Departments

Departments

Departments

Unique features of the Department

The senior faculties are working in the department for more than last 10 years. One of the first postgraduate specialties to be recognized by MCI in the institution since 2001.

Facilities available

Various forms of anaesthesia services and sedation as per protocols for all twenty operation theatres of the hospital.

The operation theatres are equipped with state of the art technologies in the form of modern anaesthesia machines (low flow), multipara monitors , airway management gadgets, (in the form of fibreoptic bronchoscope, LMAs of all sizes including Proseal,and intubating LMA, IGel, exchange catheters, Bougies, etc ), all recently available drugs in the market, biphasic defibrillators, syringe pumps, IV and surface body warmers, Ultrasonography machine to guide insertion of vascular catheters and providing practice of safe regional anaesthesia etc .

Activities/Services available

  • Providing Anaesthesia (General/Regional) to all elective and emergency surgeries in the hospital.
  • Providing monitored Anaesthesia care in certain surgeries and procedures which are done under local Anaesthesia for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes in the operation theatres, Endoscopy suites, Radiology Suites (CT Scan, MRI), Radiotherapy centres, Cardiac catheterization lab, Lithotripsy Van etc.
  • Providing pre-Anaesthesia Assessment services on Outpatient basis for optimization before surgical procedure.
  • Providing resuscitation services , at Trauma centre ; as a part of Code Blue Team in the hospital campus.
  • Providing services like- securing IV access , RT insertion, CVP insertion, arterial cannulation, Endotracheal Intubation across the hospital in response to a call from other specialties.
  • Providing care during transport of a critically ill patient in the ambulance.
  • Providing postoperative analgesia in patients where indwelling epidural catheters are inserted for a period upto 4-15 days.
    eg. Joint replacement surgeries, any major thoracic ,abdominal surgeries.
  • Providing post anaesthesia care in the recovery rooms after surgeries.
  • Providing thoracic epidural analgesia for patients of chest trauma admitted to IMC, ICU, wards etc.
  • Providing High risk obstetric anaesthesia services and labor analgesia especially in high risk delivery and ‘on demand’ by patients.
  • Pain Clinic - services for Cancer pain, Chronic pain, Acute on chronic pain on OPD as well as indoor basis.
    Palliative care in Cancer patients as and when demanded.
  • Monitoring the critically ill postoperative and post traumatic patients in SICU under guidance of an intensivist.
  • Training of Technical, Paramedical and nursing staff in resuscitation, infection control practices and sensitization for pain relief measures.
  • Providing services to extension centres (Sevaliya ) as and when consulted – to help develop the operation theater , in management of complicated cases , train the staff in Basic life support etc

Innovative practices in patient care / UG & /or PG Medical education / extension services

  • The Pre anaesthesia Assessment clinic run by a team of consultant and residents for the convenience of the opd patients to optimize the patients medical condition preoperatively, prevent unplanned surgeries and reduce the incidence of postponement/ cancellations of scheduled surgeries.
  • Management of acute pain in indoor patients , especially post operative / posttraumatic Using multimodal analgesia techniques – combination of systemic drugs and regional anaesthesia.
  • Management of chronic and Cancer Pain in the’ Pain Clinic’ – managed by Dr Alpa Patel along with a team of resident doctors.
  • Development of Skill lab for UG and PG teaching by acquisition of basic clinical training manniquins.
  • As a clinical Training group chairman Dr Hemlata Kamat– started the clinical clerkship program for the final year MBBS students .
  • Training and Assessing students of Second and Third year BSc- Operation Theatre Assistant and Anaesthesia technician course by Sardar Patel University.

Courses offered by the department

MD (Anaestheiology)- 3yrs
DA – Diploma in Anaesthesiology- 2 yrs
Both conducted under the Sardar Patel University and approved by MCI

  • ACLS (Advanced cardiac Life support) and BLS (Basic Life support) courses by AHA (American Heart Association) 2 and a half day workshop
  • Airway Management Module for Resident doctors – one day workshop
  • FCCS (Fundamental Critical Care Support) by Society of Critical Care Medicine, USA

Faculty

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Name Designation
Dr Alpa Patel Professor & HOD
Dr Madhavi Chaudhari  Professor
Dr Utpala Kharod Professor
Dr Vaibhavi Hajariwala Professor
Dr Birva Khara Professor
Dr Nirali Panchal Professor
Dr Bhumika Pathak Professor
Dr Sanket Mehta  Associate Professor
Dr Archana Sinha Associate Professor
Dr Kartik Dhami Assistant Professor
Dr Gunjan Desai Assistant Professor
Dr Bharat Prajapati Assistant Professor
Dr Mihir Pandya Assistant Professor
Dr Jismi Shah  Assistant Professor
Dr Abhishek Patel Assistant Professor
Dr Ushma Parikh Senior Resident
Dr Akshat Trivedi  Senior Resident
Dr Rachit Patel Senior Resident
Dr Namrata Kapadiya Senior Resident

Unique features of the Department

State of the art 'anatomy museum'
All histology studies from Human tissue
Preparation of mummified cadaver for the purpose of surface marking

Facilities available

a) Histology Laboratory b) Dissection Laboratory c) Research laboratory d) Demonstration rooms equipped with portable LCD projector
Embalming facilities on dead body
Preparation of mummified cadaver for the purpose of surface marking

Activities/Services available

Embalming : on donated dead body to anatomy department and transportation purposes
Mounting : of specimens from anatomy and various department
Histology slide preparation
Education tour to anatomy museum for various near by schools & colleges

Innovative practices in UG &/or PG Medical education :

  • Case Based Learning as teaching learning tool
  • Skill assessment (OSPE/Spotting)
  • Interactive teaching in large group

Anatomy

Name Designation
Dr Sumati Professor & HOD
Dr Praveen Singh Professor
Dr Vipra Shah  Associate Professor
Dr Nitin Gupta Assistant Professor
Dr Pooja Talwani Tutor
Dr Arti Patel  Tutor
Dr Jignesh Malani  Tutor
Dr Jaimisha Chaudhari Tutor
Dr Mayurkumar Jatva Tutor
Dr Devam Solanki Tutor

Unique features of the Department

The Department organises National Inter-Medical College Physiology Quiz Competition every year.

To sensitize the students in the research department encourages students for ICMR-STS projects for undergraduate medical students.

Faculties of the department are FAIMER fellows.

Facilities available

The department has all facilities to carry research activities for PG and UG students.

Activities/Services available

UG students mentorship programme

The Department offers training as an integral part of the Master of Industrial Hygiene course being offered by Sardar Patel University in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati, USA.

Innovative practices in UG &/or PG Medical education

  • We follow an integrated teaching curriculum at I MBBS level.
  • It has adopted a number of student-centric methods for imparting education, viz, Student Group Seminar, Case Based Learning, Project Based Learning, ICMR Short-term Studentships, online education, etc.
  • Apart from academics, the Department also emphasizes on communication skill, emotional and spiritual quotient by organizing regular evolve meetings.
  • It has also adopted OSPE, Case-based Questions and Objective structured Viva in formative and summative assessment of MBBS students.

Courses offered by the department

  • MD (Physiology) and PhD (Medical Physiology) programs.
  • The department also provided M.Sc. (Medical Physiology) recognized by S. P. University.

