General Surgery is a discipline of intellectual challenges, physical labour and sound judgment. If carried out expeditiously the endeavours of the surgeon will give fairly rapid good results. A team of foreign qualified general surgeons, with wide experience in the discipline of general surgery is available at Doctors Hospital round the clock to treat the most complicated and complex surgical condition.
Critical Care Surgery:
This team has the training and ability to manage violent trauma cases and severe road traffic injuries cases according to the Advanced Trauma Life Support guidelines as proposed by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons with excellent results. Our surgical ICU is well staffed with well trained ICU intensivists and has the latest equipment to deal with critically ill surgical cases including severe trauma, post operative severe sepsis and septic shock patients who are referred from other hospitals.
Breast Surgery:
Minimally invasive investigations and treatment of the diseases of the female breast including benign and malignant conditions are available by a very experienced American Board Certified Lady Surgeon.
Laparoscopic Surgery:
Laparoscopic surgery of gall bladder diseases, appendicitis, hernia repair, large intestine diseases, and stomach diseases is also carried out at this hospital by experienced and renowned surgeons. Patients remain pain free post operatively and can be discharged from the hospital the same day. Laparoscopic examination of the abdomen after trauma and other surgical conditions of the abdomen and its management is carried out expeditiously without complications.
Haemorrhoids:
Are treated with the latest techniques with minimal pain or complications and the patient can go home after surgery the same day. Treatment of haemorrhoids by rubber band ligation, haemorrhoidectomy by harmonic scalpel, sclerotherapy, circumferential stapled anoplasty for prolapsing haemorrhoids is routinely carried out with excellent results.
Anorectal & Pelvic Surgery:
Complex ano-rectal problems, especially the most difficult ones which occur after operations by inexperienced surgeons is a common problem. These are treated successfully with the most modern techniques by the most experienced surgeons in this field. A lady surgeon is available to treat female patients with anorectal diseases including minimally invasive transanal microsurgery.
Paediatric Surgery:
Is carried out with utmost care and this includes hernia repair, appendicitis and any abdominal condition that requires surgical treatment.
Endocrine Surgery:
This includes surgical treatment of thyroid gland, parathyroid gland and adrenal glands.
Consultant Surgeon & Head of Department
Dr. Shazia Humayun Malik, MD, FACS
Diplomate American Board of Surgeon
Fellow American College of Surgeons
Dr. Brig. (R) Zafar Ahmad, FRCS (Eng)
Formerly Professor of Surgery
Advisor in Chest Surgery
Army Medical College Rawalpindi
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