Served as consultant Pediatric Surgeon and Consultant Pediatric Urologist at SGHD from Feb 2015 till Dec 2021. I was responsible for developing the services of pediatric surgery, pediatric urology and minimally invasive pediatric surgery at SGHD. I used to see more the 2500 outpatient consultations perform 250 major and 1000 minor pediatric and neonatal surgeries in a year. I acquired my fellowship in Robotic surgery and officiated as chairman of scientific committed of the hospital during my tenure.

Served as Consultant & Chief Pediatric Surgeon (HOD,Associate Professor) at KFHU(Oct 2007 till Feb 2015). KFHU is a tertiary care and teaching hospital under University of Dammam ( previously known as King Faisal University), KSA, with a dedicated faculty of Pediatric Surgery under Department of Surgery. I was responsible for 15 days a month on call for the clinical duties and 20 days a month for academic assignments. Clinical responsibilities included attending Outpatient clinic ( once in 6 days), day care surgery ( once in 6 days), Emergency Room calls daily for 15days a month, elective OR once in 6 days.

My academic activities included conducting daily morning reports by surgical residents, weekly lectures for the undergraduates and post graduate trainees; graduate and masters nursing pediatric surgery courses, clinico pathology and radiological meets bi weekly. I had prepared Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation (OSCE) modules for these students.

Performed as Coordinator of Masters Nursing Pediatric Surgery Course, supervisor of Masters theses and Internal Examiner for MBBS and Saudi Board for General Surgery.

I had started the pediatric laparoscopic service in the division since Oct 2007. I had been doing basic laparoscopic procedures like appendectomy, orchiopexy, cholecystectomies, diagnostic lap, hernia etc; and advanced procedures like fundoplication, splenectomies, Meckel’s diverticulectomy, complete lap resection and anastomosis of bowel ,etc..
For last 2 years I had been performing neonatal MIS such as Pyloromyotomies, Hernial ring closures, Ovarian cyst excision, malrotaion etc.

I had ventured into Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) in pediatric population such as SILS appendectomy, cholecystectomy and ovarian cyst excision.

I had also started to expand our minimally invasive services to other areas such as pediatric thoracic ( diagnostic thoracoscopy, lung biopsies, decortications, fibrinolysis etc) and pediatric urology ( retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomies, pyeloplasty etc) too.

I joined CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab, India as Assistant Professor & Consultant in Pediatric Surgery in July 2003 and later promoted to Associate Professor in Pediatric Surgery in October 2006. My job responsibilities included :
Running general Out Patient Clinic for Pediatric Surgery, Neonatal Surgery, special clinics for Pediatric Urology, Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Clinic , Ambiguous Genitalia Clinic and Fetal Anomaly Clinic ( Special Clinics were started by me as biweekly clinics in 2004 Jan.)
I was also responsible for starting Pediatric Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic procedures in this Institution.
Running elective Operation Theater twice a week, Emergency surgeries all the days of a week.
Pediatric Surgery setup included 25 bedded general inpatient ward, 10 bedded post operative ward, 10 bedded pediatric surgical ICU.
I used to conduct teaching programme for Undergraduate Students, Postgraduate (General Surgery, Pediatric Medicine, Neonatologists) students and Nursing Graduation Tranees.
I was appointed by Baba Farid University, Punjab as the supervisor for thesis projects for postgraduate students in the above mentioned categories.
My surgical experience includes wide range of Pediatric Surgeries, N eonatal Surgeries,Pediatric Oncosurgery, Pediatric Urology, Thoracic Surgeries, Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus repairs, Cleft Palate, Bronchoscopic Procedures, Endo urology, Minimally access surgeries in Pediatric Population.
I had organized CMEs on Ambiguous Genitalia and North West Chapter of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons CME during my tenure.