Dr. Shajini N

Dr. Shajini N

Dr. Shajini N

  • Associate Consultant
  • Pediatric Surgery
  • KIMSHEALTH Nagercoil Thottiyodu, Chunkankadai (PO) Nagercoil, Kanniyakumari Dist., Tamil Nadu, 629003
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Area of Expertise

  • Paediatric urology - including reconstructive surgeries for congenital and acquired urologic conditions as Hypospadias repair, Pyeloplasty, Ureteric reimplantation
  • Neonatal surgery – comprehensive surgical care of congenital anomalies and neonatal surgical emergencies
  • Antenatal counselling of high-risk pregnancies with fetal congenital anomalies
  • Paediatric general (Gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary and thoracic) surgery
  • Paediatric minimally invasive surgery
  • Surgical management of childhood tumours
  • Paediatric trauma and surgical emergencies

Education

  • MS (General Surgery) - Madras Medical College
  • M.Ch. Paediatric Surgery - Madras Medical College (University Gold Medalist)
  • Fellowship in Paediatric Urology -Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research

Awards

  • TN Dr. MGR University Gold Medal for M.Ch. Paediatric Surgery
  • Prof K Seeniraj medal for the best outgoing student of the state
  • Prestigious Swapna Dutta Award – IAPSCON 2025
  • Prof Prasad Neonatal Surgery Medal
  • Prof TDR MIS Medal
  • Best Video Paper – SPUCON 2025 on Laparoscopic management of PUJO in horsekidney
  • Best Paper Presentation – SPUCON 2023 on Clear Cell Sarcoma Kidney – An ominous renal tumour
  • Innovation in Hypospadias Repair award, runner-up – SPUCON 2024 on Outcomes of Single-stage double-faced Transverse preputial island flap in proximal hypospadias repair
  • Won IAPS Kindle quiz 2025
  • Best Paper Publication Award – VEPSCON 2024 on Mesohepatectomy for pediatric centrally located liver tumors (JIAPS)
  • Best Poster award – ASICON 2020 on Jejunal diverticulosis presenting as emergency
  • Neonatal Surgery paper presentation, runner-up and General Paediatric surgery paper presentation, runner-up – IAPSCON 2024

Research and Publication

  • Shajini N, Babu R. Coexisting pelviureteric and vesicoureteric junction obstruction in children: Diagnostic challenges and treatment strategies - A narrative review. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jun 24;61(9):163265. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163265. PMID: 42342062.
  • Shajini N, Babu R. Modified anatomical repair of epispadias (MARE)- with preservation of glans-frenular unit during urethral disassembly, J Pediatr Urol, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpurol.2025.10.020
  • Shajini N, Babu R. Ventral flap aided glans urethral disassembly (V-GUD) technique for distal hypospadias. J Pediatr Urol. 2026 Apr;22(2):105718. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2025.105718. Epub 2026 Jan 2. PMID: 41549040.
  • Babu R, Shajini N. (2026). Response to letter to the Editor - Ventral flap aided Glans Urethral Disassembly (V-GUD) technique for distal hypospadias. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 22. 105782. 10.1016/j.jpurol.2026.105782.
  • Babu R, Shajini N. Dorsal Onlay Oral Mucosa (DOOM) urethroplasty for post-hypospadias stricture. J Pediatr Urol. 2026 Jun;22(3):105794. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2026.105794. Epub 2026 Feb 4. PMID: 41734657.
  • Babu R, Shajini N. First-stage procedure for proximal hypospadias with penile encasement/scrotal transposition (PEST) deformity. J Pediatr Urol. 2026 Mar 6:105865. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2026.105865. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41864840.
  • Babu R, Shajini N. Glans dehiscence meatal retraction following hypospadias repair - V-GUD has superior results compared to G-TIP repair. J Pediatr Urol. 2026 May 9;22(5):106007. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2026.106007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42167152.
  • Shajini N, Babu R. Turn-In and Epispadias Repair (TIER) as the first step of 2-stage bladder exstrophy repair – A preliminary report. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 22. 106053. 10.1016/j.jpurol.2026.106053.
  • Babu R, Shajini N. Holmium laser ablation (HOLA) of posterior urethral valves in preterm newborns. J Pediatr Urol. 2026 Jul 1;22(6):106155
  • Nirmalan S, Ramaswamy S, Shanmugam V, Natarajan KV. Role of Mesohepatectomy for Pediatric Centrally Located Liver Tumors. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jan-Feb;29(1):51-55. doi: 10.4103/jiaps.190_23. Epub 2024 Jan 12. PMID: 38405259; PMCID: PMC10883162
  • Sripathi, R., Joseph, L. D., Babu, R., Shajini, N., Vidhya, T., & Sripathi, V. (2026). Histological Characteristics in XY and 45,X/46,XY Differences of Sex Development and their Role in Clinical Decisions: A 10-year Retrospective Study. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jul 30. doi:10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_120_26
  • Shajini N, Senthilkumar M. Jejunal diverticular perforation: a masquerader in the elderly during COVID era. Int Surg J 2022;9:690-3. DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20220647
  • Gayathre S, Kudiyarasu, Kannan R, Shajini N. A rare complication of the great mimicker: free tubercular ileal perforation. Int Surg J 2021;8:1366-9. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20211328
  • Shajini N, Anand MV. Manubriosternal disruption – A rare traumatic entity. AJCRS 4(2):333-336,2021; Article no.AJCRS.68402
  • Gayathre, S. P.., N, N. Shajini N, Baskaran, A. (2021). Psoas Abscess – The Changing Trends. International Journal of Medical Science And Diagnosis Research, 5(5). https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmsdr.v5i5.791
  • Gayathre S, Niranjan K, Kannan R, Shajini N. Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans in Pregnancy – A not so common encounter. DOI: 10.36106/paripex

Other Certifications

  • Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (IAPS)
  • Society of Pediatric Urology (SPU)
  • Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons -India (PESI)
  • Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)

Languages Known

  • Tamil
  • English

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