St. Peter’s Medical College Hospital and Research Institute

Surgery is a medical speciality that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or an injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance. Pre-operative and post-operative care comes together at the Department of General Surgery.

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBG) are the two surgical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs. Obstetrics is the Medical & surgical specialty dealing with the care of a antenatal woman and post partum care for mother and child.

Gynecology is the branch of Medical & surgical specialty that deals diseases related to uterus, ovaries, infertility problems and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs.

Emergency Department is managed by specially trained doctors who deliver a wide range of services. It includes initial assessment and early treatment in resuscitation, trauma, and medical and paediatric emergency including surgery and anesthesia.

Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and surgery of the visual pathways, including the eye, brain, and areas surrounding the eye, such as the lacrimal system and eyelids.

Oto-Rhino-Laryngology is the study of Ear, Nose, and Throat conditions. It is also referred to as Head and Neck Surgery or Otorhinolaryngology.

Department of ENT at St Peters Medical college, Hospital and Research Institute is focused in evaluation and management of diseases of Ear (ear infections, hearing loss, ear injuries etc), diseases of Nose and sinuses (acute sinusitis, chronic sinusitis, nasal polyps, nasal bleeding etc), diseases of throat (tonsils and adenoid infection, voice / speech problems, swallowing disorders etc), and cancers of head & neck. The dept adheres to the requirements of the MCI with adequate facilities for undergraduate teaching programs. At present there are 150 undergraduate seats- MCI recognized. The department is fully functional with 3 OPDs to evaluate and treat patients. There is an audiology dept to assess hearing and a dedicated ear microscopy and endoscopy/laryngoscopy rooms to support the OPDs. Apart from routine management of ENT conditions, otomicroscopy, diagnostic nasal endoscopy, rigid fibreoptic laryngoscopy, pure tone audiometry, tympanometry etc are done in OPD. There is good patient inflow as required for undergraduate teaching purposes. Minor surgeries like slit earlobe repair, wound suturing, and biopsies are performed in minor OT

The ENT department is fully cabable of handling all ENT emergencies including tracheostomies and FB removal.