Since 2009, the center has been providing highly specialized medical assistance to the population (hip and knee joint endoprosthetics). To date, more than 10,000 endoprosthetic surgeries have been performed. The Pediatric Traumatology and Orthopedics Department specializes in treating musculoskeletal injuries and congenital orthopedic pathologies in children. The department has introduced and actively uses osteosynthesis of long tubular bones with elastic titanium nails, and it also conducts surgical treatment of congenital hip dislocation with pelvic osteotomy and acetabuloplasty. The Burn Injury Department treats patients with both acute thermal injuries and subsequent reconstructive surgeries. In 2012, to improve the clinical work of the department staff, the university installed an arthroscopic system from Karl Storz. Arthroscopic plastic surgery of the anterior cruciate ligament has been implemented and widely used. Shoulder joint arthroscopy is performed. The department addresses the issues of revision endoprosthetics.

The department has a Student Scientific Society (SNO). Every year, students participate with reports and publish the results of scientific research at international conferences. Training of residents and doctoral candidates is also conducted.

• The Department of Traumatology was established in 1958. The organizer and first head of the Department of Traumatology, Orthopedics, and Emergency Surgery until 1987 was Dr. H.Zh. Makazhanov.
• Khafiz Zhanabayevich Makazhanov was a prominent Soviet and Kazakh traumatologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, and a participant in the Great Patriotic War. In 1958, he organized the Department of Traumatology, Orthopedics, and Emergency Surgery at Karaganda State Medical Institute and was its head until 1987. He served as the chief surgeon of the Karaganda Regional Health Department from 1949 to 1970 and was one of the organizers of the orthopedic-traumatological service in the republic.
• From 1988 to 1999, the department was headed by Dr. K.S. Sadyrbaev. Karibay Sadyrbaevich Sadyrbaev was an assistant at the department and, since 1965, a professor. He is the author of 120 scientific works, 5 inventions, and 16 rationalization proposals. He authored two textbooks and 10 educational-methodical recommendations.
• From 1999 to 2018, the department was headed by Dr. T.M. Abiev. Tuyak Momynovich Abiev worked as an assistant at the department since 1976 and became an associate professor in 1991. He is the author of more than 60 published works, 3 inventions, and 7 rationalization proposals.

The "Faculty Surgery" department actively operates in three directions: educational-methodical training of 4th and 5th-year students and preparation of intern doctors and residents; scientific research activities – scientific projects in collaboration with the Department of Microbiology; clinical work – involvement of assistants in the therapeutic process at the clinical bases of OMTS and Hospital No. 1.

In scientific work, the department collaborates with the Petrovsky Institute of Surgery in Moscow and the First Moscow State Medical University named after Sechenov.

The teaching staff consists of 10 employees, including 1 office manager. Staff with academic degrees account for 60%, including one master's degree in medicine.

Department staff participate in congresses, plenums, conferences, and symposia. Dr. K.T. Shakeev, Doctor of Medical Sciences, is the head of the society of surgeons in the Karaganda region, which is part of the Kazakhstan Society of Surgeons.

• The Department of Faculty Surgery was founded in 1951. The first head was Professor A.I. Saenko. Dr. P.P. Khokhlov served as the head of the department from September 1952 to November 1953 – a prominent scientist, educator, remarkable surgeon, and participant in the Great Patriotic War. He was the first in the USSR (in 1952) to propose creating and applying transplants from the parietal peritoneum of cattle, preserved in a chloramine solution, in surgical practice. This plastic material subsequently gained wide application in various fields of surgery. Under the leadership of Dr. P.P. Khokhlov, more than 10 candidate dissertations were defended.
• From 1953 to 1962, the department was headed by D.L. Tsirlin, a student of Academician S.I. Spasokukotsky, Doctor of Medical Sciences. A prominent scientist, she contributed significantly to strengthening the clinical base and growing scientific personnel. Her research focused on the treatment of purulent lung diseases, burns, and wounds. During her tenure at the department, 4 candidate dissertations were defended under her supervision.
• The department was one of the first in the institute to organize a surgical student scientific circle. Active participants in the SNO included E.S. Kuzhugeyev, future candidate of medical sciences and head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery; M.S. Stepnitskaya, a health care worker and head of the ENT department at the Zhambyl Regional Hospital; K.M. Slyvnykh, candidate of medical sciences and head of the medical unit of the Karaganda Metallurgical Plant; R. Ryspekov, a surgeon at the Shet District Hospital; A. Em, candidate of medical sciences, associate professor; N.V. Mun and O.M. Madykenov, Doctors of Medical Sciences, professors, and heads of departments.
• From 1962 to 1971, the Department of General Surgery was headed by candidate of medical sciences, associate professor, and participant in the Great Patriotic War Y.M. Litvak, who focused on the surgical treatment of portal hypertension. Y.M. Litvak prepared 2 candidates of medical sciences and Dr. O.M. Madykenov.
• In 1971, O.M. Madykenov was elected head of the department, being one of the first graduates of the institute’s first cohort and, at that time, a candidate of medical sciences and associate professor. The clinical base of the department grew and expanded, increasing from 50 to 200 beds, and the number of students in the department increased from 91 to 900-1000. The teaching staff grew from 3 to 25 people. The vast majority of them were already graduates of our institute (Madykenov O.M., Abzaliev B.A., Borisov A.I., Smirnov V.N., Karazhigitov M.F., Pushpakov A.P., Samokhin A.Y., Alikov V.B., Nemyunov P., Donchenko V.S., Mitryaev V.S., Ivanov V.M., Ospanov T.O., Baymyshov E.S., Iskakov S.I., Bychkov V.M., Kotlyarov A.V., and many others). Together with them, associate professors worked fruitfully at the department: Legkopudova A.I., Birgin S.H., and assistants: Serditikh L.F., Ablavskaya E.M., Smagulov A.S., Berko D.G., who came from Almaty, Ukraine, and earned great respect in our institute.
• In 1977, the department was named the Department of Faculty Surgery, headed by Dr. O.M. Madykenov, who implemented and introduced modern methods of surgical treatment of patients with acute and chronic pancreatitis, cholecystitis, injuries, and perforations of hollow organs, purulent diseases, and other pathologies of the abdominal cavity, which significantly improved treatment results. Under his leadership, 4 candidates of medical sciences and 3 doctors of medical sciences were prepared.
• In 2005, he defended his doctoral dissertation, and in 2009 he was awarded the title of Professor.
• Since 2010, the department has been headed by Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, and member of the Kazakhstan Society of Surgeons K.T. Shakeev, who works tirelessly to raise the prestige of the department and the quality of training for students.

