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Dr Ashok Gawdi
MBBS, MD(Paediatrics)
Work Experience
28 yrs+
Registration No
58573
Language
English, हिंदी
Location
Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai
- After completing M.B.B.S, I have undergone 3 years of training in Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology (at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Wardha) under the guidance of Dr Pushpa Chaturvedi, and received M.D degree.
- Worked as a Lecturer in Pediatrics and Neonatology at MGM hospital.
- Started The Pediatric and Neonatology department at M J Hospital Pvt Ltd in August 1994. Managing the pediatric OPD of around 50 cases every day and looking after 50 babies delivered every month. I managed all premature babies of 30 weeks gestation or more at the hospital.
- Joined as a consultant in Pediatrics and Neonatology at Fortis Hiranandani Hospital Navi Mumbai on Jan 2009. Have also develop this department and established a tertiary care NICU. Starting from 3 Bed NICU, currently I am managing a 16 bed NICU. I have an OPD of 50 cases a day and have about 40 indoor admissions every month attend around 40 deliveries a month.
- Have designed tertiary care NICU at Fortis Hospital.
Speciality And Areas Of Interest
Areas of Interest:
- Setting up NICU and training staff and doctors.
- Setting up protocols in NICU care.
- Setting up a Neuroassessment clinic for premature babies.
- Obesity clinic for children
Work Experience
- Chief Consultant and Head of department. Fortis Hiranandani hospital, Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology from Aug 1990 to 2012
- Senior Consultant at M J Clinic, Pediatrics and Neonatology
Teaching Experience:
- 2 Years - As Registrar during post graduation in Pediatrics
- 8 Years – As Head of Dept. of pediatrics and Neonatology at Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Navi Mumbai.
- I have taught – NICU management of sick neonates, Neonatal Resuscitation, Care of preterm & LBW babies, Care of ventilated neonates, Fluid therapy, Neonatal Transport and Neonatal reflexes to Undergraduate.
- I was also involved in training nurses in ward management and NICU care.
- I have conducted CME for the General Practitioners on Neonatal Emergencies.
Awards and Achievements
- Gold Medalist in Medicine at the Final MBBS examination
- Paper at the 19th CONGRES INTERNATIONAL DE PEDIATRIE, Paris 1989.
- I graduated in a era where Neonatology was a part of Pediatrics.
Research and Publications
Research Papers
- Immunodiagnosis of Filariasis in children by stick ELISA
Publications
- Management of Thalassemia An Update. (Indian Practitioner Oct 1898, page 819)
- Immunodiagnosis of Classical & Occult Pediatric Filariasis by Stick Elisa.
- (Oral presentation at 19 Congress International De Pediatrie, PARIS 23- 28 JULY 1989)
- Occult Filarial Infections, Bancroftian Filariasis
- 4. Arthritis in Children an Occult manifestation of Bancroftian Filariasis
- 5. Growth Monitoring and Promotion.
