Dr. Kokila Lakhoo

Professor

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Biography

Kokila Lakhoo is a consultant paediatric surgeon at the University of Oxford's Children's Hospital. She trained in South Africa and completed a year at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in the UK. Lakhoo serves as the President of the Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS) and chairs the international forum of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons. She has developed collaborative surgical education and research projects in Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa. Lakhoo has contributed to over 300 peer-reviewed publications and 70 chapters in paediatric surgical textbooks, with a significant recent contribution to the comprehensive textbook 'Paediatric Surgery: A Comprehensive Text for Africa,' published by Springer. Her research interests include global health, fetal counselling, neonatal surgery, paediatric tumour surgery, and gastrointestinal surgery, with ongoing projects in various African countries aimed at improving surgical care access for children.

Research Interests

Experience

Consultant Paediatric Surgeon

2015-01-01 — Present

Children's Hospital Oxford University • Oxford, England

Provides surgical care for children, focusing on a range of specialties including paediatric oncology, neonatal care, and general paediatric surgery.

Awards

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Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

2010-01-01

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.