- General Medicine General Surgery Obstetrics & Gynaecology (OG) Paediatrics Orthopaedics Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) Ophthalmology Anaesthesiology Psychiatry Dermatology Respiratory Medicine Radio Diagnosis Emergency Medicine Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Dentistry Cardiology Nephrology Neurology Neurosurgery Plastic Surgery Urology
About the Department
DVL department has been functioning in our institution since its inception in 2010, providing tertiary level care to 3 districts. Under the guidance of senior faculties, the department has progressed many a notch, providing care for around 25,000 patients per year including OP, IP and referrals. All types of Dermatological, sexually transmitted diseases (STD) & Leprosy cases including their complications are handled by our team. Apart from day to day OP and academic activities, the department also focuses on cosmetology and dermatosurgery clinics manned by trained and experienced faculties.
Faculties
Department Services
Outpatient Service
Dermatology, a specialized area of medicine, deals with conditions that affect the skin, nails, hair and mucous membranes. We identify and treat more than 3,000 conditions affecting these structures, providing advanced and comprehensive therapies.
Specialty OP Clinics
Apart from regular dermatology and STD clinics, separate specialty clinics are conducted to provide best possible care to the patients.
Inpatient Services
A 10 bedded inpatient ward is providing services to sick patients who need intensive skin care for life threatening conditions like Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Steven-Johnson syndrome, Erythroderma, Immunobullous conditions like Pemphigus and pemphigoid etc. Various other diseases which require IP care including severe psoriasis, contact dermatitis, reactions and complications of leprosy, drug reactions are treated by our team of experts.
Academic Activities
Our UG training program includes clinical sessions, seminars and symposiums during the morning hours and theory classes in the afternoon based on the latest NMC norms, from second year onwards. Our students are also posted in the department during the internship period for a week, where they will be well trained in diagnosing and treating dermatological conditions and also cosmetological procedures.
Apart from undergraduate training our faculties are being involved in postgraduate teaching for general medicine PGs. Our students regularly participate in state level quiz and other academic competitions in the field of leprosy. CMEs are also regularly conducted which help in gaining knowledge about the recent advances and novel concepts in this field.
Other Activities
Apart from routine medical services, our department also conducts various programs creating awareness among students, patients and public by activities like National leprosy day, psoriasis day, vitiligo day etc.
Leprosy Activities
The following activities are conducted in collaboration with District level Leprosy authorities:
- POD camps — Prevention of deformities (POD) Camps are being conducted regularly to prevent deformities in leprosy like claw hand, wrist drop, foot drop, trophic ulcers and ocular deformities.
- SPARSH LEPROSY FORTNIGHT — awareness campaign
Pharmacovigilance
In association with the pharmacology department we are actively involved in reporting of various adverse reactions to drugs.