Clinical Surgical Training Center

Registration Deadline: 15 Sep 2025

Course fees:
- Regular Rate: AED: 6,000/- (USD: 1,634)
- Resident Rate: AED: 3,675/- (USD: 1,000)

Program Brochure: Link click

Target Audience:

• Pediatric Surgeon
• General Surgeons
• Trainees and Residents

Introduction:

Thoracoscopic Video Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery have become an integral part of operative management in virtually every realm of newborn and pediatric surgery in the last two decades. Although new Instruments and equipment's are promoting these achievements, there is still a long journey in training before Thoracoscopic Pediatric and Neonatal Endoscopic surgery become safe and widespread. 

The UAE Pediatric Surgery Society, Gulf endoscopic pediatric surgery & urology group in collaboration with Clinical and surgical training center is dedicated to the advancement of training in Thoracoscopic Pediatric Minimal Invasive Surgery to ensure the safe performance of such operation.

What is unique about this workshop:

• Hands on experience on small animals

• Highly experienced faculty

• Interactive workshops, case study, video base learning

Course outcomes:

Course will provide theoretical update in the most recent thoracoscopic development of neonatal and pediatric endoscopy and intensive experimental session (Hands on Session) using small animals for each surgical procedure step by step. Some of topics are

• Ergonomics and installation.
• Introduction and positioning of trocars.
• Creation of a working space in the chest.
• Instruments and energy device.
• Lung surgery, Lobectomy, Esophageal Surgery, Sympathectomy,
• Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair and Tracheole.

Faculties:

• Dr. Adel Aljneibi (Chairman)

Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Laparoscopic Pediatric & Neonatal Surgeon and
Pediatric Urologist SKMC, UAE

• Dr Khalid Khalfan (Co-Chair)

Adjunct associate professor, UOS.  Consultant pediatric, neonatal surgeon and pediatric Urologist, MIS.  AQWCH & UHS, UAE

• Dr. Abdulrahman Al Maghrabi

Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Laparoscopic Pediatric Surgeon
Maternity & Children Hospital
Makkah, KSA

• Dr Ali Alyahya

Consultant Pediatric Surgery and MIS
Associate Professor
Alfaisal University, Riyadh KSA

• Dr. Wasmi Al Fadhli

Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Laparoscopic Pediatric Surgeon
Ahmadi Hospital, Kuwait

• Dr. Mohammed Hamza Aqeel

Assistant Professor
Consultant Pediatric Surgery & Trauma

• Prof. Mohamed E Hassan

Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Zagazig University, Egypt
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon.
Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah

• Prof. Mohammed Hobeldin

FRCS, Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
MIS Pediatric Surgeon & Urologist, SKMC, UAE