Paediatric Surgery or Pediatric Surgery is a surgical specialty that deals with surgery of young adults, adolescents, children, infants and even fetuses. The care of pediatric surgeon becomes essential when a physician feels that a child or an infant needs surgical or medical care. M. Ch in Pediatric Surgery course is offered by a number of government colleges in India and the names of Government colleges offering this course is given below:

Andhra Pradesh:

• Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad

• Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad

Assam:

• Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati

Delhi:

• Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Gujarat:

• B J Medical College, Ahmedabad

Haryana:

• Pt. B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak (Haryana)

Karnataka:

• Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore

Madhya Pradesh:

• Grant Medical College, Mumbai

• Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal

• Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

Kerala:

• Govt. Medical College, Calicut

• Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

• Government Medical College, Kottayam

Orissa:

• SCB Medical College, Cuttack

Punjab:

• Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh

Rajasthan:

• SMS Medical College, Jaipur

Tamil Nadu:

• Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore

• Madras Medical College, Chennai

• Madurai Medical College, Madurai

• Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur

Uttar Pradesh:

• Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow

West Bengal:

• Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata

• Medical College, Kolkata

• Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Calcutta

Intake Capacity:

The total number of seats available for M. Ch in Pediatric Surgery course in India is 115, which includes both government medical colleges and government medical colleges. Of the total number, nearly 92 seats are available in government colleges in India, while the remaining are private college seats.

What are the operative procedures taught under M. Ch in Pediatric Surgery course?

A candidate taking up M. Ch Pediatric Surgery is taught to deal with the patients with the following problems:

• Pediatric Neurosurgical cases

• Pediatric Plastic Surgical cases

• General pediatric surgical cases

• Minimal access surgery

• Pediatric endoscopy procedures

• Pediatric oncology cases

• Pediatric urological cases

• Gastrointestinal surgical problems

• Neonatal surgical cases

Syllabus for M. Ch in Pediatric Surgery:

Some of the subjects covered under M. Ch in Pediatric Surgery are:

• Genetics

• Embryology & anatomy

• Physiology

• Teratology

• Electrolyte and fluid balance in children, infant, newborn and fetus

• Management of child with critical illness

• Anesthesia

• Respiratory support for children

• Surgical infections

• Nutrition

• Hematological diseases in surgery

• Parasitology

• Imaging modalities

• Trauma

• Malignancies

• Transplantation

Education required for applying to M. Ch in Pediatric Surgery course:

For applying to the M. Ch in pediatric surgery course, candidates must have completed their degree in medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine.

Scope of Pediatric Surgery:

Nowadays, people have started understanding the need for surgeons and particularly pediatric surgeons not only conduct surgery in children and they can also offer other treatments for children with medicinal problems. Therefore, pediatric surgeons are in great demand, not only in India, but in foreign countries as well.