Department Of Pediatrics Surgery

General Information

· Sawai Mansingh Medical College is the premier medical College of Rajasthan.

· The department of pediatric surgery was commenced on 1^st july 1965 under professor K.C. Sogani, as he was trained in pediatric surgery from UK and USA.

· The department has the credit of first successful surgical repair of tracheo-oesophageal fistuala(TOF) anomaly in the country in 1971.

· The department was recognized by University of Rajasthan for training in pediatric surgery (MNAMS) in 1973. It was the first super specialty to get this credit.

· It was the first super specialty department in SMS Medical College, Jaipur to start post doctoral degree course of MCh in the year 1978. Since then, more than 80 candidates have passed out MCh from this centre, making the department one of the largest contributor to pediatric surgeons in India.

· The department was shifted to Sir Padampat Institute of Neonatology & Pediatric Health (SPINPH), popularly known as J K Lon Hospital in July 1980, which is the biggest pediatric hospital in the country with bed strength 764.

· The present total bed strength in pediatric surgery department is 200, including 40 neonatal surgical ICU beds. The department has 4 surgical units comprising of

4- Senior Professors

2- Associate Professors

3- Assistant Professors

3- Senior Residents (Post MCh)

1- Principal Specialist (Post MCh)

2- Medical Officers

· Every year 10 seats are approved by MCI for MCh course, the highest in the country.

· Currently the department boast of preparing future pediatric surgeon with advance technique and knowledge viz. Pediatric Laparoscopy, Video Assisted Tharoscopy Surgery ( VATS), Urology, Neuro-Endoscopy and Clinical Research.

· Recently we have identified 7 nano genes causal for Cogenital Pouch Colon (CPC), a high type of anorectal malformation. This discovery of ours was published in reputed journal – Nature Scientific Reports.

· With the efforts of Dr. Praveen Mathur CT Scan Machine was installed in J K Lone Hospital, Jaipur in June 2021 and inaugurated on 17 august 2021 by Dr. Raghu Sharma, Hon’ble Health Minister Govt. of Rajasthan, Jaipur. He was instrumental in guiding to donate this machine by Dr. Ajay Goenka Pediatric Neurologist, USA in the memory of his father Shri Vijay Kumar Goenka.

· Dr. Praveen Mathur appointed as Nodal Officer (21 June 2021) for upcoming IPD tower and Cardiology Institute at SMS Hospital, Jaipur under CM Budget announcement and Smart City Project of Govt. Of India.

· Dr. Praveen Mathur appointed as Nodal Officer (19 August 2021) of “SANGAM Project”. (A Scheme to augment PG training programs for the Nation by collaboration of Govt. Medical Colleges and AFMS Hospitals by an MoU.)

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRIC SURGERY SINCE INCEPTION

Faculty

Awards (National/ State/ District/ Institutional)/ Fellowship/ Scholarship/ Grant)

Awards ( National/ State/ District / Institutional) / Fellowship / Scholarship / Grant

Fellowships:

Scholarship:

Grants:

1.      Travel Grants:

2.      Research Grants( Professor Praveen Mathur):

EDUCATION & TRAINING

The department offers super specialty programs M.Ch. (Latin-Magister Chirurgiae) to students after completion of postgraduate studies in Surgery. Each student admitted in the program has to work under a faculty member. A well equipped library and research facilities is available in the department for the students. Class lectures and clinical training is part of the program. The department also conducts workshops national and international and CME, where students come in contact with top pediatric surgeons and learn new techniques.  Department also has facilities of advance instruments like Laparoscope, Cystoscopy, Bronchoscopes, Harmonic scalpel, Esophagoscope, Ligature Vessel Sealer, Portable Intraoperative Ultrasound, Portable X-Ray machine etc., which trains students to use them properly and effectively. Admission to the program is through NEET Superspeciality test conducted by National Board of Education(NBE). Currently 10 seats are sanctioned by MCI.  On the basis of merit and the choice of candidate ,the college is allotted accordingly.

Official document for the cancellation of Bond for MCh in Pediatric Surgery

P.G. Curriculum

(8:00 to 9:00 a.m. summers & 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. winters)

1. OT Interaction include case presentation, discussions on surgical procedures and steps, instruments and their uses

2. Resident doctors, who is going to present case/seminar will inform the HOD/ Notice Board about the Topic of respective case/seminar, at least 48 hrs before the scheduled date.

3. Topic of the month could be decided by the HOD e.g malignant masses for one month and then system wise for next few months.

4. Two original research papers by residents as first author to be published in MCI approved journals as a mandatory prerequisite for eligibility for MCh examination.