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SURGICAL UNIT 2

Dr Zahid Sattar

Associate Professor

Department Information

Surgical Unit 1 was a 46 bedded non-teaching surgical ward working under a consultant surgeon. • In 2010 foundations of medical college were laid. • In Nov 2012, Dr. Zahid Sattar joined this department as first Assistant Professor of Surgery and Head of Department. • In May 2013, Prof. Dr Gulzar Ahmad joined and was the first professor of this ward. • In 2015, Prof. Dr. Ehsan Ul Haq joined this department. • Post graduate training of FCPS was recognized in 2014 followed by MS General Surgery Training recognized by University of Health Sciences, Lahore.

Department Achievements

• • Current department of surgery is providing state of the art facilities and patient care to the ailing humanity of Sahiwal division and surrounding districts
• • By this time, it is a fully functional teaching surgical department providing teaching facilities to the undergraduate students of Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal and surgical training to house officers and post graduate residents of FCPS/MS

Faculty And Staff

Educational Facilities

• Introduction of laparoscopy in the department which lead to the provision of conventional and advance laparoscopic procedures and training of post graduates residents and fellows. • Complex and complicated elective surgeries started like oncological surgeries e.g. GI malignancies, surgery of adnexal pathologies, complex head, neck and chest surgeries, complex endocrine surgeries, breast surgeries, advance hepatobiliary and vascular surgeries. • Surgical emergency and trauma started in proper emergency block with 24/7 coverage. (previously surgical emergency was directly attended in the ward). • Complex emergency surgeries like blunt and penetrating trauma laparotomies.

Study Plan

• By this time, it is a fully functional teaching surgical department providing teaching facilities to the undergraduate students of Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal and surgical training to house officers and post graduate residents of FCPS/MS.

Future Vision

• Complex and complicated elective surgeries started like oncological surgeries e.g. GI malignancies, surgery of adnexal pathologies, complex head, neck and chest surgeries, complex endocrine surgeries, breast surgeries, advance hepatobiliary and vascular surgeries.

Faculty