Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sharif
MBBS, FCPS (Paeds Surgery) FACS(USA) DCH(Gold Medalist)
Message from the HOD
It is indeed of pleasure and pride for me to write a message for souvenir of glorious, prestigious, excellent and historical hospital. My messages to all undergraduate meducal students, postgraduate resients and allied health care professionals is that medicals ethics, professional is that medical ethics, professional excellence and hard work are backbone of gaining succes and high standards in medical profession. No one should ignore importence of these pillars for quality managment of patient care. Always respect yout teachers as they are like your father and they treat you like son and they have trvelled a long journey to reach the teaching post of professor to transfer knowledge and experince to you.
INTRODUCTION
The Department of Pediatric Surgery was created at King Edward Medical College, Mayo Hospital, Lahore in 1979 with a small nucleus of six beds in Paediatrics ward and four beds in Chest Surgical ward. The department moved to its present premises in 1981. The department has bed strength of 108 including 10 beds for intensive care and 12 for Surgical Neonatology. Subsequently another block was added to the main building in 1996. It houses four operation theatres for elective surgery and one operation theatre for emergency operations.The department provides round the clock emergency cover 7 days a week in addition to its outpatient and inpatient services.
At present department has 8 residents of FCPS and 10 of M.S. Paediatric Surgery and one resident for diploma in pediatric surgery at various stages of their training. Postgraduate trainees of Pediatrics and Surgery also rotate in the department for short periods of time. The sanctioned staff includes a Professor, an Associate Professor, 6 Assistant Professors, 4 Senior Registrars and 16 residents/registrars/medical officers alongwith 4 House officers. Present strength of teaching staff is Professor and two Assistant Professors.