The main scientific directions currently focus on the development, improvement, and implementation of minimally invasive surgical intervention methods and modern information technologies in clinical practice. Under the guidance of department staff, more than 25 doctoral and 105 candidate dissertations have been completed and defended, with over 1000 scientific works published, including more than 20 monographs. Department staff actively participate in congresses, plenums, conferences, and symposiums.

Meetings of the student scientific society present information on new technologies and methods in surgery and their prospects for practical application. Students become acquainted with new issues of scientific journals and the requirements for writing scientific papers. During the operation of the student scientific society, more than 20 students have become winners and prizewinners of Republican student work competitions.

• The Department of Hospital Surgery was established in 1953 based on two surgical departments of the 1st City Clinical Hospital in Karaganda. The Department of Traumatology, Orthopedics, and Military Field Surgery was created in 1958 based on the OCE and O named after Prof. K.Zh. Makazhanov.
• In 2018, at the initiative of the university administration, both departments were merged.
• The department offers training in the disciplines: "Outpatient Surgery for Adults," "Innovative Technologies in Surgery," "Innovative Technologies in Urology," and "Simulation Course in Hospital Surgery" for the specialty "General Medicine." Training is also conducted in internships, residencies, master's programs, and doctoral studies.
• The clinical base of the department is the largest in the republic, with a total bed capacity of over 400. The main bases are the KGP "Regional Clinical Hospital" and the Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics named after K.Zh. Makazhanov, as well as Multidisciplinary Hospital No. 1.
• In 1984, at the initiative of Professor S.V. Lokhvitsky, a unique Scientific-Educational-Production Association "Surgery" was organized, which truly united the staff of the department and the Regional Clinical Hospital, providing extensive opportunities for providing highly qualified and specialized surgical assistance to the population, teaching, and conducting scientific research. Under Professor S.V. Lokhvitsky, micro-surgical replantations of fingers and limbs and lymphovenous anastomoses for elephantiasis were first performed in the Republic. He trained micro-surgeons. Since 1995, endovideosurgical operations have been performed in the clinic. A number of new original treatment methods for surgical patients have been developed, protected by more than 100 patents in the USSR, the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Russian Federation.
• In 2006, Professor S.V. Lokhvitsky was awarded the title of "Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan," and in 2008, Associate Professor A.B. Bashirov was awarded the title of "Excellence in Health Care of the Republic of Kazakhstan." Professor E.M. Turgunov has been awarded the republican grant twice and named "Best University Teacher" and "Best Surgeon of KSMU," while Professor A.A. Nurbekov was named "Best Surgeon of Karaganda Region," and D.N. Matyushko received the title "Excellence in Health Care" from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2022.
• From 2012 to 2022, Professor E.M. Turgunov served as the head of the department.
• Turgunov E.M. was also the President of the NGO "Surgical Association of Karaganda Region," which was recognized as "Industry Leader" according to the business rating in 2013. In 2023, the department of surgical diseases celebrated its 70th anniversary.

The Faculty of Continuing Professional Development was established on April 1, 2005. From 2006 to 2008, the department was headed by the laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan, "Honored Worker of Kazakhstan," Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor K.Zh. Musulmanbekov, and from 2008 to 2013, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor A.M. Bukenov.

From January 2014 to 2018, the department was headed by Professor N.T. Abatov. The main direction of medical activity: Endovideosurgical treatment in surgery, urology, "Combined treatment of malignant tumors," "Treatment of congenital clubfoot," plastic surgery.

Department Professor: Arinova Gulnara Pasevna, Candidate of Medical Sciences, highest category physician, with 28 years of teaching experience and 32 years of clinical experience.

Research interests: glaucoma.

Research school: postgraduate studies from 1993 to 1997 at the Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov (Almaty). The candidate dissertation was defended in 1997 on the topic "Pathogenetic Foundations of Surgical Stabilization of Visual Functions in Primary Glaucoma," in the specialty - 14.00.08 – eye diseases.

Scientific supervisor: Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor E.K. Mambetov.

Lectures are given in Russian and the state language.

Assistant Professor: Arinova Alma Igenovna, highest category physician, with 11 years of teaching experience and 36 years of clinical experience.

Research interests: pediatric ophthalmology.

Assistant: Kuznetsova Vera Ivanovna, first category physician, with 11 years of teaching experience and 39 years of clinical experience.