Centenary of the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences
Our surgical heritage: the role of the Department of Paediatric Surgery in the development of paediatric surgery in Cape Town, in Africa, and around the world
Heinz Rode, Alastair J W Millar
Abstract
The Department of Paediatric Surgery at the University of Cape Town has made a remarkable contribution to the academic body of knowledge of Paediatric Surgery both in South Africa and around the world. It has played a key role in the development of the specialty in South Africa and through the South African diaspora has trained many paediatric surgeons who have made their mark internationally. More recently it has become a major focus of teaching and training for African paediatric surgeons. This article traces this legacy through its origins in the early 1920s to its current prominent position in the world paediatric surgical community.
Authors' affiliations
Heinz Rode, Paediatric and Burns Unit, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, and University of Cape Town
Alastair J W Millar, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town
Keywords
Paediatric Surgery; Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, UCT
Cite this article
South African Medical Journal 2012;102(6):409-411.
Article History
Date submitted: 2012-02-16
Date published: 2012-03-23
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