Professor Dr. Aisha Malik
M.B.B.S, F.C.P.S, M.R.C.O.G

Chairperson, Department of Obs & Gynae
King Edward Medical University, Lahore.
Email:   prof.aishamalik@yahoo.com

Cradled by Lahore city’s most recognized landmarks, the Badshahi Masjid, Lahore Fort, and Minar e Pakistan lies the biggest maternity facility of the country, Lady Willingdon Hospital, affiliated with King Edward Medical University.

The idea of maternity hospital came about in 1925 when students of final year M.B.B.S class went to Madras (Chennai) 3000km away. Although hospital started functioning with only 56 beds in October, 1930 but official opening ceremony was performed by First lady of 22^nd Viceroy of India, Her Excellency the Countess of Willingdon on 11^th march 1933.

The hospital boasts impressive performance figures and trends. It is the greatest place of learning, its wonderful staff and thousands of patients who passed through its gates during proceedings years. It has a no refusal policy and caters to the Lahore and adjoining districts. In calendar year, 2018, this hospital treated 74302 patients in OPD and 37823 in Indoor, 19498 minor & major surgeries 18742 deliveries were performed.

• To train doctors in basic emergency obstetrical skills to enable them to improve maternal health and reduce maternal mortality rate
• To impart training in gynaecological sub-specialties as
  • Assisted reproduction
  • Urogynaecology
  • Gyanecological oncology
  • Fetal medicine
• To impart training in medical ethics so that trainees become humane and skillful doctors
• To impart all trainees level of training and competency which will enable them to meet international standards.

1. Postgraduate program:

• Total Number of MS Students: 08
• Total Number of FCPS Students:  18
• Daily ward rounds
• Weekly Journal club case based discussion
• Monthly mortality meetings

2. Undergraduate program:

• Total number of House officers 10
• Number of final year students 20 in each batch
• Indoor teaching sessions
• Outdoor teaching sessions
• Weekly case based discussions

3. Workshops and Seminars:

• Workshop on Breastfeeding and Kangaroo Mother Care” conducted by Gynae Department of King Edward Medical University in collaboration with SOGP, UNICEF and SIMS.Attended in large number by trainees, nursing staff of Lady Willingdon, Lady Aitchison, Mayo Hospital, Said Mitha, Kot Khawaja Saeed, Nawaz Sharif Yaki Gate and other affiliated hospitals

• Academic session on Neural tube defects at Avari Hotel Folate for life” (February 2019)
• Hands on workshop n obstetrical emergencies of family physician. (December 2009)
• Hands on workshop on obstetrical emergencies. (2008)

• Renovation of Labour Room both First & Second Stage.

• Renovation of Post Operative Ward.
• Provision of Ventilators & Phototherapy Machine in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for upgradation of existing facilities.

Up gradation of central Intensive care unit

• Provision of one cardiac defibrillator and 6 new monitors

Fetal monitoring in unit

• CTG Machines for fetal wellbeing available round the clock
• Color Doppler ultrasound

• Simulator for advanced Laparoscopic surgical procedures
• IUI lab
• Modern sophisticated laparoscopic instruments
• Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
• Diagnostic & Therapeutic procedures
• Hysteroscopy:
• Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Colposcopy
• USG guides procedures:
• TVS
• Doppler Ultrasound
• Cyst aspiration
• New instruments for hysterectomy