Departments

The pediatric department is one of the oldest pediatric training centres in North India. Besides excellent care for children with various childhood illnesses, the department has dedicated neonatal and pediatric intensive care unit.

The neonatal intensive care unit is a 22 bedded accredited Level II B Neonatal unit with 7 intensive care beds. Newborn care is based on evidence based protocols with facilities for invasive and noninvasive ventilation. Babies weighing as low as 500 grams are taken care of efficiently. Doctors trained in neonatal resuscitation protocols(NRP) are available to attend all deliveries round the clock. There is weekly clinic for neurodevelopmental follow up for high risk newborns. Daily vaccination clinics are conducted for all children visiting the hospital. The unit is approved for Neonatal Fellowship training.

The pediatric intensive care unit is one of the oldest in Punjab with 7 ventilator beds and  monitoring devices. Doctors trained in PALS and trained staff nurses take care of critically sick children round the clock. Sick children from 0 – 18 years of age are looked after efficiently in the ward.

There are a number of special clinics for different conditions in children. Such as The Child Development Clinic, The Adolescent Clinic, Seizure Clinic and Daily Thalassemia day care services, Asthma clinic. The adolescent clinic is a multi specialty clinic that takes care of the special needs of the teenagers, with support from gynecology, dermatology, psychology and physiotherapy department. The child development clinic is the first and only comprehensive clinic that cares for children with special needs such as behavioural problems, intellectual, hearing and visual disabilities. The Thalassemia services conduct daily transfusions (including Sundays) and provide multispecialty long term monitoring and care to Thalassemic children.

The department has a well established training programme for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students. It is a recognized centre for providing specialized training to doctors for various diseases.  Almost all the faculty is trained in Medical education technology and is a resource for various educational courses.

Besides care of sick children, the department of pediatrics believes in continuing to spread knowledge and awareness. Periodically awareness seminars are held for parents either in the hospital or on Radio and TV networks.

Pediatric Surgery at Christian Medical College & Hospital Ludhiana was started formally by Professor M.C. Deodhar who received his training under Prof. William Kieswetter & Professor Mark Ravitch the fathers of modern day pediatric surgery.

We became a full feldged department in 2004.

In 2011 the department moved to a larger 21 bedded ward with an attached fully equipped five bedded neonatal and infant high dependancy unit with post-operative ventilation facilities. Further intensive care facilities are provided in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

The department through its well equipped surgical suite offers a wide range of paediatric endoscopic procedures including laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery along with open pediatric surgery. We are one the first centres in Punjab to offer neonatal and infant laparoscopy and thoracoscopy.

In 2012 the department became the state of Punjab’s first and only Medical Council of India and Baba Farid University Of Health Scineces  recognized paediatric surgery training centre for award of the MCh (Pediatric Surgery) degree.

The aim of the department has always been to provide quality and modern surgical care to children.

The department provides specialized care in neonatal surgery, general paediatric surgery, pediatric head and neck surgery, pediatric thoracic surgery, pediatric gastrointestinal surgery, pediatric hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, paediatric urology, paediatric anorectal and colorectal surgery, paediatric laparoscopic surgery and paediatric surgical oncology.

The incumbent faculty and staff of the Department constantly strive to uphold the rich legacy bequeathed to us and to vindicate the promised precept of this institution, “My Work is For a King”. We teach medical, dental, nursing, physiotherapy and allied health sciences, students. We also train students for the MD Pharmacology degree.

The department is well equipped with scientific and education tools for experimental, clinical research and medical education and also contributes to other areas in the form of clinical trials, pharmacovigilance committee, ethics committee, animal ethics committee, a research group, pharmacy committee and department of medical education. We have conducted a number of DCGI approved clinical trials as well as animal studies. We are regularly contributing adverse drug reaction reports to the national program as ADR monitoring center.

The department started and continuing with innovative teaching-learning methods like Case-Based Learning, OSPE (objectively structure Practical Examination), thematic poster sessions and student lead discussion, debates & seminars. The department publishes a number of papers every year. All faculty members are well trained and experts in teaching learning activities

This well-trained faculty contributed immensely to the growth of the department. The department contributes significantly to the CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute and MCI Nodal Centre for Faculty Development, both at CMC. Dr. Dinesh is also Member of Reconciliation Board, Medical Council of India.

