surgeons in India

Speciality: Pediatric Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgery, Neonatal Surgery, Pediatric Oncologic Surgery

Qualification: MBBS, MRCS (Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh), DNB (Pediatric Surgery)

Fellowships: Pediatric Oncosurgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai; Pediatric Urology & Laparoscopy, Mumbai; Pediatric Robotic Surgery certification, ORSI, Belgium

• Current Role: Senior Consultant, Pediatric Surgery, at the Centre for Complex Pediatric Surgery (Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery), Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai, with more than 18 years of experience.
• UK Training: Worked for six years at Birmingham Children's Hospital and Oxford Children's Hospital in the UK, and has published on outcomes for babies born with esophageal atresia.
• Robotic & Keyhole Surgery: Certified as a pediatric robotic surgeon at ORSI, Belgium, in 2018; he performs robotic and advanced laparoscopic surgery in children.
• Newborn, Cancer & Reconstructive Surgery: Operates on newborns, performs food pipe (oesophageal) and liver and bile duct surgery, removes childhood tumors, and performs two-stage hypospadias repair.

Speciality: Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Urology, Pediatric Laparoscopy

Qualification: MBBS, MS (General Surgery, Gold Medalist), MCh (Pediatric Surgery, Gold Medalist), MRCS

• Current Role: Principal Director, Pediatric Surgery, and Head, Pediatric Super Specialties, BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, with more than 18 years of experience.
• Robotic & Keyhole Surgery: Performs robotic and advanced laparoscopic surgery in children, using small incisions that can mean less pain and a quicker recovery.
• Pediatric Urology: Treats urinary tract and genital conditions in children, including surgical correction of birth defects of the kidneys, bladder and genitals.
• Academic Distinction: Gold medalist in both his MS (General Surgery) and MCh (Pediatric Surgery), and a member of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. He has published research in medical journals, including work on managing splenic abscesses without surgery.

Speciality: Pediatric Surgery & Pediatric Urology

Qualification: MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Pediatric Surgery)-- AIIMS, New Delhi

Fellowships and Training: British Government Technical Cooperation Training Programme Fellowship at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK

• Current Role: Chairman, Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Max Healthcare, heading pediatric services across all Max hospitals, with more than 40 years of experience. He was previously Chairman of Pediatric Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, and a faculty member at the University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi.
• Pediatric Urology & Keyhole Surgery: Treats hydronephrosis, vesicoureteral reflux and hypospadias, and performs laparoscopic surgery in children.
• Newborn & Endoscopic Surgery: Operates on newborns and performs bronchoscopy and cystourethroscopy.
• Leadership, Research & Recognition: Max's first Clinical Director (2012), with more than 60 publications. Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, member of the ICMR Technical Advisory Committee in Urology, and recipient of the Delhi Medical Association's Vishishtha Chikitsak Award.

Speciality: Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery, Pediatric Urology, Neonatal Surgery

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Surgery), DNB (Surgery), MCh (Pediatric Surgery), DNB (Pediatric Surgery), FRCS (Pediatric Surgery, Intercollegiate Board, UK)

Fellowships and Training: Training and clinical work in pediatric surgery in the UK

• Current Role & experience: Consultant, Pediatric Surgery, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, with more than 28 years of experience in India and the UK.
• Keyhole & Newborn Surgery: Performs laparoscopic surgery in children and operates on newborns with surgical conditions present at birth.
• Pediatric Urology & Cancer Surgery: Treats urinary tract and genital conditions, including hypospadias repair, and removes childhood tumors.
• Professional Leadership: Past Chairman and past Secretary of the Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of India, former executive member of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons and its Pediatric Urology Chapter, and a member of the IPEG membership committee. He has carried out clinical studies and audits in India and the UK.

Speciality: Pediatric & Neonatal Surgery, Pediatric Laparoscopy, Pediatric Urology

Qualification: MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Pediatric Surgery)

Fellowships and Training: Visiting Fellow, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, and Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK (1998); Visiting Professor, Boston Children's Hospital, USA

• Current Role: Consultant, Pediatric Surgery, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai, with more than 30 years of experience.
• Pediatric Keyhole Surgery: Described by Jaslok as one of the first in India to bring laparoscopic surgery to children and newborns, having trained in it in 1998, when few surgeons practiced advanced laparoscopy.
• International Training: Trained at Great Ormond Street and Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK, and in fetal care and pediatric robotic surgery as a visiting professor at Boston Children's Hospital.
• Professional Leadership: Chairman of the Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of India, organizing chairman of IAPSCON 2015, and President of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (2017-18).

