Department of General surgery is a full fledged department with seven units functioning all seven days a week providing round the clock service. The faculty in the department, apart from routine general surgical work, regularly perform basic & advanced Laparoscopic work. Ours is the First teaching hospital in Tamilnadu to provide laparoscopic surgery. We have also developed special interest in advanced care in the following areas:

1. Minimally invasive surgery
   
   
2. Breast surgery
   
   
3. Upper GI surgery
   
   
4. Hepato-biliary surgery
   
   
5. Colo-rectal surgery
   
   
6. Endocrine surgery
   
   
7. Head and Neck surgery
   
   
8. Bariatric Surgery