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Minal Patel Professor & HOD
Dr Hasmukh Shah Professor 
Dr Ashok Nair Professor in Biophysics
Dr Archana Nimbalkar Professor
Dr Hemal Panchal  Assistant Professor
Dr Shrushti Patel Assistant Professor
Dr Ami Panchal Tutor
Dr Niyati Mehta Tutor
Dr Khushbu Mehta Tutor

Unique features of the Department

Biochemistry is at the heart of various medical disciplines like Physiology, Genetics, Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology and Community Medicine. Therefore, it is very important to have an in depth knowledge of Biochemistry for both M.B.B.S. and M.D. Students and practicing doctors as well. The knowledge and skills in Biochemistry are of paramount importance in differentiating health from diseases. The clinicians have a full gamut of biochemical tests for judicious selection for diagnosing various pathological states. Hence, in addition to imparting knowledge and skills of Biochemistry to the U.G. and P.G. Students, the department has well developed Clinical Biochemical and research labs.

All the necessary laboratory tests like routine, emergency and special including endocrines and tumor markers are being done in the laboratory.

The Clinical Biochemistry laboratory is accredited by NABL and is fully equipped with sophisticated instruments like fully automated analyzers, Cobas, integra 400+, Cobas e411, AVL electrolyte analyzer and ABG analyzer in addition to semi auto analyzer. The research laboratory has got a UV spectrophotometer, thermocycler, UV transilluminator, microbalance, electrophoresis apparatus, etc.

Facilities available

The department has all the sophisticated instruments /equipment required for diagnosis purposes like fully automated analyzers, Cobas, integra 400+, Cobas e411, AVL electrolyte analyzer and ABG analyzer in addition to semi auto analyzer. The research laboratory has got a UV spectrophotometer, thermocycler, UV transilluminator, microbalance, electrophoresis apparatus, etc.

Activities/Services available

The Clinical Biochemistry lab is catering to the needs of the hospital 24 × 7. Residents and Technicians are posted round the clock in the hospital service lab.
All the routine, emergency and special tests are done in the lab.
The Ph.D. and MD students work on various research projects.

Innovative practices in UG &/or PG Medical education

  • Case based and problem based teaching- learning methods are practiced. Great emphasis is placed on the application part.
  • SWith trained personnel and infrastructural facilities the diagnostic work is optimized. Faculties are on-call duty.

Courses offered by the department

  • M.D. Biochemistry
  • Ph.D. Medical Biochemistry and Ph.D. Medical Technology

The department also teaches Physiotherapy, M.Sc.(MT), B.Sc.(MT) and DMLT students.

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Dharmik Patel  Professor & HOD
Dr Hiteshkumar Shah Professor
Dr Amit Trivedi Associate Professor
Dr Smita Vasava Associate Professor
Dr Khushbu Panchal Assistant Professor
Dr Khushbu Modh  Assistant Professor 
Dr Harsh Darji Tutor 
Dr Poorva Tailor  Tutor 
Dr Afsana Baloch Tutor
Dr Deepakji Thakor Tutor
Dr Shubham Dhruv  Tutor 
Dr Dilipkumar Sinhar Tutor 
Dr Mohit Kanjaria  Tutor 
Dr Vikaskumar Rathod Tutor 

Unique features of the Department

The Department of Pharmacology's commitment to medical education is clear throughout its history and today in teaching and training students the main concept of Rational Use of Medicine.

This is the first department in India to start teaching UG medical students P drug concept through problem based pharmacotherapy WHO 's teaching model in the year 2000.

Pharmacovigilance Centre functions under the aegis of Pharmacovigilance program of India (PvPI), National Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ghaziabad, The Department devised the hospital formulary of Shri Krishna Hospital, Karamsad.

Facilities available

Departmental library, Museum : collection of drugs on latest Essential Medicine list and herbal drugs, Research laboratories for animals and humans.

Activities/Services available

PG Activities: Journal club, seminar, Clinical pharmacology discussion and monitoring of data collection for dissertation work are the regular activities. Other than teaching, collection of data on adverse drug reactions under PvPI, drug information services etc.

Innovative practices in patient care / UG &/or PG Medical education / extension services

  • Faculty in the Department of Pharmacology participate in a number of interdisciplinary graduate and related programs within and outside the institution on Rational Use of Medicine. This is also emphasized in UG and PG teaching through regular practice of auditing prescriptions.
  • Teaching UG medical students P drug concept through problem based pharmacotherapy WHO 's teaching model in the year 2000.

Courses offered by the department

  • MD (Pharmacology)

Faculty

 

Name Designation
Dr Alpa Gor Professor & HOD
Dr Barna Ganguly Professor
Dr Bharat Gajjar Professor
Dr Nazima Mirza Professor
Dr Ankit Patel  Assistant Professor
Dr Samiksha Sonar Assistant Professor
Dr Arthvi Amin Tutor 
Dr Zeel Nimavat  Tutor 
Dr Rachna Rathavi Tutor
Dr Manjil Jani  Tutor
Dr Meghana Kava Tutor
Dr Keyur Hirpara  Tutor

Unique features of the Department

  • Microbiology department has an advanced diagnostic laboratory with automated equipments.
  • Microbiology Diagnostic Laboratory has been participating in an External Quality assurance scheme of IAMM since 2003 and has been accredited by NABL since 2008.
  • Department is actively involved in the Hospital Infection Control Programme.
  • Department is also engaged in the integrated counseling and Testing Center & STI Clinic – testing (supported by GSACS, NACO) and Designated Microscopy center for AFB (RNTCP).
  • Faculties of the department are adopting newer Medical Education technologies
  • Actively involved in various other institutional committees such as Quality improvement, Faculty development, Student Support and UG/PG Mentorship program.

Facilities available

Number and type of Labs available:

  • Department is having different nine laboratories for its diagnostic and teaching work such as Bacteriology, Serology/immunology, Virology, Parasitology, Mycology, Tuberculosis, PG Research lab. & two UG Practical Lab.

Equipments available in diagnostic laboratory:

  • Diagnostic laboratory is equipped with Biological safety cabinet (with Laminar Flow),Cooling centrifuge, BOD Incubator, Automated Immuno assay processor - mini VIDAS, BacT/Alert Automated Blood Culture System ,VITEK 2 Compact –Automated identification and AST system, ELISA Reader, ELISA Washer along with all necessary basic facility.
  • Standard (ATCC) strains for bacteria and fungi are available for Quality control.
  • Various antisera are also available for confirmation of some bacteria.
  • Departmental research lab. is equipped with various equipments like Electrophoresis apparatus, western blot shaker, inverted microscope, inspissator etc.

Other facilities:

  • Department is having a rich library with more than 200 books
  • Department has developed a Microbiology Museum with numerous charts/models and specimens for UG/PG students.

Activities/Services available

  • Culture & sensitivity testing from various clinical specimens, serological tests & microbiological staining are available for diagnosis.
  • Services related to ICTC, RNTCP and STI-clinic.
  • Department provides consultancy for infection control with environmental sampling reports to other hospitals.
  • Faculties act as resource persons/visiting faculties for other institutes of CAM like L P Patel Inst. of MLT, KM Patel Inst. of Physiotherapy and G.H. Patel School of nursing.
  • Faculties participate in Mentorship programme for UG/PG students.
  • Faculties participate in visits & consultancy for STI clinics to other centers through GSACS.
  • The faculty members undertake Research Projects in collaboration with other institutes such as NDDB, Anand Agriculture University, ARIBAS and other medical colleges.