Speciality: Pediatric Surgery & Pediatric Urology

Qualification: MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Pediatric Surgery)

Fellowships and Training: Fellowship in Pediatric Robotic Urology (University of Chicago, Illinois, USA)

• Current Role: Senior Director, Pediatrics, and Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, with more than 17 years of experience.
• Robotic & Keyhole Surgery: Described by Fortis as one of the first pediatric surgeons in India to perform robotic surgery in children. He also performs laparoscopic and thoracoscopic (keyhole chest) surgery in newborns and children.
• Pediatric Urology: Treats urinary tract conditions in children using endoscopic and robotic techniques.
• Surgical Experience: Has performed more than 10,000 procedures, as reported by the hospital, covering newborn surgery, GI surgery, childhood tumors, chest surgery, and pediatric plastic surgery. He is also involved in teaching and research.

Speciality: Pediatric General & Laparoscopic Surgery

Qualification: MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Pediatric Surgery), DNB (Pediatric Surgery)

Fellowships and Training: FAIS (Fellow of the Association of Surgeons of India), FIAPS (Fellow of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons)

• Current Role: Senior Consultant, Pediatric Surgery, Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital & BirthRight, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi, with more than 45 years of surgical experience.
• Pediatric Keyhole Surgery: Set up the pediatric minimally invasive surgery program at Army Hospital (Research and Referral), New Delhi, in 1998, and has extensive experience in pediatric endoscopy and keyhole reconstructive surgery.
• Newborn & Reconstructive Surgery: Treats the full range of surgical conditions in newborns and children, including hypospadias and spinal dysraphism (birth defects of the spine).
• Military Service, Research & Memberships: Served 25 years in the Indian Army Medical Corps (1980-2005), has published in indexed journals, and is a member of the International Society for Hypospadias and Disorders of Sex Development.

Speciality: Pediatric General, GI & Thoracic Surgery

Qualification: MBBS; MS (General Surgery); MCh (Pediatric Surgery)

Fellowships and Training: Advanced training in Pediatric Laparoscopy & Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)

• Current Role: Senior Consultant, Pediatric Surgery, Artemis Hospital, Gurugram, with more than 18 years of experience treating newborns and children.
• Newborn & Liver Surgery: Repairs congenital diaphragmatic hernia, performs the Kasai procedure for biliary atresia, and removes choledochal cysts, as well as treating birth defects of the food pipe, airway, and abdominal wall.
• Keyhole & Chest Surgery: Performs laparoscopic GI surgery and thoracoscopic (VATS) chest surgery in children, along with laparoscopic hernia repair, undescended testes surgery, and pyeloplasty for kidney blockage.
• Academic Work & Memberships: Former Assistant Professor at Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Hospitals, Mumbai. Member of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons and the Association of Surgeons of India.

Speciality: Pediatric Surgery & Pediatric Urology

Qualification: MBBS; MS (General Surgery); MCh (Pediatric Surgery)

Fellowships and Training: Commonwealth Medical Fellowship, UK

• Current Role: Director, Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurugram, with experience across leading government and private hospitals in India and the UK's NHS.
• Pediatric Urology: Performs reconstructive and endoscopic surgery for urinary tract problems in children.
• Newborn, GI & Keyhole Surgery: Operates on newborns, including conditions detected before birth, and performs pediatric GI surgery and laparoscopic surgery.
• Academic Work: Former Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, with clinical roles at Lok Nayak and GB Pant hospitals. He has more than 50 publications in national and international journals and trains pediatric surgeons in minimally invasive surgery and pediatric urology.

Speciality: Pediatric Spine Surgery, Scoliosis & Spinal Deformity Correction

Qualification: MBBS (AIIMS, New Delhi), MS (Orthopedics)

Fellowships and Training: Pediatric Spine Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia, USA; Adult Spine Surgery, Yale University, USA

• Current Role: Head, Ortho Spine Surgery, Artemis Hospital, Gurugram, treating children and adults with spinal conditions.
• Scoliosis & Deformity in Children: Corrects scoliosis and kyphosis in children and teenagers, and has performed more than 1,200 deformity correction surgeries, as reported by the hospital.
• Congenital Spine Conditions: Treats children born with spinal abnormalities, drawing on his pediatric spine fellowship at Shriners Hospitals for Children, Philadelphia.
• Surgical Experience: Has performed more than 8,000 spine surgeries in children and adults, including over 3,000 spinal fusions, as reported by the hospital.

