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WOFAPS Celebrates the 100th Birthday of Pediatric Surgery Giant from Japan

  • July 9, 2020
  • Posted by: WOFAPS Webmaster
  • Category: News
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WOFAPS celebrates the 100th birthday of Pediatric surgery giant from Japan

It has been a WOFAPS tradition to celebrate the pioneers who contributed to the development of pediatric surgery in their countries and the whole world.

This year, 2020, the whole world celebrates the 100th birthday of a great pediatric surgeon from Japan, Prof Keijiro Suruga, born in 1920.

Professor Keijiro Suruga is a real pioneer of pediatric surgery not only in Japan but also in Asia. He made the first successful surgery of congenital intestinal atresia in Japan in 1953. This made a breakthrough in neonatal surgery in Japan. (The dawn of pediatric surgery in this country)

Prof. Suruga graduated from Tokyo University in 1944. After he worked hard at Sanikukai Hospital in Tokyo as the pioneer of Pediatric Surgery, he established the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Juntendo University in 1968 as the first department of Pediatric Surgery in Japan.

He was a founder of not only the Japanese society of pediatric surgeons but also some international associations. He made a great contribution to establishing the PAPS (Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons). He worked very hard with Prof. Stephen L. Gans, the first chief editor of Pediatric Surgery. The PAPS was first organized in 1966.

In 1972, he organized the sixth PAPS in Tokyo. At that time, he also organized the first meeting of the Asian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, as well as the founding members’ EXCO meeting of WOFAPS. So this was an epoch-making meeting for pediatric surgery.

Since then, he made a great contribution to WOFAPS as a member of the EXCO community, especially in the early period.

He is the recipient of COE Medal from PAPS and Surgeon in chief Medallion from the USA. He retired from the chair in 1996 and Prof. Takeshi Miyano succeeded him.

At this moment, he is still very well. His brain is still sharp, talk nicely although he has a moderate walking difficulty, not in a wheelchair.

The WOFAPS takes this opportunity to memorize the important event, wishing our colleagues Japanese pediatric surgeons continued excellence and innovation in the field of pediatric surgery, and many thanks and admiration for

Prof Suruga for an admirable and inspiring career.

Sameh Shehata

WOFAPS President Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Celebration Japan

14 Comments

  • Maxi Maricic
    July 9, 2020 at 9:26 pm Reply

    Awesome review, very inspiring for young pediatric surgeons… he’s undoubtedly part or all pediatric surgeons in the world!
    Thank for shearing Sameh!

  • Muraveji
    July 9, 2020 at 11:03 pm Reply

    I also congratulate him for his birthday and wish him to be fine and healthy. Fortunately today’s success of Pediatric Surgery around the world is because of hardworking of Giants like Prof. Suruga.

  • Biswanath Mukhopadhyay
    July 10, 2020 at 6:37 am Reply

    I am a former Professor of Pediatric Surgery from Kolkata. Wish Prof. Suruga healthy life. I also send best wishes to Prof Takeshita Miyano whom I have met in Kolkata and Delhi

  • Medhat Mohammed
    July 11, 2020 at 5:10 pm Reply

    Best wishes

  • Pritha Banerjee
    February 25, 2021 at 9:17 am Reply

    My father Dr Prabir Kumar Banerjee is Dr Suruga’s student. He is in kolkata .He would like to contact Dr Suruga .Is their any email id or anyway of contacting Dr Suruga .Please help.

  • Connie McNeil
    February 7, 2022 at 3:47 am Reply

    Hello. I am looking for Ai Suruga. Can you help?

    She was our exchange student in 1964-65. We used to write to each other once she went home. I did see her once when she came to Philadelphia, but have lost track of her.

    I hope you and your family are all well.

    I would love to connect with her.

    Thank you.

  • Connie McNeil
    February 11, 2022 at 3:38 pm Reply

    Hello.

    I am looking for Ai Suruga. Is she your daughter? She lives with our family in 1964/65.

    Thank you.

    Connie McNeil Kavanaugh

  • I am looking for Ai Suruga, Dr Keijiro daughter. She lived with us in 1965. Can you help?
    February 26, 2022 at 3:23 pm Reply

    I am looking for Ai Suruga, Dr. Keijiro’s daughter. She lived with my family (McNeils) in 1965. Can you help?

  • Connie McNeil
    February 26, 2022 at 5:18 pm Reply

    Hi,

    I’m looking for Dr. Suruga’s daughter, Ai. Can you give me either Dr. Suruga’s contact information or his daughter’s, please? Thank you.

  • arnold and susan coran
    March 2, 2022 at 9:22 pm Reply

    Sending warm regards and happy birthday wishes to Professor Suruga. It was an honor to have been hosted by him and Professor Miyano on several early trips to Tokyo. Professor Suruga leaves a wonderful legacy.

  • Nanda Kar
    August 1, 2023 at 11:46 pm Reply

    I came to know world renowned Pediatric surgeon Prof Keijiro Suruga through our mentor Prof Subir K Chatterjee from Calcutta India.
    I had a discussion with Prof Suruga about the Fellowship program in Juntendo University on Liver surgery as his pioneering work in
    “Biliary Atresia” but never worked out . My stellar work in Calcutta on “Esophageal Atresia” presented in Germany at Munich in 1986 at International Esophageal Week .

  • Nanda Kar
    August 1, 2023 at 11:46 pm Reply

    I came to know world renowned Pediatric surgeon Prof Keijiro Suruga through our mentor Prof Subir K Chatterjee from Calcutta India.
    I had a discussion with Prof Suruga about the Fellowship program in Juntendo University on Liver surgery as his pioneering work in
    “Biliary Atresia” but never worked out . My stellar work in Calcutta on “Esophageal Atresia” presented in Germany at Munich in 1986 at International Esophageal Week .

  • Connie McNeil
    June 12, 2024 at 8:00 am Reply

    Ai, is that you in a picture with your dad and brother?

  • Connie McNeil
    June 12, 2024 at 8:00 am Reply

    Ai, is that you in a picture with your dad and brother?

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