Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

History:

The Forensic medicine and toxicology department has been in existence since the very inception of this college. The subject initially in the name of 'MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE' was initiated at this college for training students of II MBBS.

Not much stress was laid on this subject but some interested teachers mostly taught it. The medicolegal work mostly academic, was undertaken by the pathologists: Dr. A.K.Turner, honorary Dr. J.P.Modi (Father of Forensic Medicine), Dr. C.K.Parikh, Dr. Sudhakar Sane, Dr. Pritam Phatnani.

Administration: Capt. R.E.Dochanji (AD) then his successor Dr. V.V.Jadhav, Dr. C.K.Deshpande (Dean & Head of Forensic Medicine) & Dr. Mrs Satoskar (AD)

Retired teaching staff: late Dr. C.A. Franklin. All of who are the corner stone of this department. Thus the teaching was nominal. However it must be stated that many eminent persons have been associated with this department even these days as mentioned above.

In August 1970 Dr. Tembe (Pathologist) was appointed full time lecturer and promoted in 1975 as an associate professor and Head of dept. (the position, which he held until he voluntarily retired in Dec 1985). After his retirement in the year 1986, Dr. C.A.Franklin, retired Head of dept. of forensic medicine at Grant Medical College & Police Surgeon of mumbai chaired the dept. on a contract basis. Special mention must be made of Professor Tembe for his determination and hard work from his first employment as a laboratory attendant in this institute to Assoc. Prof head of dept of forensic medicine and first Vice Principal of Krishna medical college Karad.

In the earlier days the department made its humble beginning by occupying the part of the passage on first floor of the college, which connects the library building.

Dr.(Mrs) PM Pai the then Dean, with her kind courtesy allotted departmental grant and extra space because of which this department has the present look which now has a Museum, seminar room, models which are one of its kind, rare collection of poisons, weapons etc.

On April 15th 1995 first time in the history of Mumbai Municipal Corporation colleges, Dr.Rajeev Sahankarrao Chaudhari was selected & appointed by the MPSC as full time qualified [MD (forensic medicine& toxicology) & DFM] Professor in the Forensic medicine & toxicology department and he took over as a Head of the Department with Dr WF Vaz as a Lecturer (senior) and other seven lecturers.