Innovative practices in patient care / UG &/or PG Medical education / extension services

  • UG - Innovative teaching techniques are used such as Integrated teaching, Case base learning, jigsaw, tutorial, small group discussion, interactive lecture, seminar, hospital based projects, role play.
  • PG –PG log book is available which includes detailed skill list and assessment of skill.

Courses offered by the department

  • MD (Microbiology)
  • Infection Control Certificate Course.

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Yagnesh Pandya Professor & HOD 
Dr Suman Singh Professor
Dr Rupal Patel Professor
Dr Chirag Modi Professor
Dr. Chiragkumar Patel Associate Professor
Dr Chaitali Dabhi Associate Professor
Dr Naimika Patel Assistant Professor 
Dr Rohan Thakar  Tutor 
Dr Chetnaben Nandaniya  Tutor 
Dr Krinaben Ladani  Tutor 
Dr Binal Chauhan  Tutor
Dr Roshani Desai  Tutor
Dr Hepy Patel  Tutor
Dr Mittal Chaudhary Tutor
Dr Sanket Aghara Tutor
Dr Dharak Makwana Tutor

Unique features of the Department

The term Community Medicine is only a new terminology and successor of the terms hygiene, preventive and social medicine and public health.

It is a branch of medicine which deals with the study of preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative and evaluative services to the community at large through an organized comprehensive health care delivery system.

The goal is to identify the health problems and needs of the community and to provide comprehensive health care in an organized manner followed by evaluation.

Facilities available

Teaching, training, research work and assessment for MBBS, MD & DPH students by various teaching learning- methods.

Through rural health training centre (RHTC) and Urban health training centre (UHTC) provides comprehensive health care facilities to the community.

Teaching and assessment for physiotherapy, nursing and students of laboratory techniques. Providing training and field work experience for students of Master of Social Work (MSW) and Masters in Human Resource Management (MHRM).

Teaching and assessment of students of Institute of Science & Technology for Advanced studies & Research (ISTAR) under their program of Masters in Industrial Hygiene & safety (MIHS) Training adolescents by holding workshop in various schools regarding “Life Skill Education” and “Hazards of tobacco consumption” among males and “healthy menstrual hygiene practices” among females.

Activities/Services available

Health care facilities for community

Epidemiological research work in an individual capacity and in collaboration with other agencies/institutions namely DBT, ICMR, INCLEN etc.

Monitoring of National health programs implementation through WHO, UNICEF and Government of Gujarat.

Resources for faculty development programs and various institutional initiatives.

Social work for the community through social work division of department.

Innovative practices in UG &/or PG Medical education

Training on research methodologies for MBBS students under PSBH project supported by Health Action by People, Thiruvananthapuram.

Unique and innovative practice of exposure for MBBS students for village life and health problems observed in the community and identification of contextual needs of the society by organizing a village stay program where 10 night stay is arranged meaningfully for medical studies.

Participation of MD students in screening for common cancers observed in the community under project Cancer Prevention & Control Program (CP& CP) supported by SD Tata Trust. Complete details of the families in RHTC and UHTC available.

Courses offered by the department

MD (Community Medicine) & DPH (Diploma in Public Health)

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Deepak Kumar Sharma Professor & HOD
Dr Uday Shankar Singh Professor
Dr Dinesh Kumar Professor
Dr Manisha Gohel Professor
Dr Rajanikant Solanki Professor
Dr Preeti Tiwari Associate Professor
Dr Hemshree Parmar Assistant Professor
Mrs Jaishree Ganjiwale Statistician
Ms Mamta Patel Statistician
Dr Ashwin Ramanna  Senior Resident
Dr Nidhaben Patel Tutor
Dr Riya Panchal Tutor
Dr Khushal Teraiya  Tutor
Dr Avni Maheta Tutor
Dr Ruchi Goswami Tutor
Dr Rachana Patel Tutor
Dr Birva Vyas Tutor

Unique features of the Department

  • Fully Equipped six chair operatory with four specialists
  • The only Dental Department of Medical College in Gujarat conducting regular 3 months training programs for B.D.S. Students. (Post-Internship)
  • Privilege dental operatory for elite patients.

Facilities available

All contemporary dental treatments including minor and major maxillofacial surgical procedure, implant supported prosthesis, implant supported overdenture, smile designing, full mouth rehabilitation, orthodontic treatments, periodontal rehabilitation including bone grafts, mucogingival surgeries, esthetic prosthesis, maxillofacial prosthodontics, etc.

Oral surgery, Prosthodontic, Basic Endodontic and Dental Implant training module for dentists.

Innovative practices in UG &/or PG Medical education

  • Demonstration of live dental procedures with interactive and innovative sessions for M.B.B.S students.
  • successfully handling five extension centers with speciality care. (Agas, Petlad, Bhadran, Sevaliya, AAU)

Courses offered by the department

  • Clinical conceptual clarity in Minor oral surgery. - Dr. Swati Sathaye
  • A B C of Fixed Prosthodontics. - Dr. Aalap Prajapa
  • Basic Endodontics. - External Faculty
  • Removable Orthodontics. - Dr. Ronak Panchal
  • Dental Implants- Start Right. - Dr. Swati Sathaye,Dr Aalap Prajapati,Dr Anchal Prajapati
  • Three - months comprehensive dental training programme.

Faculty

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Name Designation
Dr Kamal Hotchandhani I/C HoD Associate Professor
Dr Ushma Prajapati Assistant Professor
Dr Ishita Jain  Senior Resident
Dr Sindhu Dodamani Tutor
Dr Mrina Patel Tutor
Dr Dhaval Shah Tutor

Unique features of the Department

We extensively operate Head & Neck cancers along with reconstruction which includes not only pedicle flaps but also free flaps.

We are one of the premiere institutes in the state for cochlear implant surgery where all facilities are available right from diagnosing, operating and post-operative auditary-verbal rehabilitation all under one roof .

Advanced Endoscopic surgery for Anterior Skull base – for eg endoscopic pituitary tumours removal / endoscopic CSF leak repair / optic nerve decompression / orbital decompression. Ours is the only center in Gujarat where the department of E.N.T is managing facio-maxillary trauma.

We are the only centre offering universal neonatal hearing screening programme for all neonates born in this institute.

Facilities available

We have 0', 30'.45', and 70' endoscopes for nasal and endoscopic sinus surgeries and endoscopic skull base surgeries, 90' endoscopes & 15' video laryngoscopes for micro laryngeal surgeries, Flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscope & Flexible video bronchoscopes for diagnostic and therapeutic uses.

Microscopes with latest technology for micro ear surgeries and cochlear implant with video recording & live surgery telecasting. OAE & BERA machine with best available technology. State of the art audiological set up for hearing assessment and speech rehabilitation for cochlear implant patients.

Activities/Services available

The Department of ENT has state-of-the-art facility to provide affordable and complete care with issues related to otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat).

Microsurgery of the Ear: Microsurgery of the ear is provided to restore hearing loss due to otosclerosis, trauma, chronic otitis media and secretary otitis media.

