Dr. Faeza SOOBADAR

Professional Qualifications:

• MBChB (Manchester)
• MRCP Paediatrics (UK)
• MRCPCH
• CCST Paediatrics &Neonatal Medicine (UK)

Areas of Specialization:

• Paediatrics
• Neonatal Medicine

Work Experience:

• Senior House Officer (SHO) and Senior SHO in General Paediatrics, Neonatology, Paediatric nephrology, Paediatric oncology and Paediatric Surgery in Blackburn, Liverpool, Bolton and Manchester (August 1989 to July 1992)
• Registrar rotation in General Paediatrics, Paediatric Cardiology and Neonatology in Manchester Hospitals (August 1992 to August 1994)
• Research Fellow in Paediatric Cardiology at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (Nov 1994 to October 1995)
• Senior Registrar rotation in Manchester in General Paediatrics, Paediatric Cardiology and Neonatology (Nov 1995 to Aug 1998)
• Adviser in Neonatology at SSRN Hospital, Pamplemousses (Mar 1999 to Sep 2001)
• Specialist in Paediatrics at SSRN Hospital, Pamplemousses (Sep 2001 to Jun 2009)
• Consultant/Senior Consultant and Clinical Coordinator Paediatrics/Neonatology at Wellkin Hospital (July 2009 to Date)

Achievements:

• Created a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at SSRN Hospital in Pamplemousses in 2001. The advent of this NICU made a great impact on the reduction of our national Neonatal and Infant Mortality Rate.
• Was “Maitre de Stage” for Neonatology for the first-ever training of Paediatricians in Mauritius, carried out by the University of Bordeaux II, France, in collaboration with the Mauritius Institute of Health (2003-2006).
  Trainer for Newborn Life Support at Wellkin Hospital (2009 – Date)

Membership:

• Medical Council of Mauritius
• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (UK)
• Paediatric Society of Mauritius

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