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General surgery

The Division of General Surgery consists of nine general surgeons, four nurse practitioners, a clinical nurse specialist, two clinic nurses, an enterostomal therapist, and a dietician. It has in-patient and out-patient activities at two sites:

• The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario
• North York General Hospital in North York, Ontario (12 miles north of The Hospital for Sick Children)

The division trains:

• Paediatric General Surgery Fellows, who are fully trained general surgeons and are completing a two-year training program in paediatric general surgery
• Neonatal ICU Surgery Fellows, who are fellows with various levels of training from senior general surgery residents to fully trained paediatric general surgeons  and are completing a one-year training program in neonatal ICU care
• Paediatric Trauma Fellows, who are fellows with various levels of training from senior general surgery residents to fully trained paediatric general surgeons and are completing a one-year training program in paediatric trauma care
• Paediatric Transplant Fellows, who are fully trained paediatric general surgeons and are completing a one-year training program in transplantation
• Paediatric Surgical Oncology Fellows, who are fully trained paediatric general surgeons and are completing a one-year training program in surgical oncology
• General Surgery Residents (PGY-1 and PGY-2) who complete a two-month rotation
• Paediatric Residents (PGY-1) who complete a one-month rotation
• Paediatric Gynecology Fellows, who are fully trained Obstetrician/gynecologists and complete a two-month rotation

The Division of General Surgery takes care of children with a wide variety of congenital anomalies and acquired diseases of the abdomen, chest, head and neck, and endocrine organs, as well as the assessment and management of children with multiple injuries and children requiring liver and small bowel transplants. 

In addition to patient care responsibilities, members of the Division are involved in research and teaching, and are recognized as experts in fetal and neonatal surgery, paediatric gastrointestinal conditions, paediatric cancer, organ transplantation, developmental biology, immunology, short bowel syndrome, ethics, international surgery and the management of trauma in children.