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Rhinology: The Department has a strong interest and expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of sinus diseases.

Laryngology: Surgical and medical services are provided to patients having oral cavity, oropharynx, laryngopharynx and laryngeal pathologies. The procedures include tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, thyroplasty and microlaryngeal surgery.

Head and Neck Cancer: This Department caters to the patients of head and neck cancer particularly carcinoma of the upper respiratory & alimentary tracts, salivary glands and thyroid glands. Surgical procedures performed are laryngectomy, maxillectomy, neck dissections, composite resection, thyroidectomy, parotidectomy, glossectomy, etc. Rehabilitation through surgical reconstruction and speech and voice therapy is also provided.

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery is provided for patients.

Audiology and Speech-language pathology: Evaluation and treatment services are provided for adults with speech, language, swallowing, balance, tinnitus and hearing problems.

Cochlear Implant Programme: The cochlear implantation (CI) program was started in 2006 under the chairmanship of Prof.Girish Mishra and the first pediatric patient was successfully operated upon in April in 2008. Till now we have performed 22 cochlear implant surgeries in adults and children including cases which were prelingually deaf and patients who were postlingually deaf.

Temporal Bone Laboratory: Residents have started performing temporal bone dissection and laboratory is regularly being used for their training.

Innovative practices in UG &/or PG Medical education

  • Evidence based learning
  • Case based learning
  • Interdepartmental meets
  • Regular PG seminars weekly

Courses offered by the department

  • M.S. ENT
  • DLO

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Yojana Sharma Professor & HOD
Dr Girish Mishra Professor
Dr Nimesh Patel  Associate Professor 
Dr Chirag Solanki Assistant Professor
Dr Dhaval Amin Senior Resident
Dr Aditi Bandekar Senior Resident

Unique features of the Department

We provide Expert Medicolegal Services to Districts of Anand & Kheda, Gujarat.

Facilities/Services available:

  • Round the clock medicolegal autopsies [as per Government Rules]
  • Medicolegal examination in all types of cases
  • Expert opinions in all types of medical cases
  • Disability assessment and certification
  • Round the clock medicolegal assistance within and outside the institute
  • Teaching of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology to MBBS, BAMS, BHMS students

Innovative practices in UG &/or PG Medical education

  • Court visits to undergraduate students for live evidence deposition of medical witness
  • Group activities as part of undergraduate practicals
  • Regular curriculum review as per the changing trends of medical practice
  • Practical approach to teaching of the subject

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Swapnil Agarwal Professor & HOD
Dr Arijit Dutta Associate Professor
Dr Srushti Shukla  Tutor 
Dr Darshan Galoria Tutor
Dr Pradipkumar Rana Tutor
Dr Prashant Varma  Tutor

Unique features of the Department:

  • Department offers comprehensive Surgical diagnostic and management services.
  • Prompt, Efficient management of Trauma patients including Mass Casualty and Disaster management
  • Surgical Gastroenterology
  • Basic & Advanced minimal access surgery surgery
  • Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • Daycare Surgeries with same day discharge

Facilities available:

  • Basic General surgical facilities & Super-speciality Facilities for patients suffering from Cancer (especially of the breast, Gastrointestinal system urinary system etc), General surgical diseases, Urology, Neurosurgery Traumatology, cardiothoracic, plastic surgery, pediatric surgery, neurosurgery cases exists with this department.
  • Basic & Advanced Laparoscopic surgeries
  • Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Activities/Services available:

  • Basic & Advanced minimal access surgery surgery
  • Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • Casualty services
  • Surgical services to extension centres in Sevaliya, Petlad,
  • Participation in camps at Badwani MP
  • Participation in Privilege care clinic

Innovative practices in patient care / UG &/or PG Medical education / extension services:

  • Daycare Surgeries with same day discharge
  • Participation in camps
  • Surgical services to extension centres
  • Case based teaching to Under-Graduates
  • Use of OSCE in examination
  • Participation in skills training of UG & PG
  • Early exposure of Surgical trainee residents to Laparoscopic & Endoscopic Surgeries

Courses offered by the department:

MS (General Surgery)

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Shirish Srivastava Professor & HOD
Dr Jitesh Desai Professor
Dr Jayesh Patel Professor
Dr Sunil Vyas Associate Professor
Dr Sundaram Pillai  Assistant Professor
Dr Jigar Joshi Assistant Professor
Dr Hemant Bhatt Assistant Professor
Dr S Bhattacharjee Assistant Professor
Dr Priyesh Patel Assistant Professor
Dr Akshat K Vadaliya  Assistant Professor
Dr Ridhi Upadhyay Assistant Professor
Dr Chaitanya Gaikwad Assistant Professor
Dr Brijesh KaPatel Assistant Professor
Dr Drashti Gandhi Assistant Professor
Dr Hemant Bhoye  Senior Resident
Dr Mirant Joshi  Senior Resident
Dr Parth Mehta Senior Resident
Dr Prachi Pillai Senior Resident

Unique features of the Department

  • Senior faculty members consistently present & available for nearly 15-20 yrs.
  • Well developed Department with ICU and availability of fulltime intensivist, Nephrology unit with Dialysis facilities, Neurology dept with a full time neurologist.
  • A very good coordination of neurology department with the cardiology setup

Facilities available

  • A State- of- the Art 12 Bedded ICU & 8 bedded Intermediate care unit with ventilators invasive & Non invasive, bedside monitors, Defibrillators, ECG machines, Crash carts with essential drugs
  • Dialysis unit with 4 Hemodialysis machines
  • Cardiology centre with Echocardiography, TMT, Cath Lab
  • Neurology Unit with EEG,EMG,NCV, facilities & CT & MRI facilities
  • Isolation ward to manage patients like H1N1 influenza.

Activities/Services available

  • Neurology clinic thrice a week with speciality clinics of Headache, Movement disorders, & stroke clinic on the other three days
  • Nephrology clinic twice a week with nephrologist
  • Diabetes clinic once a week
  • Gastroenterology clinic once a week

Innovative practices in patient care / UG &/or PG Medical education / extension services

Patient care:

  • Meditation in the ward for all patients daily
  • Code Krishna introduced in the ICUs
  • Rational care & Cost conscious care is emphasized to PG students

UG & PG teaching

  • Introduced Integrated Modules for topics like Anemia, Diabetic foot, Approach to polyarthralgia in the undergraduate curriculum of III MBBS students.
  • Clerkship & skill based teaching introduced recently in the III MBBS so that the students spend more time with the patients and learn the skills required
  • Emphasis is put on developing soft skills like humane approach, empathy & explaining prognosis to sick patients
  • Systematic foundation course in being conducted for undergraduate and post graduate students along with “Evolve ‘Meetings aimed to inculcate Holistic and Humanistic dimensions in medical education.
  • Faculty members are involved in most of the student centric activities of various depts. in the preclinical, paraclinical & clinical subjects.

Courses offered by the department:

  • MD (General Medicine)
  • Two senior teachers chairing the Educational board of the institution & Three other senior faculty Chairing & involved in the patient Care board of the Institution.

