INTRODUCTION OF DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL, LAPAROSCOPIC, PLASTIC AND ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

The department is chaired by Prof Brig (R) Ashfaq Ahmad Javed (Academic Head of Department) and Wg Cdr M Muttahhar Asim Niaz (Administrative Head of Department). The department has 160 dedicated Surgical Beds including 2x State of the Art Surgical ITCs having 10 beds each, a 10 bedded Surgical HDU, and 2 x 10 Bedded Trauma & Emergency Centers.

Our General Surgery Department provides general and specialized surgical services to patients suffering from a wide range of congenital and acquired conditions and caters for the surgical needs of Armed Forces Personnel and their dependents. We also provide surgical care to civilians as private patients. We cater for the needs of all emergency patients round the clock at our Trauma and Emergency Centers.

Our new hospital unit is located on Margalla Road https://goo.gl/maps/zikqWe9FhD22 with easy access to all private patients.

Our hospital units have well-equipped operation theater complexes. We are capable of performing all kinds of General Surgical operations and procedures with unmatched expertise and personalized care. We also specialize in Minimally Invasive & Laparoscopic Surgery including surgery for Gallstones, Acute Appendicitis, Abdominal Wall and Inguinal Hernia, Hysterectomy, Adenexal Mass Surgery, Subfacial Endoscopic Ligation for Varicose Veins, Varicocele Ligation, Gastrectomy and Hemicolectomy. Internationally experienced and certified consultants evaluate and manage patients with diseases which potentially require surgical intervention hence making it a leading general surgery department in Pakistan. To mention a few we provide specialized treatment in thyroid surgery, hernia surgery, gallbladder surgery, breast surgery, varicose veins surgery, abdominoplasty, and surgical treatment of cancer including treatment of breast, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, skin cancer, thyroid cancer etc

The Department provides comprehensive surgical consultation and care in many subspecialties as well including Plastic and Burn Surgery, Pediatric Surgery. Our dedicated Orthopaedic Surgery Department caters for orthopaedic cases.

The Department of Surgery also offers extensive Academic Programmes for medical students, interns, residents and fellows. Our academic mission is to train the next generation of surgical leaders. We integrate education and research with clinical services, entailing a wide range of surgical treatments. We are accredited with College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan for Post Graduate Fellowship in General Surgery. Our residency and fellowship programme provide a comprehensive learning experience in surgery taught through clinical and didactic sessions. Residency Programme at Department of Surgery provides residents with the range and depth of academic experience and academic exposure required to develop superior surgical skills and an ability to make mature, informed, independent judgments. We have purpose built tutorial rooms for teaching of medical students and surgery residents.

INTRODUCTION OF GYNAECOLOGY/OBSTETRICS

The department of obstetrics and Gynecology provides modular teaching in the decorated FMC curriculum. We start introducing our specialties from the first academic year. We are using model teaching training methodology including one to one teaching. On the clinical side we provide comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology services at the obstetrics and Gynecology department, PAF hospital Islamabad. We have faculty as per PMDC requirements .we will provide training to undergraduate and Post- graduate students in the near future .we have facilities to cater routine and high risk pregnancies. Day care services for obstetrics and gynecology includes endoscopic services such as laproscopy, Hysteroscopy and Colposcopy. We are capable of providing services to gynecology cancer patients and fistulas. Our students will have exposure to all modern technologies needed for training and Service

INTRODUCTION OF PEDIATRICS

The department of Pediatrics fullfils all the criteria for standard training of future Medical Professional with variety of cases and an academic environment.
Highly qualified and experienced Faculty members have created research based protocols for managing Pediatric patients and educating graduate and postgraduate students. Pediatric department of PAF Hospital Islamabad comprises of 50 beds distributed among neonatalintensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, General Ward and Isolation. PICU and NICU are well equipped with state of the art Neonatal Intensive Care, Incubator Care and ventilatory Support. Training in the field of Pediatrics will be an enriching experience at PAF Hospital, Islamabad for the medical students.

