Forensic Medicine

Coming soon
Medico-Legal Services
  • Medico-legal autopsy
  • Clinical Forensic Medicine unit
  • Mortuary services

Medical Education: The department is having significant role in undergraduate MBBS curriculum and also have 3 Post-graduate seats.

Research: The department is looking forward to explore research opportunities.


Publications in Last 1 Year
 
  • Hetal C Kyada, Rohit V Bhalara, Divyesh K Vadgama, Pratik R Varu, Mahesh M Trangadia, Prince J Manvar, Shailesh D Bhuva. Pathological Finding in Covid-19: a conventional autopsy-based study from India.
    Indian Journal of Medical Reasearch, 2022, 155(1), pg. 177-8
  • Pratik R. Varu, JS Arunkumar, PM Modi, RD Vaghela. An autopsy study of determination of sex from measurements from hyoid bone. International Journal of Medical Toxicology & Legal Medicine, 2022, 25(1), pg. 28-33
  • Dr. G.L.Bavadiya, Dr. J.H.Solanki, Dr. J.P.Shah, Dr. A.P.Parmar, Dr. H.K.Moga. A Record based study of death due to road traffic accidents brought for postmortem examination at tertiary care centre Bhavnagar, Journal of Indian
    Academy of Forensic Medicine, 2022, 44(2), 51-4
  • Rajkumar Kirit Mashru, Raghurajsinh Dhirubhai Vaghela, Modi PM, Manvar Princekumar J., Solanki Ojas Bharatkumar, Ratadiya Prashant Mulubhai, Kanna G Vimal. Study of alleged
    dowry death cases in and around Rajkot Region of Gujarat,
    International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Legal Medicine, 2022, 25(3and4):174-178
Library Book List
 
NO. Names of the Book Author
1 Principles of forensic Medicine Dr. Apurba Nandy
2 Simpson’s Forensic Medicine Bernard Knight
3 Forensic Pathology Bernard Knight
4 The Hospital Autopsy Cotton & Cross
5 Practical aspect of Rape Investigation: A Multidimensional approach R. R. Hazelwood
6 Postmortem Procedure Gresham & Turner
7 Basic Pathology Kumar & Cortran & Robbins
8 Human Anatomy. Vol. 1 B. D. Chaurasia
9 Human Anatomy. Vol. 2 B. D. Chaurasia
10 Human Anatomy. Vol. 3 B. D. Chaurasia
11 Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy Anne M. R. Agur
12 Davidson’s Principles & Practice of Medicine C R W Edwards
13 Principles & Practice of Forensic Psychiatry Richard Rosner
14 Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary Jaypee Brothers
15 Concise Pocket Medical Dictionary U. N. Panda
16 Black’s Medical Dictionary G. Macpherson
17 Mosby’s Pocket Dictionary of Medical & Allied Health Kenneth N. Anderson
18 Taber’s Cyclopedia Medical Dictionary. Vol. 2 Clayton L. Thomas
19 Taylor’s Principles & Practice of Medical Jurisprudence A. Keith Mant
20 Text Book of Gynecology Shaw’s
21 The Law of Medical Negligence Dr. H. L. Chulani
22 Medical Ethics C. M. Francis
23 Manual of Forensic Medicine S. C. Mistry
24 The Essential of forensic Medicine Dr. K. S. N. Reddy
25 The Essential of forensic Medicine Dr. K. S. N. Reddy
26 IARC Monographs on the evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk to humans IARC LYON FRANCE
27 Infertility Melvin L. Taymor
28 Human Nutrition & Dietetics J. S. Garrow
29 Pathology Illustrated A. D. T. Govan
30 Tropical Diseases Gordon Cook
31 C. M. D. T. L Tierney & S. Mcphee
32 Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics R. S. Satoskar
33 Clinical Pharmacology Laurance & Bennet
34 Principles of Internal Medicine. Vol. 1 Harrisons
35 Principles of Internal Medicine. Vol. 2 Harrisons
36 Nutrition Child Care Shanti Ghosh
37 Teach Yourself Windows 95  
38 Psychiatry A venkoba Rao
39 Hand Book of Hospital Personnel Management R. C. Goyal
40 The Essential of Contraceptives Technology PIPCCD
41 Snakes of the world John Worthy
42 Reptiles of the world Carleroms
43 Modi’s Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology B. V. Subhramanyam
44 Forensic Art and Illustration Karen T. Taylor
45 Modi’s Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology B. V. Subramanyam
46 Spitz and Fisher’s Medicolegal Investigation of Death Wener – Spitz
47 Criminal Investigation Basic Perspectives Weston
48 Modern Medical Toxicology V. V. Pillay
49 Interpretation of Blood Stain Evidence at Crime Scenes Stuart James
50 Medicolegal reporting in Orthopedic Trauma Michael Foy
51 Forensic Emergency Medicine Olshaker
52 Handbook of Autopsy Practice Jurgen Ludwid
53 Comprehensive Medical Toxicology V. V. Pillay
54 Text book of Microbiology R. Anathanarayan
55 Ellenhorn’‘s Medical Toxicology Matthew J. Ellenhorn
56 Gold Frank’s Toxicologic Emergencies Gold Frank’s
57 Forensic Radiology B. G. Brogdon
58 Color Atlas & Forensic Pathology Joy dix
59 Atlas of Forensic Pathology Nancy L. Jones
60 Forensic Pathology Vincent J. Dimaio
61 Forensic Dentistry Stimson Mertz
62 The Estimation of the Time Since Death in the Early Postmortem Period Bernard Knight
63 Medical Malpractice S. Leahy Taylor
64 Suspicious Death Scene Investigation Venezies, Busaltil
65 Practical aspect of RAPE Investigation Hazelwood Burgers
66 Hand Book of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, (Medicine in Jurisprudence) Dr. P. V. Chadha
67 Forensic Science in Clinical Medicine Anderson
68 A Color Atlas & Burn Injury John A Clarke
69 Text Book of Gynecology D. C. Dutta
70 Text Book of Obstetrics D. C. Dutta
71 Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics R. S. Satoskar
72 Essential Medical Pharmacology K. D. Tripathi
73 Text Book of Pathology Harsh Mohan
74 General Pathology, Vol. 1 S. G. Deodhare
75 General Pathology. Vol. 2 S. G. Deodhare
76 Essential Paediatrics O. P. Ghai
77 Essential Orthopaedics Maheshwari
78 Hand Book & Clinical Anesthesia John C. Gold Stone
79 Principles of Forensic Medicine Apurba Nandy
80 Principles of Forensic Medicine Apurba Nandy
81 The Essential & Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Dr. K. S. Narayan Keddy
82 Parikh’s Text Book of Medical Jurisprudence & Toxicology Dr. C.K. Parikh
83 The New Universe of human rights J.S. Verma
84 The DNA finger printing M. Krasezat, J. Schmidtic
85 Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology 2nd Ed.-2002 Krishan vij
86 Animal bites of Stings – 1998 Agarwal
87 Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine- Vol-1 Jason pyne-James
88 Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine- Vol-2 Jason pyne-James
89 Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine- Vol-3 Jason pyne-James
90 Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine- Vol-4 Jason pyne-James
91 Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Nageshkumar
92 Poisoning in children Utpal Kant Singh
93 Handbook of Forensic Pathology Vincent J.M.Di maio
94 The Practical Methodology of Forensic Photography David R. Redsicker
95 Forensic Engineering Kenneth L. Carper
96 Concise textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology R. K. Sharma
97 The Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Dr. K.S.N.Reddy
98 The Forensic Pharmacology of Drugs of abuse Olaf H. Drummer
99 Principles of Forensic Medicine Apurba Nandy
100 Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology V.V.Pillay
101 Modi’s Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology K. Mathiharan
102 Krik’s Fire Investigation Jhon D. Dehaan
103 Short type Questions and answer in Forensic Medicine S. Khaja
104 Forensic Medicine Clinical and Pathological Aspects Jayson payne-James
105 Viva in of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology J P Saxena
106 Colour Atlas of Forensic Medicine D. Govindiah
107 Essentials of Biochemistry U. Satyanarayan
108 Textbook of Biochemistry for Medical Students D.M. Vasudevan
109 Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews Biochemistry Pamella C. Champe

