Main Highlights of the Department

Main Highlights of The Department

• The starting of 13 sub-speciality clinics which are functional six days a week is an achievement of the department which is comparable in standards to state of the art institutions like AIIMS Delhi and PGI Chandigarh.
• On the research front, the department is excelling with publications from the department being accepted and published by standard pubmed indexed international and national journals every year.
• A number of awards have been bagged by the department including Best Teacher in North India & the prestigious Ambadi Oration and best research papers over the recent years.
• A departmental museum in conformity with NMC norms highlighting the latest research and stalwarts who have contributed to the field of dermatology is completed and open for all to visit.
• The department caters to a huge outpatient load and is the main tertiary referral centre in Kashmir valley for Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy patients.
• The department has 2 well equipped labs in Block F where various investigations related to Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy are routinely carried out.
• The department has a 30 bedded ward (Ward 4) in SMHS hospital where patients are admitted routinely with various dermatological disorders like pemphigus, psoriasis, eczemas, connective tissue disorders, leprosy etc.
• The Department has a full fledged dermatosurgery theatre where Hair Transplantation, Platelet Rich Plasma Therapies, Vitiligo surgeries, Nail Surgeries, Laser surgeries, skin biopsies, Electrocauterization & Radiofrequency surgeries, Chemical peeling  to name a few are done on a regular basis.
• Facility of autologous noncultured epidermal cell suspension is present for vitiligo patients which is being done in very few centres across the country.
• Q switched Nd -YAG laser has been recently made available for treatment of patients with pigmentation, tattoos etc.
• Fractional CO2 Laser is present in the department which offers high end modernized treatment for all types of scars.
• Long pulsed Nd-YAG laser hair reduction treatment available for treatment of patients with hirsutism, hypertrichosis etc.
• Phototherapy services in the form of a very advanced Narrowband UVB whole body chamber & Hand and Foot PUVA therapy unit, which is especially useful for vitiligo and psoriasis patients.
• Iontophoresis is available in the department for the treatment of various hyperhidrotic disorders.
• Main referral centre for Leprosy and Venereology services where these patients are being diagnosed, investigated and treated and WHO MDT and NACO kits are being distributed to these patients, respectively.
• Rigorous academic schedule for the postgraduate students which is at par with any premier institute of the country where seminars, journal clubs, case conferences, case presentations, clinico-pathological conferences, group discussions, PG quiz and grand rounds are conducted every week.
• In addition to this for undergraduate students, theory as well as clinical classes in conformity with latest CBME guidelines as recommended by National Medical Council are conducted on a regular basis with focus on skill based teaching.
• The department has a spacious Seminar room with capacity of 50 seats and audiovisual system, a demonstration room, four OPD rooms, Special Clinic room, Library with hundreds of dermatological books including the recent ones.