Introduce

1.Name of department: Department of  Upper Extremities Surgery and Sports Medecine

2. Contact:

Address: 3 rd floor – B3 building

Clinic No.: 133 – C2 building

On-demand Clinic No.: 16 - C2 building

Tel: (024)38.253.531/ (024)38.253.535 (ext - 460)

3. Development history:

Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery I Department (now called Department of  Upper Limb Surgery and Sports Medecine) formerly known as Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery I, which was established in 1954, spent nearly 70 years of forming, growing and developing with the hospital.

Department is one of the key faculties in specialty as well as patient care. With a team of more than 50 staff including Professors, PhD, Doctors, Nurses and skilled staff, dedicated to patients, Department has continued to excel in the tradition of treatment, training and scientific research from previous generations. Every year, Department implements many advanced technologies and techniques to surgery and treatment for patients such as hip replacement, knee joint, shoulder joint, elbow joint, finger joint, knee arthroscopy, shoulder joint , ankle joint, light-up display join combination, combined with locking screw bones, minimally invasive surgery, trauma surgery and sports medicine ..., training for many generations of resident doctors, 1 st degree specialist, 2 nd degree specialist, graduate students and doctoral students ... Along with that, scientific research, directing, international cooperation is also very developed.

 

4. Missions:

4.1. Medical examination and treatment: medical examination, inpatient treatment and intensive surgery for patients suffering from trauma and orthopedic diseases, especially Joint Replacement Surgery, Joint Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine.

4.2. Training: basic and specialized theory and practice on orthopedic surgery for medical students, nurses, specialist doctors, resident doctors, graduate students, doctoral students, foreign students ...

4.3. Scientific research: Organize and participate in scientific research projects at the State, ministerial and hospital levels.

4.4. Directing health activities: training and transferring technology to orthopedic surgery for all levels.

4.5. International cooperation: cooperating with professors and doctors of developed medical countries such as US, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Australia, Japan ... to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment for patients.

4.6. Economic management: Strengthening medical services, high-quality care, management of hospital fees.

4.7. Preventive medicine: training and instructing staff as well as patients and relatives on treatment regimen, how to prevent infectious diseases.

 

5. Personnel:

          5.1. Incumbent leaders:

           Head of department: Ass. Prof. Nguyen Manh Khanh – MD, PhD (also Vice president of Orthopedic and Trauma Institute – President of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgical Department, Vietnam National University – Medical School).

           Deputy Head of department: Mr. Luu Danh Huy – MD, MSc, Mr. Phan Ba Hai – MD, MSc.

           Head nurse: Mrs. Bui Thi Kim Nhung, MA.

5.2. Predecessor leaders:

       Prof. Dang Kim Chau – MD, PhD; Ass. Prof. Nguyen Trung Sinh – MD, PhD, Ass. Prof. Ngo Van Toan – MD, PhD.

5.3. Number of employees:

        12 Doctors: 01 Ass. Prof, 01 PhD, 01^st  2^nd degree specialist, 07 Masters, 02 Doctors.

      34 Nurses: 01 Master, 05 Bachelor, 05 College and 23 Intermediate.

6. Achievements:

-           3^rd class Labor Medal in 2017.

-           Merit from Prime Minister in 2012.

-           Merits from Minister of MOH: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019.

Excellent collective consecutively: 2005 to 2019.

Department successfully completed the assigned tasks, pioneering the application of new scientific and technological achievements in medicine to treatment.

Take charge and participate in many scientific research projects at State, ministerial and at hospital levels.

For international cooperation: Department is a leading unit in international cooperation, every year, many foreign expert groups including professors and leading doctors from other countries come to exchange expertise, cooperate, help department such as: USA, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Germany, Australia, Japan ...

7. Development orientation:

- Continuing to develop in-depth specialties: Joint replacement, arthroscopy, sports medicine, trauma, orthopedic, ankle surgery ... According to the development orientation of hospital, in the near future will separate and specialize into Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine, Upper Extremities Surgery and Microsurgery.

 - Applying the world’s newest navigation, robots and techniques, equipment, and materials in joint replacement surgery.

- Developing the world’s most advanced endoscopy and techniques in arthroscopy.

-  Improving the quality of treatment and comprehensive service for patients.

-  Improving the quality of training in departments.

- Actively exchange and learn from domestic and international experts.