Applying for the Post of Consultant/Assistant Consultant/Senior Specialist in Paediatric

Surgery.

Resume head: Senior Paediatric Surgeon with 8 years experience after MCh.

Curriculum Vitae

Date: November 2013

Name : Dr Tanveer Akhtar

Age : 40 years

Qualification : MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Paediatric Surgery),

DNB (Paediatric Surgery)

Specialty : Paediatric Surgeon & Paediatric Urologist

Wife : Dr Shaheen Akhtar MBBS, MS(OBG), DNB(OBG)

Date of Birth : 20-07-1973

5/2-1, 3rd Floor, Benson Cross road

Present Address :

Benson Town, Bangalore – 560046

Karnataka, India

E-mail : acbaz1@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile Number : +91-973**-*****, +91-944**-*****

Medical Registration : Registered with Karnataka Medical Council, Bangalore, India

Reg. Number : 48,632, 21st March 1998

Presently Working as : Associate Professor, Dept of Paediatric Surgery,

Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute(BMCRI),

University Recognised Teacher for MCh(Paediatric Surgery)

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Indian Passport Details: No. K9781231

Date of issue: 06/02/2013,

Valid till: 05/02/2023

Academic Record

M.B.B.S. {July 1992 to Jan 1997}

From Mysore Medical College, Mysore University, Karnataka, India

M.S. (General Surgery) {Sep 1998 to Sep 2001}

From Mysore Medical College & KR Hospial, Rajiv Gandhi university of health sciences

(RGUHS), Karnataka, India

M.Ch (Paediatric Surgery) {Feb 2003 to Jan 2006}

From Topiwal National Medical College & BYL Nair Hospiatl, Mumbai, Mumbai University

DNB (Paediatric Surgery) {May 2006}

From National Board of Examination, New Delhi

DETAILS OF MEDICAL TRAINING:

M.Ch – Paediatric Surgery (February 2003-January 2006)

• Selected through an All India Entrance Examination conducted by the Director of

Medical Education and Research, Maharashtra, India, for a three year Senior Residency

Training Programme in Paediatric Surgery leading to the M.Ch degree.

• Topiwala National Medical College is a premiere teaching institution in Mumbai, India

and has a 2400 bedded tertiary care hospital attached to it.

• During my training period, I was involved in the pre-operative, operative and post-

operative care of all paediatric surgical cases including gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary,

polytrauma, urological, thoracic, oncological, burns and neonatal surgical cases.

• Performed surgeries under supervision as well as independently including

bronchooesophagoscopies and cystoscopies.

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• During my tenure I was actively involved in Paediatric Minimal Access Surgery

program of our unit. The Department of Paediatric Surgery at TNMC and BYL

Nair hospital is ISO 9001-2000 certified. During my tenure, the department conducted

2st and 3rd International Paediatric Laparoscopic Workshops in which Prof Felix Schier,

Prof Thom Lobe and Prof Tan were the International Faculty. Dr Sanjay Oak, Prof

and Head with whom I have the privilege to work for three and a half years was

awarded B.C.Roy Award by A.P.J.Kalam, Past President of India, for developing

Laparoscopic Paediatric Surgery in India.

Diplomate of the National Board of India (DNB) – Paediatric Surgery

• Was awarded the degree by the National Board of Examiners, New Delhi, after the

examination conducted at New Delhi, India in May 2006

M. S. – General Surgery (September 1998 – September 2001)

• Selected through an All India Common Entrance Examination for Residency in General

Surgery at Mysore Medical College, under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences,

Bangalore, India.

• It was a 1500 bedded hospital with Surgery, Medicine and Gynaecology and Allied

Departments.

• Trained in the management of patients from the broad field of General Surgery including

rotations in the sub-specialties of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Emergency Care,

Oncology, Thoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology, Intensive Care and

Anaesthesiology.

• Trained in the performance of both minor and major surgical procedures both under

supervision and independently.

• Involved in the management of outpatient clinics, emergency room cases, pre and

postoperative management of cases.

• Academic sessions including case presentations, journal clubs, seminars etc.

M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery- (August 1992 –

March 1997)

• Undergraduate studies at Mysore Medical College, Mysore University, India.

• Followed by a 1 year rotating internship, which included services in the Departments of

Surgery, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Ophthalmology,

Otolaryngology, Orthopaedics, Radiology, Anaesthesiology, Emergency Medicine and

Community Health.

• Trained in the work-up of cases, management of emergency cases, performing of minor

procedures, etc.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE:

Total Clinical Experience: 17 years.

Total Experience in Pediatric Surgery : 11 years ( 3 years of Senior Residency + 8 years after MCh)

March 97 – March 98:

Internship at Mysore Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka, India.

