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DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRIC & GENERAL SURGERY The Department of Pediatric Surgery and General Surgery at Vaatsalya Hospital Vizianagram has a well equipped set up with a highly qualified and experienced team of doctors to perform all types of Neonatal Surgeries, Pediatric Surgeries and General Surgeries with best possible care for newborns, children and adults suffering from surgical diseases.

The Department of Pediatric Surgery at our Hospital is headed by a highly qualified super specialist surgeon Dr T. Renu Kumar MS (Gen. Surg PGI) MCh (Ped Surgery. PGI, Chandigarh) who is a product of the most premier institute in the country the ‘PGIMER’ Who has also done research at the premier Institute PGIMER on Role of Prophylactic Antibiotics in routine outpatient cystourethroscopy – a randomized controlled study in 200 cases. Renu Kumar, Singh SK, Outcome of 104 Antenatally diagnosed congenital malformations. Renu Kumar, Prema Menon, KLN Rao, PGIMER And he also has many international publications in the field of neonatal and Pediatric surgery like 1. Perforated appendix in hernial sac mimicking torsion of undescendedtestis in a neonate Renu Kumar, J.K. Mahajan., K.L.N. Rao Journal of Pediatric Surgery (2008) 43, E9–E10 2. Implantation dermoid and BXO after Hypospadias repair and Review of LiteratureRagavan, Renu Kumar, Shanti V (European Journal Pediatric Surgery:19;1-3,2009) 3. Ingested Metallic Screw causing appendicitis in an Infant- The Metallic ‘Screw appendicitis’ - Renu Kumar, Monika Bawa, Ragavan (Indian Journal Pediatrics- 21-05-09 online Dec -Jan’09-10) 4. Bilobar Thyroid Agenesis with Adenomatous Isthmus and Hypothyroidism in a 13year old female child: a case report- Renu Kumar. Pradeep PV, Ragavan M Journal of Pediatric Sciences 2010;2(2):e21 5. Diffuse lipomatosis of thyroid with hyperthyroidism Case Snippets. Pradeep, Renu Kumar, Ragavan. J Postgrad Med January 2010 Vol 56 Issue