PLASTIC SURGERY TRAINING PROGRAMME IN D.M.C.H. LUDHIANA

The Department of Plastic Surgery & Burns was founded by Dr. Ashok K. Gupta in 1980. He was instrumental in founding a 30 bedded department and 11 bedded State of the Art Burns ICU with the able support of Dr. Sanjeev K. Uppal and Dr. Ravinder Tah. He took the initiative to start the Super speciality Course in Plastic Surgery, when similar departments were closing down in the renowned Govt. Medical Colleges of the state of Punjab. The first M.Ch candidate passed from D.M.C.H. Ludhiana in June 2009 with a recognized degree from the Medical Council of India.

Head of Dept. of Plastic Surgery and Burns, DMCH, Ludhiana

1.    Dr. Ashok K. Gupta (Founder & Head 1980 to March 2010)

2.    Dr. Sanjeev K. Uppal (2010 to Feb 2020)

3.    Dr. Rajinder K. Mittal (2020 till date)

The current teaching faculty includes:

1. Dr. Rajinder K. Mittal (Prof. & Head)
2. Dr. Ramneesh Garg (Professor)
3. Dr. Sheerin S. Kathpal (Associate Professor)

The vast gamut of patients that come under the purview of training in M.Ch. Plastic Surgery in D.M.C.H., Ludhiana are:

1. Faciomaxillary Trauma and Reconstruction
2. Cosmetic Surgery
3. Laser Surgery
4. Burns
5. Hand Injuries and Reconstruction
6. Lower limb trauma and reconstruction
7. Vascular and Microvascular repair and reconstruction
8. Congenital deformities: Cleft lip & palate, syndactyly
9. Breast Reconstruction, Augmentation and Reduction
10. Post Cancer ablation reconstructive surgery 

The Department has its very own Cosmetic Laser Center with 4 different lasers:

1. ND:Yag Laser     for Hair removal
2. Q Switched         for Tattoo removal
3. CO2 Laser         for Facial rejuvination
4. IPL                    for Pigmented lesions

The Department is associated with Smile Train Project and aids in providing free treatment to patients of Cleft Lip and Palate since 2006.

Annually the department takes 2 (two) post MS residents for its M.Ch. course via the entrance test held by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot.  

For details write to: dmcplasticsurgery@yahoo.com