Qualifications

M.B.B.S.; M.S. General Surgery; D.N.B. General Surgery; M.R.C.S. Surgery

Professional Registrations

• G.M.C. (General Medical Council, London) – G.M.C. Ref No 6119110
• M.M.C. (Maharashtra Medical Council), Mumbai, India. Reg No 89047

Presentations and Publications

• Presentation of papers of interest in the Journal Club of Singleton Hospital, Swansea
• Risks associated with misplaced nasogastric feeding tubes – A patient safety alert –Mater Hospital, Apr 2005
• Video presentation of Laparoscopic Resection of Liver with Cholecystectomy for carcinoma of the Gall Bladder – Poona Surgical Society in Nov 2003
• Massive GIST of Stomach mimicking a Uterine Leiomyoma. – Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Jan – Jun 2012.

Clinical Appointments –

Advanced Surgical Oncology Training & Experience in UK.

• James Paget Healthcare NHS Trust, UK : Clinical Fellow – Colorectal Surgery : 08/02/2006 – 01/08/2006
• Singleton Hospital, UK : Senior House Officer – Breast Surgery : 03/08/2005 – 07/02/2006
  Mater Hospital Trust, UK : Senior House Officer –
• Hepatobiliary Surgery : 07/02/2005 – 02/08/2005
  Mater Hospital Trust, UK : Clinical Fellow in Endocrine & Hepatobiliary Surgery : 05/01/2005 – 01/02/2005
• Antrim Area Hospital, UK : Clinical Fellow in Endocrine & Hepatobiliary Surgery : 18/10/2004 – 17/12/2004

Professional Experience

• Surgical Oncology – Experience of 18 years in this superspecialty.
• Head & neck malignancies – Selective & radical neck dissections with composite (Commando) resections of oral cancers (including flap reconstructions), salivary gland tumors.
• GI & Colorectal malignancies –Partial/Total Gastrectomy, Hemi/Total Colectomy, High/Low anterior resection & Abdominoperineal resection.
  Breast & Endocrine malignancies – Breast conservative surgery (BCS), Mastectomy (MRM), Axillary clearance, Wire localised tumor excision, Total duct excision, Total thyroidectomy, Parathyroidectomy & Adrenalectomy.
• Urological malignancies – Radical nephroureterectomy, Radical cystectomy (with urinary diversion), Radical prostatectomy, Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular tumors, Total & partial penectomy.
• Gynaecological malignancies – Wertheim hysterectomy, Ovarian malignancies and endometrial carcinoma (TAH + BSO + Omentectomy), Pelvic exenteration.
• Skin & Soft Tissue Sarcomas – Conservative & Radical excision of skin related BCC, SCC, Melanoma and soft tissue sarcoma including limb amputation/salvage.
  Experience of planning & administration of Chemotherapy for all the above cancers in Neo-adjuvant & Adjuvant settings.
  Areas of special focus : Indian Oral Cancer, Breast cancer, Thyroid cancer, Chemotherapy.

Research Experience

• Role of mammography in diagnosis of breast diseases and its clinical and histopathological correlation – A prospective study of 100 cases over 2 years at K.E.M. Hospital, India
• Clinical Trials Experience: Investigator in a double blind controlled clinical trial evaluating the role of Tadalafil in male erectile dysfunction in Sassoon General Hospital, India

Academic / Teaching Experience

• PROGRAM DIRECTOR of MUHS Fellowship in Head & Neck Cancer Surgery
• ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR in Surgery (recognised by MCI & MUHS)