Paediatric Surgery

VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital is a premier institution in India and notably the Department of Pediatric Surgery has been serving the needs of young patients for over 50 years, providing specialized care and innovative treatments for children. The Department is running a 3-year M. Ch course with annual intake of 4 candidates. There are 5 regular and 1 contractual faculty members who along with thirteen senior residents take care of various surgical neonates and other paediatric patients. The Department provider surgical care for neonatal surgical anomaly, gastro intestinal disease, genitourinary anomalies, thoracic disorders and neural tube ailments like lipomeningomyelocele. Pediatric trauma patients (trauma pertaining to Abdominal and thoracic regions) and solid organ tumors (pediatric oncology) are also treated in the Department. Our commitment to excellence and patient-centered care has made us a trusted name in the healthcare industry. Established with a mission to provide quality healthcare services, we continually strive to improve our facilities and services to meet the evolving needs of our community.

Our faculty comprises experts in their respective fields, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to our hospital. They are involved in teaching, research, and clinical practice, ensuring that we stay at the forefront of medical advancements.

Our department boasts state-of-the-art infrastructure equipped with the latest medical technology. Our patient-centric design includes spacious wards with specialized pediatric HDU, neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), well-equipped modern operation theatres for both elective and emergency surgeries and facilities for both invasive and non-invasive ventilation of neonatal and pediatric patients.

We offer a wide range of services across various specialties. We run 6 days a week regular OPD with annual OPD registrations of approx. 20,000-21,000. In routine OT, we have 2 Main OT tables every day, and we are able to do approx. 1500-2000 major cases per year. Similarly, we have a minor procedure room in our ward where we are do approx. 3500-4000 cases every year. We also run a 24 X 7 emergency OT in the New Emergency building where we are do approx. 2-3 cases per day. (amounts to an annual emergency surgery of 450-500 cases).

Sr. No.	Name of Faculty	Designation
1	Dr. Archana Puri	Director Professor & HOD
2	Dr. Samir Kant Acharya	Senior Specialist
3	Dr. Nariender Tekchandani	Senior Chief Medical Officer
4	Dr. Nidhi Sugandhi	Professor
5	Dr. Vaibhav Garg	Assistant Professor
6	Dr. Viji G	Assistant Professor

Our outpatient services are available six days a week, from Monday to Saturday. Regular OPD timings are from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at SSB Zone 1, Ground floor, Room 2

Sr. No.	Days	Name of Faculty	Room No	Timing
1.	Monday	Dr. Samir Kant Acharya	Zone 1 ground floor Room No. 1 & 2	9AM to 4PM
2.	Tuesday	Dr. Archana Puri	Zone 1 ground floor Room No. 1 & 2	9AM to 4PM
3.	Wednesday	Dr. Nidhi Sugandhi	Zone 1 ground floor Room No. 1 & 2	9AM to 4PM
4.	Thursday	Dr. Vaibhav Garg	Zone 1 ground floor Room No. 1 & 2	9AM to 4PM
5.	Friday	Dr. Archana Puri/Dr. Viji.G	Zone 1 ground floor Room No. 1 & 2	9AM to 4PM
6.	Saturday	Dr. Nariender Tekchandani, Dr. Viji G	Zone 1 ground floor Room No. 1 & 2	9AM to 4PM

We operate various specialty clinics to cater to specific health needs, including:

Sr. No.	Day	Clinic
1.	Monday	Oncology clinic
2.	Tuesday	Urology clinic/Hepatobiliary
3.	Wednesday	Gastro intestinal clinic
4.	Thursday	Vascular malformation and miscellaneous clinic
5.	Friday	Urology and hepatobiliary clinic

These clinics provide focused care and expert consultations for chronic and complex health conditions.

Our department is actively involved in medical research, contributing to advancements in healthcare. Our faculty and residents regularly publish their findings in reputable medical journals, sharing knowledge and improving patient care.

