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Address

 Byculla, Mumbai-400 008.

Phone Numbers

 +91- 22-23735555 /23735543 Ext. H.O.D.-2352, Office-2302, Genetic-2425.

Fax Numbers

 022-2373 55 99

Email Address

About the department-

Strengths of Department:

1)      Genetic Division under this department.  Patients are referred to this Genetic Division from various clinical disciplines such as Obs.& Gyn., Paediatrics, E.N.T.,Orthopaedics, Medicine, Endocrinology etc, from this Hospital & other Hospitals in Mumbai as well as other parts of the State.

2)      Medico-Legal Work-

      Medico-Legal cases from following districts are referred to our department for expert opinion. 

      Mumbai,Thane,Raigad,& Nashik

3)      Organization of National & International workshops,Hands on training cadaveric courses in ENT, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Anaesthesia.  In 2006 three such workshops were organized.

4)      Active propagation Body Donation Drive.  There is “Deh- Dan Samiti” in J.J.Hospital promoting this causes.

  Apart from this Eye Donation is done.  Recently “Skin Donation” is also being done.

Faculty:

 Professor & Head

·    Dr.S.D.Gangane     

Associate Professor              

1. Dr.P.C.Champaneri 

2. Dr.(Mrs.) R.D.Shah 

3. Dr.Rajendra N.Wabale 

4. Dr.Anjana Gaikwad 

5. Dr.Prasad Kulkarni

Lecturer                

1. Dr.Shabana Borate 

2. Dr.Vaishali Bondge 

3. Dr.Ahok Rana

Genetic Division

1. Dr.Vidya Salaskar 

2. Dr.Abeeda Khan · 

P.G.Students: 

1. Dr.Jayaben Charania 

2. Dr.Sonali Pandav 

3. Dr.Amol Drugkar 

4. Dr.Pankaj Wadekar

Student & Staff facilities:

Our Institute is old with well equipped museum. Area containing gross anatomy & embryology models.  Our museum is on Bombay visitors list.  We have dissection hall in which 200 students can dissect at a time.  Histology laboratory with capacity of 50 students.

Services Provided:

Teaching to undergraduate & postgraduate, 

Dental and Nursing students. 

Body Donation 

Examination & reporting of medico-legal cases.

Genetics Division: 

1) "X" & "Y" chromatin study. 

2) Cytogenetics using peripheral blood culture.

3) Cytogenetics using bone morrow culture. 

4) Cytogenetics using chorionic villus culture. 

5) Genetic counseling. 

 Arrangement of workshops for orthopaedic,Anaesthesia and E.N.T.department.

Equipments available:

• Laminar flow
• Incubator
• Centrifuge machine
• Double distillation unit
• Hot plates.
• Trinocular microscope with metasystem
• Hot water bath
• Embalming machiene
• Tanks for storage of bodies
• Bone and meat cutting machine
• Microscope for student teaching
• Rotary Microtome
• Dissecting microscope

Courses offered with intake capacity:

• First M.B.B.S.: - 200 students/year

• Post Graduation.:- 2 students/year

Academic activities, Publications & Presentations in year 2006-07: -

     Presentation

1)        Ambiquesus Genetilna – A case report presented in 53^rd  National conference of Anatomical Society of India by Dr.Prasad Kulkarni

2)        “Waardenburg Syndrom” – A case report presente in 53^rd  National Conference of Anatomical society of India by Dr.Shabana Borate

3)        ‘Klinefelter Syndrom’ – A case report presented in 32^nd Annual conference of Indian Society of Human Genetics by Dr.Prasad Kulkarni.

4)        ‘Down syndrome baby with multiple congenital anomalies’ presented in 32^nd Annual Conference of Indian Society of Human Genetic by Dr.Shabana Borate.

5)        ‘A rare association of Down Syndrome with Noonan Syndrome’ presented in 32^nd Annual by Dr.Vidya Salaskar

6)        ‘Incidence of ‘XY’ females in primary amenorroea’ presented in 32^nd Annual by Dr.Abeeda Khan

Research activities:-

A project sanctioned by ‘STAR RESEARCH PROJECT’, Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Mumbai.

‘Cytogenetic study in pediatric patients with congenital malformations using peripheral blood cultures’ Dr.Shabana Borate.

Training Programs:

Training programme on cytogenetics for Biomedical students

Future plans:

1)      To start fluroscene in situ Hybridization (FISH)

2)      PCR

3)      Amniotic fluid culture

 Information to Patient:

  Genetic Counselling is done.

Awards & Merits for their excellent works to

1)      Dr.Shabana Borate

2)      Dr.Vidya Salaskar

3)      Mrs.Bharati Shirodkar awarded by lions club on woman’s day

Guest Lectures:

Lectures are held for P.G.Students of all colleges in Mumbai.