Anatomy

About the Department

History

The Department of Anatomy was conceptualised and established in 2014 under the headship and guidance of Dr. Mehera Bhoir, HOD as per the then MCI requirements. It started functioning from the revamped Old Casualty building of Cooper Hospital and in 2023 shifted to the state of the art New Medical College Building.

Purpose

The Anatomy Department provides medical education to 200 UG, 5 PG students per year.

It also provides Body Donation Services for the community.

It encourages innovative teaching ideas and fosters research at UG and PG level. It provides opportunities for interdisciplinary clinical work.

It has the centre of the PSHWW Committee.

Key Highlights

• Medical education as per CBME guidelines
• Body Donation
• Foundation course
• Mentor Mentee Program
• Organ donation awareness
• Electives
• Workshops with clinical departments

Vision and Mission

• Vision:

  To develop the Department of Anatomy into a centre of excellence imparting quality and holistic medical education.

• Mission:

  The Department of Anatomy provides quality medical education encompassing the cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains and effective communication skills to develop competent and humane undergraduate and postgraduate doctors. It fosters research in the field of Anatomy and community outreach services in the form of Body Donation facility.

Facilities

• Histology Lab
• Dissection Hall
• Museum
• Demonstration Room 1
• Demonstration Room 2
• Demonstration Room 3
• Research Laboratory
• Store Room
• Library

Services

1. Teaching – UG & PG

2. Research

3. Body Donation

Academic Activities: UG and PG

1. MBBS

2. MD Anatomy (5 PG admission per year)

Recent Publications

• Feedback of Early Clinical Exposure from first CBME batch in the Department of Anatomy

  Dr. Meenakshi Borkar, Dr. Harshal Rawlani, Dr. Mehera Bhoir

  International Journal of Medical Science and Applied Research (IJMSAR)

  Vol 5, Issue – 4, June - 2022, Page No. : 01 – 03

• Morphometry of Dry Adult Humeri - A tertiary Care Centre Study

  Neha Saraf, M. Natarajan, Mehera Bhoir

  Research Journal Of Medical Sciences, Vol 17, number 12 page no - 325 -329 Dec 23

• Bifid Ureter: A Cadaveric Study

  Sneha P John, Mayuri Ghorpade, Meenakshi Borkar, Shobha Verma, Mehera Bhoir, Manisha Nakhate

  International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

  Vol 16, Issue 1 Page no.188-197 Dec 2023

• A Morphometric and Morphological Study Of Foramen Magnum In Adult Human Skulls

  Dr. Nilofer Mulla, Dr. Sarika Dakare, Dr. Mehera Bhoir, Dr. Meenakshi Borkar

  Journal Of Cardiovascular Disease Research, Vol 15, Issue 9 Page no. 762-771 2024

• An Anatomical Outlook Of Foramen Magnum and Occipital Condyles with Its Clinical implication in Transcondylar Approach

  Dr. Nilofer Mulla, Dr. Shobha Verma, Dr. Alka Bhingardeo, Dr. Mehera Bhoir

  Medical and Pharmaceutical Research, Vol.6 issue 4, Page no 1417 - 1421 2025

Awards

• Department of Anatomy was awarded first prize for cleanliness.

• Dr. Mehera Bhoir –

  Savitribai Phule award (2021)

  Best Teacher Award on the occasion of teacher’s day (2022)

  Best paper award at MAHACON 2025

• Dr. Swapna Chavan –

  2nd prize in paper presentation at Staff Research and Welfare Society (2024)

• Dr. Nilofer Mulla - Best paper award at MAHACON 2025

• Dr. Diksha Gupta - Best paper award at MAHACON 2026