General Medicine

We strive for excellence in pursuit of our multifaceted mission of education, research, patient care and service. We have combined patient-centred adult care of the highest quality along with physician expertise and the latest advances in medical technology to provide not only therapeutic but also preventive care and lifestyle modification counselling

Overview

Internal Medicine forms the backbone of patient care at the K.J. Somaiya Super Specialty Centre and integrates the various subspecialities of internal medicine.

The OPD treats 100 to 150 patients daily. Cases of infectious diseases like Malaria, Dengue, Enteric Fever, Gastroenteritis amongst many others, are efficiently treated. The OPD also has dedicated days for specialty OPD’s of Rheumatology, Neurology and Diabetes and we now also have a Cardiology OPD clinic thrice a week to add to a complete medical care facility service.

Procedures & Services

Procedures & Services
  • Dedicated daily General Medicine OPD’s
  • Casualty and Day Care Centre well-equipped to manage, triage and monitor patients
  • Emergency Management & Urgent Lifesaving measures like intubation and defibrillation
  • Ascitic and Pleural Tapping
  • Blood Gas
  • Sugar and Oxygen Analysis
  • Round-the-clock patient care in the IPD by our dedicated team of physicians and residents, with beds in the teaching hospital dedicated to general medicine.
  • Adequate Critical Care facilities with fully equipped ICU’s in both the Teaching and Super-specialty wings.
  • Intensivists are present round-the-clock adding to the supervised-complete-critical-care-management.
  • Seamless and consistent interaction with all other specialties like Pulmonary Medicine, Radiology, Pathology and Microbiology for accurate and prompt diagnosis and healthcare.
  • Prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of common disorders like diabetes, hypertension, bronchial asthma, hepatitis, allergy, infections & communicable diseases like malaria, typhoid, influenza, etc.
 
Specialized Clinics
  • Rheumatology Clinic
  • Geriatric Clinic
  • Influenza Control & Treatment Clinic
  • HIV Education Clinic
  • Adult Vaccination Clinic
  • Rehabilitation Clinic
  • Infection Control Clinic
  • Preventive Medicine Clinic
  • Diabetic Clinic
 

The OPD timings are as follows

  • General Hospital: 09:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m.
  • Super Specialty Hospital: 09:00 a.m. to 07:00 p.m.

Our Specialists

Dr. Altamash Shaikh

M B B S, DNB

Super Specialty, Teaching Hospital

Endocrinologist

Honorary Consultant

Dr. Amar Ramaji Pazare

M D, M B B S

Super Specialty, Teaching Hospital

General Medicine

Associate Professor

Dr. Amit Shobhavat

DNB, M B B S

Super Specialty

Physician

Honorary Consultant

Dr. Amitabh Madhukar Keny

MBBS, MD

Super Specialty

22 Years

Physician

Honorary Consultant

Dr. Arun Krishna Narvekar

M D, M B B S

Super Specialty, Teaching Hospital

General Medicine

Honorary Consultant

Dr. Arundhati Chandra Barua

DNB, M B B S

Super Specialty

6 Years 6 Months

General Medicine

Honorary Consultant

Dr. Ashutosh Ojha

M D, M B B S

Super Specialty

Physician

Honorary Consultant

Dr. Curush Behram Kohiar

M D, M B B S

Super Specialty

Physician

Honorary Consultant

Dr. Mayur M Mewada

M D, M B B S

Super Specialty, Teaching Hospital

Physician

Assistant Professor

Dr. Niharika Harendra Gill

M D, M B B S

Super Specialty, Teaching Hospital

28 Years 2 Months

General Medicine

Professor & Head

Dr. Pinkesh Vasant Chandra

MBBS, MD

Super Specialty

Physician

Honorary Consultant

Dr. Prachi Jimish Shah

DNB, M B B S

Super Specialty

Chest & Tb

Honorary Consultant

Dr. Sachet Vijay Chandak

DNB, M B B S

Super Specialty, Teaching Hospital

Gastroenterology

Honorary Consultant

Dr. Srinath Krishnan Chandramani

DNB, M B B S

Super Specialty

General Medicine

Honorary Consultant

Dr. Yogesh Khithani

M B B S, M D

Teaching Hospital

General Medicine

Assistant Professor