Government Medical College Surat

• Giving Expert opinion in a cases like Negligence cases, other cases which are referred from PHC, CHC etc.
• Medicolegal cases like age estimation of victims of sexual assault, Examination of victims of Sodomy etc.
• Cold storage for preservation of dead body

RESEARCH PROJECTS ON HAND

1. Studyof Age of fusion of various centers in Wrist and Hand, using Digital X-Rays.
2. Profileof Un-natural Female Deaths in the Autopsy cases done at Government Medical College / New Civil Hospital, Surat.
3. Histopathological study of ligature mark in case of asphyxial deaths due to hanging and strangulation.
4. Histopathological study of coronary arteries in autopsy cases done at GMC and NCH, Surat.

1. Changing trends of poisoning in Surat; Published in International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Legal Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2004, 17. - M.I. Sheikh, Dr. S. S. Agarwal, Dr. Lavlesh Kumar, Dr. Shailesh Jhaveri
2. Suicide in Custody; Published in Journal Torture, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2004, 35-37. - Dr. M.I. Sheikh, Dr. S. S. Agarwal
3. Sudden Death- A case of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; Published in Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2004, 157-159. - Dr. S. S. Agarwal, Dr. C.K. Choksi
4. Homicidal Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning; Published in Journal of Indian Society of Toxicology, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2005, 49-50. - Dr. S. S. Agarwal, Dr. Lavlesh Kumar, Dr. S. Kumar, Dr. M.I. Sheikh
5. Cranio-cerebral trauma- A postmortem study on 0-15 years age group; Published in Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2005, 154-158. - Dr. S. S. Agarwal, Dr. M.I. Sheikh, Dr. Lavlesh Kumar
6. Fatal gastrointestinal bleeding- A complication following spinal injury; Published in Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2005, 192-194. - Dr. S. S. Agarwal, Dr. Lavlesh Kumar, Dr. K. H. Chavli, Dr. Shailesh Jhaveri
7. Partial postmortem- Negligence or ?; Published in Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, Vol. 27, No. 4, 2005, 258-259. - Dr. M.I. Sheikh, Dr. S. Kumar, Dr. S. S. Agarwal, Dr. Lavlesh Kumar
8. Complete Suspense of strangulation published in “Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine” volume: 31, No. 2 April - June 2009. - Dr. Ganesh Govekar, Dr Vinesh Shah, Dr Gaurang Patel

1. Published a book ‘PG Medical Entrance Guide in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology’, Aditya Publications, Lucknow, 2005. - Dr. Lavlesh Kumar, Dr. S. S. Agarwal, Dr. Sanjay Gupta
2. Published a book of “Medicolegal Manual”, jaypee publication - Dr. S. S. Agarwal, Dr. Lavlesh Kumar, Dr. Krishnadutt Chavli

1. The Department has conducted ‘1st Annual Conference of Legal Medicine’ especially for the Medical Officers who deal with medicolegal work and work at peripheral areas in January 2006.
2. Subsequently Department has conducted “2nd Medicolegal Conference’ especially for medical officer of Gujarat state who deal with Medicolegal work in February 2008.