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Medical Specialties

family physician

Family physicians are experts in treating both children and adults. Family physicians are medical practitioners who specialize in the care of families and their members. Family physicians provide medical, preventative health and social services to patients as well as families in their practice.

Dr Chethana Rao

Qualification : MBBS
Dr Chethana Rao is a Consultant – Internal Medicine at Global Hospital, Parel, Mumbai. She has 33 years of specialization in the field of a Family physician. She has graduated from the prestigious Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, she has been consulting as a family physician for the last 9 years. Dr Chethana Rao has been part of a large volume hospital practice working in tandem with a senior physician and doing an independent locum practice for about 2 months a year. She is experienced in handling most routine ailments and counseling patients, as well as rounding on hospital admissions. Dr Chethana Rao worked for 3 years as a research medical officer before deciding to return to clinical medicine.

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Experience :

  • September 2014 – March 2015
    Family Physician, Healthspring, Parel
  • June 2004- July 2013
    Family Physician, Mamata Hospital, Dombivli
  • Jan 2001 – May 2004
    Research Medical Officer, Mamata Hospital, Dombivli
  • Jan 1999 – Dec 1999
    Rotating Internship, Civil Hospital, Nadiad, Gujarat

Education :

  • 1993-1998
    MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Research :
DRUG TRIALS

  1. Multicenter randomized double blind Phase II trial for a new alpha blocker (RBX2258] vs Placebo done with GCP guidelines
  2. Multicenter Phase III trials for Solifenacin vs Placebo for overactive bladder

Urology

Urologists diagnose and treat diseases of the urinary tract in both men and women. They also diagnose and treat anything involving the reproductive tract in men. In some cases, they may perform surgery. For example, they may remove cancer or open up a blockage in the urinary tract. Urologists work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, private clinics, and urology centers. The urinary tract is the system that creates, stores, and removes urine from the body. Urologists can treat any part of this system.

Dr Pradeep Rao

Qualification : MBBS, DNB - Urology/Genito - Urinary Surgery
Dr. Pradeep Rao was brought up in Mumbai, the commercial capital of India. He graduated from the Grant Medical College and completed his General Surgical training from the Lokamanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai in 1994. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1995. After this in 1996, he joined the Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Nadiad for Urology residency under the guidance of Dr Mahesh Desai and Dr S D Bapat and obtained the board certification in Genitourinary Surgery in 2000. He was recently conferred with a Honorary Fellowship by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow for his contributions to the field of Urology.

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He was a Visiting Fellow in Laparoscopic Urology with Dr Inderbir Gill in 2000 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. On returning from Cleveland, he was one of the earliest urologists to start doing laparoscopy in India. He then trained in Robotic Surgery at MPUH, Nadiad and USC, Los Angeles, California. He has been a faculty at MPUH, Nadiad and the Jayramdas Patel Academic Centre there since 2010.

He has been specializing in Endourology, Laparoscopy, Robotics, Renal Transplant and Vascular Access with a primary interest in Stone disease and Laparoscopic / Robotic Uro-oncology. He is the Director & Head, Department of Urology at the Global Hospital in Mumbai. He is also attached to Mamata Hospital, Dombivli and Jupiter Hospital, Thane. He was appointed as Honorary Urologist at the KEM Hospital, Mumbai for training residents in laparoscopy. He is a Faculty Director at ceMAST, a training centre for Minimal Access Surgery in Mumbai.

He did the initial clinical trial for the LMA Stonebreaker device (published in BJU in 2006). In May 2007, he did the first ever Single Port Nephrectomy (among other Single port cases) using the R-Port and is credited with being a pioneer of this technology. He is a member of the LESSCAR working group formed to direct the future of Single Port surgery. He was also involved with the initial trials of the BackStop device (published in J Urology). He started the first successful Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy program in Mumbai at Global Hospital.

He has been invited to demonstrate live surgery and lecture in Japan, South Korea, Germany, Venezuela, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, USA, Japan and Singapore. He has been a regular faculty contributor at most major International meetings

He has more than 20 publications in peer reviewed journals. He has been a Guest editor of the Indian Journal of Urology. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Endourology and has authored chapters in various books including the latest edition of Smith’s Textbook of Endourology.

