Working Groups
GICS strives to provide opportunities for all members to take ownership and contribute to the areas of children’s surgery about which they are passionate. Please take a look at the list of working groups below, and email GICS if you are interested in becoming involved with any of the groups.
To improve access to safe anesthetic care for children around the world.
Facilitated by Ziporah Gathuya and Faye Evans
No children with birth defects will will remain untreated.
Facilitated by Tahmina Banu
To understand the critical care aspects of kids needing surgical care in resource limited settings.
Facilitated by Rashmi Kumar
Supporting all patients born with congenital surgical correctable diseases and their families across the globe.
Facilitated by Corne de Vos
To improve the quality of nursing care for children in low- and middle-income countries around the world.
Facilitated by Olubunmi Lawal-Aiyedon
To improve access to and quality childhood cancer surgical services.
Facilitated by Hafeez Abdelhafeez
To address the burden of ear, nose and throat conditions in children in Low to Middle income countries. In doing so, to advocate for access to surgical interventions that prevent childhood developmental delays.
Facilitated by Shazie Peer
To foster academic and professional interactions among members through research, education, training and workshops and enhance and improve patient outcomes.
Facilitated by Dennis Mazingi
Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (GICS) has proposed a Children’s Trauma Care (CTC) initiative aiming to address pediatric trauma management comprehensively, globally and in LMICs in particular.
Facilitated by Abdelbasit Ali
Research on pediatric urology diseases and education.
Facilitated by Mohamed Shalaby
Coming Soon
Cardiac Surgery
Facilitated by Bistra Zheleva
Dental/Oral Surgery
Facilitated by Gaurav Deshpande
General Surgery
Facilitated by Dennis Mazingi
Neurosurgery
Facilitated by Nelci Zanon
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery
Facilitated by Vrisha Madhuri
Plastic Surgery
Facilitated by Michael Bezuhly
Radiology
Facilitated by Henrique Lederman
Adult General Surgery
Facilitated by Biniam Ewnte
Committees
GICS strives to provide opportunities for all members to take ownership and contribute to the areas of children’s surgery about which they are passionate. Please take a look at the list of committees below, and email GICS if you are interested in becoming involved with any of the groups.
To keep GICS members informed about the activities of the organization, and to inform others of the importance of improving the surgical care of children worldwide.
Facilitated by Marilyn Butler
To provide a cooperative framework within which GICS and other parties can develop and implement activities.
Facilitated by Marilyn Butler
To review scientific papers requesting badging by GICS.
Facilitated by Udo Rolle
Coming Soon
Advocacy and Policy
Infrastructure and Standards
Facilitated by Emmanuel Ameh
Research
Facilitated by Dan Poenaru and Vrisha Madhuri
Education
Facilitated by Sabina Saddiqui and Phyllis Kisa
Header photo by Kelly Fogel courtesy of Ohana One
