Is a certified Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeon in Nagpur and has experience of more than 15 years.

His field of interest is Reconstructive surgery, Microvascular surgery and cosmetic surgery and has performed numerous microvascular free flaps for onco-reconstruction and complex post traumatic defects, rhinoplasty, facial and body aesthetic procedures. He has co-authored several articles and publications and has presented papers in various national conferences.

Experience:

1. Working as Consultant Plastic, Cosmetic and Microvascular Surgeon in Nagpur since 2006
2. Senior Resident, Department of Burns, Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. From May 2001 to July 2002
3. Ch. Plastic Surgery (Senior Resident, 2002 - 2005), Medical College, Baroda
4. Specialist Senior Registrar in Plastic and Reconstructive Services, Tata Memorial hospital, Mumbai, from Sept 2005 to Feb 2006.

Professional Qualifications:

1. M.Ch. Plastic Surgery (June 2005). Medical College, Baroda, Gujarat. M.S. University, Baroda.
2. D.N.B. General Surgery (May 2001). National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.
3. M.S. General Surgery (Dec 1999). Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur. Nagpur University.
4. M.B.B.S. (Jan 1996) Govt Medical College, Nagpur. Nagpur University.

Speciality:

1. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2. Cosmetic Surgery
3. Microvascular Surgery

Publications and Research Work:

1. Free flaps in Reconstruction of Head and Neck Burns: published in Indian Journal of Burns, December 2004, volume 12, issue 01, page 38-41.
2. Reconstruction of Nasal Defects, our three years experience: published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngologyand Head and Neck Surgery Vol 58, No. 1, Jan – March 2006, page 51 – 56.
3. Scalp actinomycosis presenting as soft tissue tumour: A case report with literature review: published in International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 16(2015) 99 – 101
4. Distally based split vastus lateralis myocutaneous flap for reconstruction of post electrical injury defects around knee joint: published inInternational Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 2016 Nov;4(11),4701-4704
5. Role of large transverse fasciocutaneous cross leg flap (whole leg flap) in lower extremity salvage: published inInternational Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 2017 May;5(5),1760-1764
6. Gynecomastia : our surgical experience using liposuction and minimal invasive surgical excision and its psychological benefits to young patients: published in International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 2017 Dec;5(12),5424-5431

Presentations, Conference and Workshops:

1. 'Cleft lip and palate: The whole in one repair' in Best Paper Competition section at the Annual Conference of Association of Plastic Surgeons, India. APSICON 2003, Ooty.
2. 'Organisation of Plastic Surgery Megaworkshops in Society' – short paper section, at the Annual Conference of Association of Plastic Surgeons, India. APSICON 2004, Jaipur.
3. 'Bilateral latissimus dorsi myocutaneous rotation flaps for coverage of Spine Defects'– poster section, at Annual Conference of Association of Plastic Surgeons, India. APSICON 2004, Jaipur.
4. 'Distally based Vastus Latralis myocutaneous flap for extensive soft tissue defects around Knee' – Free paper in APSICON 2016 at Delhi.
5. India International Society of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgeons course 2004 (ISAPS international instructional course on technologies in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Body Sculpturing and Facial Rejuvenation) Jaipur, Rajasthan in November 2004.
6. Participated in Operative Workshop onMicrosurgery organized by Baroda Association of Plastic Surgeons, in February 2004.
7. Attended workshop on “Aesthetic Surgery – How to Do” organized by Dept of Plastic Surgery, L. G. Hospital, Ahmedabad in March 2004.
8. Oxford International Wound Healing Symposium at Baroda, on 15^th February 2004.
9. Participated in 'Operative workshop on Hand Surgery' organized by Baroda Association of Plastic Surgeons, in February 2005.
10. Attended CME on Multimodality Head & Neck Cancer Care in the New Millennium, organized by Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai and MD Anderson Cancer Center USA , in December 2005.
11. Attended 'Twin workshop - Microvascular Surgery and Cleft Surgery' at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, in June 2007.
12. 42^nd Annual Conference of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. APSICON 2007,
13. Attended CME on Recent Advances in Craniofacial Surgery, organized by CIIMS, Nagpur in January 2009.
14. Attended CME on Unfavourable Results in Plastic Surgery, organized by Baroda Association Of Plastic Surgeons, at Vadodara in December 2010.
15. Attended MAPSICON 2011, 6^th Biennial Conference of Maharashtra State Chapter of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, held in February 2011, Akola.
16. 47^th Annual Conference of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. APSICON 2012,
17. Attended 12^th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial anamolies ‘ INDOCLEFTCON 2013’, in January 2013, Nagpur.
18. Attended APSICON 2005 & Ethicon PG Instructional course in Facial Plastic Surgery- Reconstructive aspects, conducted by Dept of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, NKPSIMS and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur in August 2013.
19. Attended Symposium on Burnsconducted by Academy of Medical Sciences, Nagpur in September 2013.
20. Attended IFSSH – South Asian Regional Course in Hand Surgery held at Coimbatore in July 2015.