Paediatric Surgery: A Comprehensive Text For Africa

 

Contributors

HELP's "Paediatric Surgery: A Comprehensive Text For Africa" would not have been possible without its donors, editors, or any of the extensive and generous additions from the over one-hundred-and-fifty contributors from all over the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Francis A. Abantanga, MD, Cert Paed Surg, PhD, FWACS, Cert Cardio Surg, FGCS
Associate Professor, Head, Department/Directorate of Surgery
School of Medical Sciences/Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
College of Health Sciences
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ghana

 

Hesham M. Abdelkader, MD, MRCS, FEBPS
Lecturer of Pediatric Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

 

Lukman O. Abdur-Rahman, MBBS, MPH, FWACS
Senior Lecturer and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Paediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery
College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
Ilorin, Nigeria

 

Auwal M Abubakar, MBBS, FWACS, FICS
Associate Professor and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Paediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery
College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri and University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital
Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

 

Adesoji O. Ademuyiwa, MBBS, FWACS, FMCS (Nig)
Lecturer and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Paediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery
College of Medicine, University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria

 

James O. Adeniran, MBBS (Ib), FRCS (Glasg), FWACS, Dip Paed Surg (Lond)
Professor of Paediatric Surgery
Paediatric Surgical Unit
University of Ilorin and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
Ilorin, Nigeria

 

Frank Agada, FRCS Ed
Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery
York Hospital
York, U.K.

 

Sunday Olusegun Ajike, BDS, FWACS, PGDPA
Associate Professor and Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon
Department of Dental Surgery
Ahmadu Bello University and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria

 

Jennifer H. Aldrink, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

 

Christopher C. Amah, MB ChB, FWACS
Senior Lecturer & Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Department of Pediatric Surgery
University of Nigeria and University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
Enugu, Nigeria

 

Emmanuel A. Ameh, MBBS, FWACS, FACS
Professor and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Chief, Division of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery
Ahmadu Bello University and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria

 

Nkeiruka Ameh, MBBS, FWACS
Senior Lecturer and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Unit
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ahmadu Bello University and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria

 

Manali S. Amin, MD, FACS
Instructor, Department of Otology and Laryngology
Harvard Medical School
Associate in Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Disorders
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

 

Safwat S. Andrawes, MBChB, MMed Surgery, MSc Urology, FICS, FCS (ESCA)
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and Paediatric Urologist
Gertrude's Children Hospital
Nairobi, Kenya

 

William Appeadu-Mensah, MB, CHB, FWACS, FGCS
Paediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery
University of Ghana Medical School
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
Accra, Ghana

 

Marion Arnold, MBChB , DCH (SA)
Division of Pediatric Surgery
University of Stellenbosch
Tygerberg, South Africa

 

Johanna R. Askegard-Giesmann, MD
Clinical Research Fellow
Department of Pediatric Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

 

Jane P. Balint, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Director, Intestinal Support Service
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

 

Behrouz Banieghbal, MB, BCh, BAO, FRCSI, FRC (SA) Paed Surg
Paediatric Surgeon and Senior Lecturer
Division of Paediatric Surgery
Johannesburg General Hospital
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Nick Bauman, MD, FRCSC
BethanyKids at Kijabe Hospital
Kijabe, Kenya

 

Peter Beale, FCS (SA); M Med Chir (Pret), FRCS (Edin)
Head of Paediatric Surgery Division
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Stephen W. Bickler, MD, DTM&H, FACS, FAAP
Professor of Surgery & Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
Attending Pediatric Surgeon
Children's Hospital of San Diego
San Diego, California, U.S.

 

Christopher Bode, MBCHB, FWACS, FMCS (Nig)
Associate Professor and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Paediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery
Lagos University and Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Lagos, Nigeria

 

Laura Boomer, MD
Resident in General Surgery
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

 

Eric Borgstein, MD, FRCS (Edin), FCS (ECSA)
Professor of Surgery
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
College of Medicine, University of Malawi
Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
Blantyre, Malawi

 

Richard Bransford, MD, FACS
Program Director
BethanyKids at Kijabe Hospital
Kijabe, Kenya

 

Mairo Adamu Bugaje, MBBS (ABU), FWAC-Paed
Senior Lecturer and Consultant Paediatrician
Head, Department of Paediatrics
Ahmadu Bello University and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria

 

Brian H. Cameron, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery
McMaster Children's Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

 

Louise Caouette-Laberge Paediatric Plastic Surgeon and Professor of Surgery
Hospital Sainte-Justine
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Qubec, Canada

 

Richard F. Carter, MD
Senior Resident, General Surgery
Department of Surgery
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

 

John Chinda, MBBS, FWACS
Lecturer and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Paediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery
University of Maiduguri and University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital
Maiduguri, Nigeria

 

Lohfa B. Chirdan, MBBS, Dip Paed Surg (Lond), FWACS
Associate Professor and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Paediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery
University of Jos and Jos University Teaching Hospital
Jos, Nigeria

 

Andrew Coatesworth, FRCS (ORL-HNS)
Department of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery
York Hospital
York, U.K.

