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1. Name of physician: Grant G. Miller, MD & S. Awan, MD
2. Specialty: Pediatric General Surgery
3. Office address:
Dept. of Surgery
University of Saskatchewan’
Royal University Hospital
103 Hospital Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7N 0W8
4. Phone: (306)966-8141
5. Fax: (306)966-7988
6. Types of surgery performed:
Head & Neck
Frenectomy for tongue tie
Excision of:
 Branchial arch remnants, cysts, sinuses
 Cystic hygroma
Sistrunk procedure for thyroglossal duct cyst
Lymph node biopsy
Drainage & excision of Lymphadenitis (chronic & acute)
Vascular Access
Venous access including short term and long term central venous access (Broviac
catheter, Hickman catheter, Port-a-cath, PICC, etc.)
Thoracic
Open & video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS):
 Diagnostic
 Drainage of lung abscess
 Excision of:
o Lung cyst
o mediastinal cysts & masses
o Esophageal duplications
 Repair of:
o Esophageal atresia
o Diaphragm hernia
 Lung biopsy
 Lung resection / lobectomy
 PDA ligation
Correction of chest wall deformities
 Nuss minimally invasive correction of pectus excavatum
 Open & minimally invasive correction of pectus carinatum
Abdomen – open & laparoscopic surgery
Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication
Laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia
Laparoscopic gastrostomy
Laparoscopic & open bowel surgery for:
pyloric stenosis (pyloromyotomy)
Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative colitis
Intestinal atresia, stenosis, duplication
Adhesive bowel obstruction
Appendectomy
Cecostomy for bowel management
Intestinal malrotation
Pull-through for Hirschsprung’s disease
Pull-through for Imperforate anus
Laparoscopic & open
Epigastric hernia repair
Umbilical hernia repair
Laparoscopic & open
Splenectomy
Nephrectomy
Cholecystectomy
Resection of choledochal cyst
Kasai procedure for biliary atresia
Oophorectomy & ovarian cystectomy
Laparoscopic & open
Biopsy and excision of abdominal & retroperitoneal malignancies:
 Wilms tumor
 Neuroblastoma
 Teratoma & other germ cells tumors
 Rhabdomyosarcoma & other soft tissue tumors
Inguinal & scrotal
laparoscopic & open:
Inguinal hernia repair
Hydrocele repair
Orchidopexy
Testicular torsion
Orchiectomy for testicular tumor
Circumcision for phimosis & balanitis
Skin & subcutaneous tissue
Biopsy and excision of variety of skin and subcutaneous lesions and tumors
Toenail wedge resection & matrixectomy for ingrown toenail
Diagnostic procedures:
 Gastroscopy
 Colonoscopy
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Laparoscopy
Thoracoscopy
7. In which health regions do you have privileges: SHR
8. Your professional areas of interest:
Pediatric surgeons utilize their expertise in providing surgical care for all problems or
conditions affecting children that require surgical intervention. Like most surgeons today,
they use laparoscopic techniques for some operations.
They also have particular expertise in the following areas of responsibility:
- Pediatric surgeons have specialized knowledge in the surgical repair of birth
defects, some of which may be life threatening to premature and full-term infants.
Neonatal
- Pediatric surgeons, in cooperation with radiologists, use ultrasound and other
technologies during the fetal stage of a child's development to detect any abnormalities.
They can then plan corrective surgery and educate and get to know parents before their
baby is born. Prenatal diagnosis may lead to fetal surgery, which is a new forefront in the
subspecialty of pediatric surgery. Application of most fetal surgical techniques is still in
the experimental stage.
Prenatal
- Because trauma is the number one killer of children in North America, pediatric
surgeons are routinely faced with critical care situations involving traumatic injuries
sustained by children that may or may not require surgical intervention. Many pediatric
surgeons are involved in accident prevention programs in their communities that are
aimed at curbing traumatic injuries in children.
Trauma
- Pediatric surgeons are involved in the diagnosis and surgical care of
children with malignant tumors as well as those with benign growths.
Pediatric Oncology
9. Procedures you do not perform but commonly receive referrals for: n/a
10. The approximate waiting time for an: (in days)
a. Elective consultation: 10 - 14 days
b. Urgent consultations: 1 – 2 days
11. Will you see patients over Telehealth for: (yes or no)
a. Pre-op assessments: yes
b. Post-op assessments: yes