Professor Ashok Puranik

      MBBS-1985(Sep 1979-Aug 1984)

      MASTERS IN GEN.SURGERY-(Dec 1988-May1992)

      FELLOWSHIP IN LAPAROSCOPY-2000

      TWO YEARS FELLOWSHIP SURGERY AUSTRALIA (ALFRED-MONASH)   Sep 2003-Aug2005

      ATLS & DSTC QUALIFIED FROM ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AUSTRALIA-2005

      TRAINING ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPY AND BARIATRICS-2014

 

Name:      A K Puranik

Address:    406 Nandanvan Green

                    Near Gulab Nagar

                    Jodhpur 342001

Telephone Home: 00917709075219

Work:  00917709075217

Date of Birth: 06th August 1960

Specialist Register Medical Council of India

No 2801

(Previous)Medical Practitioners Board Victoria, Melbourne Australia Registration no: MPS 358598

 

CURRENT POSITION

(01Sep 2016)

Professor& HOD

General Surgery 7 Trauma

AIIMS Jodhpur

 

Objective

To demonstrate my medical proficiency and ensure the best possible resus and medical care to the patients confined in your esteemed hospital in emergency.  It is my objective to also take on more responsibilities as an emergency director and acute care surgeon by fulfilling the desired vacancy. Perform my duties with utmost care and safety.

Strengths

  1. Long exposure of protocol oriented and ethical  medical care in emergency and trauma bays .resus and acute care surgeries learned abroad during Australia’s tertiary care hospitals  work exposure, adequate skill in performing resus,triage and damage control surgeries
  2. Experience in managing general emergency related to cardiopulmonary and neurological emergencies including all kinds of orthopaedic trauma. Specialised care of paediatric, geriatrics and pregnant patients reporting to emergency.
  3. Prior work in use of vacuum assisted closure of wounds, wound care of diabetic foot including indicated major and minor amputations.
  4. Acute care surgeries including emergency thoracotomy, vascular repair and damage control surgeries especially during emergency situations, application of external fixators, splint and closed reductions.
  5. Expertise in conducting minimally-invasive surgical procedures, includes lap appendicectomy,lap- cholecystectomy, lymph node biopsy, incisional and inguinal hernia surgeries
  6. Ability to perform all kinds of anorectal surgical procedures efficiently including stapled haemorrhoidectomies.
  7. Proficiency in diagnosing conditions that require general surgery
  8. Updated with the newest trends in trauma care, lap surgeries and wound management.

 

Fellow General Surgery and Trauma Surgery, Sep 2003- Aug 2005
Alfred Trauma Centre, Parhran Vic 3141 Melbourne Australia

Responsibilities:

  • Performed several types of emergency general surgeries (wound debridement and wound closure using VAC, exploratory laparotomy splenectomy, bowel resection anastomosis, haemorrhage control and damage control surgeries)
  • Performed minor and outpatient surgical procedures such as cyst excision, breast mass biopsy, chest tube thoracotomy, and tracheostomy insertion
  • Oversaw the clients’ diagnosis, surgery, through recovery
  • Acted as the committee member of the Hospital’s Quality Assurance Program
  • Surgical Audit
  • Emergency & Trauma resus and trauma calls
  • Weekend cover to Emergency & trauma wards and in charge surgeon

General Surgeon (Senior Specialist), May1993- Aug 2003
Various peace and field locations with medical corps India

Responsibilities:

    • In charge Emergency & trauma
    • Performed resus and  primary aid to general patients, general surgeries on patients requiring surgeries
    • Assisted consultants and other medical practitioners with surgical interventions and procedures
    • Diagnosed patients who require acute care, cure and treatment
    • Monitored the therapy and recovery of patients
  • Prepared and presented reports and statistics for the Hospital Administrators and Educators

Specialty Training:-

1986-1988

             REGIMENTAL MEDICAL OFFICERS IN INFANTRY

HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE AND FIELD SURGERY

RESUSCITATION TEAM IN OPERATION IN SHRILANKA

 

