General Surgery

About

The Department of Surgery is one of the largest departments in the hospital and provides surgical care and teaching. The department has five units and provides high quality, affordable, surgical care in outpatient, inpatient, and emergency surgical settings. Besides patient care, the department trains undergraduate and postgraduate students in Surgery. The department began providing services in 2004 and was earlier headed by Dr. M. Manivachagan MS (October 2004 to May 2006) Dr. Mukund M. Battal MS (July 2006 to July 2009) and Dr. Mallikarjun Desai MS (July 2009 to March 2020).

Head of the Department

Dr. Suresh Badiger has Completed his MBBS and MS from Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary. He has fellowship in Minimal Invasive Surgery (FMAS) and IAGES. He is Life time member of ASI, IAGES, AMASI. Dr. Suresh Badiger worked as Assistant professor for 3 years in NMC Raichur. He joined SDM College of Medical Sciences in 2011 as Assistant Professor and promoted as Associate Professor and Professor in 2016. Dr. Suresh Badiger elevated as Unit Chief in 2017. Dr. Suresh Badiger has Appointed as Head of Department in May 2025. He has 17 publications both National and International in reputed Journals. Dr. Suresh Badiger has vast teaching experience of 18 years in Undergraduate and Postgraduate. Dr. Suresh Badiger has given lectures in various CME and Conferences. Dr. Badiger is highly proficient in Advanced Open and Minimally Invasive (Laparoscopic) Surgical Procedures, Gastrointestinal, Hernia, Endocrine, Endovenous Laser Therapy etc combining extensive clinical expertise.

Teaching Program

Undergraduate students undergo clinical training in surgery from the II year onwards. Daily clinical teaching is done in the hospital wards. Theory classes are conducted in the college lecture halls on all days. Interns are posted for training in Surgery for two months. They are trained in basic surgical care and assisting during operations. The department also conducts weekly seminars and surgical skills training for the interns. Postgraduate surgical trainees pursuing a Master of Surgery (MS) course undergo three years of training in the department. Postgraduate clinics and subject seminars are conducted weekly. Inter-departmental discussions, management-oriented discussions in surgery, and grand rounds are conducted once a month. In addition, the department conducts morbidity and mortality meetings once a month. The department conducts theory teaching for Bachelor of Dental Science, Physiotherapy, Nursing and BSc OT Technician Courses. Oral Maxillofacial Postgraduate students are posted in our department for a period of one month. The Department also trains the students from abroad under the GEMX program.

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