 

Infrastructure Details
 
Sr. No. Name of Room Size
(Sq. Mt.)		 Student Seating Capacity
1  Demonstration Room-1 55.78 75
2  Demonstration Room-2  70.22 75
3  Museum 210.51 50
4  Mortuary block 441.50 50
5  Laboratory 180.60 50
6  Departmental Library cum seminar room 34.52 10
7  Research Laboratory 97.82 10
 
Equipment List
Sr. no INSTRUMENTS QTY.
1 Weighing machine 2
2 Weighing machine for weighing dead bodies 1
3 Balance single pair for weighing fetus 1
4 Weighing machine for organs 2
5 Equipment for reporting height 2
6 Steel tape roll 2
7 Autopsy table 6
8 Electric autopsy saw with accessories 3
9 Councilman’s saw 1
10 Hack saw 4
11 Dissection sets, consisting of cartilage knife, bone cutting, forceps, scissors, straight and curved Enterotome, Scalpels, knives with spare blades, probe metal scale graduated in cm. Etc. 4
12 Rib shear (right and left) 4
13 Brain knife 8
14 Microscope student type 35
15 Microscope Binocular, research 5
16 Stopwatch 3
17 X-ray view box 9
18 BP apparatus 5
19 Anthropometric set consisting of osteometric table, mandibulometer, recurved measuring branches, Vernier calipers 1
20 Automatic tissue processing machine 1
21 Slide staining machine with all accessories 1
22 Microtome with knife 1
23 L-modes 16
24 Leather strops 2
25 Paraffin Bath Embedding 1
26 Slide warming table 1
27 Stone carbarandon 2
28 Water bath (Tissue flowing) 1
29 Distillation plant 1
30 Block holder 50
31 Centrifuge machine 1
32 Hot plate 1
33 Hot air oven 1
34 Digital spectrophotometer 1
35 Digital pH meter 1
36 Electric auto slide projector 1
37 Over head projector 1
38 Audio visual trolley 1
39 Photoelectric colorimeter 1
40 Glass cutting pencil 1
41 Hand set heat sealer 1
42 Chemical balance 1
43 Dissecting board of high density of different size 30
44 Deep freezer for keeping tissue 2
45 Vacuum cleaner 1
46 Refrigerator 2
47 Cold storage for keeping four dead bodies( 6 in 1) 1
48 Computer with printer 3