 

Oriana D. Cohen, BA
Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery
New York University Langone Medical Center
New York, New York, U.S.

 

Sharon Cox, MBChB, FCS (SA), Cert Paed Surg (SA)
Senior Consultant in Paediatric Surgery
Department of Pediatric Surgery
School of Child and Adolescent Health and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
Cape Town, South Africa

 

Olamide O. Dairo, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
The Ohio State University
Attending Anesthesiologist
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

 

Osarumwense David Osifo, MBBS, FWACS, FICS
Lecturer/Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
University of Benin Teaching Hospital
Benin City, Nigeria

 

Miliard Debrew, MD, FRCS (Eng), FCS (ECSA)
Assistant Professor of Paediatric Surgery
Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

 

Ashish Desai, FRCS, FEBPS, MCh Paed, DNB Paed Surg
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
King's College Hospital
London, U.K.

 

David P. Drake, MA, MB, BChir, FRCS, DCH
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
London, U.K.

 

Felicitas Eckoldt-Wolke Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Chair and Chief of Clinic of Paediatric Surgery
Jena University Hospital
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Jena, Germany

 

Stella A. Eguma, MBBS, DA, FWACS
Professor of Anaesthesia
Ahmadu Bello University
Consultant Anaesthetist
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria
Consultant Anaesthetist
John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital
Monrovia, Liberia

 

Sebastian O. Ekenze, MBBS, FWACS
Senior Lecturer & Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Department of Pediatric Surgery
University of Nigeria and University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
Enugu, Nigeria

 

Khalid A. ElAsmar, MBBCH, MS, MRCS
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

 

Hesham Soliman El Safoury, MD
Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Ain-Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

 

Charles F.M. Evans, BSc, MBBS, MRCS (Eng), MD
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Oxford Children's Hospital
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

Iyekeoretin Evbuomwan
Professor and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Department of Surgery
University of Benin and University of Benin Teaching Hospital
Benin, Nigeria

 

Renata Fabia, MD, PhD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
The Ohio State University
Director of Burn Unit
Nationwide Children Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

 

Julia B Finkelstein
New York University Langone School of Medicine
New York, New York, U.S.

 

Andrew P Freeland, FRCS
Consultant ENT Surgeon
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

Howard B Ginsburg, MD
Director
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery
New York University Langone School of Medicine
New York, New York, U.S.

 

John R. Gosche, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

 

Hugh W. Grant, BSc, MB ChB, MD, FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Eng)
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

Jonathan I. Groner, MD, FACS, FAAP
Professor of Clinical Surgery
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Interim Chief, Department of Pediatric Surgery
Trauma Medical Director
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

 

Devendra K Gupta, MBBS, MS MCh, FAMS, FRCS, DSc (Honoris Causa)
Professor and Head, Department of Pediatric Surgery
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi, India

 

Ahmed T. Hadidi, MB, BCh, MSc, MD, FRCS (Eng, Glasgow), FA (Germany), PhD
Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Chairman of Pediatric Surgery Dept. Offenbach Hospital, Offenbach
Chairman of Pediatric Surgery Dept., Emma Hospital, Seligenstadt
Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany

 

Larry Hadley, MB.CHB.,FRCS (Edin),FCS (SA)
Professor and Head of Department of Paediatric Surgery
Nelson Mandela School of Medicine
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, South Africa

 

Alaa F. Hamza, MD, FRCS, FAAP (Hon)
Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Head of Liver Transplantation Unit
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

 

Edward Hannon, BSc (Hons), MBChB (Hons), MRCS
Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Surgery
Oxford Children's Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

Sameh Abdel Hay, MD
Professor and Chief, Pediatric Surgery Unit
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

 

Hugo A. Heij, MD, PhD
Professor of Paediatric Surgery and Head
Paediatric Surgical Centre of Amsterdam
Emma Children's Hospital AMC and VU University Medical Centre
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 

Chris Heinick Paediatric Surgeon
Klinik für Kinderchirurgie der Friedrich-Schiller Universität
Jena, Germany