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September 1998 -- September 2001 (MS-General Surgery)

Three years Residency in General Surgery, Mysore Medical College, Mysore.

October 2001 September 2002

Junior Consultant in Department of General Surgery in Mysore in various hospitals.

September 2002 February 2003

Consultant in Surgery at C.S.I Mission Hospital, Mysore.

February 2003 – February 2006

Senior Resident in Department of Paediatric Surgery, T.N.Medical College &

B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, Mumbai, India.

February 2006 to July 2006

Senior Registrar in Department of Paediatric Surgery at T.N.Medical College &

B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, Mumbai.

From August 2006 to July 2007

Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at Santosh hospital, Bangalore.

From July 2007-Aug 2008

Assistant Professor in Department of Paediatric Surgery at MVJ Medical College &

Research Institute, Hoskote, Bangalore.

From August 2008 till now

Associate Professor in Department of Paediatric Surgery at Bangalore Medical College

& Research Institute(BMC&RI).

Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute(BMC&RI) is one the prestigious

medical college in India with academic excellence and extensive clinical exposure. This

institute trains undergraduates, postgraduates in both broad specialty and super specialty.

It has 3000 beds with five major hospitals under its umbrella.

Spectrum of cases performed & supervised by me at BMC&RI:

1) Neonatal surgeries: It comprises nearly 25% of the surgeries I do. It includes Anorectal

malformations ( 3-4 per month colostomies and 2-3 Anorectoplasties), Tracheooesophageal

fistula( 2-3 per month), Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (2-3 per month), GI atresias (2-3 per

month), NEC(1-2 per month), Hirschsprung's disease( 1-2 per month colostomy and pull throughs),

Abdominal wall defects( 1-2 per month)

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2) Paediatric Urology: It comprises nearly 30%. It includes PU Valve fulguration(2-3 per month),

Pyeloplasties ( 2 per month), Ureteric reimplantation(1-2 per month), Urethroplasty for

hypospadias( 2-4 per month), Exstrophy Epispadias repair( 3-4 per year), Bladder Augmentation(3-4

per year), Orchidopexy (Open 4-5 and Laparoscopic 1-2 per month), Circumcisions(25-30 per

month).

3) General Paediatric Surgery: it comprises nearly 30%. It includes Inguinal herniotomies for

hernia & hydrocele( 10-15 per month), Appendicectomies( 3-4 per month), Umbilical hernia repairs(

1-2 per month), Exploratory laparotomy for peritonitis and Intestinal obstruction(4-5 per month),

Splenectomies( 1-2 per month), Pyoloromyotomy(1-2 per month), Rectal polypectomy( 2-3 per

month)

4) Paediatric Neurosurgery: Ventriculoperitoneal shunts ( 1-2 per month), Meningocele and

myelomeningocele repair( 2- 3 per month)

5) Paediatric Thoracic Surgeries: Empyema - Decortication( Open 2-3 per month and

Thoracoscopy (1-2 per month), Bronchoscopies both diagnostic and therapeutic for foreign

bodies( 2-3 per month)

6) Paediatric Oncology: Wilms' tumor, Neuroblastoma, Hepatoblastoma, Sacrococcygeal teratoma,

Ovarian and testicular tumours etc (1-2 per month)

7) Minimal Access Surgery :

Laparoscopy-for appendicectomy, cholecystectomy, pyloromyotomy, adhesiolysis,

Intraabdominal cysts etc (4-6 per month).

Thoracoscopy for empyema, lung biopsy, mediastinal cysts( 1-2 per month)

8) Upper GI endoscopy and Colonoscopy( 3-4 per month)

Teaching experience:

Total: Thirteen years

1) Resident in General Surgery from September 1998 to September 2001 was teaching

post at Mysore Medical College teaching MBBS students. (Three years)

Senior Resident in Paediatric Surgery at T.N.Medical College, Mumbai, from

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February 2003 to January 2006. (Three years)

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Senior Registrar in Paediatric Surgery at T.N.Medical College, Mumbai,

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continuing from February 2006 to July 2006.

Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery, MVJ Medical College

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& Research Institute, Hoskote, Bangalore from July 2007-Aug 2008( 13 months)

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6) Associate Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Bangalore Medical College &

Research Institute (BMCRI), Bangalore. From August 2008 till now (5 years & 3

months)

Achievements and Awards

1) Achieved First Rank in M.Ch examinations conducted by Mumbai University in January

2006 .

2) University recognized postgraduate teacher in the specialty of Pediatric Surgery for award

of MCh degree.

Research activities:

1) “Clinicopathological study of Tuberculous Cervical Lymphadenitis” – Dissertation done

under guidance of Dr. R Srinath - M.S (General Surgery) Rajiv Gandhi University of Health

Sciences in 2001.

