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Residency
Program
The department has a three-year residency
program that leads to M.Ch.
(Urology)
degree. Presently, the department takes four candidates every year.
Prospective
candidate should have completed a 3-year residency in General Surgery
from a
teaching institution, recognized by the Medical Council of India. The
nationwide selection is based on a theory examination and practical
examination. The selected trainees undergo a structured training
program in
various aspects of urology and renal transplantation. Each
trainee is
expected to have a minimum of two publications and must undergo four
institutional courses like biostatistics, animal experimentation,
laboratory
technology, computer sciences & information technology etc. At the
end of 3
years, they appear in an examination consisting of theory and practical
(clinical and viva-voce) components, for the award of M.Ch. (Urology)
degree of
the Institute.
In
addition, the department has 4 posts of
hospital
services senior residents (2 general and 2 reserved for schedule caste
candidates). These persons undergo training exactly similar to
that for M.Ch.
trainees but are not enrolled for M.Ch. degree. Thus, these
trainees
receive an excellent exposure and experience in urology.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Renal
Transplantation
This
is a post-doctoral fellowship program of one-year duration.
The
candidate should have M.Ch. or DNB degree in Urology; selection is
based on
curriculum vitae and a personal interview. There is no
examination,
either at entry or on completion. The candidate will be trained in
various
aspects of renal transplantation and in related fields. He will receive
a
certificate after successful completion of the training.
Teaching Program
The
department has a very active teaching program, which includes case
presentations, journal clubs, seminars, research forum, statistics,
morbidity
& mortality meetings, inter-departmental meetings (like
Uro-nephrology,
uroradiology, uropathology, urology-nuclear medicine) and clinical
grand rounds.
All teaching programs are moderated by the faculty and are interactive.
Teaching program is for 8-10 hours per week.
Facilities
The
department is well equipped with a state-of-the-art Urodynamic
Laboratory
(Dantec Duetlogic System), and an Endoscopy Suite. The department has
three
operating rooms, which function Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 6 PM. One of
these is
dedicated to endo-urology & Laparoscopy. The operating rooms are
well
equipped with various endo-urology and laparoscopic equipments,
uro-video systems,
holmium laser, harmonic scalpel, C-arm fluoroscopy and ultrasonography
equipment.
Recent
upgradations
The department has acquired ultrasonic scalpel and Holmium laser
(Lumenis) to
keep pace with international standards. Department has KTP laser too
for
treating BPH patients.
Outpatient
Services
The department’s outpatient services are
available from Monday to
Friday from 9
AM to 4 PM (registration up to 12:30 PM). In addition, a
specialty clinic
(Renal Transplant Clinic) is run every Wednesday from 9 AM to 4 PM.
Female
Urology, Neuro-urology and Sexual Dysfunction clinic runs on Thursday
from 10
AM to 2 PM.
Inpatient
Services
The
department has two wards with 48 general beds and 12 private rooms
with
dedicated residents, medical and nursing staff. In addition,
there is a renal
transplant ward with 12 beds to cater to the transplant patients.
Renal transplantation:
The department performs more
than 120 “live
related” only renal transplants per year. Approximately 250
arteriovenous
access procedures and 150 continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
catheter
insertions are done.
Laparoscopic
work: The department is doing
200-250
laparoscopic procedures every year that include kidney transplant , all
kinds
of nephrectomy, ureterolithotomy, pyelolithotomy, pyeloplasty,
pediatric
laparoscopic procedures etc. Department has done more than 300
pyeloplasty till
date which is the highest in India.
Uro-Oncology
work: Department is one of the
leading
centers for oncology work. Major surgery like Radical cystectomy with
orthotopic neobladders, RPLND for testicular tumor, Inguinal block
dissection
for carcinoma penis, Radical prostatectomy and radical nephrectomy with
IVC
thrombus extraction etc. on a routine basis. Department has developed a
technique of open radical cystectomy and orthotopic neobladders to give
all the
advantages of robotic
and laparoscopic surgery
Pediatric
urology: SGPGI
is the first institute to have a dedicated pediatric urologist doing
complex
surgery for bladder extrophy , Hypospadias, epispadias, ambiguous
genitalia and
various laparoscopic surgeries in pediatric patients.
Stricture
urethra surgery: Department
has
expertise of doing complex urethral stricture surgery ranging from
vascular
pedicle graft to buccal mucosa urethroplasty.
Research
Activities:
The department has a
state-of-the-are molecular biology and stone lab.
It runs
various Ph.D. courses. The lab is well equipped with facilities for
basic
research in Uro-lithiasis, Uro-oncology and
infertility. Department is
engaged in clinical research also and has many projects running with
the help
of ICMR, DBT, DST etc. It has more than 500 publications in the peer
reviewed
Journals.
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