Welcome to the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR), Christian Medical College, Ludhiana (Punjab) which was started in 2008. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is a branch of modern (allopathic) system of medicine. Rehabilitation team includes a Physiatrist (PMR) as a team leader, Rehab nurse, Physiotherapist, Occupational therapist, Speech Therapist, Psychologist, Prosthetist and Orthotist, Social Worker, Vocational Counselor, Peer counselor, etc. Patients and their relatives are also part of rehabilitation team and involved in treatment goal setting. PMR specialty emphasizes on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of patients who experience limitations in function resulting from any disease process, injury or symptom. The goal is to restore optimal function in all spheres of life including surgical, medical (physical, mental, psychological domains), social, emotional and vocational dimensions. Since 2010, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana has been involved in operating children who are physically challenged under the Project SarvaSikshaAbhayan (SSA). The Department has successfully operated more than 750 cases of deformity correction and tendon releases and also did rehabilitation of more than 2500 physically challenged children conservatively. Their complete assessment is done by a team of professionals, after which potential children undergo deformity correction surgically. Subsequently these children shifted to Hambran Rehabilitation center (a unit of CMC Hospital) for 8-10 weeks of intense Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy after which they are able to walk independently with or without orthosis and perform activities of daily living in order to make life better for both patients and parents.

Physiology deals with the mechanisms that play a role in normal body functioning. It requires the application of mathematics, physics, and chemistry to the study of structure and function in living systems, and forms a part of the 1^st year curriculum for students of Medical, and other health professions.

The Department of Physiology in Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, is actively involved in the training of undergraduate and postgraduate students. The undergraduate courses are offered to students of medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, and allied health sciences. A Postgraduate course leading to an MCI recognized MD Physiology degree are also offered.

Facilities provided in the department are modern laboratories and workspaces for undergraduate students. There is a research laboratory with facilities for post-graduate work. A well-stocked library with textbooks and journals of Physiology and Allied medical subjects is an important resource center.

The major areas of research in the department have been in the Sports, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Reproductive, Endocrine, Haematology, and Neurophysiology.

The Department of Physiology has also contributed to the field of Medical Education. All faculty members have completed the Basic Level MCI course in Medical Education and two have completed the CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute Fellowship Program in Medical Education.

The department has hosted several Postgraduate Symposia / 1-day CMEs of the Ludhiana Branch of the Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India.

Department of Radiation Oncology is engaged in the comprehensive management of patients with cancer by providing Radiation therapy, Chemotherapy, and Palliative care as well as Community Oncology. Its academic activities revolve around the teaching of Postgraduates in Radiation Oncology and other related disciplines, Undergraduates and students pursuing B.Sc. Radiotherapy & Technology.

Our out-patient department services function 6 days a week from 8 A.M to 5 P.M except on Saturday (8 AM – 1 PM) which caters to patients on tumour recall and control appointments, review of patients undergoing daily radiation treatment and patients newly diagnosed of cancer and opportunistic screening.

We also conduct a Rapid Access Cancer Screening and Early Detection Clinic on every Saturday from 2 P.M to 4 P.M. along with second opinion clinics. This enables the general public to be able to dedicate some time to a general health check-up and screening without hampering their work schedule.

Daycare chemotherapy ward functions along with outpatient services six days a week. In addition, in-patient services are offered for patients who require admission. Radiotherapy department also extends palliative care services to patients presenting to our hospital and offers home visits on request to patients who do not wish to be shifted to hospital for symptom management and end of life care. Anti- Tobacco counseling is offered to patients as well as their relatives.

Department of Radiation Oncology maintains the Hospital-based Cancer Registry and is one of the participating centers of Hospital-Based cancer Registry Project, NCDIR, ICMR. Expert opinions are sought from renowned oncologists in UK, USA, Canada & Australia.

Regular weekly multidisciplinary tumour board meeting is conducted on Friday and a Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary Forum on Thursday. Inputs and expert opinions are sought from renowned oncologists in UK, USA, Canada & Australia.

Blood transfusion has come a long way from a simple blood transfusion to a highly specialized transplant of live tissues like Red blood cells, Platelets, stem cells. The department of transfusion medicine is committed to providing the best therapeutic solution for the patients in terms of individualized and customized needs. The department comprises of a multidisciplinary team comprising physicians, technologists and support staff providing round the clock transfusion support services to all the patients at CMC Ludhiana.

We at the Blood bank at Christian Medical College and Hospital are committed to the safety of blood transfusion from vein to vein.

In the Blood bank, we also ensure standardized processes to ensure the safety of donors and patients during the collection, screening, processing, and storage of blood components. Last year we had about 10000 donors who donated blood in the hospital and in various blood donation camps around the city of Ludhiana.

100% of the blood we collect are converted into components – this helps rational usage and to maintain inventory.