National University Hospital
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Prof. Prabhakaran K
Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Paediatric Surgery
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National University Hospital
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Speciality
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Pediatric surgery, general surgery |
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Languages
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English
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About
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Pioneered liver transplantation in the NUS.
Deals with paediatric hepatobiliary disorders, paediatric urology and paediatric surgical oncology. |
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Professional Experience
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Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Paediatric Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Director, Paediatric Organ Transplant Programme Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Director, Liver Transplant Programme, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Training in general surgery from 1976 to 1979 from the National University of Singapore.
Pediatric surgery from 1979 to 1983 at the National University of Singapore.
Sub-speciality training in Paediatric Surgery from 1983 to 1984 in Royal Children's hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Training in Liver transplantation in Cambridge, UK (1990) and in Pittsburgh, USA (1995).
Chairman of Specialist training Committee and Specialist Accreditation board in Paediatric Surgery in Singapore.
Started Paediatric Surgery in NUH. |
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Certifications
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Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (Glasgow, Scotland).
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh).
Fellow, Academy of Medicine (Singapore).
Master of Medicine |
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