Reading, writing, travelling, photography
Devdatt Palnitkar
Consultant Urologist
Aurangabad
Summary
I am a senior consultant Urologist, looking for a change by shifting to USA to be near my son. This desire led me to pursue ECFMG certification at this age! I am passionate about my work, see myself as a fit and healthy person with at least 10 years practice ahead of me!
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
36
36
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Consultant Urologist
MGM hospital and medical college
Aurangabad
03.1998 - Current
Senior Consultant Urologist
Seth Nandlal Dhoot Hospital
Aurangabad
05.1994 - Current
Senior Consultant Urologist
Palnitkar Hospital
Aurangabad
05.1987 - Current
- Performed more than 2500 endourology procedures including TUR Prostate, Visual internal urethrotomy, Ureteroscopies, PCNLs, TUR BT, PUV Fulguration independently
- Performed more that 250 donor nephrectomies.
- assisted in more than 500 recipient surgeries as first assistant
- performed more than 700 reconstructuctive urology procedures including hypospadias, Megaureter reimplantation, pyeloplasty, VVF repair, urethroplasty perineal augmented and anastomotic,
- Consulted on cases to help generalists and other specialists with urological issues.
- Helped women with recurrent UTIs resolve concerns by examining patients, reviewing medical histories and ordering diagnostic tests.
- Investigated issues with cystoscopies, ureteroscopies and other invasive testing.
- Conducted procedures such as vasectomies, orchiopexies and lithotripsies.
Education
MBBS -
06.1977 - 01.1982
MS - Surgery
01.1983 - 12.1985
Scholarship for proficiency in surgery during undergraduation
LLB(bachelor of Laws) -
06.1993 - 06.1996
Awarded Bronze medal for performance in examination
Dip - Taxation
06.1998 - 06.2000
MBA - Marketing
06.2000 - 06.2002
Diploma - computers NIIT
Associate Fellow Industrial health Pune - undefined
Basic course in Research methodology - undefined
A1 certification course in Spanish language - undefined
Research fellow pursuing Phd in Urology - undefined
Skills
Treatment administration
Patient support
Surgical expertise
Clinical leadership
Flexible and Adaptable
MS Office
Attention to Detail
Teamwork and Collaboration
[Type] Software Proficiency
Decision-Making
Active Listening
Problem-Solving
Dependable and Responsible
Accomplishments
- 2 years during course of postgraduation at Chandigarh.(1984-85) 1 year while working as a lecturer in surgery and Urology at Topiwala National
- Medical college at Mumbai.(1986-87)
- Worked as Hon Surgeon and Urologist at MGM Medical College, Aurangabad
- Working as Hon Surgeon and Urologist and post graduate teacher at Seth Nandlal Dhoot Hospital, Aurangabad
- Started kidney transplant programme in Aurangabad
- Experience of performing more than 150 donor nephrectomise independently
- Experience of assisting in more than 500 recipient surgeries as first assistant
- Memberships and achievements
- Presented and published many papers in various journals and conferences
- Organised the West Zone Urology conference at Aurangabad as organising secretary in 1998
- Organised the Maharashtra State Chapter annual conference of ASI at
- Aurangabad in 1997 as Scientific programme chairman, Worked as Medical Officer in charge of occupational health and safety at Aurangabad plant of Johnson & Johnson ltd for more than 25 years
- Present Engagements:
- Practising independently as a Consultant Urologist for the last 32 years
- Actively practising with 1-2 surgeries everyday
- Attend to About 30-40 outpatients daily, do about 5-6 ultrasound examinations for kidney stones and prostate daily
- Attached to Seth Nandlal Dhoot hospital as Consultant Urologist
- Attached To MGM hospital as Kidney Transplant surgeon
- Special Interests:
- Transplant surgery(worked in dept of transplant surgery at
- Chandigarh
- Started the transplant programme at Aurangabad, recognized donor surgeon for kidney transplants)
- Urinary Stone Management
- Have been working with ESWL,
- URS, PCNL
- Reconstructive Urology surgery
- Endoscopic Urology surgery.
Affiliations
Full life member of Association of Surgeons of India. Executive committee
member of Maharashtra chapter.
Full life member of Urological society of India.
Executive committee member of west zone chapter of USI and editor bulletin
Full life member of Indian Medical Association member of local branch
executive committee and past president.
Active member of Rotary club of Aurangabad for more than 25 yrs, Paul Harris fellow.
Interests
Reading, writing, travelling
I love fiction, philosophy, history, I love to assimilate, and I love to observe and write about things I see!
Timeline
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University - MBA, Marketing
06.2000 - 06.2002
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University - Dip, Taxation
06.1998 - 06.2000
Senior Consultant Urologist - MGM hospital and medical college
03.1998 - Current
Senior Consultant Urologist - Seth Nandlal Dhoot Hospital
05.1994 - Current
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University - LLB(bachelor of Laws),
06.1993 - 06.1996
Senior Consultant Urologist - Palnitkar Hospital
05.1987 - Current
Postgraduate Institute of Med Edu And Research - MS, Surgery
01.1983 - 12.1985
Grant Medical College - MBBS,
06.1977 - 01.1982
- Diploma, computers NIIT
- Associate Fellow Industrial health Pune,
- Basic course in Research methodology,
- A1 certification course in Spanish language,
MUHS - Research fellow pursuing Phd in Urology,