Dr Nidhu Jasm

Dr Nidhu Jasm is a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon currently pracitising at Thomson Specialists (Thomson Medical Centre) as a Visiting Consultant.

With special interest in laparoscopy, her practice covers paediatric surgical conditions such as appendicitis, faecal impaction, and intussusception. She also manages circumcision, lacerations, abscesses, lumps and bumps, and lymph node enlargement. In the genitalia and groin region, she treats hydrocele, undescended testis, testicular torsion, inguinal, and umbilical hernia. Her clinical scope also includes lip mucocele, umbilical granuloma, ear tag, and congenital abnormalities such as tongue tie, polydactyly, and pre-auricular sinus.

Dr Nidhu received her MBBS from Delhi University in 2007. She went on to complete her Master’s in General Surgery in Singapore and obtained Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS) in 2011. She obtained her specialist certification in Paediatric Surgery in 2016 after training at National University Hospital, Singapore. Her further training includes fellowships in laparoscopy from World Laparoscopy Hospital, India, and National University Hospital, Singapore. She is also a lifetime member of the World Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons since 2016 and a Fellow of the European Board of Paediatric Surgeons since December 2018. Dr Nidhu trained at National University Hospital, Singapore, and later spent two years at Cambridge University Hospital (Addenbrooke’s) as a Senior Clinical Fellow in paediatric surgery.

Since medical school, she has remained involved in community education through health awareness seminars. She has also served as Deputy Zone Surgeon with St. John’s Ambulance since 2012, where she trains young cadets in emergency care. As part of her teaching work, she provides training for both local and international medical students.  In 2018, she received two British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPES) scholarships in the field of laparoscopy by Karl Storz London.

Dr Nidhu is accredited to perform surgical procedures at Thomson Medical Centre.