paediatric surgeons are the only surgeons who exclusively diagnose, treat and care for children. as surgeons they are fully qualified medical practitioners with further specialist training and post graduate qualifications in surgery. paediatric surgeons perform the majority of the surgery in children, especially in newborn babies and preschool age children. they work closely in conjunction with your general practitioner and paediatrician, a physician who specialises in the medical care of children, who will have made the initial recommendation for your child to see a surgeon.