Faculty

 

Name Designation
Dr Bhalendu Vaishnav Professor & HOD
Dr Jyoti Mannari Professor
Dr Himanshu Pandya Professor
Dr Devangi Desai Professor
Dr Alpa Patel Professor
Dr Samir Patel Associate Professor
Dr Maulin Shah Associate Professor
Dr Punam Bhende Associate Professor
Dr Kushal Pujara Assistant Professor
Dr Suraj Goyanka  Assistant Professor
Dr Ketan Dhanani  Assistant Professor
Dr Mitesh Makwana Assistant Professor
Dr Jagruti Chanpa Assistant Professor
Dr Neha Vaghela Assistant Professor
Dr Vidhi Patel  Senior Resident
Dr Mukul Tagai Senior Resident
Dr Mansi Patel Senior Resident

Unique features of the Department

  • Microbiology department has an advanced diagnostic laboratory with automated equipments.
  • Microbiology Diagnostic Laboratory has been participating in an External Quality assurance scheme of IAMM since 2003 and has been accredited by NABL since 2008.
  • Department is actively involved in the Hospital Infection Control Programme.
  • Department is also engaged in the integrated counseling and Testing Center & STI Clinic – testing (supported by GSACS, NACO) and Designated Microscopy center for AFB (RNTCP).
  • Faculties of the department are adopting newer Medical Education technologies
  • Actively involved in various other institutional committees such as Quality improvement, Faculty development, Student Support and UG/PG Mentorship program.

Facilities available

Number and type of Labs available:

  • Department is having different nine laboratories for its diagnostic and teaching work such as Bacteriology, Serology/immunology, Virology, Parasitology, Mycology, Tuberculosis, PG Research lab. & two UG Practical Lab.

Equipments available in diagnostic laboratory:

  • Diagnostic laboratory is equipped with Biological safety cabinet (with Laminar Flow),Cooling centrifuge, BOD Incubator, Automated Immuno assay processor - mini VIDAS, BacT/Alert Automated Blood Culture System ,VITEK 2 Compact –Automated identification and AST system, ELISA Reader, ELISA Washer along with all necessary basic facility.
  • Standard (ATCC) strains for bacteria and fungi are available for Quality control.
  • Various antisera are also available for confirmation of some bacteria.
  • Departmental research lab. is equipped with various equipments like Electrophoresis apparatus, western blot shaker, inverted microscope, inspissator etc.

Other facilities:

  • Department is having a rich library with more than 200 books
  • Department has developed a Microbiology Museum with numerous charts/models and specimens for UG/PG students.

Activities/Services available

  • Culture & sensitivity testing from various clinical specimens, serological tests & microbiological staining are available for diagnosis.
  • Services related to ICTC, RNTCP and STI-clinic.
  • Department provides consultancy for infection control with environmental sampling reports to other hospitals.
  • Faculties act as resource persons/visiting faculties for other institutes of CAM like L P Patel Inst. of MLT, KM Patel Inst. of Physiotherapy and G.H. Patel School of nursing.
  • Faculties participate in Mentorship programme for UG/PG students.
  • Faculties participate in visits & consultancy for STI clinics to other centers through GSACS.
  • The faculty members undertake Research Projects in collaboration with other institutes such as NDDB, Anand Agriculture University, ARIBAS and other medical colleges.

Innovative practices in patient care / UG &/or PG Medical education / extension services

  • UG - Innovative teaching techniques are used such as Integrated teaching, Case base learning, jigsaw, tutorial, small group discussion, interactive lecture, seminar, hospital based projects, role play.
  • PG –PG log book is available which includes detailed skill list and assessment of skill.

Courses offered by the department

  • MD (Microbiology)
  • Infection Control Certificate Course.

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Soaham Desai Neurologist & HoD
Dr Tejaswini Shanubhoge  Neurologist 
Dr Mihir Parikh  Neurologist 

 

Unique features of the Department

24 x7 Services of senior obstetrician team for critical care in high risk pregnancy,labor and postpartum complications.

All laparoscopic gynec surgeries,urogynec surgeries.

Hollistic maternal and child care with Humane touch

Facilities available

HDU and LR with all supportive back up including continuous cardiotocography, contiuous pulse oxymettry and cardiac multipara monitors, blood component therapy, state of the art ICUs with ventilator and dialysis.

Dedicated 24 x 7 OT for emergency obstetrics with all back up including vascular and plastic surgery.

Elective OT with mark of excellence facility of laparoscopy,infertility treatment advance genito-urinary surgeries , onco surgeries, separate set up of family planning surgeries, crayon surgery, reconstructive surgery, Back up of state of the art anesthesia equipment and integrated team of anesthetist including cardiac anesthetist.

Back up of level NICU and neonatologist with facilities of NICU level-3 Fetal medicine services for diagnostic and therapeutic services Antenatal Sonography for anomaly scan including 3D-4D , colour Doppler and fetal echo cardiography

Activities/Services available

OPD / IP for adolescent health, infertility diagnosis and management, family planning and newer methods of contraception, Cancer screening program and management of all female cancers(including LEEP proceddure), menopause management, Antenatal program including for high risk pregnancy, Pre-conception counseling, Management of recurrent pregnancy loss. Couple counseling with laboratory, imaging and psychological work up.

  • Janani krupa yojana – Holistic antenatal care programme
  • Chiranjivi yojana
  • Helping the mother survive(HMS) program
  • Fetal medicine services
  • Community based Female cancer screening program
  • Village Health care worker trainings for antenatal services
  • Training for medical officer for Basic emergency obstetric Care

Innovative practices in patient care / UG &/or PG Medical education / extension services

Patient care:

  • Hollistic care – daily meditation with all patients in ward , regular visit and counseling by dietitian, Antenatal and post partum exercises with eminent physiotherapy team.
  • Pain less labour program – use of pharmacological labor analgesia , music therapy, positioning and companionate care. Allowing companion during delivery
  • Treatment of mother and child as a Unit
  • Neonatal screeing program for hearing, basic birth problems
  • Community base cancer screening program with cancer department

Teaching:

  • Use of emergency drills in UG & Interns training for Obst. emergency cases.
  • Students centric activities including skill based training on mannequins.
  • Successfully running clerkship programme in under graduate students.
  • Assessment by OSCE & OSPE in UG & PG
  • Verticle & Horizontal integration in UG teaching
  • PBL
  • Self learning projects
  • Group discussion
  • Mock drill

Extension Services:

  • USecondary care center at Sevalia and OPD services at Ardi, petlad, Bhadran

Courses offered by the department

  • MS (Gynaec)
  • DGO
  • Laparoscopy sterilization
  • MTP training
  • Abdominal Sterilisation

 

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Smruti Vaishnav Professor & HOD
Dr Nitin Raithatha Professor
Dr Rama Shrivastava Professor
Dr Rumi Bhattacharjee Professor
Dr Nipa Modi Associate Professor
Dr Chetna Vyas Associate Professor
Dr Sweta Sinha Assistant Professor
Dr Sangita Pandey Assistant Professor
Dr Sunita Saini Assistant Professor
Dr Dipal Shah Assistant Professor
Dr Monica Dixit Assistant Professor
Dr Sheetal Sahu  Senior Resident
Dr Krunali Mistry Senior Resident
Dr Bhumika Ghelani Senior Resident
Dr Shivani Rana Senior Resident

Unique features of the Department

Comprehensive eye care with all subspeciality check up in a single visit with prompt treatment.