 

Afua A. J. Hesse, MB.ChB FRCS (Ed), FWACS, FGCS, Cert,HMPP (Leeds)
Associate Professor and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Head, Department of Surgery
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and the University of Ghana Medical School
Accra, Ghana

 

Rowena Hitchcock, MB BCh, MA, MD, FRCS
Consultant Paediatric Urologist
Oxford Children's Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

Piet Hoebeke, MD, PhD
Head of Department of Urology
Paediatric Urology and Urogenital Reconstruction
Ghent University Hospital
Ghent, Belgium

 

Sarah Howles, MRCS (Eng), MA
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Oxford Children's Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

Amy Hughes-Thomas, BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCS (Eng)
Specialist Registrar Paediatric Surgery
The Children's Hospital, John Radcliffe NHS Trust
Oxford, England

 

Akanidomo J. Ibanga, BSc, MSc (Clin Psych)
School of Psychology
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, West Midlands, U.K.

 

Hannah B. Ibanga, MBBS, FWACP (Paeds), Child Psychology (Dip)
Emergency Department
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Birmingham, West Midlands, U.K.

 

Rebecca Inglis, BM BCh, MA (Cantab)
Junior Research Fellow
Department of Paediatric Surgery
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

Sha-Ron Jackson, leMD
Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

 

Iftikhar Ahmad Jan, MBBS, FCPS, FRCS (Eng + Edin), FACS, FEBPS
Professor of Pediatric Surgery
The Children's Hospital
PIMS Islamabad and National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
Islamabad, Pakistan

 

Jayaratnam Jayamohan, MBBS, FRCS, BSc
Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon
Oxford Children's Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

V. T. Joseph, FRCS, MD
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

Jonathan Karpelowsky, MBBCh, FCS (SA), Cert Paed Surg (SA)
Senior Specialist
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
Cape Town, South Africa

 

Brian D. Kenney, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Department of Pediatric Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

 

John Kimario, MMed
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Muhimbili National Hospital
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

 

Sharon Kling, FCPaed (SA), MMed (Paed), M Phil
Tygerberg Children's Hospital and Stellenbosch University
Cape Town, South Africa

 

Sanjay Krishnaswami, MD,FACS, FAAP
Educational Director, Pediatric Surgical Residency
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, U.S.

 

Neetu Kumar, MBBS, MRCS
Jenny Lind Children's Department
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Norwich, U.K.

 

Jean-Martin Laberge, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Paediatric Surgeon and Professor of Surgery
Division of Pediatric General Surgery
The Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Center
Montreal, Québec, Canada

 

Kokila Lakhoo, PhD, FRCS (Eng + Edin), FCS (SA), MRCPCH (U.K.), MBCHB
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and Senior Lecturer
Children's Hospital Oxford and University of Oxford
Oxford, U.K.
African Affiliation: KCMC Tanzania

 

Richa Lal, MS, MCh
Additional Professor and Head
Department. of Pediatric Surgery
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

David A. Lanning, MD, PhD
Surgeon-in-Chief, Children's Hospital of Richmond
Associate Professor of Surgery and Attending Pediatric Surgeon
Department of Surgery
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

 

Michael Laschat, MD
Consultant, Paediatric Anaesthesia
Children`s Hospital
Cologne, Germany

 

Mohammed A. Latif Ayad, MD
Consultant of Pediatric Surgery
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

 

John Lazarus, MBChB, FC UROL (SA), MMed (Urology)
Paediatric Urologist
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

 

Jacob N. Legbo, MBBS, FWACS, FMCS (Nig), FRCSEd, FICS
Senior Lecturer and Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery
Usmanu Danfodiyo University and Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital
Sokoto, Nigeria

 

Katrine Lofberg, MD
Surgical Resident
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, U.S.

 

Muhammad Raji Mahmud, MBBS, FWACS
Lecturer and Consultant Neurosurgeon
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery
Ahmadu Bello University and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria

 

Amaani K. Malima, MD (Bulgaria), MMed (Orthop-Tumaini), FCS (ECSA)
Head, Department of Surgery
Temeke Municipal Hospital
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

 

N. Marathovouniotis, MD
Department of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology
Childrens Hospital
Town of Cologne, Germany

 

Franklin C. Margaron, MD
Senior Resident, General Surgery
Department of Surgery
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

 

Maurice Mars, MBChB, MD
Department of TeleHealth
Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
Durban, South Africa

 

Ruth D. Mayforth, MD, PhD
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
BethanyKids at Kijabe Hospital
Kijabe, Kenya

 

Hyacinth N. Mbibu, BSc, MBBS, FWACS
Professor and Consultant Urologist
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery
Ahmadu Bello University and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria

 

Merrill McHoney, MB, BS, FRCS (Paeds), PhD
Academic Clinical Lecturer
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Oxford Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

Vivien M McNamara, BM, BS, FRCS (C/Th), FRCS (Paed Surg)
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
London, U.K.

