Paediatric surgery

What we do

We treat a wide range of common conditions, such as undescended testes and abdominal wall hernias, that require elective (planned) operations. We perform both open and minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery on children from infancy to adolescence.

We have specialised multidisciplinary referrals clinics for:

• hepatobiliary (liver and gall bladder) surgery, including liver tumours
• pancreatic surgery
• short bowel syndrome
• congenital thoracic conditions (chest disorders that children are born with)
• newborn (neonatal) surgery.
  

We also run:

• an Adolescent Obesity Clinic
• a clinic three times a week for newborns with tongue tie and feeding difficulties run by breast feeding counsellors and surgeons.
• surgical outreach clinics, which are held at Medway Maritime Hospital and Maidstone Hospital
• antenatal counselling services for women whose unborn babies have conditions requiring surgery. We run this together with the Harris Birthright Centre.
  

We also provide support for regional children's cystic fibrosis and sickle cell services. In addition, we have a tertiary referral service for newborn and general children's surgical emergencies.

Location

Third floor, Hambleden Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Contact Details

• Main Reception: +44 (0)20 3299 3560

Patient Information Leaflets

Conditions we treat

Paediatric surgery treats conditions including hernias, phimosis, gall stones, abdominal pain, appendicitis, tongue tie, general childhood surgical problems, empyema and urology.

What is required before referring a patient

No clinical requirements.

Booking a patient at King's

Appointments for this service are made via the national Choose and Book system. Please see the Choose and Book page for more information.

Other ways to refer

Routine Referrals

For routine referrals, contact the Paediatric Surgical Secretary on 020 3299 3350.

Emergency Referrals

For emergency referrals, contact the on-call Paediatric Surgical SpR via King's main switchboard on 020 3299 9000.

Referral Forms

There are no referral forms for this service.

Key Clinical Staff