Dr JITENDRA JAGTAP

Qualification : M.S.(Gen.Surg.), D.N.B.(Urology), Fellow Endourological Society Consultant Urologist, Gleneagles Global Hospitals & SIR HN Reliance Hospitals, Mumbai
Dr Jitendra Jagtap is a fellowship trained urologist with special expertise in laparoscopic,robotic and endourological surgeries. He completed his graduation and general surgery training from Medical College & Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda. Thereafter he joined the Department of Surgery as an Assistant Professor. He obtained rank one for the post of Assistant Professor by the Gujarat Public service commission. He is currently working at Gleneagles Global Hospitals & Sir HN Reliance Hospitals, Mumbai after a five year stint at the Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Nadiad where he completed his urology residency along with a two year clinical fellowship recognized by the Endourological Society, USA.

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He was won the prestigious Eagle traveling fellowship at the West zonal conference of the Urological society of India. He chose to complete the fellowship at AIIMS, New Delhi in 2009. He has numerous presentations at many national and international conferences to his credit. He was among the privileged few selected to attend the European Urology Resident Education Programme conducted at Prague, Czech republic in 2011. He also won the first prize in the national UroQuiz held at USICON 2012, Bangalore.

He was part of many clinical research protocols during his training at a large volume tertiary referral centre which allows him to analyze patient results and improve operative outcomes by refining and improvising surgical techniques. He has been actively involved in mentoring and sharing his knowledge base with surgeons at both JPAC (Jayramdas Patel Academic Centre), Nadiad and CeMAST (Centre of Excellence for Minimal Access Surgery Training), Mumbai. He has imparted training in Holmium and Thulium lasers to urologists in Iran. He has 19 publications in peer reviewed literature and has co-authored a few book chapters as well. He continues to provide evidence based care assistant a Consultant Urologist in Mumbai.

Dr MRUDULA KUCHEKAR

Qualification : MBBS, DNB (General Surgery),MCh Urology(UK)
Dr. Mrudula Kuchekar is a practicing Urologist with experience spanning Endourology,
Reconstructive Urology, Laparoscopic surgeries and Renal transplant surgery.
Her area of interest is renal transplant surgery, vascular access surgery and Endourology.
After gaining vast experience from UK and pursuing MCh degree from prestigious
Canterbury Christ Church University, UK, she chose to come back to India and continue
to provide excellent medical care to patients in her own country.

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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
• Live laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: The gold standard today? Indian Journal of
Transplantation Volume 8, Issue 4, October–December 2014, Pages 128
• Reconstructive Surgery in Oncology; Chapter 56, Textbook Of Practical Clinical
Oncology
• Poster presentation on Duodenal Duplication Cyst in MASICON 2012

Gynecology

A gynecologist is a doctor who specializes in female reproductive health. They diagnose and treat issues related to the female reproductive tract. This includes the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries and breasts.

Dr Tejal Poddar

Qualification : MS(OB-GYN), DFP, BIMIE, MICMCH, FMAS FRM(INDIA AND BELGIUM) DE(GERMANY)
Dr. Tejal Poddar has completed her MBBS and post graduation MS – ObGyn from K J Somaiya Medical College, Sion, Mumbai. She then completed a comprehensive certification for infertility management including endoscopy from the Lokmanya Tilak Medical College and hospital. She pursued her special interest in Reproductive Endocrinology and infertility further by completing her advanced fellowship in management of infertility, sonography and endoscopy from 21st century group of hospitals. She went on to complete her international fellowship in infertility management at the prestigious UZ Leuven University in Belgium.

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She has received training in infertility management in Indianapolis USA from Community Hospital and Mid West Fertility Centre. She has completed endoscopy training at AIIMS, Delhi and Giessen School Of Endoscopy, Germany. Her special interests are infertility and high risk obstetrics.

She is a member of the Mumbai Obstetric & Gynecological Society. She has been an active member of the society and has been youth council member for the past years 2015-16.

She is member of ISAR- Indian Society Of Assisted Reproduction.

She has received Advance Assisted Fertility Certification from Global Fertility Academy USA, and European Medical Council accreditation in 2015.

She has completed the advanced ICSI course from Embryology Academy For Research and training 2016.

She has completed comprehensive course for ultrasound from Chikitsa Centre for excellence in ultrasound in 2015.

She has several publications in many international journals.

She won the first prize in Poster presentations for “ Viagra- The wonder drug for IUGR” at FemCon 2015 at Mumbai.

Dr Shreedevi Tanksale

Qualification : DNB(OB-GYN), DGO, DFP, MNAMS, MICMCH, FMAS FRM(India AND Belgium) DE(Germany)
Dr. Shreedevi Tanksale completed her MBBS from TNMC, BYL NAIR HOSPITAL , Mumbai. After which she completed her DNB- OB GYN from K J Somaiya Medical College, Sion, Mumbai. Her special interest in management of infertility lead her to pursue advanced fellowship in management of infertility, sonography and endoscopy from 21st century group of hospitals. Further she has been trained in infertility management at FERTILITY CLINICS in Indianapolis, USA from Community Hospital and Mid West Fertility Centre. She went on to complete international fellowship in infertility management at UZ LEUVEN University in Belgium.

