Dr.U Tin is regarded as the first fulltime anaesthetist of the Yangon General Hospital. He worked up to 1963 and was succeeded by Professor Dr.J.Chari who started the ‘first’ postgraduate course of the university, Diploma in Anaesthesia (DA) in 1964. Professor Dr. Thein Thein Khaing initiated the Master in Anaesthesiology course, M.Med Sc (Anaesthesiology) in 1992 and Professor Dr. Tin Myint organized the Doctorate Course, Dr.Med.Sc (Anaesthesiology) in 2001.
| No | Name | Graduate | From – To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. U Tin | LMP, LRCS, MRCP, DA, DTM&H, FFARCS (UK), FICS | ( up to 1963 ) |
| 2 | Professor Dr.J.Chari | MBBS, DA, FFARCS (UK) | (1963-1969) |
| 3 | Professor Dr. Win Maung | MBBS, DA, FFARCS (UK) | (1969-1989) |
| 4 | Professor Dr. Tin Tun | MBBS, DA, FFARCSI | (1989-1992) |
| 5 | Professor Dr. Thein Thein Khaing | MBBS, DA, FFARCS (UK) | (1992-2000) |
| 6 | Professor Dr. Tin Myint | MBBS, DA, MMedSc, DrMedSc, FCCP, FCCM | (2000-2011) |
| 7 | Professor Dr. Han Htay | MBBS, DA, M.Med Sc, Dr.Med Sc, Dip Med Ed | (2011-2012) |
| 8 | Professor Dr. Kyi Kyi Sann | MBBS, DA, M.Med Sc, Dr.Med Sc, Dip Med Ed | (2012-2015) |
| 9 | Professor Dr Mu Mu Naing | MBBS, M.Med Sc, Dr.Med Sc, Dip Med Ed | (2016- to date) |