Paediatric Surgeon :
Paediatric surgeon is children's doctor who is clinically skilled to perform surgical procedures in children. Academically, a paediatric surgeon has dual masters which are Master of Surgery/MS or Diplomate of National Board/DNB in General Surgery followed by an additional certification of Master in Chirurgiae/MCh in Pediatric Surgery besides graduating from MBBS and specialisation in surgery.
Paediatric surgeons are qualified to perform surgeries in infants, children and young-adolescents. Some of routinely performed surgeries are circumcision, appendectomy, laparoscopic surgeries and hernial repairs, surgical management of GI and trauma.