Department of Medicine

1.  Faculty members and their research interests:

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2.  No. of Post-graduate admission per year:

     M.D. - 8  

3.  Highlights of patient care provided :

In addition to regular out-patient duties, following special clinics are conducted:

Hematology(Monday afternoon), Respiratory Medicine and Diabetes/Endocrinology  (Tuesday afternoon), HIV/Gastroenterology(Wednesday afternoon), Nephrology                              (Thursday afternoon), Rheumatology(Friday afternoon)    

4.  Special equipments available:

Ultrasonography color Doppler, C-arm image and intensifier with digital display unit, Endoscopy, Gastroscopes, Sigmoidoscope, Colonoscope, Hemodialysis machine, Continuous cardiac monitoring, NIBP, Jet Ventilators, Bird ventilator, Bear Ventilator, ABG machine, Infusion pump, ECG/defibrillator, Peritoneal dialysis.  

5.  Major research activities:

v      A sophisticated and modern “Clinical Immunology Laboratory” is established under the DST-FIST scheme.

v      Cardiomyopathy and Beta Blocker therapy.

v      “Pondicherry Diabetes Study” – a project funded by DST is nearing completion.  It involves screening of 1000 Pondicherry Government employees for the presence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and dyslipidemia. 

v      Study on Tremors.

v      Screening for Gestational diabetes mellitus.

v      Cardiac disorders in HIV infected patients.

v      Thrombophilias – A clinicohaematological study.

v      Risk stratification after acute myocardial infarction in thrombolysed and non-thrombolysed patients.

v      Effect of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on left ventricular geometry and function.