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Pediatric Surgery provides an authoritative, up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of current practice in the field. It is divided into three topical volumes, with a total of seven sections focusing on general principles, newborn surgery, general pediatric surgery, tumor surgery, trauma, transplantation, and pediatric urology surgery. Detailed descriptions of surgical techniques and pre- and postoperative management are provided by experts from various parts of the world. The result is an international reference on the surgical management of both common and rare diseases of infants and children that will be an ideal source of information and guidance for pediatric surgeons, pediatric urologists, neonatologists, pediatricians, and all those seeking more detailed information on surgical conditions in children. The three topical volumes are as follows: General Principles and Newborn Surgery General Pediatric Surgery, Tumors, Traumaand Transplantation Pediatric Urology

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Prem Puri is the Newman clinical research professor at the University College Dublin School of Medicine and Medical Science and consultant pediatric surgeon and Director of surgical research at the Beacon Hospital. He is currently the secretary of the International Board of Pediatric Surgical Research. He is past President of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons (WOFAPS) and of the European Paediatric Surgeons’ Association (EUPSA). He is Editor-in-chief of Paediatric Surgery International and also on the editorial board of several other journals. He was the Director of research (1989–2009) and President (2009–2016) of the National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Dublin.   Professor Puri has been awarded many honorary fellowships, including the American Surgical Association (ASA), American Academy of Pediatrics, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, JapaneseSociety of Pediatric Surgeons, and also Argentinean, Austrian, Canadian, Czech, Croatian, Cuban, Indian, South African, and Ukrainian pediatric surgical associations.   Professor Puri is known internationally for his research into underlying mechanisms causing birth defects and innovative treatments, which have benefited children all over the world. He is a multi-award-winning researcher whose previous awards include People of the Year Award (Highest Irish National Award), the prestigious Denis Browne Gold Medal by the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Abraham Colles Medal by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and Rehbein Medal by the European Paediatric Surgeons’ Association for outstanding contribution to pediatric surgery. He has been a visiting professor to many leading universities all over the world and invited speaker at over 250 international scientific meetings. He has published 10 books, 147 chapters in textbooks, and over 700 articles including many in high impact factor journals, such as New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, British Medical Journal, and Nature Genetics. Professor Puri is the editor of Newborn Surgery, regarded as the authoritative book in the field, and the fourth edition is now published, and also of the widely acclaimed Pediatric Surgery (Atlas Series), which is in its second edition. His research has been cited over 20,000 times in peer-reviewed articles.

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