Forensic Medicine Department

Forensic medicine brings the investigative capabilities of modern medicine to aid law and justice. Different countries have different legal systems, broadly divided into criminal and civil areas. The systems have generally evolved over many years or centuries and are influenced by a wide variety of factors including culture, religion, and politics. Most doctors working in Primary, Secondary, and Specialized healthcare are obligated to do medicolegal work along with postmortems. The diversity of medicolegal work ranges from doctors working at the level of the BHU to the emergency departments of tertiary care hospitals. The country's prevailing law and order situation puts an additional demand for training medical graduates in Forensic medicine. The Forensic Medicine Department provides an opportunity for medical students to learn legal aspects of medicine and basic principles to conduct autopsies and training as to how medico-legal cases are documented.

Objectives ot the Department

  • Understand the ethical and legal duties of a doctor in the pursuit of his profession regarding patients/state/community/colleagues.
  • Process knowledge about the controlling body's constitution, ordinance, and functions.
  • Exhibit, access and interpret effects of physio-chemical agents on the body.
  • Explain the autopsy protocol and prepare a comprehensive and objective autopsy certificate.
  • Recognize, collect, preserve, and dispatch biological specimens of a legal nature.
  • Diagnose and manage common cases of poisoning.
  • Exhibit skills in preparing medical certificates, reports, and notifications.

Facilities ot the Department

    Laboratory

  • The Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department has a separate, fully equipped laboratory that provides resources for practical training in Forensic examinations of trace evidence and toxicological specimens.

    • Museum

  • The department has a spacious museum with elaborate models illustrating the forensic aspects of medicine. Special models explaining the science of criminology along with commonly used weapons are displayed.

    • Autopsy/Medico-legal visits to LGH

  • Visits to LGH will be arranged for the medical students to acquire skills to conduct autopsy, and to prepare autopsy reports and medico-legal certificates.

Faculty List Forensic Medicine

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sadaf Sajid
  • Department:     Forensic Medicine
  • Designation:   Associate Professor & HOD
  • Qualification:   MBBS, DMJ, MHPE
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Dr. Javaid Muneer
  • Department:     Forensic Medicine
  • Designation:   Assistant Professor
  • Qualification:   MBBS, DMJ, MPH
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