Department of Pediatric Surgery
The Department of Pediatric Surgery at KGMU began in 1970 as a pediatric surgical service. This was elevated to a separate Pediatric Surgery Unit in the Department of Surgery in 1978 and later to a separate department in 1998.
The newly created department has Medical Council of India approval for MCh course in Pediatric Surgery leading to the degree of MCh in Pediatric Surgery. Two candidates are admitted every year to the 3 year course.
Activities :
=> The department provides state of the art neonatal and pediatric surgical facilities to the children of the state. Referral from adjoining states of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, and adjoining countries - Nepal and Bhutan are also admitted here.
Special areas of interest are congenital short colon, esophageal atresia, tracheo-esophageal fistula, anorectal malformations, ectopic ureter and exstrophy bladder. Recently gastrointestinal endoscopy, bronchoscopy, urological endoscopy and therapeutic procedures have been started. The department has pioneered a new, one step surgical procedure for exstrophy bladder which can be performed in newborns.
=> Research areas include congenital malformations, spina bifida, surgical nutrition, portal hypertension and Hirschsprung's disease. One research project underway.
=> More than 200 papers, posters, guest lectures and orations in state level, national and international conferences have been presented. Additional academic contributions include 18 papers in national and 21 in international journals, 7 book chapters and 4 review articles by different members of the faculty.
=> Organised the Annual Conference of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons in 1995 and International Workshop on Anorectal Malformations in 2003.
Facilities :
=> The department has a bed strength of 32, including 8 neonatal intensive care cots.
=> The department is equipped with incubators, nebuliser, neonatal ventilator, heating blankets and all gastrointestinal, urological and airway endoscopes (flexible and rigid).
Other Departments at Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow (King George's Medical University)
- Department of Anaesthesiology
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Cardiology
- Department of Clinical Hematology
- Department of Community Dentistry
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy
- Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
- Department of Geriatric Mental Health
- Department of Hospital Administration
- Department of Internal Medicine
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Neuro Surgery
- Department of Neurology
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Department of Operative Dentistry
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology
- Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology
- Department of Pathology
- Department of Pediatric Surgery
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Pedodontics
- Department of Periodontics
- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Department of Physiology
- Department of Plastic Surgery
- Department of Prosthodontics & Dental Material Sciences
- Department of Psychiatry
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine
- Department of Radiodiagnosis
- Department of Radiotherapy
- Department of Rheumatology
- Department of Social & Preventive Medicine
- Department of Surgery
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology
- Department of Surgical Oncology
- Department of Thoracic & Cardio-Vascular Surgery
- Department of Transfusion Medicine
- Department of Urology
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