Faculty of Medical Sciences > Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery > Alumni
The Post Graduate Department of Plastic Surgery (PGDPS) at the King George’s Medical University is one of the oldest and foremost teaching departments of Plastic Surgery in this country. It provides teaching, training and research facilities to MBBS, BDS, MS (Gen. Surgery), MS (Orthopedics) and M.Ch. (Plastic Surgery) students and runs Fellowship in Burn & Reconstructive Surgery, Fellowship in Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery, Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery and Fellowship in Cleft Orthodontics. The department has experienced faculty supported by residents, staff-nurses, physiotherapists and speech therapist.
A significant percentage of in-patient work is related to complicated trauma management, congenital deformity reconstructions, craniofacial reconstructions and microsurgery. The department has particular expertise in a number of areas which is contributed to by sub- specialization amongst consultants and by conduct of various super-specialty multi- disciplinary clinics.
The Department provides comprehensive management of patients presenting with problems related to general Plastic & Reconstructive surgery, Cranio-maxillofacial surgery, Aesthetic surgery, Hand surgery, Microsurgery and Burns.
The department is recognized all over the country for its pioneering work in Craniofacial surgery, Hand surgery and as a Nodal Centre for Leprosy Reconstructive surgery, LASER and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
The Department is a Smile Train (USA) Partner Hospital and thus provides completely free treatment to children afflicted with clefts of the lip and palate. It is also authorized by Smile Train for advanced Orthognathic surgeries.
The department is a recognized regional center for treatment of Craniofacial disorders by the World Craniofacial Foundation (www.worldcf.org) (USA).
The department's contribution to clinical and research work is attested to by the numerous research papers published by its faculty and alumni and by the more than one hundred theses completed and many books chapter written.
The department has a history spanning over fifty years. Plastic Surgery services were started in the year 1953 by Late Prof. R. N. Sharma, who is considered the 'Founder' of this specialty in North India. In 1962, a unit of Plastic Surgery was created. MS in Plastic Surgery was initiated in 1966, one of the first departments in India to do so.
The Department has been ISO 9001:2008 certified for quality care and is one of the torch-bearers in the field of teaching and training in Plastic Surgery in India.
The Department runs a twenty four hours Helpline for its patients - 09415200444
The Department runs the following Specialty Clinics
Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic - 1st Saturday
Wound Clinic - 2nd Saturday
Keloid Clinic - 3rd Saturday
The Department provides FREE Treatment for -
Cleft Lip and Palate
BPL Patients/Destitute patients
Cancer Patients
Leprosy Reconstructive Patients (Government of India)
Ayushman Bharat Yojana patients.
Vitriolage female patients - through Mahila Samman Kosh.
The hyperbaric oxygen therapy unit which has recently started in Plastic Surgery Department caters to patients suffering from –
Diabetic Ulcers
Chronic ulcers/ non healing wounds
Post necrotizing fascitis/ fourniers gangrene wounds
Post irradiation ulcers
Chronic Osteomyelitis
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Stroke, after acute is over
Failing Flaps
LINKS
Post Graduate Department of Plastic Surgery, King George Medical University, U.P., Lucknow Department website
http://www.kgmuplasticsurgery.edu.in