DERMATOLOGY

Staffing

  • Chairperson: Associate Professor Dr. Naheed Asghar
  • Professor: Dr. Abdur Rahim Khan
  • Associate Professor: Dr. Ghafoor Ullah
  • Postgraduate Dermatology Residents: 21
  • Rotational Residents: 06
  • House Officers: 02
  • Staff Nurses: 04
  • Ward Orderlies: 04
  • Sweepers: 02
  • KPO: 01

Scope of Services

Departmental Overview

The Department of Dermatology at MTI, HMC is a referral center for dermatology patients from all over KPK, providing care for various dermatological conditions and offering both diagnostic and cosmetic procedures. The department operates a busy out-patient clinic and a 20-bedded in-patient ward, and it is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Services Offered

  • Treatment of skin, nail, hair diseases (Children & adults), cosmetic issues, and diseases related to environmental and industrial hazards
  • Participation in multi-disciplinary meetings to manage cutaneous manifestations of systemic diseases
  • Diagnostic procedures (skin biopsy, bacterial/fungal/viral specimen collection)
  • Dermoscopic examinations, intralesional injections, mole/cyst/wart removal
  • Electrocautery, cryotherapy, ultraviolet therapy
  • Microdermabrasion, iontophoresis, laser hair removal, fractional CO2 laser treatments

Service Hours

  • OPD Clinic: 0800 hrs – 1600 hrs (Monday to Friday)
  • Emergency Dermatological Services: 24/7
  • IBP: 1600 hrs to 2100 hrs
  • On-call commitments: 24 hrs

Future Plan

  • Enhancing biological services
  • Improving FCPS-II passing rate
  • Expanding phototherapy services
  • Introducing dermatopathology services
  • Improving laser and aesthetics services

Quality Measures

  • Monthly morbidity and mortality meetings
  • Patient chart reviews for proper documentation
  • Patient education on contagious and chronic skin diseases (e.g., Scabies, Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis)
  • Meticulous wound care and regular ward fumigation
  • Discharge slips verified by consultants

Staff Knowledge and Skill Set

  • Consultants: 2-3 years post-Fellowship experience
  • Staff Nurses: Trained in general management of dermatological diseases with valid license from the Pakistan Nursing Council
  • Technicians: Completed one-year clinical training

Innovative Procedures

  • Dermoscopy
  • Ultraviolet therapy (UVA & UVB)
  • Iontophoresis
  • Laser hair removal (Long Pulse ND-Yag laser)
  • Fractional CO2 Laser
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