Department of Dermatology and Venereology

The Dept. of Dermatology  and Venereology has a Skin Out-Patient Department, Venereology Out-Patient Department, speciality Laboratory and a 40 bedded Ward. The Out-Patient Departments function from 8.00 AM to 12.00 Noon daily. We cater on an average of 140 skin patients, 15 venereology patients, and 15 inpatients daily. We run special clinics for PSORIASIS ( Mondays),  VITILIGO (Tuesdays), FUNGAL INFECTIONS (Thursdays) and LEPROSY (Fridays).

On all Wednesdays we conduct MINOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES Clinic for doing Radio frequency cautery, cryo and chemical cautery for warts and skin tags etc. Our department also houses a latest PUVA/PHOTOTHERAPY  Unit which is of immense use to vitiligo and psoriasis patients in our district. We are having 3 LASER units. DIODE laser for the treatment for Hair reduction , CO2 laser for treatment of Scars, Keloids and ablation of warts, skin tags etc, NDYag Laser for pigment and tattoo removal  and a  Dermapeel Gold instrument for skin resurfacing and rejuvenation.

The venereology clinic runs daily OPD where patients are counseled by a qualified counselor, examined and treated in full privacy. We offer partner counseling and treatment. IEC materials and condoms are distributed for the needy risk population.

Our speciality lab is well equipped with microscopes with dark ground facility. We do Gram stain , Leishman stain and acidfast staining. We do potassium hydroxide mount, saline mount and special stains for fungus, bacteria, parasites, Lepra bacilli etc. we have facilities to read biopsy slides, Tzanck smears and pap smears.

We teach undergraduate students, Conduct Clinical society meetings at institutional level, journal clubs at department level and dermatological clinical demonstration meetings at state level. We have a well furnished (Hebra) Classroom with all the teaching aids. We also conduct community camps in rural areas for detection of leprosy and treatment of minor dermatological illness for the underprivileged.