PROFILE OF THE DEPARTMENT:

Department of Dermatology was established in 1986 with DrRiaz A Sheikh as head of the department with two Medical Officers. Later the department has progressed to become a postgraduate center with FCPS, MD and MCPS training facilities.Currently there are postgraduate well trained doctors working in Dermatology which comprises of:

Faculty of Dermatology

1)     DrIkramUllah Khan, Professor of Dermatology, Head of Department, MBBS, MRCP (UK), FRCP (Edin).

2)     Dr Syed Afaaq Ahmed, Assistant Professor Dermatology, MBBS, FCPS (PK), D. Derm (Thailand).

3)     DrMaqsood Anwar, Consultant Dermatologist, MBBS, D.Derm (Thailand), Master of Clinical Topical Medicine (AIDS)

4)     DrRiffatYasmeen, Senior Registrar, MBBS, FCPS (PK).

 

FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT:

Department of Dermatology is running an Outdoor and Indoor services with 08 beds. Additional patients can be admitted in Children hospital and Private wards.In addition to routine outpatient department, which comprises of 150-200 patients per day and children hospital 50-80 patients per day, we have got following additional units in the department.

Phototherapy Unit:

We have got two PUVA lamps with one total body radiation unit and one partial body.

Dermo-Surgical Unit

We do Incisional and excisional biopsies on regular basis where required. Skin grafting, flap procedures, curettage electro surgery are also done.

Chemical peeling

Chemical peeling that includes Salicylic Acid and glycolic Acid peeling is done in routine for patients with Melasma, Post inflammatory hyper pigmentation and Post Acne scarring. TCA with variable strengths is applied for plain warts, viral warts and some benign pathology.

Dermatopathology unit

A weekly Dermatopathology conference is held in the department supervised by the Professor of Pathology. All the postgraduate trainees actively participate in the conference. All skin slides are thoroughly studied and reported in the light of expertise opinion.

 

 

Research Cell.

We have got a regular research cell which keeps on doing studies on different topics and patients Till now several papers have been presented and published by the Department of Dermatology.

Audio Visual Unit.

We are taking pictures/making slides of interesting rare atypical and typical patients and these slides are used for teaching post graduate students.Weeklydematopathology conference is held in the department with this audiovisual unit.

TEACHING PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT:

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         FCPS Dermatology.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         MD Dermatology.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         MCPS Dermatology

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT:

	FCPS	MD	MCPS
GRADUATED	10	02	06
ENROLLED	09	08	01

 

FUTURE VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT:

Our vision is to produce quality dermatologists, who are nationally and internationally recognized.

INFRASTRUCTURE:

 

OUTPATIENT:

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㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Minor operation theater.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        One classroom.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        PUVA therapy room.

 INPATIENT:

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        08 beds in Medical Ward III.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Duty room for postgraduate students.

 HUMAN RESOURCES:

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Professor Dr. IkramUllah Khan 襡d of the Department.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Assistant Professor Dr. Syed Afaq Ahmed.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Consultant Dermatologist Dr. MaqsoodAnwer.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Senior Registrar Dr. RiffatYasmeen.

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EQUIPMENT MAJOR/MINOR:

 

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㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        OT sets (only 10).

DEFICIENCIES:

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㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Dermoscope.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Examination lights with magnification lens.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Examination couches and screens in OPD.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Biopsy sets.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Liquid nitrogen for cryotherapy.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Autoclave.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Separate dermatology ward.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Narrow band UVB therapy unit (partial body and whole body).

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Intense pulse light unit / Q switched Nd:YAG laser/ Erbium Yag Laser/ CO2 laser.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Iontopheresis machine. 

 

 

WORKLOAD:

1.No. of Patients in OPD per month:

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2.No. of Admissions per month:

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3.No. of procedures (major/minor) per month:

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4.List of procedures performed by the department:

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Phototherapy.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Cauterization/diathermy.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Skin biopsies (excisional and incisional).

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Skin smears.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Skin grafs and flaps.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Removal of tumors and cysts.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Mite extraction.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Skin scrapings.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Chemical peeling.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        TCA application.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Needling.

㰡n style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        Intralesional injections.

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