Introduction to the Department

Our college was established in 1986, before that it was functioning as District head quarters hospital. Dermatology op was functioning with one dermatologist at that time. Once college was established, we had a separate dermatology department with one professor and one assistant professor.STD department also was functioning with one professor and one assistant professor. Later on, the departments have been combined as per MCI Norms and functioning with twoprofessors / Associate Professor, one Assistant professor, one senior resident and one junior resident. Then, it was modified into one Associate Professor, one Assistant professor, one senior resident and one junior resident.

Department Faculties

Department Address:

Department of DVL
Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital
Salem
Department Email ID: gmkmhderm@gmail.com

Department Functions:

OP Timings : Monday to Saturday 8 A.M. to 12 Noon functioning in OP Room No: 10

IP : Functioning in Old OG Ward

Specialty Clinics:

Leprosy Clinic: Every Monday and Thursday

STD OP: Daily except Sundays

Facilities available

1. Whole body PUVA for treating Vitiligo patients
2. Q Switched Nd: YAG Laser for pigment removal & tattoo removal
3. Electro-cautery for removal of Warts, Acrochordons, Corn and Seborrheic keratosis
4. Coordinating with Plastic surgery department for Vitiligo & Nail surgeries

Performance data

Academic Activities

MBBS

Clinical Postings

Theory class

Diploma Nursing Students

Clinical posting

Theory class

10 hours per year

Future goals

1. Planning for a Dermato-Surgery wing in our department
2. Proposal for post-graduate in MD DVL in the next academic year
3. Requested the administration to procure CO2 Acne scar revision laser & Diode hair removal laser
4. ICMR STS research work in “Evaluation of Carotid intima-Media thickness in Psoriasis Patients” in pipeline for the next academic year
5. Plan to institute Gold Medal Exam for MBBS Undergraduates
6. Process has been initiated to coordinate with Plastic Surgery department to do Nail surgeries and Skin graft procedures for Vitiligo patients
7. Damien Leprosy Theory exam for final year has to be re-instituted which was stopped because of covid.

Publications

1. Dr.B.Amala, Dr.S.Subhashini. A study of Clinico histopathological correlation of Hansen’sdisease ina tertiary care hospital in south India. International journal of medical science and current research, March-April 2022 Vol 5 issue 2 p540-545

http://www.ijmscr.com/issue/archive_issue/36

2. Dr.S.Subhashini, Dr.B.Amala. Clinico epidemiological study of contact dermatitis to kumkum .International journal of medical science and current research, March-April 2022 Vol 5 issue 2 p516-523

http://www.ijmscr.com/issue/archive_issue/36

3. Dr.S.Anitha, Dr.G.Balaji. Comparative study of the efficacy of various topical treatment modalities in palmoplantar psoriasis. International journal of medical science and current research, March-April 2022 Vol 5 issue 2 p533-538

http://www.ijmscr.com/issue/archive_issue/36

4. Thomas N, Balasundaram A, James et al. ankle swelling in patients with type 1 neurofibromatosis: a report of two cases with rare presentation of common genodermatosis. Cureus 14(9):e28938, DOI 10.7759/cureus 28938

https://www.cureus.com/articles/108708-ankle-swelling-in-patients-with-type-1-neurofibromatosis-a-report-of-two-cases-with-rare-presentation-of-common-genodermatosis/metrics

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