Medicine Department, BJMC, Ahmedabad

Affiliated to B J Medical College, Civil Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad is one of the largest hospital in Asia having grand heritage since 1841. Medicine PG courses were affiliated to Gujarat university since 1956.

I am honored and grateful to almighty to give opportunity to work on the path paved by respected teachers, the stalwarts of medicine and Head of Departments Dr. O.P.Gupta(1961-75), Dr. J.N.Patel (1975-77), Dr. N.K.Bodiwala(1977), Dr. J.N.Patel (1977-87), Dr. S.B.Agrawal (1987-2001), Dr. B.D.Mankad (2001-09), Dr. A.N.Shah (2009-17), Dr. V.C. Singel (2017-19).

            3 Professors, 7 Associate Professors and 17 Assistant professors are serving in department at present. They are trained periodically for teaching skills and methodology. We serve maximum number of OPD and indoor cases in our hospital with expanded subspecialty like Oncology, Cardiology, Nephrology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology & Rheumatology etc. We have contributed in treatment and research of various National programs like: NACP, NVHCP, NPHCE, IDSP, NTEP, CBRN etc.

Presently there are 28 PG seats uptake annually.  All UG & PG students prefer admission here due to large number clinical material, advanced investigations, and academic training.

Working on the concept of “ONE HEALTH” we have played crucial role in mentoring, training, research & containment of Malaria, Leptospirosis, Plague, Chikungunya, SARS, Avian influenza, Influenza A (H1N1) pdm 09, Hepatitis B (Modasa), Methanol tragedies, CCHF, Zika, Covid-19 and Mucormycosis etc. at state and national level. We have contributed to Guidelines & protocols for the same. Avian influenza (Bird flu-2006), CCHF (2011) & Zika (2016) viruses were detected for the first time in the country. Along with other departments of medical colleges of Gujarat we took lead in Covid-19 pandemic management with uninterrupted Non-covid services too. We have also served during Kandala Cyclone, Kutch Earthquake, Surat Flood, Orissa flood, Avian influenza in West Bengal, Latur Earthquake, CCHF outbreaks in Rajasthan and Maharashtra etc. 

We have contributed to Scientific research in HIV by NACO; WHO Solidarity Trial, WHO-ICMR Placid trial, SARS-2 virus Genomic study for in Covid-19, ICMR Malaria etc. At present we’ve an on going AMR Surveillance project by NCDC, Integrated Behavioral & Biological Surveillance in HIV as well as AFI & AES Surveillance-25 by ICMR (HQ) Delhi, NIE, Chennai; VCRC, Puducherry; NIVEDI, Bengaluru.  

HOD is President of Standing Medical Board. We also issue disability certificates for ACPC. As an OSD I have contributed in establishment of Banas Medical College, Palanpur & AIIMS, Bathinda (Punjab).

Dr Kamlesh J. Upadhyay

Professor & Head

HEALTH EXPERT, Commissioner of Health, ME, MS, Gandhinagar

Hon. Physician of Hon'ble Governor of Gujarat

IB member & SAC Chairman @ AIIMS, Bathinda