Chairperson & HOD Department of Pulmonology Phone: +92-42-99211145-53 Ext: 191 E-Mail: Pulmonology@www.fjmu.edu.pk
Introduction of the Department
The Department of Pulmonology and Crical Care became funconal in 2020. Assistant
Professor, Mirza Ayub Baig was amongst the pioneers and connues to spearhead the
Department. The Department has a ten bedded ICUseng having 10 funconal venlators
and a procedure room, which caters paents from Emergency department, wards and
somemes from other hospitals as well. There are 8 Medical Officers and 16 staff nurses
working in the Department. The well-trained team of Pulmonology and Crical care
Department provides support services 24/7 and works enthusiascally for recovery of
paents having breathing issues and other respiratory pathologies requiring venlator
support.
The department has facilies for Airway management and passing Endotracheal Tube,
Cardiovascular monitoring, Central venous catheter placement, Double lumen catheter
placement, Chest tube inseron and Dialysis facility for paents developing acute kidney
injury and chronic kidney disease. The department also conducts advanced Intervenonal
Pulmonology procedures like Bronchoscopy and lung biopsy. In the era of Covid–19
pandemic, the whole team has provided excellent care to crical cases characterized by
ARDS, respiratory failure, sepc shock and Mul organ failure etc.