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MILIND CHITNIS

Associate Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery · Frere Hospital, affilciated to Walter Sisulu University

https://researchid.co/asude9256
@wsu.ac.za
22Scopus Publications
790Google Scholar Citations
12Google Scholar h-index
13Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

Paediatric Surgery Global Paediatric Surgery Paediatric Surgery in Africa Training & assessment in Paediatric Surgery Use of technology to spread knowledge

Biography

Dr Milind Chitnis is the Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Paediatric Surgery at the East London Hospital Complex, affiliated with the Walter Sisulu University in East London, South Africa. He has been the Honorary Secretary of the College of Paediatric Surgeons of South Africa for the 2020-2023 period and a member of the Council of the College of Paediatric Surgeons of South Africa for 2017-2026. He is a board member of the Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (2020-2026) and the Honorary Secretary of the Pan African Association of Paediatric Surgeons (PAPSA) for 2023-2027. He is also a founding Trustee of the NPO- Eyabantwana for the Children- which supports the needs of the Department of Paediatric Surgery in East London. He is passionate about improving Paediatric Surgical care and training in low- and middle-income countries in general and Africa in particular.

Education

Certificate in Paediatric Surgery 2004 College of Medicine of South Africa Master of Chirurgiae (MCh) 1989 Bombay (Mumbai) University, India (Paediatric Surgery) Master of Surgery (MS) (General Surgery) 1986 University of Poona (Pune), India Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) 1982 University of Poona (Pune), India

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. GAPS phase II: development and pilot results of the global assessment in pediatric surgery, an evidence-based pediatric surgical capacity assessment tool for low-resource settings
    Pediatric Surgery International, 2024
  2. Machine Learning to Predict Interim Response in Pediatric Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Using Affordable Blood Tests
    JCO Global Oncology, 2024
  3. An International Consensus Survey among Pediatric Surgeons on the Role of Appendectomy in Malrotation
    Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2024
  4. Trauma and sexual abuse in children—Epidemiology, challenges, management strategies and prevention in lower- and middle-income countries
    Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2023
  5. Prevalence of gastroschisis and its neonatal mortality in the Eastern Cape Province tertiary institutions
    African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2023

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