Media Release

Mangaluru, Apr 21: A 40-year-old male patient Abdul Azeez hailing from Aavalapadoor, Bantwal was brought on February 19 to Father Muller Medical College Hospital with an alleged history of road traffic accident near Kundapur. He had sustained a severe degloving injury of heal and back of right foot and injury to hip bone.

The crushed and badly injured foot was successfully managed by the plastic surgery team of Father Muller headed by Dr Aravind Rao, and Dr Harshit, ortho registrar and Dr Shivraj, surgery registrar. The patient underwent multiple surgeries including debridement skin grafting and free tissue transfer.

Left-right sitting: Dr Calvin Christopher Fernandes, Dr Arvind Rao, Dr Prashanth Adiga
Left-right standing: Dr Harshith Gopinath, Dr Alfred Lobo

The patient recovered well after the surgeries and was discharged. Currently, on physiotherpy and recuperation, he has shown excellent healing.

The patient was managed by a team of plastic surgeons (Dr Aravind rao, Dr Harshith, Dr Shivaraj), urologist (Dr Prashanth Adiga, Dr Anuj) and orthopedics (Dr Alfred, Dr Calvin).
Such and many other complicated surgeries are handled on a daily basis by experts at Father Muller with the mission of 'Heal and Comfort'.

With the newly renovated outpatient departments, casualty and of the recent Health Checkup lounge, the hospital has seen an increase in patient volume. The public coming in for the COVID-19 vaccine has appreciated the service of the hospital and the prompt treatment they provide.