Susan Jehangir is a Pediatric Surgeon working in Westmead, NSW, at Corner Hawkesbury Road and Hainsworth Street (Westmead, NSW 2145).
Kids need care that’s both medical and reassuring. Susan looks after children and teens who need surgery, often when something has started from birth or when a problem shows up in early childhood. In many cases, families are dealing with a lot at once, so the focus is on clear next steps and calm support through the process.
Common reasons children are referred include tummy and bowel problems, such as childhood volvulus, intussusception, Hirschsprung disease, and gastroschisis. There are also surgical issues like hernias and other things that can cause pain, swelling, or feeding trouble in young children.
Susan also helps with conditions affecting the urinary and reproductive system. This can include things like hypospadias, undescended testicles, epididymitis, orchitis, and urethritis. At times, children may be dealing with symptoms that look minor at first, but need prompt checks so treatment can start early.
There are also serious conditions that require fast surgical planning, including some childhood cancers and growth issues. Susan’s work includes cases such as Wilms tumour, renal cell carcinoma (RCC), adrenal cancer, and congenital mesoblastic nephroma. She also looks after rarer problems like inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours.
Some children are referred with chest or infection-related issues too. This may involve empyema or an infantile pneumothorax. Other infections, including hydatidosis, are also part of the range of conditions seen.
Sometimes surgery is needed to correct a skin or developmental concern, such as aplasia cutis congenita, or to manage rare inherited conditions like Ellis–Van Creveld syndrome and Clouston syndrome. There can also be other problems, including jaundice, a low sodium level, or a ganglion cyst.
Over time, Susan Jehangir’s work has helped children and families through both planned surgery and urgent care needs. The aim is the same each time: make sure the child is treated safely, explain what’s happening in plain language, and support families from first appointment to recovery.
