Department of Dermatology
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At RLKU Medical College’s attached hospitals—HLTH and HLH—Dermatology provides consultant-led care across OPD, emergency liaison, day-care, and inpatient consults. Services cover the full range of skin, hair, and nail disorders, supported by procedure rooms and coordinated lab/histopathology. Clinical offerings include electrocautery and cryotherapy, intralesional therapies, minor cutaneous surgery, and management of inflammatory, infectious, autoimmune, and pigmentary dermatoses. Diagnostics include skin biopsy and KOH smear for fungal infections.
An aesthetic unit delivers evidence-based treatments such as chemical peels (e.g., acne/melasma), laser hair removal, HydraFacial/facial rejuvenation, PRP therapy, cosmetic mole removal, and benign-lesion care. Standardized pathways, infection-prevention practices, safe-medication monitoring (e.g., isotretinoin), antimicrobial stewardship, equipment logs, and regular audits/M&M meetings ensure quality and safety.
As a teaching unit, the department aligns with the UHS curriculum and mapped outcomes. Students learn focused dermatologic history and examination, accurate description of primary/secondary lesions, dermatoscopy basics, indications for biopsy/KOH, fundamentals of common therapies (topical regimens, antibiotics/antifungals, steroids, antihistamines), and recognition/initial management of dermatologic urgencies (SJS/TEN, erythroderma, anaphylaxis with skin signs). Learning occurs in clinics and ward consults, procedure demonstrations, case-based discussions, and Skills-Lab sessions (lesion description drills, referral criteria, anaphylaxis algorithm). Assessment uses OSCEs, workplace-based tools (DOPS/mini-CEX), case presentations, logbooks, and structured feedback with remediation—building safe, competent, and patient-centered graduates.
Faculty Profile:
Dr. Farzana Faiz
- Name:Dr. Farzana Faiz
- Designation:HOD/Assistant Professor
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Qualifications:
MBBS, Dow - 2001
FCPS, College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan - 2013 - E-mail:farzana.faiz@rlkumc.edu.pk