King Edward Medical University

Professor Mahmood Shaukat
MBBS, FRCS

Chairman, Department of Paediatric Surgery
Chief Warden, Boys Hostel

mahshaukat@gmail.com

The Department of Paediatric Surgery was created at King Edward Medical College / Mayo Hospital, Lahore 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 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 interior has been recently renovated with private donations and electomedical equipment including a laparoscope, and a flexible sigmoid scope, has also been procured from donations. A Bronchoscope has been acquired from the Mayo Hospital this year.

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, 19 postgraduate students have been trained and passed FCPS examination and four are at various stages of training. It has developed a programme for M.S. Paediatric Surgery and at present 10 students are at various levels of training of MS programme in Paediatric Surgery. It houses the secretariat of the Federation of the Association of Paediatric Surgeons in SAARC countries. The Department has many research projects being carried out.

1. Professor Mahmood Shaukat., FRCS

2. Dr. Sajid Hameed Dar., FCPS., Associate Professor

3. Dr. Syed Haroon Mansur, FCPS., Assistant Professor

4. Dr. Asad Rauf, FCPS., Assistant Professor

5. Dr. Nabila Talat., FCPS., Assistant Professor

6. Dr. Arsalan Raza Wasti., Senior Registrar

7. Dr. Sohail Jamil., Senior Registrar

Teaching Programme:

Postgraduate Programme:

FCPS
MS

Early Closure of Emergency Stoma

Heller’s Myotomy with or without antireflux procedure in Achlasia Cardia.

Single Stage procedure in Hirschrung’s Disease

Esophageal Replacement in Paediatric Age Group

Ponseti Method in treating Congenital TEV

Comparisons of the outcome of Early Skin Grafting with late skin grafting in Deep Burns in children.

Management of Paediatric Trauma at Mayo Hospital, Lahore.

The pattern of complications due to Ascaris Lumbricoides infestation in children

Comparison of the outcome of Snodgrass v/s Braca repair in Hypospadiasis

In utero tracheal occlusion in a rabbit model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Establishment of a stem cell lab in Paediatric surgery Department

Services:

Clinical work

Emergency & Elective Surgical Services with three weekly out patient clinics.

Specialized Paediatric Burn unit

Specialized Neonatal surgical unit.

Patient welfare services

A society has been formed for providing assistance to the deserving patients with pecuniary embarrassment. It provides assistance for treatment particularly provision of artificial limbs to amputees and help to burn patients.

1. Monthly clinical meeting of Paediatric Surgical Units of Lahore.

2. Regular participation & presentation of cases in the monthly meeting of Pakistan Paediatric Association, Society of Surgeons of Pakistan & other such clinical meetings.

3. Journal Club.

4. Seminars workshops Lectures Conferences