In 1947, on the initiative of the head of the department of general surgery of the Tashkent State Medical Institute, prof. Geller G. A. opened the first “Pediatric Surgery” course in Central Asia. The course was headed by Assoc. Tagirov K.Kh. with young graduates of the Faculty of Pediatrics M.A. Romanova, A.I. Sharipova, S.F. Mushenkova, K.G. Kayumov. This was the first course, and subsequently the department of pediatric surgery not only in Uzbekistan, but also in Central Asia, the fifth among the 15 republics of the Soviet Union.

By order of the Ministry of Health of the Uzbek SSR (No. 323 of February 24, 1959), with the newly opened city Children’s Hospital No. 10 (Pushkinskaya Street), a pediatric surgical clinic for 150 beds was established, which became the main base of the Department of Pediatric Surgery. As a result, the clinic began to gain popularity among the population of not only Uzbekistan, but also other republics. Children with surgical illnesses were brought to the clinic of pediatric surgery from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and some regions of the RSFSR.

In the organization and development of the department, a great role was played by the founder of the children’s surgical school in Russia, Professor S.D. Ternovsky. It is impossible not to note the contribution to the preparation of qualified children’s surgeons for our republic by the associates and students of S.Ternovski Academicians Yu.F. Isakov, E.A. Stepanova, V.A. Mikhelson, member of the Correspondents of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences S.Ya.Doletsky, G.M. A.A. Bairova, professors A.F. Lenyushkin, A.F. Leontiev.

In 1964, the department received a new base at the 14th city children’s hospital (on Lunacharskoye shosse) for 180 beds, where 3 surgical departments were opened: planned, extracorporeal surgery with traumatology and urology. With the expansion of the hospital’s hospital bed, the teaching and pedagogical work of the department improved. There was an opportunity to demonstrate patients on emergency and planned surgery to students at lectures and practical classes. Operational activity of the department has significantly increased. If in 1947 there were 34 operations in total, then during 1948-1955, Between 400 and 1000 operations were conducted annually. Since 1960, after the expansion of the clinic, the number of operations has reached 4000-5000 annually.

Order of the Ministry of Health of the Uzbek SSR at the Department of Pediatric Surgery opened a methodical center for organizing and directing children’s surgical care in the republic. On the initiative of the methodical center, children’s surgery departments were opened in the regional centers of Uzbekistan: in Bukhara – 75, Andijan – 75, Samarkand – 45, Termez – 45, Fergana – 25, Namangan – 25, Urgench – 35, Karshi – 160, Karakalpakstan In the cities of Andijan and Samarkand, the departments of pediatric surgery were opened, headed by professors Rakhimov SR, Akhmedov MA, Shamsiev AM.

In 1972, in connection with the opening of the Central Asian Medical Pediatric Institute (SAMPI) in Tashkent, the Department of Pediatric Surgery of TashGosMI was divided into two departments. Under TashGosMI, the Department of Pediatric Surgery of the Medical Faculty was maintained, which until 1992 was headed by Professor A.E. Saidaliev, and from 1993 to 2003, – prof. Aliev M.M.

The main part of the department was entirely transferred to the newly established Central Asian Medical Pediatric Institute (SAMPI), which was continued to be run by prof. Tagirov K.KH. until 1979. At the department there worked: Professor E.M.Khodiev, Associate Professor A.S. Sulaimanov, Sh.B. Turgunov, T.A. Ligay, assistants: I.I. Iskandzhaunov, G.K. Islambekov; S.R. Rasulev, RK Karimov, B.Tursunov, U.L. Khozhiberganov, M.M. Mirakhmedov, N.E. Ergashev, E.I. Ilyasov, R.A. Alimdzhanov, Zh.B.Beknazarov, N.U. Utegenov, M.M.Aliyev, TSAgzamkhodzhaev of them 6 had a scientific degree of the candidate of medical sciences. The department was located on three clinical bases: 14 children’s hospital – the main base for pediatric surgery (60 beds); 17 city hospital, where there was a course of traumatology with children’s orthopedics (80 beds); city ​​oncologic dispensary where there was a course of children’s oncology – 40 beds.

Along with pedagogical and medical work, the staff of the department carried out extensive research work on the problems of urolithiasis, osteomyelitis, hydatid disease, foreign bodies of the gastrointestinal tract, appendicitis, intussusception, burns of the esophagus, malformations of the gastrointestinal tract and surgical infection.

With an increase in the number of students entering SAMPI from the Central Asian republics, the department was divided into two: the Department of Pediatric Surgery No. 1 (1-pediatric faculty) and the Department of Pediatric Surgery No. 2 (2-pediatric faculty).

The Department of Hospital Pediatric Surgery at the Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute was founded in 1979. Its first head was Professor Erkli Makhmudovich Khodiev, a student of the world-famous multifaceted surgeon, Academician A.A. Vishnevsky. He headed the department in 1979-1991. He was the organizer of the creation of a multidisciplinary children’s surgical clinic. He made a great contribution to the development of pediatric thoracic surgery in the Republic.

From 1992 to the present, the department is headed by Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Ergashev Nasriddin Shamsiddinovich.

The main clinical base of the department is the city children’s clinical surgical hospital No. 2 of the city of Tashkent. The hospital’s bed capacity is 185 beds and includes departments of elective surgery, emergency surgery, surgical infection, thoracic surgery, traumatology-orthopedics and intensive care units. Auxiliary clinical bases of the department are the departments of neonatal surgery of the Republican Perinatal Center and the department of pediatric surgery of the State Clinical Hospital No. 1. A sufficiently high number of beds for various surgical profiles creates the maximum conditions for teaching pediatric surgery in its relevant sections.

6th year students are trained at the department, where they teach the subject “Hospital Pediatric Surgery” and the basics of pediatric outpatient surgery, which provides for the training of general practitioners for primary health care. In addition, the department trains clinical residents and master’s degree residents in the specialty of pediatric surgery.