Facilities available

Diagnosis and treatment of cataract, glaucoma, squint, corneal diseases, keratoplasty, paediatric cataract, oculoplasty, retinal diseases and Ocular trauma.

Activities/Services available

Phacoemulcification for sutureless, injectionless Cataract surgery
Automated perimetry for diagnosis of glaucoma and effectiveness of its medication.
Fundus camera to diagnose retinal diseases including retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy etc.
Retinal laser for treatment of retinal diseases.
Nd:YAG laser for treatment of post cataract opacity and glaucoma
Refraction
Eye check up by Zeiss slit lamp
Eye pressure measurement by Goldman applanation tonometer.

Innovative practices in patient care / UG &/or PG Medical education / extension services

services:

  • All patients visiting eye OPD undergo comprehensive eye examination and get a state of art treatment.
  • UG: clinical record book is maintained by students which includes clinical history to be checked by consultants,case presentation to be assessed by consultants,and clinical skills assessment. Ward ending exams are taken in the form of OSCE.
  • PG: clinical record book is maintained by students which includes clinical history to be checked by consultants,case presentation to be assessed by consultants,and clinical skills assessment. Ward ending exams are taken in the form of OSCE.
  • Extension center Services Consultant visit : once a week Bhadaran Centre Resident doctor visit: twice in a month Sevalia Centre

Courses offered by the department:

  • MS (Ophthalmology)
  • Diploma (Ophthalmology)

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Samir Bhavsar Professor & HOD
Dr Harsha Jani Professor
Dr Devendra Saxena Professor
Dr Jane Mehta  Assistant Professor
Dr Lakshita Maherda  Senior Resident
Dr Fatema Noble  Senior Resident
Dr Rashi Kochar Senior Resident

Unique features of the Department

We offer complete range of Orthopedics services of international standards

Facilities available

  • 3 State of art operation theatres with laminar airflow air system
  • A dedicated Joint replacement operation theatre of international standards
  • Trauma centre with ICU Support for management of poly-trauma patients

Activities/Services available

  • Trauma care: Complex and poly trauma patient services
  • Joint replacement surgeries
  • Sports medicine: Arthroscopy
  • Spine surgery
  • Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery
  • Pediatric Orthopedics
  • Bone and Soft tissue tumors: Orthopedic Oncosurgery and Megaprosthesis

Innovative practices in patient care / UG &/or PG Medical education / extension services

  • UG Teaching: PPT based teaching sessions and Clinical case discussions
  • PG Education: Daily interactive ward rounds and clinical case based teachings
  • Medical Extension services: Camps in near by villages

Faculty

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Name Designation
Dr Dhruv Sharma Professor & HOD
Dr Saranjeet Singh Professor
Dr. Amit Patel Professor
Dr Rahul Parmar Assistant Professor
Dr Sanjay Soni Associate Professor
Dr Mohit Tolani Assistant Professor
Dr Krunal Patel Assistant Professor
Dr Vinit Brahmbhatt  Assistant Professor
Dr Hemant Soni Senior Resident
Dr Umang Joshi Senior Resident

Unique features of the Department

  • State of the art PICU and NICU linked with Cardiac Centre facilities
  • The Department is a training center for programmes like PALS, NALS, IMNCI, IYCF & NSSK
  • The faculty members of the Department are National & State level trainers for various programmes like PALS, NALS, IMNCI, IYCF & NSSK
  • Training center for NGOs

Facilities available

  • NICU,PICU, Pediatrics Ward, NIMC, Neonatal Ward, Pediatrics OPD
  • Academic teaching program under National guidelines (IAP) for faculties, UGs & PGs
  • Facilities for training programmes like PALS, NALS, IMNCI, IYCF & NSSK

Activities/Services available

  • Neonates : Mechanical Ventilation, total parenteral nutrition, exchange transfusion, KMC, bed-side Echocardiography and X-ray, Phototherapy, inhaled nitric oxide, high frequency ventilation, pediatric cardiac surgery
  • Pediatrics: Mechanical Ventilation, Oxygen therapy, nebulization, central venous lines, immunization
  • Infant & Young Child Feeding counselling
  • Extension services – Petlad HC, Sevaliya (level II facility) and Ardi RHTC & a local special school (‘Mitra’) for developmentally challenged children
  • Training programmes like PALS, NALS, IMNCI, IYCF & NSSK

Innovative practices in patient care / UG &/or PG Medical education / extension services

  • Focus on preventive and promotive care like Breast feeding & Kangaroo Mother Care
  • Integrated teaching modules (IMNCI, Essential Newborn Care – NSSK)
  • Clerkship
  • Field visits by UG & PG students
  • Research projects by UG students

Courses offered by the department

  • MD (Pediatrics) & DCH (Diploma in Child Health)
  • IAP Fellowship in Neonatology after DCH / MD
  • IAP Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, after DCH / MD

Faculty

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Name Designation
Dr Krutika Tandon Professor & HOD
Dr Trushar Parikh Professor
Dr Purvi Patel Professor 
Dr Amit Kumar Professor
Dr Rashmin Cecil Associate Professor
Dr Shradha Patel Associate Professor
Dr Deepali Shah Assistant Professor
Dr Dipkala Jaiswal  Assistant Professor
Dr Nirali Sheth Assistant Professor
Dr Rushi Barot  Assistant Professor
Dr Rahul Tandon Senior Resident
Dr Ankita Agarwal Senior Resident
Dr Bhavdeep Mungala Senior Resident

Unique features of the Department

The Department provides tertiary level services and caters to the training of Undergraduates, Postgraduates, Nursing students, Paramedical staff, and Social Science students

Facilities available

Electro Convulsive Therapy(ECT), EEG, Psychological Tests (Projective Tests,IQ tests,Aptitude tests,Tests for Learning Disability (List of all test available below)

Activities/Services available

Daily Outdoor Psychiatric Consultation, Indoor psychiatric services, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Counseling, CBT, Psychological Testing

Name of Clinic Day Time
1. De-addiction Clinic Tuesday 3-5 pm
2. Child Guidance Clinic Wednesdays 3-5 pm
3. Psychosexual Disorder Clinic Thursdays 3-5 pm
4. Memory clinic Fridays 3-5 pm

Innovative practices in patient care / UG &/or PG Medical education / extension services

The department arranges various community mental health awareness activities on World No Tobacco Day, World Suicide Prevention Day, World Schizophrenia Day, World Alzheimers Day. Awareness has also been attempted using radio talks on various topics.

The department collaborates with the Community Medicine and the Extensions Programme Department in conduction of diagnosis and treatment camps in the community. Training sessions on Primary Care Psychiatry and De-addiction are conducted for Primary Health care workers and Nursing students, regular training sessions for nursing staff in managing psychiatric patients.

The department conducts / actively participates in stress management programmes , induction programs for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Self management, communication and soft skills are some of the topics where we provide inputs.

The department has conducted / undertaken / participated in following research areas: Delirium, suicide, stigma, depression, medical students, alcohol use, burn out stress, chronic illness, financial burden of illness.

List of Psychological Tests (for all age – range)

  • Intelligence Tests
  • Personality Tests
  • Aptitude Tests
  • Tests for Learning Disability
  • Screening tests for ADHD and Autism
  • Memory Tests
  • Emotional Intelligence Tests

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Anusha Prabhakaran Professor & HOD
Dr Jagdish Varma Professor
Dr Darshankumar Dharaiya Assistant Professor
Dr Shruti Soni Senior Resident

Unique features of the Department

Accredited by NABH for Medical Imaging Services.
Diagnostic and imaging facilities from plain radiography to MRI Scan with availability of 24 hours x 7 days services for emergency patient.

