Consultant Paediatric Vascular Surgeon

Allocation Assist Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 257,069 - 348,879; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Comprehensive medical insurance

Annual airfare allowance

Paid annual leave

Continuing medical education support

Job summary

Allocation Assist Middle East is seeking a Consultant Paediatric Vascular Surgeon located in Dubai. The role requires a minimum of 5–7 years of experience in pediatric vascular surgery and offers advanced surgical care for infants and children.

The position entails managing complex vascular conditions through various treatment approaches and requires collaboration within a multidisciplinary team. A competitive salary, family benefits, and professional development are part of the offered employment package.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years of post-board consultant experience in pediatric vascular surgery.
• Strong expertise in pediatric vascular reconstruction and management of vascular malformations.
• Valid UAE consultant license or eligibility to obtain it.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and manage congenital and acquired vascular conditions in pediatric patients.
• Perform complex pediatric vascular reconstructions using advanced surgical techniques.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for optimized patient care.

Skills

Paediatric vascular surgery

Pediatric vascular reconstruction

Vascular malformation management

Emergency vascular surgery

Surgical education

Clinical supervision

Education

Medical degree (MBBS, MD or equivalent)

Board certification or fellowship in Vascular Surgery

Completed specialist training in General Surgery

Job description

Role Overview

The Consultant Paediatric Vascular Surgeon position in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, requires a minimum of 5–7 years of post‑board consultant experience. The role delivers advanced surgical care for infants, children, and adolescents with congenital and acquired vascular disorders at a leading children’s hospital in Abu Dhabi. Candidates will manage arterial, venous, lymphatic, traumatic, and complex vascular conditions through open, hybrid, and endovascular treatment approaches and work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and manage congenital and acquired vascular conditions affecting infants, children, and adolescents.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments of pediatric arterial, venous, and lymphatic disorders.
• Develop individualized diagnostic, operative, and long‑term treatment plans based on patient age, anatomy, growth, and clinical needs.
• Perform complex pediatric vascular reconstructions using open surgical techniques.
• Manage vascular malformations, pediatric aneurysms, arterial occlusive conditions, venous disorders, and lymphatic abnormalities.
• Perform and supervise complex vascular access procedures for pediatric patients requiring long‑term treatment.
• Participate in hybrid and endovascular procedures when clinically appropriate.
• Evaluate and manage pediatric patients with traumatic vascular injuries and acute limb‑threatening conditions.
• Provide emergency vascular consultation and surgical coverage for critically ill or injured children.
• Assess patients before surgery through clinical examination, imaging review, laboratory evaluation, and multidisciplinary consultation.
• Interpret duplex ultrasound, CT angiography, MR angiography, conventional angiography, and related vascular investigations.
• Coordinate perioperative planning with pediatric anesthesiologists, intensivists, and operating theatre teams.
• Collaborate with pediatric surgeons, interventional radiologists, cardiologists, plastic surgeons, hematologists, and other specialists.
• Participate in multidisciplinary vascular anomaly clinics and complex case conferences.
• Develop postoperative plans covering circulation monitoring, pain control, anticoagulation, wound care, infection prevention, and rehabilitation.
• Monitor patients for graft complications, thrombosis, bleeding, ischemia, infection, and recurrent vascular disease.
• Provide inpatient and outpatient consultations for new, follow‑up, and complex referral cases.
• Counsel parents and guardians regarding diagnoses, treatment alternatives, surgical risks, expected outcomes, and follow‑up requirements.
• Obtain informed consent and maintain clear, compassionate, and culturally sensitive communication.
• Maintain accurate consultation notes, operative reports, imaging reviews, treatment plans, consent records, and discharge documentation.
• Ensure compliance with surgical safety checklists, infection control standards, medication protocols, and patient identification requirements.
• Follow applicable UAE healthcare regulations, DOH requirements, hospital policies, ethical standards, and confidentiality obligations.
• Participate in morbidity and mortality reviews, clinical audits, incident investigations, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to pediatric vascular surgery pathways, emergency protocols, surgical standards, and patient‑safety programs.
• Supervise and mentor residents, fellows, junior physicians, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals.
• Participate in teaching, clinical training, research, academic presentations, and continuing medical education.
• Maintain current knowledge of pediatric vascular reconstruction, endovascular techniques, vascular anomaly management, and emerging surgical technologies.

Ideal Profile

• Medical degree such as MBBS, MD, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Completed specialist training in General Surgery followed by accredited training in Vascular Surgery.
• Board certification or fellowship in Vascular Surgery.
• Subspecialty training or substantial clinical experience in Paediatric Vascular Surgery.
• Valid UAE consultant license or eligibility to obtain the appropriate professional license.
• DOH Consultant License or Eligibility Letter in Vascular Surgery is required for practice at the employing facility in Abu Dhabi.
• Minimum 5–7 years of post‑board consultant experience in pediatric vascular surgery.
• Previous experience in a tertiary‑care children’s hospital, academic medical centre, or specialist vascular programme.
• Strong expertise in pediatric vascular reconstruction and complex congenital vascular conditions.
• Proven experience managing vascular malformations, vascular anomalies, aneurysms, arterial disease, venous disorders, and lymphatic conditions.
• Practical experience with pediatric vascular access procedures and emergency vascular trauma care.
• Exposure to hybrid vascular and endovascular pediatric procedures is advantageous.
• Ability to interpret pediatric vascular imaging and develop detailed operative plans.
• Strong knowledge of anticoagulation, thrombosis prevention, graft surveillance, and postoperative vascular care.
• Excellent operative judgment, technical ability, leadership, and complication‑management skills.
• Academic teaching, clinical research, audit participation, or publication experience is preferred.
• Excellent communication and counselling skills with a family‑centred approach to pediatric care.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary surgical, medical, imaging, and rehabilitation teams.
• Strong commitment to patient safety, clinical governance, ethical practice, and evidence‑based surgery.
• Ability to work successfully within a multicultural and high‑acuity pediatric healthcare environment.

Key Skills

• Paediatric vascular surgery
• Pediatric vascular reconstruction
• Vascular malformation management
• Congenital vascular anomalies
• Pediatric aneurysm surgery
• Arterial disorder management
• Venous disorder management
• Lymphatic disorder management
• Complex vascular access
• Pediatric vascular trauma
• Emergency vascular surgery
• Hybrid vascular procedures
• Endovascular techniques
• Vascular imaging interpretation
• Duplex ultrasound
• CT angiography
• MR angiography
• Perioperative vascular care
• Anticoagulation management
• Graft surveillance
• Multidisciplinary pediatric care
• Family counselling
• Clinical supervision
• Surgical education
• Clinical research
• Quality improvement
• Patient safety
• DOH licensing

Benefits

The employment package includes a competitive tax‑free salary (USD70,000–95,000 monthly), family benefits, comprehensive medical insurance, annual airfare allowance, paid annual leave, continuing medical education support, and professional development opportunities.