Message from the HOD
Our department strives to meet national and international standards of health care delivery, teaching,
training and research, with special emphasis on intensive care and pain management.
We aim to provide optimum perioperative care in both elective and emergency operation theatres of all specialities of mayo hospital.
INTRODUCTION
History of Anaesthesia in Mayo hospital Lahore is as old as the history of surgery the
first chair being established in 1959 with Dr. Rustam Nabi as Professor of
Anaesthesia. With the passage of time due to an increase in work load a second unit
was started in 1984.
Over the years it has been the aim of Department of Anaesthesia to provide
optimum perioperative care in both elective and emergency operation theatres of
all specialities of mayo hospital. Under the present head of department, Professor
Dr. Farrukh Afzal the department strives to meet national and international
standards of health care delivery, teaching, training and research, with special
emphasis on intensive care and pain management.