Facilities available

128 slice MDCT Scan, 1.5 tesla MRI scan, 3D / 4D Sonography, Colour Doppler, Computerized (Digital) Radiographs & Procedures & Mammography.

P.A.C.S and tele-radiology for hospital patients.

Activities/Services available

  • Health check-up, 24 x 7 days for emergency patients.
  • Post graduates (MD / DMRD) courses under graduate rotational training for M.B.B.S students, Medical Imaging Technology course (B.Sc./M.Sc.).

Innovative practices in patient care / UG &/or PG Medical education / extension services

  • Journal club, Seminars, Case presentation and Quiz for post graduate students
  • Integrated teaching for under graduates & Clerk ship students.

Courses offered by the department

MD Radiodiagnosis, DMRD & B.Sc. / M.Sc. Medical Imaging Technology

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Viral Patel Professor & HOD
Dr Jayesh Bhatt Professor
Dr Jaydeep Doshi Professor
Dr Abhishek Jain  Assistant Professor
Dr Shridhar Dave Assistant Professor
Dr Urvi Amin Senior Resident
Dr Vaibhavi Patel Senior Resident
Dr Riddhiba Gohil Senior Resident

Unique features of the Department

The only tertiary centre to provide complete diagnostic and treatment facilities for respiratory patients in Charutar area.

Facilities available

  • Pulmonary Function Testing
  • Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

Activities/Services available

  • Diagnosis and treatment of all types of Tuberculosis patients under RNTCP (Availability of DMC and DOT centre)
  • Asthma-COPD Club
  • Celebration of World TB, Asthma and COPD days along with diagnostic camps
  • Providing extension services at Darbar Gopaldas TB Clinic daily
  • Providing extension services for Silicosis patients at Shakarpura, Khambhat weekly.

Innovative practices in patient care / UG &/or PG Medical education / extension services

  • JTo provide health education and awareness among Asthma and COPD patients by involvement in our innovative AC Club
  • To enroll all the diagnosed TB patients under DOTS program for free treatment
  • Active participation in interdepartmental meetings, seminars etc.

Courses offered by the department

  • MD ( Respiratory Medicine)
  • DTCD (Diploma in TB and Chest Diseases)
  • Involvement in RCT (Respiratory Care Technology) Course

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Sateeshkumar Patel Professor & HOD
Dr Nimit Khara Professor
Dr Dhaval Prajapati Associate Professor
Dr Vishal Kansara Assistant Professor
Dr Krutarth Chauhan Senior Resident

Unique features of the Department

  • Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen for warts,corns,calluses,any benign growths

Facilities available

  • Liquid nitrogen therapy
  • Electrocautery
  • Phototherapy
  • Cosmetic procedures like
  • Chemical peeling
  • Microdermabrasion
  • acne scar surgery
  • vitiligo surgery
  • Radiofrequenncy facial rejuvination
  • trichoscopy
  • dermoscopy

Activities/Services available

  • STD clinic(NACO)
  • Leprosy clinic(under NLEP)
  • Extension services to peripheral centres.

Courses offered by the department

MD (Dermatology,venerology and leprosy) and DDVL courses

Faculty

Name Designation
Dr Rita Vora Professor & HOD
Dr Pragya Nair  Professor
Dr Niraj Dhinoja Assistant Professor
Dr Nikita Patel Senior Resident

Unique features of the Department

Accredited since 2008 for all its sections (Haematology and Immunohaematology, Clinical Pathology, Surgical Pathology and Cytology) by the National Accreditation Board of Medical and Testing Laboratories (NABL).

The AD Gorwala Blood Bank is accredited by the National Accreditation Board of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers since May 2010.

The Pathology Laboratory has received a ‘Quality Appreciation Award in Recognition of NABL Accreditation’ jointly from the Government of Gujarat, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries, and Quality Council of India.

The AD Gorwala Blood Bank received an award from Gujarat State Council of Blood Transfusion, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Gujarat for NABH accreditation .

Facilities available

Diagnosis facilities for Autopsy, Surgical Pathology, Haematology, Cytology, Histopathology, Clinical Pathology and Blood Bank available.

The laboratory is well equipped with all sophisticated instruments/equipments:

  • Tissue Embedding System
  • Electrolux freezer with alarm
  • Med Spin-4 Cytocentrifuge
  • Cryostat
  • Automated microtome knife sharpning machines
  • Fluorescent microscope
  • Research Microscope with adaptor for Digital camera
  • Phase contrast microscope
  • Apheresis Machine

Activities/Services available

The Blood Bank practices only component therapy as recommended by WHO.

The voluntary blood donation rate is 95%. There is an a active hospital blood transfusion committee which meets regularly and ensures the rational use of blood.

Innovative practices in patient care / UG &/or PG Medical education / extension services

UG Medical education-Integrated teaching ,student centric activities, and mentorship programme .

PG Medical education – CPC, Interdepartmental meet , Slide seminars and mentorship programme ,Training programme at pathology laboratory ,Urology Hospital, Nadiad.

Courses offered by the department

  • M. D. (Pathology)
  • D.C.P.(Pathology)

Faculty

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Name Designation
Dr Monica Gupta Professor & HOD
Dr Keyuri Patel Professor
Dr Sanjay Chaudhari Professor
Dr Faruq Mulla Professor
Dr Kirti Rathod Professor
Dr Hetal Joshi Professor
Dr Mustafa Ranpurwala  Professor
Dr Zalak Parmar  Assistant Professor
Dr Shyama Chag Assistant Professor 
Dr Munira Jhabuawala Tutor
Dr Sadhana Saraiya Tutor
Dr Krishna Panchal Senior Resident
Dr Khevna Kansara Senior Resident
Dr Krupa Shah  Tutor
Dr Mohiniben Kalariya Tutor
Dr Khyati Chaudhari Tutor
Dr Tejas Sanchaniya Tutor
Dr Mitiksha Patel  Tutor
Dr Krishna Trivedi  Tutor
Dr Shreya Thacker Tutor
Dr Keyurkuamr Hadiya Tutor
Dr Hemali Patel  Tutor

Unique Features

The Department of Neonatology is young and was carved out of the Department of Pediatrics on 19 December 2019. The department was primarily responsible for NICU care since 2008, and since almost a decade has been offering a with a Fellowship in Neonatology.

The department's senior faculty is well recognized for their academic, teaching, and research achievements across India. They are regular speakers at National and International conferences and members of important task forces of government and academic bodies. The Department has a high number of publications to its credit, many of them cited in International Guidelines and Cochrane reviews.

