
Prof (Dr) Rukhsana Najeeb
(Principal)
Government Medical College, Anantnag
(1st May 2024 - Present)
Educational Qualifications
MBBS
Government Medical College Srinagar
MD Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura Srinagar
Fellowship in Pain and Palliation
AIIMS New Delhi
Assessor from DGHS
Army Base Hospital Northern Command
Former Posts
Faculty Member
(1999-2019)
(1999-2019)
Government Medical College Srinagar
HOD Anesthesiology and Critical Care
(2019-2024)
(2019-2024)
Government Medical College Srinagar
9
Kidney Transplants
244
Cochlear Implants
62
Bariatric Cases
5000+
Super Specialty Cases
62
ICU Beds
35
PG Seats
High-End Equipment Installed
- ENT: Coblator Technology, High-End Fiber Optics Video Adult & Pediatric Bronchoscope & Laryngoscope
- OBG: Advanced Hysteroscope and Colposcope
- Dentistry: CBCT Machine
- Pediatrics: Transcutaneous Bilirubinometer
- Medicine: ERBP Machine, MBT Machine
- Ophthalmology: Optical Biometry
- Radiology: Additional 500Mas X-ray for IPD, MRI to be installed soon
- Anesthesia: Radiofrequency Ablation
- State-of-Art Endoscopic Gastro Workstation in Medicine (1st in UT)
Optimized Spaces, Optimized Care
- Shifted Pediatrics to Block A, MMABM Hospital (long-pending demand)
- Increased Bed Strength in Pediatrics (30 to 100)
- Started NICU Services (16 beds)
- Allotted MCCH space to OBG for ICU & Blood Bank
- Established Separate Collection & Reporting Unit adjacent to Central Lab
- Added 5 beds to Casualty, 6-bed Surgical ICU
- Separate ECG & X-Ray Units for OPD & IPD
- Increased OPD Counters
- Introduced Scan & Share
- Operational Dedicated Stroke Unit & Vitrectomy Unit
- CSSD & Emergency/Trauma Care Services to start soon
CathLab Excellence
- Inaugurated on 20th Feb 2025 by J&K Health Minister
- 171 procedures in first 20 days
- 5 successful LBBA cases in one day
- 100 Primary Angioplasties by July 2025
- 50 Successful LBBA Pacing with C-Arm
- Started TMT Services
Advanced Surgical ICU
- Milestone in critical care
- Now managing severe trauma and cardiac arrest cases locally
- Saved a 17-yr-old girl’s life with ventilatory support, reducing transfer delays
Free Diet & Canteen Facilities
- Started Free Diet in January 2025
- In-campus Canteen Services for attendants and staff operational after tenders
Clean Hospitals for Safe Health
- NQAS Introductory Meet (July 2025)
- Two Biomedical Waste Management Workshops
- Regular Infection Control Committee rounds with implemented recommendations
- Recent Sanitation/Fumigation Drive
Complex Surgeries Within Reach
- 100 Primary Angioplasties, 50 LBBA Pacing
- Double Volume Exchange Transfusions in NICU
- OBG’s 1st Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
- 1st Endoscopic Removal of Intestinal Tumor
- 1st ULAR Procedure & Whipple Procedure
- Orthopedics’ 1st Complex Spinal Cord Tumor Removal
- Peritoneal Flap with TAR for Hernia Repair
More Patients, More Healing
- Increased OPD patients with more rooms and doctors
- Higher admissions with more beds
- Reduced referrals (especially heart and trauma cases)
- More diagnostics with separate X-ray, ECG, and high-end lab equipment
Health Services to Doorsteps
- 129 Families Adopted (2024-25)
- 329 Anganwadi Visits
- 16 Awareness Camps (M-Pox, Animal Bites, TB Elimination)
- Regular TB Screening at RHTC & UHTC
- 27 Blood Donation Camps, collecting over 6000 units
Bridging the Gap
- 13 Assistant Professors from JKPSC
- 8 Faculty, 11 Nursing, 6 Anesthesia/OT Tech, Speech Therapist, Paramedical Staff, Occupational Therapist, 15 Technical Assistants on Academic Arrangement Basis
Academic Milestones
- Proposal for 50 MBBS (100 to 150) & 34 PG (MD/MS) seats
- 41 DNB Seats increased (2024-25)
- BSc Nursing intake at GCN Anantnag from 40 to 60
- Hosted 2 National Conferences (JAKASICON-June 2025, ISRPTCon-Sep 2024)
- 10 National CMEs, including 1st Physiology CME
- 2 Biomedical Research Workshops
Research & Publications
50
National Publications
10
International Publications