To begin with, it was a subsidiary of General Medicine.  Independent department started in 1972 with Dr. M I Joy as HOD.  Various doyens of Dermatology worked in this department.

They include:

Professor Dr. M.I.Joy

Professor Dr B.K.Hareendran Nair(late)

Professor Dr.P.Sugathan

Professor Dr Jacob Zachariah

Professor Dr.P.Ramachandran Nair

Professor Dr. Pavithran .K

Professor Dr. A.D. Dharmaratnam

Professor Dr. P.V.Sadananda Naik( late)

 Professor Dr.K Robins

Professor Dr.P.P.Mohandas

Professor Dr T.P.Thankappan

Professor Dr. M.J.Cyriac 

Professor Dr.Prasanna Moorthy

Professor Dr. N .D.Sivarajan

Professor Dr.S.Radhakrishnan

Professor Dr. Suja  V.

Professor Dr.B Safia

Professor Dr.Jacob Thomas

Professor Dr. Beena Sunny

Professor Dr.Thomas Koshy

Professor Dr. Beena Narayanan

Associate Professor Dr. Lizy Benjamin

Associate Professor Dr. P.K. Balachandran

Assistant Professor Dr. Devi K.

Assistant Professor Dr. Ajith Kumar K.

Assistant Professor Dr. Meriya  Zachariah

In the early period it was only a basic department meant for under graduate teaching. In 1983 post     graduation course started.

Now ,the dermatology department has cosmetology & Cosmetic surgery division  performing all types of cosmetic surgeries.

ACTIVITIES:    Dermatology & Venereology Department of Medical college, Kottayam caters to the needs of the revenue districts of Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta and parts of Ernakulam and Alappuzha.  This is the only tertiary care facility available in the Government sector in the whole of central Kerala. 

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT:

 PATIENT CARE:  O.P. AND I.P.

Department of Dermatology & Venereology functions as 2 units and outpatient services are conducted on a daily basis (except Sundays).An average of 150 new patients per day attend the OPD and on an average around 30 patients per day receive I.P. care.  Emergency care is provided round the clock.  

   The department handled approximately 30,000 O.P. visits and 666 admissions in 2009.

CONSULTATION SERVICES: On an average 10 patients per day are referred from other departments in the hospital for consultation.

ACADEMICS

M.B.B.S.  :   4th and 6th semester MBBS students undergo 2 weeks and 4 weeks clinical training respectively in the Department.  The curriculum includes lecture classes and clinical postings.   End posting examinations are regularly conducted at the end of the posting.   The students have to make presentations on related topics using audio-visual aids.

P.G. TRAINING: The department imparts training in M.D. (D&V) and DNB (D&V) courses. 

       Regular and scheduled activities are conducted for PG training every day from 8 am to 2 pm.  The activities in a week include cameo/seminar/histopathology slide discussion/STD-Leprosy card review/ Thesis review/journal club and 2 clinical clubs to discuss interesting cases.   PGs are given individualized supervision and training in inpatient and outpatient care, ward rounds, clinical methods, lab procedures, dermatosurgery, cosmetic procedures and research.  Periodic evaluation of the PG candidates is conducted in the department.   PGs from General Medicine and Paediatrics also undergo specialty training in the department.

     Staff & Post graduates also attend the outreach clinics conducted by the state health department at remote places in Kottayam and Idukki districts.

NURSING:   BSc and MSc Nursing and General Nursing students from the College of Nursing get trained here.  Faculty members are involved in theory, practical and research training for the nursing students.

RESEARCH:  The faculty members and PG trainees are actively involved in research and dissertation activities.  The researches are conducted on various dermatologic problems.

     The faculty members and PGs regularly present papers at national, state and district levels.  PGs attend training on cosmetologic procedures.

DETAILS OF CME / CONFERENCES ATTENDED AND CONDUCTED

We regularly conduct CMEs and conferences.  The last one was in 18th April 2010 on “UPDATES IN DERMATOLOGY”

Dr. Smitha Ancy Varghese, 2nd year MD trainee, presented a paper on uncommon presentations of bullous pemphigoid and got the first prize in the state IADVL conference at Kannur on May 8th and 9th, 2010.  The quiz team of Dr. Smitha and Dr. Sajani got the second prize as well.

PUBLICATION  

An article about mucocutaneous leishmaniasis by Prof. Dr. Sobhana Kumari , Dr. M.I. Celine, Dr.Joy Augustine et al. was published in the International Journal of Dermatology April 2010(Volume 49:4)  

PATIENT TURN OVER MONTH WISE AND TOTAL

The Department handled approximately   30,000 outpatient visits and 666 admissions in 2009. 

  TOTAL   INPATIENT  STATISTICS – YEAR 2009

STD & LEPROSY CONTROL ACTIVITIES

     STD clinic is being conducted every day along with the OP & we have a STD COUNSELLOR providing counseling to STD patients, a register is maintained & all the drugs are provided to the patients free of cost .  We are actively involved in HIV surveillance, counseling and control activities under the NACO       

          We have a LEPROSY OFFICER & all the drugs are provided free of cost

COSMETOLOGY   PROCEDURES  

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER                                                                                   

INTENSE PULSED LIGHT (IPL) 

CRYOTHERAPY  

ELECTROCAUTERY

RADIO FREQUENCY ABLATION

SKIN BIOPSY & MUCOSAL BIOPSY  

UV CHAMBER

PUNCH GRAFTING

SUCTION BLISTER GRAFTING

                             BEFORE                                               AFTER

NEEDLING COMEDONES  

CORN PARING  

NAIL  AVULSION  

EAR LOBE REPAIRING  

STITCH LESS SURGERY  

DRILLING ACNE ,SEBACEOUS CYST  

MELANOCYTE TRANSFER & GRAFT  

DERMABRASION

   BEFORE                                                                 AFTER

 

 

IONTOPHORESIS

CHEMICAL  PEELING:  USING TCA AND GLYCOLIC ACID

TATTOO REMOVAL

TATTOOING FOR VITILIGO –  

POWDER DYE

LIQUID DYE

                                  BEFORE                                                               AFTER

ROUTINE TESTS –Blood, Urine  and RBS

HBSAg

HIV- TRIDOT

VDRL

TPHA

SMEARS –ELS/SSS for AFB, TZANCK , VAGINAL & URETHRAL SMEAR

SCRAPING FOR FUNGUS & PARASITES