Facilities 

  • High-risk follow up Clinic
  • High frequency ventilators
  • Invasive ventilation
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition 
  • Bedside Ultrasound with POCUS
  • Incubators
  • Warmers
  • Therapeutic Hypothermia
  • aEEG, and Nitric Oxide Therapy
  • Inborn NICU  with step-down facility
  • Outborn NICU with step-down facility
  • Trained staff for Neonatal transport

Activities/Services available

  • Dedicated Out patient department for Neonates
  • Developmental clinic managed at out door patient level
  • Managing the in-house neonatal ICU

Innovative practices in patient care / UG & /or PG Medical education / extension services

  • Our DM Students undergo training in external centers for about two months (including 15 dates of community Neonatology).
  • The DM students undergo additional training in Quality Improvement and Research Methodology and are expected to publish papers before they complete their training.
  • The residents and consultants attend deliveries at referring hospitals and are well-versed in Neonatal transport.
  • The students learn while managing patients, and training includes bedside rounds as well as formal classroom sessions – mainly small group learning as well as conduction of Journal Clubs, Seminars, Joint sessions with other Departments, Lectures as well as regular presentations at Conferences and attending Workshops.
  • Curriculum in line with NMC Guidelines

Courses offered by the department

  • DM – Neonatology (NMC Approved-  the first and only Department in Gujarat to offer this prestigious course)
  • Fellowship in Neonatalogy

Faculty

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Name Designation
Dr Somshekhar Nimbalkar Professor & HOD
Dr Dipen Patel  Professor
Dr Reshma Pujara Assistant Professor
Dr. Anil Hanumantharaju Senior Resident
Dr Satyendar Senior Resident
Dr Toral Gandhi Senior Resident
Dr Aditya Bhatt Senior Resident
Dr Ashutosh Sharma Senior Resident
Dr Rohan Modi Senior Resident
Dr Anish Sinha Senior Resident
Dr K Sameer Senior Resident
Dr Bhushan Korde Senior Resident

Emergency Medicine Department is a cornerstone of our tertiary care centre. Committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered emergency care to the general public, we are designed to handle a wide range of medical emergencies, ensuring prompt assessment, stabilization, and appropriate treatment.

Unique Features:

  • Early Warning Systems: We utilize advanced early warning systems to promptly identify deteriorating patients, enabling timely interventions.
  • Acute Care Nursing Staff: Our department boasts a NABH-accredited acute care nursing staff since 2016, a pioneering achievement in the country.
  • Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (e-FAST), Advanced Echocardiography and Ultrasound-Guided Procedures: We employ ultrasound technology for rapid diagnosis and intervention, improving patient management.
  • Patient-Centered Care: We prioritize patient experience by providing clear communication, emotional support, and involving patients in decision-making.

Facilities:

  • 30 dedicated beds
  • Emergency OT equipped to handle all emergency sugeries
  • point-of-care ultrasound
  • arterial blood gas analyser
  • advanced invasive and non-invasive ventilators
  • biphasic defibrillators
  • portable X-ray machine
  • syringe pumps
  • video laryngoscopes and LMA s (for difficult airway management)

Activities/Services available:

  • Team of 7 experienced emergency physicians
  • 27 trained nurses
  • 7 emergency counsellors
  • We treat general emergencies including specialised ones like - paediatrics, neurology, cardiology, urology, and oncology
  •  Endotracheal intubation
  • Advanced ventilator management
  • Central venous cannulation
  • Arterial line insertion
  • Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing
  • Cricothyroidotomy
  • Chest tube insertions
  • Tracheostomy
  • Basic and advanced cardiac life support
  • Emergency full-term deliveries.
  • all services are available 24*7

 

 

Innovative Practices in patient care/ UG & PG Medical Education/Extension Srevices:

We collaborate with schools for injury prevention education and participate in local and regional disaster response planning. Additionally, we utilize various media platforms; like the local community radio station   to disseminate information about emergency medical conditions and prevention. Our community outreach includes educational workshops on first aid, CPR, and disaster preparedness. We offer Hands on training through simulation based learning, procedural skills training and real life patient care. By incorporating these innovative practices, we strive to provide exceptional patient care, educate future healthcare professionals, and strengthen our community's emergency preparedness.

Courses offered by the department

  • MD Emergency Medicine - 3 seats (Since 2023)
  • Emergency medicine technician certificate course- one year duration
  • Emergency medicine elective posting of 15 days to final year MBBS students as per the guidelines by NMC from 2024

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Name Designation
Dr Hemlata Kamat Professor & HOD
Dr Sunil Chhajwani Associate Professor
Dr Darshan Shah Assistant Professor
Dr Keyur Shah Assistant Professor
Dr Abhishek Shah Senior Resident
Dr Abhishek Prajapati Senior Resident

Unique features of the  Department

The  Department  of  Immunohematology  and Blood   Transfusion at PSMC , Karamsad, was started with initiation of  PG  course ( NMC Permission)  in the year  2023.  MD in Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion is a post graduate course which is a unique multidimensional speciality that incorporates elements of immunohematology , transfusion therapy for hematological disorders and integrates advanced scientific  technology. After completing the Course , the individual can  work as a transfusion medicine consultant in hospitals, as an academician in teaching hospitals, as a medical officer in a blood Centre, as a medical advisor for diagnostic/Manufacturing /Pharmacologic companies, as a consultant in regenerative medicine Centre/transplant Centre, as a team member for Government Advisory boards(NACO),NBTC,SBTC.

Unique

 

Facilities Available:-

  • Blood Donation services with permission from GSCBT  to Conduct out door Blood Donation camps. Our Annual Collection from Voluntary  Blood Donors is 10,000  and Blood Centre caters to need of Blood of  Sri Krishna Hospital and adjoining Hospitals of the District Anand.
  • Advanced Immunohematology lab with two automated  Pretransfusion testing equipments .
  • Advanced Component  Lab with Preparation of Quality  Blood components as per DGHS standards,  Preparation of Pediatric  bags using Sterile connecting device, Preparation of Platelet rich Plasma and Cryopreservation of stem cells.
  • Apheresis  Procedures  including PBSC Harvesting using Terumo Optia Machine.
  • Transfusion Transmitted infection screening Laboratory .

 Services available :

  • Therapeutic Apheresis  Procedures including :-
  •  Stem cell Collection
  •  Plasma Exchange
  • Red cell  Exchange
  • Leukapheresis
  •  Therapeutic  Platelet depletion .
  • Centre for management of benign hematological disorders.
  •  Supply of Apheresis components ( Single Donor Platelet availability)
  • Availability of Specialized modified blood components  including Leucodepleted and  irradiated Blood Components.
  • 100% Blood Component transfusion services.
  • Advanced Immunohematology  laboratory with   screening and identification of antibodies With referral  services.
  • Thrombotic microangiopathy diagnostic workup
  • Clinical Transfusion therapy and consultation.
  • Outreach Programme including blood donation drive and motivation recruitment and retention activities for promoting VBD
  • National and international collaboration of academic enhancement activities.

Achievements

  • NABH accredited Blood Bank from the year 2010
  • Received awards for outstanding service during Covid Pandemic.
  • Awarded as Regional Blood Transfusion Centre  by GSCBT.
  • First Private Medical college in Gujarat to  start MD IHBT Course.

     Innovative  Procedures:-

  • IUT in collaboration with fetal medicine.
  • Patient Blood Management  services.
  • Planning for CAR-T cell therapy.
  • Reconstituted blood for exchange transfusions.

 

     Courses Offered

1 MD IHBT with intake capacity of 3 students Per Year.

Faculty

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Name Designation
Dr Milind Dighe Professor & HOD
Dr Manthan Patel Assistant Professor
Dr Ashu Dogra Associate Professor