 

Alice Mears, MBCHB, FRCS
Paediatric Surgery Specialist Registrar
Oxford Children's Hospital and University of Oxford
Oxford, U.K.

 

Donald E. Meier, MD, FACS, FWACS
Professor and Endowed Chairman
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Consultant Surgeon
Baptist Medical Centre
Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Honorary Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

 

Ronald Merrell, MD
Department of Surgery
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

 

Alastair J.W. Millar, FRCS, FRACS (Paed Surg), FCS (SA), DCH
Charles F.M. Saint Professor of Paediatric Surgery
University of Cape Town and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Rondebosch
Cape Town, South Africa

 

Ashish Minocha, MBBS, MS, MCh, DNB, MNAMS, FICS
Consultant Paediatric and Neonatal Surgeon
Jenny Lind Children's Department
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
Norwich, U.K.

 

Catherine Mngongo, MMED Surg (KCMC), MBBCH (Tanzania)
Consultant Surgeon
Tumaini University
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
Kilimanjaro Moshi, Tanzania

 

Charles N. Mock, ScB, MPH, MD, PhD, FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery, and Professor of Epidemiology
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Visiting Senior Lecturer
Department of Surgery
School of Medical Sciences/Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ghana

 

Sam W. Moore, MBChB, FRCS, Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Division of Pediatric Surgery
Tygerberg Hospital
University of Stellenbosch
Tygerberg, South Africa

 

Paul J. Moroz, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FAAOS
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Ottawa and Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ontario, Ottawa, Canada
African affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania

 

Philip M Mshelbwala, MBBS, FWACS
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and Senior Lecturer
Division of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery
Ahmadu Bello University and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria

 

David Msuya, MD, MMED surgery, FCS (ECSA)
Consultant Surgeon
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre and Tumaini University
Moshi, Tanzania

 

Evan P. Nadler, MD
Co-Director, Children's National Obesity Institute
Children's National Medical Center
Associate Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, & Integrative Systems Biology
The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Washington, DC, U.S.

 

Abdulrasheed A. Nasir, MBBS, FWACS
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Division of Paediatric Surgery
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
Ilorin, Nigeria

 

Mark Newton, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor of Pediatric Anesthesiology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Consultant Anesthesiologist and Director of Kenya Registered Nurse Anaesthetist Program
Kijabe Hospital
Kijabe, Kenya

 

Phuong D. Nguyen, MD
Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery
New York University Langone Medical Center
New York, New York, U.S.

 

Paul T. Nmadu, FMCS (Nig), FWACS, FICS
Professor and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Division of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery
Ahmadu Bello University and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria

 

Peter M. Nthumba, MBChB, MMed (Surgery), FCS (ECSA)
Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon
AIC Kijabe Hospital
Nairobi, Kenya

 

Alp Numanoglu
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
Cape Town, South Africa

 

Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD, MPH, FRCS (Eng, Ed, Glas), FACS, FAAP, FWACS
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
The Ohio State University
Director of Surgical Education
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

 

Andrew Gustaf Nyman, MBBCh, MRCPCH
Paediatric Intensive Care Registrar
Oxford Children's Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

Modupe Odelola
Imperial College NHS Trust
St. Mary's Hospital
Praed Street
London

 

Michael O. Ogirima, FMCS, FWACS, FICS, FAOI
Associate Professor and Chief Consultant
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
Ahmadu Bello University and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria

 

G. Olufemi Ogunrinde, MBBS, FWACP
Senior Lecturer and Consultant Paediatrician
Department of Paediatrics
Ahmadu Bello University and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria

 

Adekunle O. Oguntayo, MBBS, FWACS, FICS
Senior Lecturer and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Gynaecologic Oncology Unit
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria Nigeria

 

Philemon E. Okoro, MBBS, FWACS
Lecturer and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
University of Port Harcourt and Port Harcourt University Teaching Hospital
Port Harcourt, Nigeria

 

Peter F. Omonzejele, PhD
Department of Philosophy
University of Benin
Benin-City, Nigeria

 

Richard Onalo, MBBS, FMCP
Consultant Paediatrician
Department of Paediatrics
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria

 

G. Ifeyinwa Onimoe, MBBS, FAAP
Clinical Fellow
Department of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

 

Iyore A. Otabor, MD, MALD
Clinical Instructor and Research Fellow
Department of Pediatric Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

 

Dakshesh Parikh, MBBS, MS, FRCS (Paed), MD
Consultant Paediatric General and Thoracic Surgeon
Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, U.K.

