INTRODUCTION:

As the nation’s first pediatric urologist, Dr. Sekhon holds the unique distinction of being a trailblazer in the development of pediatric urology as a separate super-specialty. Following his training at PGIMER and SGPGIMS, two of India’s finest educational institutions, Dr. Sekhon has gone on to work in Delhi NCR’s premier corporate hospitals. Her compassionate approach to children, acute diagnostic abilities, and moral management style are the cornerstones of her therapeutic care. With almost ten and a half years of expertise in pediatric urology, Dr. Sekhon has treated about 10,000 cases to date. Complex genito-urinary reconstructions (hypospadias, exstrophy-epispadias) are her specialty. Her proficiency in endoscopic pediatric urology procedures (posterior urethral valves, stones) and minimally invasive (laparoscopic/key hole) procedures is unmatched. In India, she is among the few surgeons skilled in robotic pediatric urology, which includes ureteric reimplantation and pyeloplasty. She collaborates closely with a number of nonprofit groups that support sexual differentiation and genito-urinary malignancies. The most cutting-edge facilities in India for neuromodulation, biofeedback, and video-urodynamics have all been built by Dr. Sekhon. She has been actively promoting pediatric kidney transplants and transitional urology and enjoys great interpersonal interactions with both patients and doctors.

Education

• MBBS – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College Hospital, Jabalpur, 2004
• MS – General Surgery – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College Hospital, Jabalpur, 2009
• MCh – Pediatric Surgery – Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 2012
• Certificate in Pediatric Urology – Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), 2016

Experience

• 2009 – 2009 Senior Resident (Paediatric Surgery) at Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, LHMC
• 2015 – 2015 Senior Fellow (Paediatric Urology) at Medanta Kidney and Urology Institute, Medanta- The Medicity
• 2013 – 2015 Consultant at Medanta the Medicity

Awards and Recognitions

• Awarded Dr Saroj Upadhyay Gold Medal for best paper titled “Computed tomography staging of empyema in children” at 4th Annual conference of Madhya Pradesh chapter of Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons
• Gold medal for best post-graduate student, Jabalpur
• Best e-poster award titled “Correlation of symptomatology duration with success of enema reduction in intussusception” at the 37th Annual conference of Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Chennai
• Best paper titled “Laparoscopic Management of Urolithiasis in children” at the 8th Annual conference of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of India (PESI), Chandigarh
• Best poster titled “Trans-umbilical open pyeloplasty for paediatric giant hydronephrosis” at the 2ndInternational Workshop-cum-Symposium on Paediatric Urology, New Delhi
• Awarded International Young Surgeon Travel Grantfor the paper titled “Screening of distal renal tubular acidosis and growth retardation in posterior urethral valve: Is there a role for bicarbonate therapy in improving growth? A prospective randomized stud
• Awarded best video titled “Posterior urethral lengthening, detrusor double breast wrap around and cross tensor fascia lata sling: A novel method for bladder neck reconstruction” at the 3rd Annual conference of Urology Association of Uttar Pradesh, UAUCON
• Bronze medal, National Debating Championship, All India Inter-College Youth Festival – 2002
• Gold Medal for best paper, Annual conference of Madhya Pradesh chapter of Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Gwalior – 2008
• Gold Medal, Best student in General Surgery – 2009
• Best poster, 37th Annual conference of Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Chennai – 2011
• Best poster, Resident’s session, 36th Congress of the SIU, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2013 – Best paper, Annual conference of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of India, Chandigarh 2013 – Best poster, International Workshop-cum-Symposium on Paediatric Urology, N – 2016
• Best poster awards, National conference of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Agra – 2016
• Best paper, best video and best poster, Annual conference of Urology Association of Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur – 2016
• International Young Surgeon’s Travel Grant, Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons – 2016
• Fellow, Society of Pediatric Urology, Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons – 2020

Memberships

• Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons of India (PESI)
• Urology Society Of India
• North Zone of Urology Society of India
• European Society of Pediatric Urology
• Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (IAPS)
• UMN- SIU Leo Fung Memorial International Pediatric Fellow (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA)
• Robotic Paediatric Urology Fellow (University of Chicago, USA)
• Advanced Pediatric Robotic Urology Fellow, ORSI Academy, Melle, Belgium
• Fellow, Society of Pediatric Urology, Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
• AUA IAUA Chakrobortty Fellow (Puli Pradip Reddy Memorial Fund at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and the Urological Society of India)