2) “Role of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Children” – Dissertation done under the

guidance of Dr. Sanjay Oak – M.Ch (Paediatric Surgery) Mumbai University, August, 2005.

PaperPresentations:

1) Presented paper on “Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in children” at MASICON,

Thane in February, 2004.

2) Presented paper on “Laparoscopy in Paediatric Surgery-Lessons Learnt in 5years”

at 31st Annual Conference of IAPS at Bangalore, Oct 2005.

3) Poster presentation on “Lingual foregut duplication in a neonate” at 31st Annual

Conference of IAPS at Bangalore, Oct 2005.

4) Presented a paper entitled “ Role of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Children” at

the scientific meeting of Staff Society of Nair Hospital at Mumbai, Oct 2004.

Leadership & Management:

1) Member of the organizing team of “2nd International Paediatric Laparoscopic Surgery

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Workshop” at T.N.M.C. & B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, February 2003. International faculty being Prof

Thom Lobe from USA.

2) Member of organizing team of CME on “Advances in Surgery” on 27th March, 2004.

3) Member of the organizing team of “3rd International Paediatric Laparoscopic Surgery

Workshop” at T.N.M.C. & B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, November 2004. International faculty being

Prof Felix Schier from Germany.

Publications:

1) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. “Role of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children".

JIAPS, Apr-Jun 2005,10, 92-94.

2) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. “Laparoscopic management of neonatal ovarian cysts”.

JIAPS,Apr-Jun 2005, 10, 100-102.

3) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. “Ksharsutra-role in high fistula in ano in pediatric surgery:

case report”. JIAPS. 2004. 9(2), 80-82.

4) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. “Kaufman Syndrome - A case report with multiple

congenital abnormalities”. Journal of Anatomical Society of India. 2005, 54, Abstract

328(301-350)

5) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. "Minimal Access Surgery in children-5 years institutional

experience". JMAS. 2005, 1, 121-12.

6) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. " Neonatal lingual gastric duplication cyst- a rare case

report”. JIAPS. Apr-Jun 2006, 11, 97-98.

7) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. " Large Inguinal Hernia in Infants: Is Laparoscopic

Repair The Answer?". J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech. 2007, 17, 114-118.

8) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. " Video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy in children".

JIAPS, Oct-Dec 2006, 11, 231-233.

9) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. " Simultaneous acute appendicitis with right testicular

torsion". JIAPS, Apr-Jun 2012,17, 82-83.

10) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. " Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis

syndrome associated with prune belly syndrome: a case report". Journal of

Neonatal Surgery. Apr-Jun 2012, 1(2), 26.

11) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. " Giant Lipoblastoma of the thigh- a rare soft tissue

tumour in an infant". Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics, Jan-Mar 2012,

8(1), 157-158.

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12) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. "Gangrenous Meckel’s diverticulum secondary to

Ascariasis in a child: rare case report".Trop Parasitol,Jan-Jun2012, 2(1),71-73.

13) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. "Surgical complications of Ascaris Lumbricoides in

children". JIAPS, Jul-Aug 2012, 17(3), 116-119.

14) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. "Modified Koyanagi repair for severe hypospadias".

JIAPS, Jul-Sep 2013, 18(3), 96-99.

15) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. "Colonoscopic Polypectomy in Children". International

Journal of Biomedical &Advance Research. 2013. 4(3).

16) Dr Tanveer Akhtar et al. "Giant Omphalocele in an adolescent boy". Indian

Journal of Surgery. Jan 2013, Published on line. Awaiting paginated issue

Membership:

Lifetime member of Association of Paediatric Surgeons of India.

Life time member of Karnataka State Chapter of Association of Paediatric

Surgeons of India.

VALUE INCULCATED

• Team work.

• Leadership.

• Academic interest.

• Love for children.

• Patient care.

• Eagerness to acquire new skills.

Professional Referees:

1. Dr Anand Alladi, M.S, MCh

Professor & Head,

Dept of Paediatric Surgery,

Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute(BMCRI),

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Mob: +91-984**-***** Email: acbaz1@r.postjobfree.com

2. Dr. Sandesh V Parelkar, M.S, MCh

Professor and Head

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Department of Paediatric Surgery

Seth G. S. Medical College & K. E. M. Hospital

Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, India

Mobile: +91-986**-*****

email : acbaz1@r.postjobfree.com

3. Dr Padmalatha Kadamba, M.S,MCh

Professor and Head

Department of Paediatric Surgery

M S Ramaiah Medical College

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Mobile: +919*********

acbaz1@r.postjobfree.com

Previously worked as Assistant Consultant at King Faisal Specialty Hospital, Riyadh

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