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Introduction

Post graduate Institute of child health is one of its kind, dedicated all children hospital, with pediatric surgery as one of the most important departments of the institute, Department has faculty specialized in operating children with vast varieties of ailments and cater to their unique needs. they have expertise in treating birth defects, detecting and managing abnormalities before birth that may require surgical intervention Department entails treatment of surgical diseases of newborn, infants, children and adoloscents together untill the completion of growth and maturation. The department aims to provide, state of the art health care to pediatric surgical patients of upto 18 years of age with understanding of the special emotional needs of children and families during stressful events in a child and family friendly environment.

Faculty Details

Dr. Amit Gupta

Designation : Professor & HOD
Qualifications : D.N.B. Paediatric Surgery, FSPU, FIAGES, FALS
Special Interests : Counselling for Fetal Pediatric Surgical Anomalies, Pediatric Urology (Hypospadias & Endo-urology), Pediatric Minimal Access surgery, Single stage surgery for Hirschsprung's Disease.
Registration No : DMC: 48170
OPD Days and Hours : Tuesday & Thursday (09:00 hrs to 14:00 hrs)

Dr Neel Aggerwal

Designation : Additional Professor
Qualifications : M.B.B.S., M.S. (Gen Surgery), M. Ch. (Ped surgery)
Special Interests : Pediatric urology, neonatal surgery, MIS in pediatric surgery
Registration No : DMC: 37063
OPD Days and Hours : Monday & Friday (09:00 hrs to 14:00 hrs)
Contact/Email : Ph – 7065022478, Email – aggerwal.n@ssphpgti.ac.in

Dr. Umesh Bahadur Singh 

Designation : Associate Professor
Qualifications : MBBS, MS, MCh
Registration No : 58642 UP Medical Council
OPD Days and Hours : Wednesday & Saturday (09:00 hrs to 14:00 hrs)


Patient Services

Department provides surgical care in various aspects of child health including: 1. Neonatal surgery. 2. Pediatric urology (inclusing pediatric UDS and uroflowmetry). 3. Pediatric onco-surgery. 4. Pediatric thoracic surgery. 5. Pediatric hepatobiliary surgery. 6. Minimal invasive surgery. 7. Neuarl tube defects and Hydrocephalus. 8. Antenatal counselling. 9. General pediatric surgery.

Department has various dedicated evening specialty clinics for streamlining of patients and better care. Patients are seen in these specialty clinics on appointment basis after getting registered in general OPD
Day R.no. 8, Special OPD R.no. 12, Special OPD
MONDAY Neonatal surgery Hypospadias and DSD clinic
WEDNESDAY Paediatric Thoracic Surgery Paediatric Urology
THURSDAY Paediatric Solid Tumor clinic Neural tube defect/ Hydrocephalus clinic
FRIDAY Colorectal clinic (ARM, HD)

Facilities

  • PCNL procedure for Renal Stones has been started rcently.


Cashless scheme available

Ayushman Bharat scheme: Documents required – Ayushman card, Ration card, Adhar card, Hospital ID.


Service charges

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Academic Activities

  • Regular paticipation in State and National Conferences
  • Regular academic activities for MCh. Pediatric Surgery PG students.
  • 20th july 2019, Delhi chapter of IAPS Meet
    12-13th December 2020. – 27th international peditric colorectal club meeting
    International meet


Courses and Training Offered

M.Ch Pediatric Surgery


Frequently asked questions

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Research Projects

  1. Comparative study to evaluate analgesic efficacy between USG guided transverse fascia plane block and ilioinguinal / iliohypogastric nerve block for pediatric inguinal surgeries- prospective randomized trial.
  2. Uroflow meter patterns and nomogram inn healthy indian children.


Publications

  1. Aggerwal N, Vibhash C, Mishra P, Singh UB. Intrathoracic Sewing Needle in an Infant: An Unusual Case of Foreign Body Migration. LS [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 1 [cited 2026 May 11];24(4):316-9.
  2. Aggerwal N, Vibhash C, Singh UB, Mishra P, Solanki A. Clinical profile, management strategies, and outcomes of children with multiple magnet ingestion: A retrospective case series. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg Accepted 2026
  3. Pokharkar AD, Meshram RB, Yadav C, Gupta A, Chadha R. Postobstructive diuresis and its biochemical characteristics in children undergoing pyeloplasty for unilateral pelviureteric junction obstruction - a prospective observational study. J Pediatr Urol. Published online March 13, 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2026.105878
  4. Comparative analysis of spherical and fusiform choledochal cyst based on three dimensional magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, biliary amylase, and histopathological examination. Aggerwal N, Menon P, KLN Rao, et al
    JIAPS / jul-sep 2015/ Vol 20/ issue 3
  5. Barriers to pediatric pain management in children undergoing surgery : A survey of health care providers. Bawa M, Mahajan JK, Aggerwal N , et al
    Journal of pain and palliative care pharmacotherapy. 2015;29:353-358.
  6. Total intestinal atresia: revisiting the pathogenesis of congenital atresias. Aggerwal N , Sugandhi N, Kour H, et al.
    JIAPS/ 2019/ Vol 24/ issue 4/ page 303-306
  7. Hematometrocolpos in chronic vulvovaginal GVHD. Aggerwal N, Maji M, Radhakrishnan N, et al. J clin images med case rep. 2022;3(1):1571


Future Plan

  1. Start fellowship in various sub specilaities of the pediatric surgical care : like neonatal surgery, Pediatric urology, mininum invasive surgery in neonatal and pediatric patients in fututre.
  2. Expand the specialized care for surgical neonates in `nsicu further.
  3. Fetal surgery.
  4. Robotic surgery


Departmental Photos