Department of Microbiology

The Gopal Reddy the then Chief Minister opened the Achanta Rukminamma Memorial buildings of our college on 19-09-1955. The Department of Bacteriology along with the other departments are housed in this building. 150 students at the end of 12 months as part-I  after passing I MBBS Examination and part-II consisting of Forensic Medicine and Pathology including Bacteriology were taken at the end of 2 years after passing I(MBBS examination.

            The post graduate degree course MD (Branch II – (a)] pathology including bacteiology. Was started inb the year 1959 along with the other post graduate courses. The present vice Chancellor of University of health Sciences Dr. C.s. Bhaskaran (B.C. Roy Award Winner ) and Ex. Vice Chancelor of padmavathi Mahila University Dr. K. Rajya Lakshmi Were the first two post graduate students who success fully passed in the year 1961 from the department of Bacteriology, Guntur Medical college Guntur. In the beginning, the college was affiliated to Andhra University.

            Subsequently the Departfment of Bacteriology was separated from the Department of Pathology and was made as a separate subject and renamed as Microbiology. For The students of I & II clinical year, Microbiology was taught for a period of 1 ½ years. At present the examination in Microbiology is being held  along with Pharmacology as II M.B.B.s. part- I During 1978, the college was affiliated to Nagarjuna university and as such the derees were awarded by the Nagarjuna University. The MD (Microbiology ) was also separated from pathology and the degree of MD (Microbilogy ) branch II-(a) is being awarded after completion of course at the end of 3 years. As on date 25post graduate students were awarded MD degree from this department. Out of them some are working as Microbiologists abroad, some are working as Professors in other states and some are working as Professors in our state. Present  Professor & Head of the Dep[artment Dr. K. Vara Prasad Rao was a student of this college.

            In addition to training MBBS, DCP and MD students, other ancillary courses like sanitary inspectors and lab Technician training was also imparted in this department. In the year 1986 the college has been affiliated to University of health Sciences, as such MBBS and MD degree are being awarded by University of Health Sciences.

            The Department also undertakes diagnostic investigative work of the specimens received from the attached teaching hospitals (GGH & IDH) which is having a bed strength of 1200. The Microbilogical investigations Undertaken include Cultures of urine, exudate, blood, anaerobic, tuberculosis and fungus. The serological investigations undertaken in this department are VDRL test, Widal test, Weil Felix, Brucella agglufinatuion test, BHs Ag, RF, CRP, ASOT and Coombs test. On an average, about 10,000 specimens are processed annually in this department.

List of Successive Professors and heads of the Department of Microbiology:

1.         Dr. N. Uma Maheswara Rao Ph.D                                -            1954-55

2.         Dr. B. Rama Narayana Murthy M.Sc. D. Bact            -            1955-63

3.         Dr. K. Rajya Lakshmi M.D.                                         -            1963-64

4.         Dr. D. Thirumala Rao M.D.                                         -            1964

5.         Dr. K. Subramanyam M.D.                                         -            1964-68

6.         Dr. E. Annapurna M.D.                                         -            1968 July-68Dec

7.         Dr. D. Thirumala Rao M.D.                                         -            1968Dec-77Nov.

8.         Dr. E. Annapurna M.d.                                         -            1977Nov-85 Sept.

9.         Dr. P.A. Jayakar M.D.                                                     -            1985Mar-86 Dec.

10        Dr. K. Vara Prasaad Rao M.D.                                 -            1986Aug-86 Dec.

11        Dr. B. Raja Rao M.D – 1986 Dec-88Oct            PROFESSORS

12        Dr. K. Vara Prasad Rao- 1988 Oct                        Dr. Suguna Hemachander 1989-90

                                                                                    Dr. Indira Bala Mani 1990-92

                                                                                    Dr. D. Joga Lakshmi 1996