Dec19 88-Jan 1992

BASIC SURGICALTRAINING AT ARMED FORCES   COLLEGE AT POONA

ADVAANCED SPECIALIST TRAINING IN SURGERY

AT 800-BEDDED    COMMAND HOSPITAL CALCUTTA (ward work, preop clinic,      outpatients, operation assistance, and surgical audit)

 

Sep 2003 – Aug 2005

Trauma Fellow in Department of Trauma Surgery

At Alfred Hospital Melbourne, Monash University

Dr T.Kossmann

Dr Chris Atkins

Dr Jasson Winnett

Dr J.Rosenfeld

Dr Fitzgerald

Dr. Michael Rowland

The Alfred's Department of Trauma Surgery is one of the major Victorian trauma service providers, treating approximately half of all Victorian trauma cases. The Department of Trauma Surgery is the largest and most active Trauma Service in Australasia. It receives the greatest number of trauma cases of any hospital in Australasia and has developed a strong leadership in this area. Almost 2400 trauma patients are admitted annually, with over 800 of these patients classed as major trauma.

The Trauma Centre facility, includes: Onsite integrated helipad capable of receiving four helicopters, Four major trauma resuscitation / theatre bays with overhead imaging, Trauma ward, 32 bed ICU with 10 designated trauma beds with full bedside monitoring, Hyperbaric service and state burns unit.

During the two years I have spent at Alfred, I have rotated to all of the trauma and general surgery consultants.   Typically I was looking after 40 trauma inpatients. I use to attend two or three outpatient clinics and three operatives sessions each week. Attended call duties are on alternate days. Clinical rotation to neurosurgery, vascular and cardiothoracic and general surgery for duration of 6 weeks to each department was also done.08 weeks of training in surgical intensive care were also rotated.

Board Certification:

  Medical Education: Ravi Shankar University India (CG)

  Medical Qualifications:                 MBBS. Aug 1985

Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College Raipur (CG) India, Ravi Shankar University

MS General Surgery     May 1992

Armed Forces Medical College Pune (MR) India

Poona (Pune) University

TRAINING LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SURGERY, SGRH, NEW-DELHI 2000

Fellowship in Surgery & Trauma care Sep2003-Aug 2005

Alfred Hospital, Monash University

Melbourne AUSTRALIA

Special Interests:

  1. Vacuum assisted closure of wounds
  2.  Damage control surgery and abdominal compartment syndrome.
  3. Angiographic embolization of solid organ injuries and bleeding sites.
  4. Decompressive craniotomies
  5. Complex pelvic injuries
  6. Spinal injuries
  7. DVT prophylaxis including vena cava filters.
  8. Thoracotomies and VATS
  9. Laparoendoscopic surgeries in trauma.
  10. Breast & Endocrinal Surgeries
  11. Advanced laparoscopy & Bariatric surgery-GS
  12. Medical Procurement
  13. Medicolegal reports and hospital bulletins
  14. University & DNB postgraduate examiner

 

Publications/Research Topics:

Books-

Trauma Management-AFMC publication 2012, Chapter on Retroperitoneal Injuries

Field Trauma CHNC PUBLICATION 2010 Principles of ATLS

Text Book of Emergency & Trauma Care, 2017, Edited by Devenddra Richaria

-Chapters on Abdominal Trauma

Chapter on Intestinal Obstruction

Surgical Emergencies in Obstetrics’ 2014 AFMC Publication

Referred Journal Articles-

Bile Peritonitis Following Surgery for Biliary Stones JARBS. 2013; 5(2): 199-204

Refereed Conferences papers and articles

Minimally Invasive Surgery Week: MIS13 Scientific Abstracts Cost Analysis of Approaches for Cholecystectomy

Wandering spleen: a surgical enigma, Oxford University Press and Digestive Science Publishing Co. Limited June 2015

