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GASTROENTEROLOGY

Dr Sajjad Hussain Sabir

Assistant Professor/Head Of Department

Department Information

The department of gastroenterology and hepatology was established In 2018, when the current head of department joint Sahiwal medical college, initially the department started providing outdoor patients services independently in march 2018, and soon become the well established OPD with all the medicines and vaccination for hepatitis in the region. The department has the facility of endoscopic procedures in DHQ and GHAQ hospital free of cost. Uptil now thousands of patients of hepatitis and other gastrointestinal disorder have been treated vaccinated and endoscopy done. This led to a significant improvement and continuous enhancement of diagnostic modalities.

Department Achievements

• In 2018, department has provided endoscopy and colonoscopy facilities to patients by experienced staff and well trained technicians
• The commencement of quantitative PCR for hepatitis B & C after proper screening was another achievement of this department
• Uptil now, thousands of patients have been screened for hepatitis
• It efficiently catered increasing volume of screening test with excellent quality
• Department had started providing full vaccination and medication facility for both hepatitis B & C to this region

Faculty And Staff

• Assistant Professor Dr Sajjad Hussain Sabir (Head Of Department)
• Dr Muhammad Usama (Consultant Gastroenterologist)
• Dr Kanita Safah
• Dr Faisal Rasheed
• Dr Syed Ahsan Naeem

Educational Facilities

Department is fortunate enough to have a committed core of doctors, technicians and support staff. The department is presently headed by Assistant Professor Dr Sajjad Hussain Sabir. Other teaching faculty includes Senior Consultant Dr Muhammad Usama and Dr Kanita Safah. Department is hereby providing quality teaching and diagnostic services. Continuous learning and development opportunities are available for the working force here. The Department has a strong research culture, and devoted team members are actively involved. The Gastroenterology team is committed to excellence and pursuing this academic mission with full devotion.

Study Plan

Currently, the department has weekly schedule of HO’s and PGR assessment, weekly academic roasters and presentations. There is a journal club meeting on weekly basis with proper discussion of clinical cases and improving the clinical abilities of junior staff. Gastroenterology team is constantly striving to improve the quality of diagnostic services as evidenced by a substantial rise in this field over the last few years.

Future Vision

With a vision of making this department, a state of art center for undergraduate and post graduate teaching and training, a special emphasis on educational activities, and faculty development is given. Accreditation of this department was applied. Successful visit by CPSP was also conducted with the hope of gaining recognized status soon.

Faculty