Department of Thoracic & Cardio-Vascular Surgery
Started as a chest surgery unit of the Department of General Surgery, the department had its origins on 19th august, 1959. The first Head, Prof. A. Charan, pioneered and institutionalized the practice of Thoracic and Vascular surgery and also ordained the chair of the President of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery of India.
Courses Offered :
MCh (CTVS)
Diploma in Perfusion Technology
Activities :
Several procedures were started for the first time in Uttar Pradesh in this Department viz: cardiac pacemaker implantation (1970), open heart surgery (1981), on pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operation (1982), flexible bronchoscopy (1982). heart valve replacement (1983) and video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (1997), off pump CABG including thoracotomy CABG (2002).
Facilities :
=> All varieties of Congenital & Adult Cardiac Surgeries
=> Centre of excellence for cost effective beating heart CABG & Valve surgery
=> Thoracic surgeries including lung, mediastinum & esophagus
=> Vascular surgeries
=> Video assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
Academics :
=> The department is involved in a thorough regular clinical teaching program with scheduled case presentations, topic discussions, presentations, bedside teaching and journal clubs, besides giving a good operative training to residents.
=> MCh (CTVS) : There are two MCh seats (one recognized and one permitted) per year. In addition there are also two non-registered Senior Resident seats per year. Department is in the process of increasing the number of seats to four per year.
Other Departments at Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow (King George's Medical University)
- Department of Anaesthesiology
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Cardiology
- Department of Clinical Hematology
- Department of Community Dentistry
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy
- Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
- Department of Geriatric Mental Health
- Department of Hospital Administration
- Department of Internal Medicine
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Neuro Surgery
- Department of Neurology
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Department of Operative Dentistry
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology
- Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology
- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology
- Department of Pathology
- Department of Pediatric Surgery
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Pedodontics
- Department of Periodontics
- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Department of Physiology
- Department of Plastic Surgery
- Department of Prosthodontics & Dental Material Sciences
- Department of Psychiatry
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine
- Department of Radiodiagnosis
- Department of Radiotherapy
- Department of Rheumatology
- Department of Social & Preventive Medicine
- Department of Surgery
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology
- Department of Surgical Oncology
- Department of Thoracic & Cardio-Vascular Surgery
- Department of Transfusion Medicine
- Department of Urology
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