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Government Medical College & Hospital, Akola

शासकीय वैद्यकीय महाविद्यालय व रुग्णालय, अकोला
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Pre-Clinical Departments

Department of Pulmonary Medicine

HOD

Dr. D.H. Bhise

Professor and HOD

Introduction
  1. Department of Pulmonary Medicine come into existence in 2008. This Department undertake UG and PG teaching programme, patient care 24 x 7 for patient of Akola and surrounding district. Department is fulfilled with Faculties (Professor, Asso. Prof, Asst. Prof, SRs & PG students (JRs). Department has a 50-bed Pulmonary Medicine ward. Out of it 25 beds for non-TB pulmonary diseases ward and 25 beds for Tuberculosis ward. Care is offered to patients suffering from various respiratory ailments such as Asthma, COPD, Pneumonia, ARDS, Pleural disorders , Tuberculosis, Occupational lung diseases and lung cancers.
  2. Department of Pulmonary Medicine serves as Nodal DR TB centre in Western Vidarbha region since 2008. Department deal with complex MDR-TB and XDR-TB cases and all severe form of tuberculosis cases which are managed in accordance with PMDT guidelines which are referred from 5 districts and other areas of around Akola. Centre is equipped with all diagnostic and management facilities for all forms of tuberculosis.

Department is also catering interventional pulmonology services such as bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy.

Department conduct regular clinical research & trials to share knowledge, identify best practices and fill the knowledge gaps.

Department also runs specialty clinics (such as asthma clinics, COPD clinics, ILD clinics and smoking cessation clinics).

Department is actively involved in running NTEP programme to make TB free India in coherence with Government of India goal of TB elimination by 2025.

VISION
  • To make department as best teaching department in providing academic knowledge.
  • To establish state of art IRCU services for critical respiratory patients.
  • To establish state of art Sleep lab (Polysomnography lab).
  • To strengthen interventional pulmonology services such as EBUS, Cryo and navigation bronchoscopy.
  • To establish state of art Pulmonary function test lab.

Organisation / Faculty ( Teaching )

Sr.No. Name Educational Qualification Post / Designation Registration Number Renewal Date Recent Photo
1 Dr D.H.Bhise MD Pulmonary Medicine Professor & Head 2004/09/3274 17/02/2022
2 Dr. Gopalsing Solanke MD Pulmonary Medicine Associate Professor 2008/01/0085 04/01/2023
3 Dr. Piyush Gupta MD Pulmonary Medicine Assistant Professor 2011/05/1579 22/10/2021
4 Dr.Omprakash Jalamkar MD Pulmonary Medicine Assistant Professor 2011/09/3055 25/10/2021
5 Dr. Akshay Chavan MD Pulmonary Medicine Senior Resident 2020/05/3896 15/05/2020
6 Dr.Amit Aroon Kalne MBBS, DTCD, DNB Pulmonary Medicine Senior Resident 2020/01/0032 02/01/2020
7 Dr. Ajinkya Dhawale MBBS,TDD Pulmonary Medicine Junior Resident 2017/09/4635 28/09/2022
8 Dr Renuka Kabbur MBBS Junior Resident 132320(karnataka medical counsil) 17/09/2024
9 Dr. Parul Gupta MBBS Junior Resident MP-29086(Madhya Pradesh medical council ) -
10 Dr.Nishigandha Sanjay Gore MBBS Junior Resident 2020/06/4485 13/06/2025
11 Dr. Rahul Mahadev Kshirsagar MBBS Junior Resident 2021/04/2421 09/04/2026
12 Dr. Reema Kumari MBBS Junior Resident 2021/05/5063 18/05/2026
13 Dr. Garima Singh MBBS Junior Resident MP-29735 -
14 Dr. Rahul Waghmare MBBS Junior Resident 2021/03/1927 28/03/2026
15 Dr. Suraj Chaudhari MBBS Junior Resident 2021/05/4918 14/05/2026
16 Dr. Nalband Mohammad Jahid Abdul Ajij MBBS Junior Resident 2021/04/2686 19/04/2026