INTRODUCTION OF DEPARTMENT OF E.N.T

Fazaia Medical College has a state of the art ENT department, which has no parallel in Islamabad. We are fully equipped with modern surgical and diagnostic tools up-to-date with current technology. In the OPD, rigid nasoendoscopes and fiberoptic endoscopes are available along with multimedia and LCDs to facilitate the students in learning as they aid in better visualization of anatomical structures and increased understanding of disease. Our operation theatres possess all the latest surgical instruments used in advanced surgical techniques including ossiculoplasty, endoscopic sinus surgery, bronchoscopy, mastoidectomy, rhinoplasty and other head and neck surgeries. Emergency services are available round the clock. Latest equipment for hearing assessment is also present to assess hearing of children as well as adults.

Numerous studies and researches are being carried out with proper data collection to promote research activities among the students. The Head of department conducts clinical classes in wards on a daily basis for improved and effective education of the students. The junior doctors also take part in this process by assisting the students in examining patients. House officers and post graduate trainees are being guided in different fields in collaboration with radiologists and pathologists. The department has been recognized for post-graduate training by CPSP and PMDC. The students are being trained under direct supervision of the head of department and get a chance to present cases in clinicopathological and national/ international ENT conferences. Well organized journal club meetings are being held with input from other departments like radiology, pathology and neurosurgery.

A Cochlear implant center will be introduced soon in collaboration with British otologists. An Allergy center will be set up in the near future, keeping in mind the needs of our patients as allergic rhinitis is one of the most common health issue in Islamabad.

INTRODUCTION TO OPHTHALMOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Our department of ophthalmology has one of the most qualified faculty consisting of a Professor, Assistant Professor, Senior registrar and a Registrar. Our surgeons are carrying out a variety of procedures of both the anterior and posterior segment of the eye with remarkable expertise. Phacoemulsification with the latest multifocal and trifocal intra ocular lenses are being implanted here with excellent results. The future plan is to start with the refractive laser procedures and the complex vitreo-retinal surgeries. We already have a retina specialist as part of our team.

The department has also recently been recognized for post graduate training in ophthalmology by college of physicians and surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) and FCPS trainees have started joining us for their 4 years residency program. We hope to start inducting MCPS trainees soon as well.

We have a well equipped ophthalmic diagnostic facility as well which consists of B-scan, A-scan, Auto-refractor, visual field analyzer, fundus imaging system and Ocular coherence tomography (OCT).

Acquired her higher specialist training in Photobiology from Salford Royal Foundation Hospital NHS-UK and also worked as Clinical Research Fellow in “Dermatological Sciences Research “ at the University of Manchester with the leading Dermatology Team of UK.
Remained Co-investigator for over 25 leading international clinical drug development and academic trials with focus on Biologics, Anti-Aging and Photobiology.
She is the author of a range of peer reviewed manuscripts and coauthor for a book related to her field of Dermatology.
She has special interest in use of Biologics in Dermatologic ailments, Lasers and Aesthetic Dermatology.
Her quest for medical writing has allowed her to be the chief editor of the newsletter of PAF Hospital.
She is also an executive member of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists and is also an accredited supervisor and examiner of CPSP.

INTRODUCTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY

Dermatology department is a fully equipped, aesthetically designed, state of the art department of PAF Hospital Islamabad. It is the first department of the hospital and PAF to be recognised for post-graduate training (FCPS, MCPS) in Dermatology in 2013. It is comprised of 3 OPDs, operating area, Laser area, highly advanced Phototherapy unit and a 20 bed Dermatology ward. We are the tertiary care centre looking after patients referred from over 10 PAF Bases across the country. Our monthly OPD is over 2000 patients and we perform over 400 major and minor skin procedures/month comprising of Laser surgery, diagnostic and therapeutic mucosal, scalp and nail surgeries, microdermabrasion, phototherapy, iontophoresis, intralesional injections with dermojet, cryotherapy, electrocautery, mesotherapy, PRP, derma roller and dermal fillers.

There are 9 Residents in dermatology (3 FCPS, 6 MCPS). Department is also fully equipped with teaching facilities like department’s own multimedia, computers for the students, library and a microscope. They also have access to range of subscribed International Dermatology Journals. We have scheduled regular lectures, tutorials, journal clubs, case presentations and ward rounds for the post-graduate students. Students are also trained and supervised for conducting research writing articles.