Surgery

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Background (about the department)

Jimma University department of Surgery is one of the oldest departments of Jimma University giving academic and clinical services since the inception of the University. Being the only tertiary level surgical care provider in the south-west Ethiopia, it serves more than 15 million people of all age groups spanning from preterm with congenital condition like NEC to old age with malignancies like colorectal diseases. Currently subspecialist services provided by the department include Pediatric Surgery, Hepato-biliary Surgery, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery and GI oncology. We aspire to be one of the best Surgical centers in the region with high quality surgical care.
Vision: 
JU department of Surgery aspires to be one of the premier Surgical teaching and service providing center in Africa and renowned in the world by 2025
Mission: 
To train high caliber Surgeons, undertaking quality and problem solving research and To provide safe & timely surgery to broad range of surgical diseases affecting all age groups thereby decreasing death and disability due to surgical conditions in the south west Ethiopia
Research 

• About Research at the Department
• According to the curriculum of Surgery, all residents do one quality research and defend before being allowed to graduate. These researches are done under the advise of both a Surgeon and a public health professional. In addition to this, there are currently two projects, on Pediatric admissions and Orthopedic admissions, which are collaborative efforts between departments of Pediatrics, Surgery and Public health. 
• Collaborative research Projects
• Pattern of pediatric surgical admissions
• Orthopedic surgical admission
• Research Activities of students and staffs

2020 Final year residents’ clinical research.

	Name	Topic	Advisors
1	Dr Beka	Outcome and associated factors of patients managed for BOO at JMC	Dr Ashebir          Prof. Kifle W/M.
2	Dr Awot	Outcome (cellular level) of adult patients with GI malignancy admitted to GI oncology unit of JMC, survival analysis	Dr Tilahun           Mr. Fasil Tessema
3	Dr Ashenafi	Incidence and predictors of surgical site infection among patients admitted to different surgical wards of JMC, 6 month prospective	Dr Birhanu          Dr. Lelisa Sena
4	Dr Greys	Outcome of children admitted with childhood malignancy admitted and underwent surgery at JMC 3 year retrospective analysis, survival analysis	Dr Seifu               Dr. Abdulhalik Workicho
5	Dr Gutu	Pattern and outcome of adult patients with oncologic disease presented to surgery department(OPD and wards) of JMC, 3 year retrospective study	Dr Dhabessa      Dr. Mulusew Gerbaba
6	Dr Fitsum	Treatment outcome of patients with pathologically proven thyroid cancer at JMC, retrospective 5 year study	Dr Gemechu                                Mr.Yohannes Kebede
7	Dr Mezgebu	Pattern and outcome of patients who underwent thyroid surgery at JMC, prospective 6months	Dr Varghese                                Mr.Yohannes Kebede
8	Dr Nebiyou	Pattern and outcome of patents with CT proven intracranial hematoma at JMC prospective 6 month study	Dr Mohammed                                Mr.Fira Abamecha
9	Dr Obsa	Pattern and outcome of patients with burn admitted to plastic ward of JMC prospective 6 month study	Dr Zenebe          Mr.Abebe Mamo
10	Dr Tadesse	Assessment of implementation of surgical checklist and its barriers for implementation at JMC, prospective 6month	Dr Lidya               Dr.Dejene Tilahun
11	Dr Tarekegne	Pattern and e of patients with ARM in JMC one year prospective study	Dr Gersam         Dr. Seid Tiku
12	Dr Teshome	Time to death and factors associated with mortality among emergency patients presenting to JMC surgery department prospective one year study	Dr Gersam         Dr. Seblework Mekonnen
13	Dr Osiyas	Pattern and management outcome of adult patients with blunt abdominal trauma at JMC six month prospective study	Dr Yadeni            Prof. Argaw Abelu

 2021 Final year residents’ clinical research

	General surgery year 4 resident – Research title	Major Advisor	Co-advisor
1.	Dr. Nahom Zegeye	Pattern and outcome of pediatric surgical admission at JUMC	Dr Gersam	Dr Tadese
2.	Dr Abera	Frequency and clinical presentation of colorectal cancer in JUMC	DR Dhabessa	Dr Osias
3.	Dr Abdulmenan	Pattern and outcome of patients undergoing TVP for BPH in JUMC	Dr Ashebir	Dr Tadele
4.	DR Netsanet	Pattern and identified associated risk factors in pediatrics patients presenting with foreign body at JMC	Dr Seifu	Dr Mohamed M
5.	Dr Negassa Getachew	Prevalence and clinical outcome of necrotizing fasciitis in JUMC	Dr Birhanu	Dr Ashenafi
6.	Dr Mohammed	Assessment of etiology and treatment outcome of large bowel obstruction at JUMC	Dr Varghese	Dr Sultan
7.	Dr Yoseph Temesgen	Pattern and Outcome of EDH evacuation at JUMC	Dr Mohammed A/ Fita	Dr Frew
8.	Dr Fetene	Pattern and treatment outcome of adhesive bowel obstructions in JUMC	Dr Yadeni	Dr Workineh
9.	Dr Mesele Addis	Pattern and outcome of penetrating abdominal injuries in JUMC a one year prospective study	Dr Lidya	Dr Gutu
10.	Dr Gosa Abebe	Patterns and outcome of closed long bone fracture in JUMC	Dr Tegenu	Dr Mulugeta
11.	Dr Diriba Terfa	Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and treatment outcome of musculoskeletal infection in children admitted to JUMC	Dr Euyel	Dr Mulugeta
12.	Dr Melese Birara	Pattern and outcome  of pediatric surgical oncology admissions at JUMC a three year retrospective study	Dr Gersam	Dr Ashenafi
13.	Dr Mohammed A/ Jihad	Retrospective  five year study on prevalence  of ileo-sigmoid knotting in JUMC	Dr Tilahun	Dr Biruk
14.	Dr Muktar Kedir	Pattern and outcome of abdominal injury at JUMC	Dr Gemechu	Dr Tadese
15.	Dr Thomas Tolera	Assessment of level of patient satisfaction after transvesical prostatectomy for BPH at JMC	Dr Yonas	Dr Tadele
16.	Dr Eyob Mamo	Pattern, associated factors and outcome of relaparatomy among all surgical patients at JMC	Dr Biruk	Dr Tilahun
17.	Dr Mikiyas	Assessment of Pattern and outcome of chest injury among adult patients at JUMC