T.B. and Chest
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Department of Respiratory Medicine & Tuberculosis is unique in the history as J.L.N. Medical College Ajmer started its functioning in this old building in year 1965. In its infancy it was brought up by then Head of the department Dr. R.D. Singh in 1969 there after Department was headed by Dr. V.K. Sharma, Dr. R.S. Mathur, Dr. P.K. Gupta, Dr. S.K. Luhadia, Dr. P.D. Motiani, Dr. J.P. Jhamaria, Dr. N.K. Gupta, Dr. S.D. Purohit, Dr. M.L. Gupta, Dr.H.L. Parihar, Dr. Rakesh C. Gupta, Dr. K.C. Agarwal, Dr. Neeraj Gupta. Dr Ramakant Dixit is presently the Head of the department since 2019.
It was the tenure of Dr. V.K. Sharma in 1990, then basic need of the department including x-ray machine, was fulfilled.In 1993, the department got a dynamic Prof. Dr. S.D. Purohit, who was also the Principal & Controller of this college, under whose leadership, the department could acheive horizons with installation of modern equipment such as Bronchoscope, laboratory services with facility for Rapid culture of mycobacteria, and Anti mycobacterial antibody assay. Department also got spirometry facility and Allergy clinic with intradermal prick test under his guidance.
This department is fortunate enough to have energetic & dynamic Prof. Dr. Rakesh C. Gupta who was also Additional Principal & Controller of this college. Under his broad vision, this department could shape up in its present look. All modern facilities started during his tenure in this department including civil work and Throracoscopy, Advanced Pulmonary Function laboratory with facility for Diffusion lung capacity, Computrized Radiography system, Oxygen plant, Sleep lab, Implementation of RNTCP and management of MDR TB services (PMDT Site) also started under his leadership and Guidance. Four beded Respiratory intensive care unit was also started during his tenure with facility for Invasive and Non-invasive ventillators. He was a true thoracic surgeon working in the Chest Medicine department doing many thorasic surgeries and taught thoracic surgical procedures and Biopsy methods to students.
In April 2015, this deptartment got Senior Prof. Dr. K.C. Agarwal, as Principal & Controller, of this college, who gave momentum to major civil work and renovation in this department. He also started process of purchasing new equipments in department such as Cardio-Pulmonary exercise testing, new Bronchoscope and ABG machine etc. The Polysomnography and Chest Physiohterapy section started during the tenure of Dr Neeraj Gupta. Dr Ramakant Dixit initiated chest ultrasound& defibrilators facilityin the department apart from strongly intensifying the academic activities, interdepartmental meets (CPC, CRC, guest lectures etc), civil works and social activities such as plantation, installation of water cooler etc.
In 2014, Ramp was built in this department with donation from MP Fund by Sh. Bhupendra Yadav (Rajyasabha Sansad). The UIT of Ajmer has also given Contribution in the development of this department Campus with construction of cemented road and sitting area for Patients attendents was made by funding from UIT
In 1997, A milestone academic development of this department was starting of post-graduate course in this department. Subsequently PG seat increases to two in 2010 and three in 2012 per year. At present there are 3 PG admissions every year with intake capacity of 2 senior residents as well.
This department has conducted four state level conferences in 1998,2006, 2011, 2015 and many CMEs are conducted regularly.
This department one of the unique department have around 500 scientific publications by faculty members of this department till Now.
Presently this department has all modern facilities for managing various respiratory disorders, critical care, sleep disorders, allergy diagnosis, ocupational lung diseases evaluation and diagnosis & management facility for lung cancers.
