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Dr. Ashok Mahashur:

Consultant Chest Physician

M.B.B.S., M.D. (Chest Disease And Tuberculosis)

Professional Experience

Dr. Ashok Mahashur is been associated with Hinduja Hospital since 2000.

Professional Qualifications:

1972- M.B.,B.S., Nagpur University, Nagpur
1976- M.D. (Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis), University of Bombay, Bombay

Fellowship and Oration:

F.R. C.P. Royal College of Physicians & surgeons of Glasgow, UK 2005
F.I.C.P. – Fellowship of Indian College of Physicians in 2000
Hon. Lecture on Tuberculosis at NAPCON 2004 FRCP
FCCP – Fellow of American college of Chest Physician 2007
FNCCP – fellow of National College of Chest Physicians, 2006

Clinical and Teaching Experience:

1973: House Physician in General Medicine, Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital, Grant Medical College, Mumbai
1973: Casualty Medical Officer, Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital, Grant Medical College, Mumbai
1973-77: Resident Medical Assistant and Registrar, Group of TB Hospitals, Sewri, Mumbai
1977: Registrar in General Medicine, Dr. R. N. Cooper Hospital, Vile Parle, Mumbai
1977: Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine, Seth G. S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai
1977-87: Reader in Respiratory Medicine, Seth G. S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai
1982-00: Honorary Physician, Group of TB Hospitals, Sewri, Mumbai
1987-89: Professor and Head Department of Respiratory Medicine, T. N. Medical College and B. Y. L. Nair Chest Hospital, Bombay Central, Mumbai
1990-00: Professor and Head, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Seth G. S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Bombay
1990-00: Chief, Intensive Respiratory Care Unit, Seth G. S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai
1990-02: Chief, Environmental Pollution Research Centre (EPR C), Seth G. S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai

Teaching and Academic Experience:

Involved in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching and clinical and laboratory research in respiratory medicine. Guiding postgraduate students in the dissertation on Respiratory Medicine for M.D.
Post graduate teacher for M.D. (Tuberculosis and Chest Medicine), University of Bombay since 1989.

1.   Has been external examiner for M.D. examination of Pune, Gujarat, Goa, Nagpur, Kolhapur, Jaipur, Udaipur Universities D.M. respiratory Medicine at PGI, Chandigarh.
2.   Examiner for Diplomat for National Board (DNB).
3.   Examiner for Diploma of TB and Chest (DETRD) and Diploma in Industrial Medicine.
4.   Member of board of studies and faculty, University of Bombay, 1989 – 1991.
5.   Examiner for Ph. D. in PGI Chandigarh, Osmania University, Hyderabad and Indore University, Indore.

Member of Board of Studies, Banaras Hindu University.
Faculty member for Diploma in Environmental Tuberculosis and Respiratory diseases and Diploma in Industrial Medicine of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Bombay.
Faculty member of Certificate course on Occupational and Industrial diseases conducted by Central Labour Institute & W. H. O. training courses for occupational physicians.
Member, Scientific Advisory committee of National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahemdabad.
Faculty member of SNDT University for Environmental Sciences.
Served as member of FDA’s expert committee to formulate essential drug lists for India and also formulate GCP guidelines for India.

Training Abroad:

Fellow of Critical Care and visiting Professor at Norwalk Hospital, Yale University, Connecticut, USA.
in the Department of Respiratory Medicine, City Hospital Edinburough, UK with Prof. D. C. Flenley and Dr. M. M. F. Sudlow.
Received special training in fiberoptic bronchoscopy, pulmonary function tests and Sleep Medicine.

Achievements

Fellowship of General Education, Manipal University, 1992
Lupin Gold Medal oration by Andhra Pradesh Tuberculosis Association, 1992
L&T Oration, 1999

Research/Publications

Contribution in Medical Books:

API Text Book of Medicine, 1999 onwards
Recent advances in pathology, 1997
Clinical Manual of Medical procedures, 1996
Urban Tuberculosis Control : Problem and prospects, 1996
Yoga therapy in Asthma, Diabetes and Heart Diseases, 1994
Smoking cessation, 1983
Principles and Practice of Critical Care, (under publication)

Additonal to this he has more than 120 scientific & research publications and to his credit.

Editorial Position:

On the editorial board of JAMA, BIOMED journals, Tuberculosis Update Current Trends and JAPI, Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Lung India.
Editor of Thorax (India)

Participation in Conferences and Seminars:

Delivered guest lecture in World TB Conference, Moscow, October 1998.
Attended the Annual Conference of American College of Chest Physicians, Toronto, Canada, October 1990
Delivered orations and guest lectures in scientific sessions of various national conferences. Presented scientific papers and participated in panel discussion. Acted as moderator, chaired sessions at various international, national, state and local scientific seminars and symposia.
Held national camps on asthma and yoga in association with Yoga Institute, Santa Cruz, Bombay and contributed in a book on Yoga Therapy in Asthma, Diabetic and Heart Diseases.

Research Projects:

Investigator on the project “Health risk assessments in the critically affected areas in India-Chembur. A Ministry of Environment, Government of India sponsored project.
Co-investigator in the I.C.M.R. project on the study of long term effects on MIC on lung in subjects exposed to MIC in Bhopal from March 1985 to March 1987.
Member of the medical team who visited the site of MIC gas leak in Bhopal.
Member of URBAIR, Bombay city specific project and Metropolitan Environmental Improvement Programme, Bombay, Government of Maharashtra.
Member of air quality task force of capacity 21 project awarded to Indira Gandhi Institute of Developmental Research by UNDP.

Affiliations

Life Member of Indian Chest Society, Secretary of ICS (1990 to 1995), Vice-President of ICS (1996 to 97), President of ICS since 2006
Life Member, Indian Society of Critical Care MedicineLife Member
Indian society of Parental Enteral Nutrition
Life Member, Indian Society of Cancer ResearchLife Member
Indian Society of Occupational Health
Life member of Indian college of Chest Physicians
Member of European Respiratory society
Member of American Thoracic society
Life member of Indian Association of Sleep Medicine