Organisation / Faculty ( Non-Teaching )

Sr.No. Name Post / Designation


Research Papers published by department of Pulmonary Medicine
Sr.No. Title of Article Month and year of publication Journal National or International Authors
1 Association of bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis with IgE mediated allergy to common food allergens April 2016 International Journal of Medical Research and Review International Dr. Parag Sharma , Dr. Piyush Gupta
2 Nature of Disordered Sleep in Patients with Moderate to Very Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease May 2019 International Journal of Scientific Study International Piyush P Gupta, Amol B Fuladi
3 Challenges in the Diagnosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: Role of Gene Xpert Mycobacterium Tuberculosis/Rifampicin Assay October 2017 International Journal of Scientific Study International Amol.B.Fuladi , Piyush P Gupta
4 Differential Patterns of Cough and Sputum in patients with Asthma and COPD in Tertiary Care Hospital of Central India 2022 International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 2022 International Parag Sharma, Piyush Gupta,Prerna Sharma, Nishant Shrivastava
5 Assessment of non - tuberculous mycobacterial disease in subjects with suspected tuberculosis at Indian center : A Prospective clinical study March,2022 Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research International Dr. Abhishek Subhash Goenka , Dr. Piyush Gupta, Dr. Parag Sharma,Dr. Gopalsing Namdeosing Solanke
6 Gauging the emergence of comorbid diseases in subjects following COVID-19 May 2023 Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research International Dr.Prakash Khunte, Dr. Samarth Sharma,Dr. Gajendra Singh Sisodia, Dr. Piyush Gupta
7 Prevalence of persistent pleuritic chest pain, its risk factors and association with treatment outcome in patient of pleural effusion on Antitubercular treatment 2024 European Journal of cardiovascular medicine International Dr. Shashikant Bhaskar, Dr. Omprakash Dipak Jalamkar
8 Screening of diabetic respiratory symptomatics for pulmonary TB: a key to tackle another hurdle in patient care and TB control? July 2017 International Journal of community medicine and public health International Omprakash D. Jalamkar, Vijay Tukaram Salve
9 Diagnostic role of adenosine deaminase in ascites November 2019 Medpulse International Journal of medicine International Priti Lahore, Gopalsing Solanke, Chudaman Patil
10 Clinicoepidemiological sttudy of hydropneumothorax in tertiary care hospital in western India November 2019 Medpulse International journal of Medicine International Gopalsing Solanke, Priti Lahore, Mahendra Patel, Umesh Kawalkar
11 Sputum smear conversion in daily verses intermittent treatment regimen in new sputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patient- a retrospective study 2021 Journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences International Bhise Dhondiba Haribhau
12 Association of sleep related breathing disorder with systemic hypertension-A cross sectional study from Akola, India 2021 Journal of evolution of dental and medical sciences International Bhise Dhondiba Haribhau
13 Study of polysomnography in cure post tuberculosis patients 2015 Journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences International Bhise Dhondiba Haribhau
14 Study of obstructive sleep apnea in respiratory disorders 2013 International journal of biomedical research International D.H.Bhise, R.R.Hegde, N.N. Ramraje
15 Prevalence of overweight and obesity and its epidemiological determinants: a cross sectional study, in Maharashtra, India July 2023 International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health International Sanjay V. Wagh, Gopalsing N. Solanke, Amrit Mishra, K.Mahesh Prasad Rao
16 Study the factors related to compliance of tuberculosis treatment in continuation phase January 2023 International journal of medical science and innovative research International Dr. Virendra Ramchandra Jadhav, Dr. Gopalsingh Namdeosingh Solanke, Dr.Sunita Arvind Ade, Dr. Ashish Subhashrao Salkar, Dr. Vetriselvan K


Faculty :: Awards & Achievements
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Student :: Awards & Achievements
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1 South East Asian Academy of Sleep Medicine Getwell hospital & Research institute Intercollegiate Sleep Quiz December 2022: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, GMC Akola achieved 2nd rank.