 

Graeme Pitcher, MBBCh, FCS (SA)
Adjunct Professor
Department of Surgery
University of the Witwatersrand
Head, Paediatric Surgery
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Dan Poenaru, MD, MHPE, FRCSC, FACS, FCS (ECSA)
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
BethanyKids at Kijabe Hospital
Kijabe, Kenya
Honorary Professor of Surgery
Aga Khan University
Nairobi, Kenya
Adjunct Professor of Surgery and Paediatrics
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

 

Jean Heuric Rakotomalala, MD
Paediatric Surgery Fellow (COSECSA)
BethanyKids at Kijabe Hospital
Kijabe, Kenya

 

Ashley Ridout, BM BCh, MA (Oxon), MRCS (Eng)
Oxford Deanery School of Surgery
Oxford, U.K.

 

Dorothy V. Rocourt, MD
Chief Fellow in Pediatric Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

 

Bankole S. Rouma, MD
Professor, Pediatric Surgery
University Hospital of Treichville
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

 

Avraham Schlager, MD
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York, U.S.

 

Kant Shah, MBBS MRCS
Research Fellow
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Oxford Children's Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

Shilpa Sharma, MBBS, MS, M.Ch, DNB, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatric Surgery
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Dr RML Hospital
New Delhi, India

 

Alison Shefler, MD, FRCP (C)
Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care
Oxford Children's Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

Bello Bala Shehu, MBBS, FRCS, FACS, FWACS
Professor and Consultant Neurosurgeon
Chief, Regional Centre for Neurosurgery
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital
Sokoto, Nigeria

 

Daniel Sidler, MD, M.Phil, FCS (SA)
Associate Professor of Paediatric Surgery and Senior Lecturer
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Tygerberg Children's Hospital, Stellenbosch University
Cape Town, South Africa

 

Michael Singh, MBBS; FRCS (Paed)
Consultant Paediatric General and Thoracic Surgeon
Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, U.K.

 

Saurabh Sinha, MBBS,FRCS
Fellow in Neurosurgery
Oxford Children's Hospital
Oxford, U.K.

 

Oludayo Adedapo Sowande, MBChB, FRCSEd, FWACS
Senior Lecturer and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Paediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital
Ile Ife, Nigeria

 

Helen Sowerbutts, BA, BABCh Oxon
Speciality Trainee (ST1) in Paediatrics
Northwick Park Hospital
London, U.K.

 

Emily Stamell
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York, U.S.

 

Ronald S. Sutherland, MD, FACS, FAAP
Pediatric Urology
Professor of Surgery & Pediatrics (Clinical)
University of Hawaii, John Burns School of Medicine
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

 

Atonasio Taela
Department of Surgery
Eduardo Mondlane University
Maputo Central Hospital
Maputo, Mozambique

 

Erin A. Teeple, MD
Bariatric/Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow
Department of Pediatric Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

 

Ralf-Bodo Troebs, MD
Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Department of Pediatric Surgery
Catholic Foundation Marienhospital Herne
Ruhr University of Bochum
Herne, Germany

 

Nyaweleni Tshifularo, MBChB, FCS (SA)
Tygerberg Hospital
University of Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch, South Africa

 

Francis Aba Uba, MB ChB, FMCS, FWACS
Associate Professor of Surgery and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Paediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery
University of Jos and Jos University Teaching Hospital
Jos, Nigeria

 

Jeffrey S. Upperman, MD, FACS, FAAP
Associate Professor of Surgery
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Director of Pediatric Trauma
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

 

Usang E. Usang, FWACS, FMCS (Nig), FICS
Lecturer and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
University of Calabar and Calabar University Teaching Hospital
Calabar, Nigeria

 

A.B. (Sebastian) van As, MBChB, MMed, MBA, FCS (SA), PhD
Professor and Head, Trauma Unit
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
Department of Paediatric Surgery
School of Child and Adolescence Health, University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

 

Stefan Wolke
Clinic of Paediatric Surgery
Jena University Hospital
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Jena, Germany

 

George G. Youngson, CBE, PhD, FRCS Ed
Professor and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital
Aberdeen, Scotland
African affiliation: External Examiner, University of Malawi

 

Nathan R. Zilbert
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York, U.S.