Head of Department:
Name : |
Dr.Ramakant Dixit |
Residence: |
A-60, Chandravardai Nagar, Ajmer |
Contact No.: |
9413040257 |
E-Mail: |
Teaching Staff:
S. No |
Unit |
Name of Employee |
Mob. no. |
Address |
|
1. |
II |
Dr.Ramakant Dixit (Sr. Prof. HOD) |
9413040257 |
A-60, Chandravardai Nagar, Ajmer |
|
2. |
I |
Dr.Neeraj Gupta (Sr. Prof) |
9829101942 |
467, Civil lines, behind DayalVeena trust, Ajmer |
|
3. |
II |
Dr. Chand Bhandari (Sr. Prof) |
bhandarichand@gmail.com |
9828158061 |
Rukmani devi Girls Hostel, Ajmer |
4. |
I |
Dr.Rajveer N Kuldeep (Asso. Prof.) |
9001056188 |
TC-8, Officer’s campus, Lohakhan, Ajmer |
|
5. |
II |
Dr.MukeshGoyal (Asst. Prof.) |
9413135251 |
C-659, Shyam Vila, Near St. Stephens school, Ajmer |
|
6. |
I |
Dr.Piyush Arora (Asst. Prof.) |
piyusharora23@gmail.com |
9887088122 |
26, LIC colony, Anasagar circular road, Ajmer |
Non-Teaching Staff:
S. No. |
Name of Employee |
Mobile Number |
Address |
|
1. |
Dr.Ankur Gupta (S.M.O.) |
drankurgupta27@gmail.com |
9828829297 |
45-A, Chandra Nagar, Beawar Road, Ajmer
|
2. |
ShrikrishnaBairwa (Radiographer) |
skbairwaajm@gmail.com |
9460186479 |
1113, Kotra, residential scheme, Ajmer |
3. |
Chandaram (Lab technician) |
9460090721 |
Pal beechla, Church road, Ajmer |
|
4. |
Vikas Thakkar (TBHV) |
vikasthakkarajm@gmail.com |
9414364204 |
H.no. 449/26, Pattharwaligali, Ramganj, Ajmer |
5. |
Naveen Joshi (Statistical Assist.) |
9785516269 |
174/55 Alakhnanda colony, Vaishalinagar, Ajmer |
|
6. |
Movin Massey (Counsellor) |
9928599915 |
63, Near Vinod mission compound, Beawer, Ajmer |
LIST OF CURRENT SENIOR RESIDENTS
1. Dr Roshan Kumar Meena
List of Students
P.G. Student List: -
S No. |
Name |
Year |
Contact No. |
1. |
Dr Himanshu mittal |
III |
8005875465 |
2. |
Dr. Vipin |
III |
8209314738 |
3. |
Dr. Pradeep Choudhary |
III |
9462094520 |
4. |
Dr. Srishankar |
II |
9632340535 |
5. |
Dr. Jose Jimmy |
II |
8301824891 |
6. |
Dr. Tarun Tiwari |
II |
8899291019 |
7. |
Dr. Emil Mohan |
I |
9645406447 |
8. |
Dr. Rakesh |
I |
9694506070 |
9. |
Dr. Prakash |
I |
8386869098 |
LIST OF PASSED OUT POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
NAME |
YEAR OF PASSING |
DR RAMAKANT DIXIT |
AUGUST 2000 |
DR MAHIP SALUJA |
MARCH 2002 |
DR LOKENDRA DAVE |
SEP 2002 |
DR MAYANK VATS |
MAY 2003 |
DR PRAMOD DADHICH |
DEC 2004 |
DR MUKESH TAILOR |
SEP 2005 |
DR SIDDHHARTH SHARMA |
SEP 2006 |
DR MANOJ ARYA |
JULY 2007 |
DR PARAMEZ AR |
JUNE 2009 |
DR JACOB GEORGE |
JUNE 2012 |
DR RAJVEER KULDEEP |
JUNE 2013 |
DR SURESH JANGIR |
JUNE 2013 |
DR VIKAS MISHRA |
JUNE 2013 |
DR KAMENDRA PANWAR |
JUNE 2014 |
DR NISHTHA SINGH |
JUNE 2014 |
DR SHAHIR AFSAHAN |
JUNE 2015 |
DR CHETAN B PATIL |
JUNE 2015 |
DR PRADEEP PACHAR |
JUNE 2015 |
DR MUKESH GOYAL |
JULY 2016 |
DR DHEERAJ SHARMA |
JULY 2016 |
DR HARISH VK |
JULY 2016 |
DR AMIT SHARMA |
JUNE 2017 |
DR SATYADEEP VERMA |
JUNE 2017 |
DR ARJUN CHANDRAN |
JUNE 2017 |
DR ABHISHEK GUPTA |
JUNE 2018 |
DR DEEPESH AGRAWAL |
JUNE 2018 |
DR RAJENDRA LAMROR |
NOV 2018 |
DR ASHOK SINGH CHARAN |
JUNE 2019 |
DR JITENDRA JALUTHARIA |
JUNE 2019 |
DR ANTHONY KALIATH |
JUNE 2019 |
DR HASHA T. SOMSON |
JUNE 2020 |
DR AKHILESH VERMA |
JUNE 2020 |
DR DEVENDRA |
JUNE 2020 |
LIST OF HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENTS (TILL DATE)
S.NO |
NAME |
FROM |
TO |
1 |
DR RD SINGH |
