Paediatric Surgery

The Department of Paediatric Surgery is part of the School of Clinical Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. It is a clinical department within the school.

Its research strengths, as shown in the publication data, include paediatric surgical oncology, burn care, HIV-associated surgical complications, foreign body aspiration and complex abdominal surgery. Work on service evaluation and quality improvement also features, alongside transplantation.

Further themes include health systems strengthening and subspecialty development in resource-limited settings, with attention to surgical workforce gaps and curriculum development. The research is focused on South Africa and other low- and middle-income regions, particularly across Africa.