Dr John Emmanuel

Special Privileges :

Neonatal and Paediatric Surgical Procedures 

Conditions treated:

• Appendicitis
• Inguinal hernia
• Undescended testes
• Hydrocele
• Circumcision/phimosis
• Intussusception
• Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
• Anorectal malformations
• Hirschsprung disease
• Trauma-related soft tissue injuries/lacerations

Condition Treated:

General Paediatric Surgery

• Appendicectomy
• Bowel resection and anastomosis
• Colostomy creation/closure
• Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE) procedure
• Hernia repairs

Day Surgery Procedures

• Orchidopexy
• Hernia repairs
• Circumcision
  
  

Procedures Performed:

Neonatal Surgery

• Intestinal malrotation (Ladd’s procedure)
• Stoma creation
• Anoplasty for Anorectal malformations
• Congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair
• Repair of congenital abdominal wall defects (e.g. Gastroschisis, Omphalocele)
• Pull-through procedures for Hirschsprung disease

Minimally Invasive (Laparoscopic) Surgery

• Staged orchidopexy
• Hernia repair
• Appendicectomy
• Meckel’s diverticulectomy for Meckel’s diverticulum

Medical School:

Manipal University - Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Post Graduate Qualifications:

• Masters of Paediatric Surgery (UM)
• Fellowship in Paediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery (Utrecht)
• Fellowship in Paediatric Surgical Oncology (Utrecht)

Clinical Training:

• Institut Pediatrik HKL
• UMMC

Awards:

• Excellent Service Award 2013 - Ministry of Health, Malaysia
• Excellent Service Award 2021 - Ministry of Health, Malaysia

Membership/Associations:

• International Society for Paediatric Surgical Oncology - Member
• Malaysian Society of Paediatric Surgery - Vice President
• Malaysian Medical Association (Perak Branch) - Vice Chairman

Media & Publications:

• Emmanuel J, Razali SM, Azmi MA, Veejeyahshegarun B, Arvind M, Yin CL.Neonatal priapism: first reported case in South East Asia and literature review.Int Surg J2021;8:3154-6.
• Chai Hoon S, Emmanuel J, Rahizan MI, et al. First toddler mesentric lymphatic malformation in Malaysia - A case report. Medical Journal of Malaysia 2022;77:783–5.
• Rajaram G, Singh PKBB, Madzlan MF bin, et al. Meckel’s diverticulum and its plethoric presentation in paediatric surgery: A Case Series. International Surgery Journal 2021;8:3668. doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20214762
• Aimi Amirah Binti Mat N, Emmanuel Gilbert Fernandez Specialist J al, Binti Mohd Badarudin N, et al. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia with intrathoracic testis: A rare entity. ~ 7 ~ International Journal of Case Reports in Surgery 2021;3. doi:10.1186/1750
• Praemanathan H, Arasappan M, Fernandez JEG, Abdullah MY. A rare case of self- inflicted foreign body in the urethra of a pediatric patient which was successfully managed with urethrotomy converted into urethrostomy: a case report. J Public Health Emerg 2024;8:19.
• Othman, M.Y., Emmanuel, J., Pamungkas, K.O., Sutthatarn, P., Nguyen, T.T., Moreno, A., Abdelhafeez, H. and Loh, A.H.P. (2025), Surgical Practices in the Management of Pediatric Renal Tumors in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in the Asia Pacific Region. Pediatr Blood Cancer e31599. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.31599"