Pediatrics Department Unit II

ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS:

Department of Pediatrics was established in 1984 as one of the sub-specialty of General Medicine. Sheikh Zayed Hospital was declared as baby friendly hospital in 2003 by Government of Pakistan & UNICEF. The Pediatric department is accredited for FCPS, MD & MCPS training by the College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan & UHS Lahore since 2007. Since then, dozens of Post-graduate has qualified MCPS & FCPS. The department provides round the clock emergency cover to pediatric patients of about ten million populations of southern Punjab as well as adjoining areas of the province of the Sindh and Baluchistan.

Head of Pediatric Department Unit II:

DR. RAGHAB IQBAL

Assistant Professor

MBBS, MCPS, FCPS

TEACHING FACULTY:

DR. RAGHIB IQBAL MBBS, MCPS, FCPS Assistant Professor Teaching experience: > 12 years
DR. ZAHID MEHMOOD MBBS, FCPS Senior Registrar Teaching experience: > 9 years
DR. KIFAYAT ULLAH KHAN MBBS, FCPS Senior Registrar Teaching Experience: >3 years
DR. SHAISTA HAIDER MBBS, FCPS Senior Registrar Teaching Experience: >2 years

ACHIEVEMENTS:

 Teaching: Pediatric Department was declared as “The Best Clinical Teaching Department” and   PROF. DR. MUBARAK ALI as “The Best Clinical Teacher” by the passed out final year MBBS session 2009-2010.         

The following trainees acquired their post-graduation under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Mubarak Ali, Prof. Dr. Masud Iqbal Babar, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem and Prof. Dr. Jamal Anwer:-

FINAL YEAR MBBS RESULTS

PATIENT’S STATICS:

For patients:

Pediatric department unit-I has 45 sanctioned beds, however, to accommodate heavy load of patients, there are operating 90 beds. Approximately 150-200 patients remain admitted in the ward with daily turnover of 80-100 patients. The department provides facilities in the following sections.

1. Neonatal ICU
2. Pediatric ICU
3. Neonatal HDU
4. Pediatric HDU
5. Sick & Well Nursery
6. General wards
7. Pediatric Emergency
8. Center for Thalassemia Care (CTC)
9. Pediatric & Emergency OPD for general and referred patients.
10. Pediatric Pharmacy
11. Physiotherapy
12. Nutrition

For Trainees.

1. Departmental library: A departmental library with adequate number of essential books and periodicals/journals are kept in it for the help and benefit of teaching staff.
2. Computer Lab with Internet & Wi-Fi facilities.
3. Seminar Room: A capacious seminar room with Multimedia and all other modern facilities.
4. Eight Neonatal Manikins for training of Neonatal Resuscitation.  
5. Material & facilities for workshops on Thalassemia, SAM (Severe Acute Malnutrition) Management, Bronchial Asthma etc.

Structured teaching & training of PGs strictly in accordance with the CPSP guidelines.

FUTURE PLAN:

1. To establish a state of art Children complex and institute of child health.
2. To enhance the teaching of undergraduates & postgraduates with modern technologies.