Paediatric Surgery
The WCH Department of Paediatric Surgery is the main referral centre for complex paediatric surgical conditions and provides a service in South Australia which covers the Northern Territory and some regional centres in Victoria and New South Wales.
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The WCH Department of Paediatric Surgery is the main referral centre for complex paediatric surgical conditions and provides a service in South Australia which covers the Northern Territory and some regional centres in Victoria and New South Wales.
The Department provides comprehensive clinical services in the specialties of:
- Ambulatory (day) Surgery
- Antenatal counselling
- Burns
- General Paediatric Surgery
- Neonatal (newborn) Surgery
- Stomal Therapy
- Thoracic Surgery
- Paediatric Major Trauma Service
- Urology
The department has a world class Burns Service and works closely with the Antenatal Birth Defects Counselling Service at the WCH.
The Paediatric Surgery Department has a Nurse Consultant who will help case manage and support families of children with complex surgical needs, patients with an increased length of stay, and children with wounds.
How to access this service
Appointments can be made for your child to be seen in the public outpatient clinic. Your child will need a referral from a registered medical practitioner to attend this clinic.
Overseas non-Medicare patients will be seen in clinics with a written referral, and charges will apply.
The Department also provides a 24 hour emergency surgical service. Ambulatory patients should come to the Emergency Department at the WCH. Surgeons and the Surgical Registrar may be contacted after hours through the Hospital switchboard (08) 8161 7000.
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:30am–4:30pm
Location
Level 2, Queen Victoria Building
Wards
- Campbell Ward
- Rose Ward
- Newland Ward – age 0 to 18 years
- Adolescent Ward – age 12 to 18 years
Further information
Resources
- Anal dilatation
- Appendicectomy – complicated
- Uncomplicated appendicitis (criteria led discharge pathway)
- Advanced appendicitis
- Gastrostomy/Jejunostomy/Trans-Gastric jejunal feeding at home
- Hirschprung's disease
- Ingrown toenail repair
- Inguinal hernia repair
- Liver and spleen injuries
- Fundoplication surgery
- Fundoplication surgery with gastrostomy
- Oesophageal Atresia and Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula Community Guide
- Orchidopexy
- Pectus bar surgery for pectus excavatum
- Scrotal exploration
- Tracheoesophageal fistula (TOF) & Oesophageal atresia (OA)
- Bottom (perianal) skin care following ileostomy/colostomy closure
The following resources are on the website of the Australian Association of Stomal Therapy Nurses:
Contact
Phone
Mailing address
Referrals Only
Admin Hub
Women's and Children's Hospital
72 King William Road
North Adelaide
South Australia 5006
Fax: 8161 6246
Surgical Correspondence and Enquiries
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Level 2, Queen Victoria Building
Women's and Children's Hospital
72 King William Road
North Adelaide
South Australia 5006
Fax: 8161 7057
Staff
Unit Head
Dr Catherine Cord-Udy
Phone: (08) 8161 7324
Fax: (08) 8161 7057
Department or Surgical Enquiries
- Dr Catherine Cord-Udy
- Dr Rebecca Cooksey
- Dr Michael Ee
- Dr Christopher Kirby
- Dr Sanjeev Khurana
- Dr Bhanu Mariyappa
- Dr Annie Roberts
Phone: (08) 8161 7328 or (08) 8161 7324
Fax: (08) 8161 7057
Email: Health.CYWHSPaediatricUrology@sa.gov.au
Paediatric Surgery Nurse Consultant
- Cassie Dujmovic
- Jaz Rossi