Speciality: Pediatric Orthopedics, Pediatric Spine Surgery, Clubfoot & Hip Disorders

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Orthopedics); FRCS and MCh (Orth), UK

Fellowships and Training: Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics and Spine Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK (1998); Training at KEM and Nair Hospitals, Mumbai

• Current Role: Head, Orthopedics & Chief, Pediatric Orthopedics and Spine Surgery, Artemis Hospital, Gurugram
• Program Founder: Established the Pediatric Orthopedic Unit at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, in 2004, and developed the Pediatric Orthopedic and Spine Division at Medanta-The Medicity in 2009.
• Childhood Bone & Spine Conditions: Treats scoliosis, congenital hip dislocation, and clubfoot.
• UK Training & Memberships: Trained in the UK, where he earned his FRCS and MCh (Orth). He is a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of India, the Indian Orthopedic Association, and the Spine Society, Delhi.

Speciality: Pediatric Orthopedics, Hip Disorders, Deformity Correction & Limb Reconstruction

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Orthopedics), DNB (Orthopedics)

Fellowships and Training: National Fellow in Pediatric Orthopedics and Trauma, Sheffield Children's Hospital, UK; Higher Surgical Training in Orthopedics, Yorkshire, UK

• Current Role: Director and Head, Pediatric Orthopedics, Madhukar Rainbow Children's Hospital & Birthright, New Delhi.
• UK Experience: Spent 10 years at university hospitals in Leeds and Sheffield, including as Consultant Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at Sheffield Children's Hospital, and previously headed pediatric orthopedics at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram.
• Hip & Neuromuscular Conditions: Treats hip conditions in children, whether present at birth, developmental, or after injury, as well as bone and joint problems caused by neuromuscular conditions.
• Deformity Correction & Limb Reconstruction: Corrects limb deformities and rebuilds limbs using external fixators. He is a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of India and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.

Speciality: Pediatric Orthopedics, Pediatric Hand & Upper Limb Surgery, Clubfoot & Hip Disorders

Qualification: MBBS, MS (Orthopedics), DNB (Orthopedics)

Fellowships and Training: E-Merck Traveling Fellowship, Pediatric Orthopedic Unit, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (2001); Dorab & Ratan Tata Scholar, C.M. Kleinert Institute of Hand Surgery, Louisville, USA; Washington University, St. Louis, USA; Boston Children's Hospital, USA; Asian Traveling Fellow, Japanese Pediatric Orthopedic Association, Tokyo (2003)

• Current Role: Consultant, Pediatric Orthopedics, Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai.
• Hand & Upper Limb Surgery: Practices only pediatric orthopedics, with a special interest in hand and arm conditions in children, including follow-up surgery for nerve injuries to the arm that happen during birth (brachial plexus injuries).
• Full Range of Childhood Bone Conditions: Treats clubfoot, hip problems, bone infections, metabolic bone disorders, unequal limb length and conditions present from birth.
• Awards: Received the SICOT international award for outstanding women orthopedic surgeons in Hong Kong (2008), and the K.S. Masalawala Best Paper Award (2001) for research on thumb reconstruction in children born with radial club hand.

Speciality: Pediatric Neurosurgery

Qualification: MBBS; MS (General Surgery); DNB (General Surgery); MCh (Neurosurgery); DNB (Neurosurgery); MNAMS

Fellowships and Training: Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery — Dana's Children Hospital, Tel Aviv University, Israel; Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery — Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK; Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery — Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland / San Francisco, USA

• Current Role: Consultant, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, with more than 30 years of experience, working with a team of pediatric neurologists, intensivists, neuro-anesthesiologists, and pediatric oncologists.
• Hydrocephalus & Neuroendoscopy: Treats hydrocephalus with endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and other keyhole brain procedures.
• Tumors & Birth Defects: Removes brain and spinal cord tumors in children, corrects craniosynostosis, and treats Chiari malformation, syringomyelia, tethered cord and other birth defects of the brain and spine, as well as head and spinal injuries.
• Epilepsy, Deep Brain Stimulation & Research: Performs epilepsy surgery and Deep Brain Stimulation in children, and is credited by the hospital with the first pediatric DBS in India. He has published in journals including Child's Nervous System and Pediatric Neurosurgery.