02-04-1969 |
18-04-1978 |
2 |
DR VK SHARMA |
19-04-1978 |
02-07-1979 |
3 |
DR RS MATHUR |
03-07-1979 |
01-04-1981 |
4 |
DR PK GUPTA |
02-04-1981 |
27-08-1983 |
5 |
DR NK GUPTA |
28-08-1983 |
29-09-1983 |
6 |
DR PD MOTIANI |
30-09-1983 |
1-11-1984 |
7 |
DR SK LUHADIYA |
02-11-1984 |
31-05-1986 |
8 |
DR NK GUPTA |
01-06-1986 |
17-10-1990 |
9 |
DR JP JHANMARIA |
18-10-1990 |
06-07-1992 |
10 |
DR RAKESH C GUPTA |
07-07-1992 |
20-11-1992 |
11 |
DR VK SHARMA |
21-11-1992 |
27-01-1993 |
12 |
DR SD PUROHIT |
28-01-1993 |
28-06-1998 |
13 |
DR RAKESH C GUPTA |
29-06-1998 |
27-03-2000 |
14 |
DR ML GUPTA |
28-03-2000 |
14-06-2002 |
15 |
DR RAKESH C GUPTA |
15-06-2002 |
10-05-2004 |
16 |
DR ML GUPTA |
11-05-2004 |
28-12-2004 |
17 |
DR RAKESH C GUPTA |
29-12-2004 |
27-02-2006 |
18 |
DR HL PARIHAR |
28-02-2006 |
18-07-2006 |
19 |
DR RAKESH C GUPTA |
19-07-2006 |
31-12-2014 |
20 |
DR NEERAJ GUPTA |
01-01-2015 |
29-04-2015 |
21 |
DR KC AGRAWAL |
30-04-2015 |
31-12-2016 |
22 |
DR NEERAJ GUPTA |
01-01-2017 |
01-02-2017 |
23 |
DR RAMAKANT DIXIT |
02-02-2017 |
18-03-2017 |
24 |
DR NEERAJ GUPTA |
19-03-2017 |
17-03-2019 |
25 |
DR RAMAKANT DIXIT |
18-03-2019 |
Till date |
LIST OF HONOURABLE PRINCIPALS FROM DEPARTMENT OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
S.NO |
NAME |
FROM |
TO |
1 |
DR SD PUROHIT(Principal & Controller) |
28-01-1993 |
28-06-1998 |
2 |
DR RAKESH C GUPTA(Add Principal) |
2013 |
31-12-2014 |
3 |
DR KC AGRAWAL(Principal & Controller) |
30-04-2015 |
31-12-2016 |
FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT
· RESPIRATORY EMERGENCY SERVICES(24 HOURS)
· RESPIRTORY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
· OUTDOOR FACILITIES
· X-RAY FACILITY
· FIBREOPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY
· MEDICAL THORACOSCOPY
· PULMONARY REHABILITATION
· PMDT AND NTEP UNIT
· CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TESTING
· PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING LAB(SPIROMETRY/DLCO/BODY PETHYSMOGRAPHY)
· POLYSOMNOGRAPHY
· ALLERGY TESTING
· MICROBIOLOGY LAB FOR TB DIAGNOSIS
· CBNAAT/LPA / ANTI-TB DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING
· CHEST ULTRASOUND
· MEASUREMENT OF FENO
· NTEP SERVICES INCLUDING NODAL DR TB CENTRE
· PNEUMOCONIOSIS APPELLANT BOARD
Conferences/Workshops/CME organized by the department
1. Workshop on Medical Thoracoscopy on 25th August 2019
2. RAJPULMOCON 2017: 16th State Conference on TB & Respiratory Diseases from April 13 to 15, 2017
3. Workshop on Non Invasive Ventilation on April 13, 2017
4. CME during celebrations of World TB Day, 22nd March 2016
5. State level Post Graduate CME & Quiz in Respiratory Medicine on 11th August 2015
6. workshop on Silicosis on 30th June to 1st July 2015
7. CME- ‘H1N1 Infection Update’on 20th February 2015
8. CME- ‘Silicosis among Mine Workers’organized on 16th December 2014
9. CME- ‘RNTCP’organized on 15th February 2014
10. 10th State conference on Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases (NCCP RAJCON) from 26-27 February 2011
11. CME on DOTS methodology on 16 march 2008
12. 6th RAJCON cum 1st Midterm CHESTCON- West India from 2-3 December 2006
13. CME on Issues in Asthma Management on 18 August 2005
14. 5th Rajasthan State Conference of TB & Respiratory Diseases by Rajasthan TB Association from 27-28 February 1998