Case Report-Thoracoscopic oesophagostomy for end-stage achalasia

JMAS_222_17R2 Vaibhav Kumar Varshney, Subhash Chandra Soni, Manju Kumari, Pawan Kumar Garg1, Ashok Puranik

I conducted a research project about missile injuries abdomen on cases of war casualties of Military operation In Srilanka.where I was involved as medical officer in resuscitation team, before that I worked as regimental medical officer in high altitude area and dealt with high altitude medicine. Thesis missile injuries abdomen 1992 Pune university project(Supervisor Dr Brig S V Soman)

Solid organ injuries poster presentation Alfred hospital Nov 03

 

Previous Appointments:

Mar 1986- Nov 1988

             REGIMENTAL MEDICAL OFFICERS IN INFANTRY

HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE AND FIELD SURGERY

RESUSCITATION TEAM IN OPERATION IN SHRILANKA

Dec 88-Nov 90

BASIC SURGICALTRAINING AT ARMED FORCES   COLLEGE AT POONA

ADVAANCED SPECIALIST TRAINING IN SURGERY

Dec 1991- Jan 1992

AT 800-BEDDED    COMMAND HOSPITAL CALCUTTA (ward work, preop clinic, outpatients, operation assistance, and surgical audit)

MAY1992

MASTERS IN GENERAL SURGERY EXAMINATION, MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA IN UNIVERSITY OF PUNE

 

MAY 1992- Aug 1994

EXTENDED SURGICAL TRAINING IN THE HOSPITAL FOR VICTIMS OF   JUNGLE WARFARE AND INSURGENCY (GSW AND BLAST INJURIES)

Sep 1994- Apr 1998

PRIMARY SPECIALIST SURGICAL DIVISION& EMERGENCY, 200-BEDDED HOSPITAL SAUGOR AS CLASSIFIED SPECIALIST IN GENERAL SURGERY

 

May 1998- Sep 2001

CLASSIFIED SPECIALISTS IN 700-BEDDED TEACHING HOSPITAL, NORTHERN INDIA (TREATED KARGIL WAR CASUALITIES)

       TREATED MASS CASUALITIES OF BLAST INJURY

 

Oct 2001- Aug 2003

CLASSIFIED SURGICAL SPECIALIST ARMED FORCES CLINIC NEW-DELHI

Sep 2003-  Aug 2005

TRAUMA FELLOW AT ALFRED TRAUMA

 

Sep 2005- Mar 2009 SPECIALIST ACUTE CARE SURGERY & TRAUMA

700 bedded Military Hospital Jalandhar Punjab

Apr 2009-Aug 2011 SPECIALIST ACUTE CARE SURGERY & TRAUMA

900 bedded Northern Command Hospital

21 Jul 2011-30Aug 2016

Classified Specialist Acute care Surgery & Trauma

Academic Surgeon/Professor Surgery MUHS

Armed Forces Medical College & HospitalPune-411040]]

 

Non Academic achievements:

SURGERY ON WHEELS-LONGEST AMBULANCE TRAIN JOURNEY CERTIFICATE OF GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORD

MANAGED 65 MASS CASUALITIES OF BOMB BLAST IN A TRAIN

LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SURGERY

TRAINING ON STAPLERS

TUBECTOMIES IN FAMILY PLANNINING AND WELFARE PROGRAMMES

              FEATURED IN CHANNEL 7-ALFRED EMERGENCY

Society Memberships:

  • Bhopal Medical Society since 1985
  • Delhi Medical Society since 2003
  • Member of armed forces medical  1984
  • Indian Board of Surgery since 1992
  • Indian Board Of Surgery1992
  • ITACCS

 

Awards & Recognition:

GOC In C Awards:- Outstanding Clinical/Scientific Achievement for Trauma Surgery at Kashmir on Successful emergency thoracotomy, vascular and limb sparing surgeries

Guinness Book of World Records-longest running Ambulance train Surgery on Wheels.

Medals from Forces for High Altitude and General Services.

 

Hobbies: Golf, poetry, Philosophy