Best Paediatric surgeon in Adelaide
Dr Christopher Kirby
Paediatric surgeon
Dr Vanessa Brooks
Paediatric surgeon
She completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Adelaide in 1998, and postgraduate Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery at Flinders University of South Australia in 2002. Her paediatric training was completed at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre and Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, and Port Augusta Hospital. She was admitted to the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Paediatrics) in 2011.
Dr Isaac Harvey
Paediatric surgeon
the Flinders University South Australia in 2001 following on from a Science degree at the University of Western Australia in Anatomy and Physiology. He Trained in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery in Adelaide Australia completing his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Plastic Surgery) in 2010. Dr Harvey undertook a post FRACS fellowship in Paediatric Plastic Surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto Canada from 2010 to 2011.
Dr Christy Graff
Paediatric surgeon
and children’s fractures and deformity correction. After extensive national and international orthopaedic training, I have returned to Adelaide to offer specialised services in paediatric orthopaedics and orthopaedic trauma. I am highly committed to my patients and their families, and offer a unique, compassionate and expert service in my specialties.
Dr Paul Hammond
Paediatric surgeon
SA and at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in the Gastroenterology Unit since 1999. His undergraduate medical training was undertaken at The University of Adelaide. Basic paediatric training was undertaken in Adelaide and Cheltenham (United Kingdom) before advanced training in Paediatric Gastroenterology was undertaken in Adelaide and Brisbane.
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Dr David Wabnitz
Paediatric surgeon
training in Adelaide and Darwin. During this time, he carried out research under the supervision of Professor PJ Wormald, which resulted in the awarding of the Maurice H Cottle Award for Best Clinical Research by the American Rhinological Society in 2003, as well as the degree of Master of Surgery from the University of Adelaide in 2005. After receiving his fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, he undertook further postgraduate training overseas having been awarded the Mark Jolly Travelling Fellowship. During 2007, David completed an Advanced Fellowship in Paediatric Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. Upon his return to Adelaide, David commenced in private practice as well as being appointed to the position of Visiting Medical Specialist at the Women’s & Children’s Hospital.
A/Prof. Nicole Williams
Paediatric surgeon
and acquired bone and joint conditions in infants, children and adolescents. A/Prof Williams specialises in developmental dysplasia of the hip, paediatric fractures, neuromuscular conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system (including cerebral palsy), skeletal dysplasia, bone and joint infections, Ponseti management of congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfeet) and vascular anomalies involving the limbs.
Dr Rebecca Cooksey
Paediatric surgeon
and treatment of paediatric surgical conditions. She has a special interest in urological reconstructive surgery, neonatal emergencies and minimal access (laparoscopic) surgery. Dr Bec recognises each child is unique and tailors her service for each family and child. Bec is constantly updating her methods to reflect best practice for better patient outcomes.
Dr Mark Moore
Paediatric surgeon
Fellow, where he trained with Dr David David and Dr Jim Trott in the previously named South Australian Craniofacial Unit (SACFU). Thirty years later, Mark is still in Adelaide and is now the Head of the Cleft and Craniofacial SA (C&CSA) (formally the Australian Craniofacial Unit).
A/Prof. Peter Cundy
Paediatric surgeon
forms of paediatric and adult orthopaedic conditions and injuries. Associate Professor Peter Cundy practises both privately, at Orthopaedics SA (North Adelaide), and publicly, at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital (also in North Adelaide), where he headed the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery from 2005 to 2019.
What is pediatric surgery?
Pediatric surgery is a comparatively young surgical field. An independent specialist in pediatric surgery has existed since 1992. Although there was a specialist in pediatric surgery in the GDR as early as 1955, a sub-specialization in pediatric surgery for surgeons in the Federal Republic was only possible since 1968.
The advanced training is regulated in the state-specific advanced training regulations and is based on the requirements of the German Medical Association. A further training period of at least 6 years is required to obtain the title of specialist doctor. During this time, in addition to basic surgical and pediatric knowledge, the entire spectrum of pediatric surgery in theory and practice must be learned.
The field of pediatric surgery is extremely diverse due to the subgroups included. In addition to the fields of general surgery, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, thoracic surgery, tumor surgery, trauma surgery and visceral surgery, a number of other disciplines such as gastroenterology, ear, nose and throat medicine, pediatric and adolescent medicine and urology are part of the daily work. It is important to pay attention to the special features of children and to appropriately adapted therapy strategies. In addition to treating the children, it is important to include the parents in the entire process in a suitable manner, to obtain consent and to do educational work.
From our point of view, pediatric surgery is the most fascinating subject in medicine! We pediatric surgeons look after children and adolescents of all age groups – and that “from curls to socks”. While the other surgical disciplines are broadly divided (trauma surgery, “abdominal” surgery, “lung” surgery, urology, operative gynecology, etc.), pediatric surgery encompasses almost all surgical diseases in people up to the age of 16.
The focus of the work of the pediatric surgeon is undoubtedly the correction of congenital malformations. But even premature babies from the 24th week of pregnancy with a body “weight” of almost 500 grams often have serious illnesses that can only be treated surgically. Up to the first year of life, all children should definitely be operated on by a children’s surgeon. Of course, we are of the opinion that beyond the first year of life, all conditions (environment, anesthesia, care, surgeon) must be tailored to the patient and recommend visiting a pediatric medicine facility well into adolescence.
Pediatric trauma surgery (pediatric trauma) is also a focus of pediatric surgeons and a real specialty because the growing skeleton has a number of peculiarities that the attending physician must take into account. Even the assessment of an X-ray image of the child has to be learned and trained, because the cartilaginous growth plates can lead to confusion and misdiagnosis.
Paediatric Surgeon :
A pediatric surgeon fulfills the role of general , visceral , thoracic and plastic surgeon at the same time when looking after his small patients (children from birth up to the age of sixteen) . His field of work is therefore very extensive and ranges from congenital or acquired defects to broken bones to tumor diseases. The focus is always on the patient’s entire body, because childhood diseases often affect several organ systems and must therefore be treated as a whole.
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