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She went on to complete international fellowship in infertility management at UZ LEUVEN University in Belgium. She has completed endoscopy training at AIIMS, Delhi and GIESSEN SCHOOL OF ENDOSCOPY, GERMANY. Her special interests are infertility , PCOS and recurrent pregnancy loss.

She is a member of the Mumbai Obstetric & Gynecological Society. She is member of ISAR- Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction

She has received ADVANCE ASSISTED FERTILITY CERTIFICATION from GLOBAL FERTILITY ACADEMY, USA, and EUROPEAN MEDICAL COUNCIL ACCREDATION IN 2015

She has completed the ADVANCED ICSI COURSE from embryology academy for research and training 2016

She has completed comprehensive course for ultrasound from Chikitsa Centre for excellence in ultrasound in 2015

She has several publications in many international journals.

Liver physician

Liver physician is a term that refers to a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and management of diseases and conditions related to the liver. They often treat patients that have chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis.

Dr Chetan Kalal

Qualification : MBBS, MD, DM Hepatogy (ILBS, Delhi)
Dr Chetan Kalal is currently the Consultant, at the Department of Hepatology Institute of Liver Diseases. He is one of the Best Liver specialists in South Mumbai. He has been the recipient of several awards, important one being: the prestigious AASLD Foundation Award 2016 and 2017.

His major research interest is in Liver diseases. He has published over 20 original articles in International journals/National journals, He has been involved with several international clinical trials on new drug development with presentations in international and national meetings and publications in peer-reviewed journals.

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Dr Chetan Kalal has been the recipient of several awards, important one being: the prestigious AASLD Foundation Award 2016 and 2017.

He is the Best Hepatologist in Girgaon, Mumbai and also the First DM Hepatologist in Maharashtra and has been an active member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease(AASLD), European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), Indian Society of Gastroenterology(ISG), Indian Association for the Study of the Liver (INASL).

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapist specializes in treating patients who suffer from disorders of the musculoskeletal system (bones, joints and muscles) and the nerves. They are trained to understand how the body works, which helps them develop treatment plans to help improve their patient's quality of life.

Dr Neha Jain

Qualification : BPTh/BPT
Dr. Neha Jain is a Neuro Physiotherapist and Physiotherapist in Malad East, Mumbai and has an experience of 13 years in these fields. Dr. Neha Jain practices at Dr Jain's Physiotherapy Clinic in Malad East, Mumbai. She completed BPTh/BPT from Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College Raipur in 2009.

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Orthopedic

Orthopedics is a branch of medicine that focuses on the care of the musculoskeletal system. This system consists of muscles, bones, joints, ligaments, and tendons.

Dr Abhijeet Savadekar

Qualification : MBBS, DNB - Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Abhijeet Savadekar is a Orthopedic surgeon in Peddar Road, Mumbai and has an experience of 17 years in this field. Dr. Abhijeet Savadekar practices at Jaslok Hospital in Peddar Road, Mumbai. He completed MBBS from GMC GOA in 2006 and DNB - Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery from National Board of Examination, India in 2012.

Dr Abhijeet Savadekar is a leading orthopaedic and sports medicine surgeon in Mumbai. He takes pride in being treating surgeon for many professional athletes with extremely impressive outcomes that are at par with international standards. His vast experience in successful non-operative and operative treatment techniques allows his patients to recover from orthopaedic and sports related injuries quicker.

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He went on to earn subspecialty fellowship training in Shoulder at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre in Israel; followed by a travelling fellowship at University College Hospital, London. He got the opportunity to work with renowned masters in the highly specialized field of Shoulder and Knee surgery from all around the world during his association with Arthroscopy Academy of Mumbai. Specialist in shoulder, knee replacement and Arthroscopy of the knee, shoulder, hip, ankle, and elbow, he always keeps himself updated with the cutting-edge advancements of his subspecialty. He has pioneered anchorless rotator cuff repair technique in India.

homeopathic

Homeopathy is a system of medicine that treats the entire person, the physical and emotional body. Through the use of natural substances, homeopathic remedies are thought to stimulate the body's own healing powers and induce specific physical, mental or spiritual change.

Dr Shruti Thakkar

Qualification : MBBS, DNB - Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

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