Ongoing research

Sr. No.	Name of the Candidate	Name of the Guide	Title of the Thesis	Period
1.	Dr. Priya Alhan	Dr. Archana Puri	Evaluation of clinical, biochemical and radiological parameters for risk stratification of paediatric blunt abdominal trauma patients.	2023-2026
2.	Dr. Akshaya Ravichandran	Dr. Nidhi Sugandhi	Quantification of postoperative stress response and correlation with 72 hour mortality in neonates undergoing surgical intervention.	2023-2026
3.	Dr. Ajit Baheti	Dr. Samir Kant Acharya	A Comparative study of interstitial cells of cajal density in PUJ (Pelvi - Ureteric junction) and upper ureter in cases of pelvi Ureteric junction obstruction and correlation with functional outcome on 01.5.24	2023-2026
4.	Dr. Akanksha	Dr. Archana Puri	Evaluation of urinary microalbumin and serum cystatin C in poorly functional kidney with congenital unilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction and its correlation with final functional recovery	2023-2026
5.	Dr. Aditi	Dr. Nidhi Sugandhi	Comparison of baseline volumes and growth rate of palpable undescended testis post orchidopexy with normally descended testis of age matched controls.	2022-2025
6.	Dr. Anshul	Dr. Archana Puri	Analysis of post operative outcome of Duckett Onlay urethroplasty in anterior and mid penile hypospadias with narrow preservable urethral plate.	2022-2025
7.	Dr. Sanskriti	Dr. Samir Kant Acharya	Comparison of bladder wall thickness in patients of PUV.	2022-2025
8.	Dr. Charulata	Dr. Archana Puri	Comparative outcome analysis of post pyeloplasty functional recovery in infants as compared to older children in unilateral congenital pelviureteric junction obstruction.	2022-2025
9.	Dr. Sahiti Andhavaram	Dr. Nidhi Sugandhi	Bladder neck hypertrophy in children undergoing fulguration for Posterior urethral values.	2021-2024
10.	Dr. Apoorva	Dr. Nidhi Sugandhi	Diagnostic Accuracy phone cross table lateral X ray in predicting level of rectal pouch in male patients with Anorectic malformation.	2021-2024
11.	Dr. Shafeeq	Dr. Samir Kant Acharya	Age related immunoreactivity of calretinin and CDS6 in Hirschsprung’s disease.	2021-2024
12.	Dr. Utkarsh	Dr. Samir Kant Acharya	Comparison of uroflowmetry in patients operated for hypospadias.	2021-2024
13.	-	Dr. Nidhi Sugandhi, Dr. Samir Kant Acharya	Co-investigator for multicentre trial on Outcomes of PNET in Paediatric Population. INPOG-PNET- 19-02.	-
14.	-	Dr. Nidhi Sugandhi	Co-Guide-Spectrum of presentation in children < 18 years with Congenital Anomaly of kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT) and observe their outcome after one year of follow - up at a tertiary care centre in North India	-

Publications: For last three year

Puri Archana, Khairong PDS, Singh S. A critical appraisal of clinical, pathological, imaging and Gene Xpert profile of surgical referral with paediatric abdominal tuberculosis. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2023;28(1): 41- 7
Puri Archana, Kumar A, Raman A. Surrogate imaging markers of Urodynamic proven bladder dysfunction in posterior urethral valves. A comprehensive evaluation., J Pediatr Urol 2023 25:51477-5131123) 001274
Hosale P, Solanki RS, Puri Archana et al. Ultrasonographic evaluation of non-traumatic gastrointestinal emergencies in children. Indographics 2023;2:62-78
Piplani, Rajat, Acharya Samir, Bagga D (2023). Congenital anterior urethral diverticulum in children: case series and review of the literature. Annals of Pediatric Surgery. 19, 9 (2023).
Totaderi Varsha, Geetha Viji, Acharya Samir Kant, Sugandhi Nidhi, Sreedharan Anjana (2023) Cervicofacial rhabdomyosarcoma -success of free fibular graft. JIAPS NOV 2023
Sugandhi N. Metastatic wilm's tumour in Wilm's tumour. Ed Sarin YK, Pub Springer Singapore Ed1, Pages 255-265. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3428-5
Sugandhi N. Ruptured tumours. Ed Sarin YK, Pub Springer Singapore Ed1, Pages 247-253. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3428-5
Choudhary Pratibha, Saroya Komal, Jain Vishes, Yadav Devender Kumar Anjaan Kumar, Anand Sachit, Mawar Sashi, Varma Vivek, Kapahita Siddarth, Acharya Sameer Kant, Shah Rasik, Bajpal Minu, Goel Pradbudh. Waterprooofing layers Urethrocutaneous fistula repair after hypospadias surgery: evidence synthesis surgery international (2023)39:165.
Sreedharan A, Ramesh V, Sugandhi N, Acharya S, Jadhav A ,Puri A. Paediatric transplants in India (2013-2020), its growth and the effect of covid 19 pandemic, Korean journal of transplantationSep2022.36.s80.DOI10.4285/ATW2022F-1998.