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DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRIC SURGERY

RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital is the only dedicated Children's Hospital in Africa with World class expertise in management of paediatric conditions

Surgical Skills Courses

State of the art digital theaters are used to demonstrate live surgery

Department of Paediatric Surgery
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

Established in 1956 the Department is accredited as a training centre for career paediatric surgeons. It serves as a regional and referral hospital and is regarded as a national centre for solid organ transplantation.

Minimally invasive surgery performed in state of the art digital theaters. Interactive training is done using the dedicated bi-directional audio and video link to the lecture room.

Paediatric Surgical Skills Training Center has opened on the 22 June 2011. Click here for more information.

The Department is responsible for comprehensive surgical services to children under the age of twelve years. It is recognised nationally and internationally as a leading centre of paediatric surgical training.

Surgical members of department:
Professor AJW Millar
Professor A Numanoglu
Professor S van As
Dr S Cox
Dr A Alexander
Dr J Lazarus
Emeritus Professor H Rode
Professor R Brown
Emeritus Professor M Davies
Dr M Situma
Dr S Mugambi
Dr M Arnold
Dr. F Asele