Positions Held

• Professor in Obstetrics & Gynecology at B. J. Medical College, Pune from 1998 to 2003, Reader/Associate professor from 1975 to 1998.  Undergraduate teacher in Ob-Gyn  for 31 years, postgraduate teacher for 24 years
• Officer in charge of Human Reproduction Research Centre - Indian Council of Medical Research at B. J. Medical  College, Pune  for 13 years (1990 to 2003)
• Program In charge of Post Graduate Diploma in Maternal & Child Health, a distance education course by Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi (IGNOU), at B. J. Medical College Pune  for 5 years from 1997 to 2002
• Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, for Phase I Preventive HIV Vaccine clinical trials at National AIDS Research Institute, Pune, India for 6 years( 2004 to 2010)
• Consultant (Short term) for ICMR-WHO pilot study, on AYUSH practitioners in Maharashtra ( 2011)

 

Honorary Positions:

• Member, Project Review Committee (RHN div. ICMR,):“Strengthening linkages between SRH &HIV".
• Member, Ethics Committee, National AIDS Research  Institute, Bhosari, Pune
• Member, Advisory committee, SHSRC (NRHM), Govt of Maharashtra, Pune
• Chairperson, Ethics Committee, Krisna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad
• Chairperson, Ethics Committee, MIMER Medical College, Talegaon, Pune

 

Honorary Positions held in past :

• Member of Panel of Experts for Scrutiny of Research Project Proposals, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GOI for 2 years
• Member of State Advisory committee for The Preconception & PNDT Act
•  Member of Design Team for preparing  project implementation plan for RCH Phase II for Maharashtra
• Member, Board of Studies, Surgery, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nasik for 2 yrs
• Member, Scientific Advisory Committee,  NIH funded Clinical Trial Unit ,B. J. Medical college, Pune 
• Advisory committee member for rural research project at Krisna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad

 

Research

• Publications : 57 Scientific Papers published in National and International Journals
• International
  • Phase 1 preventive HIV vaccine trials sponsored by IAVI, at NARI, India from 2004 to 2010
  • Co-investigator in NIH funded Clinical Trial with Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA on Use of Nevirapine for PMTCT of HIV at B. J. M. C Pune, 2000 to 2004
  • Consultant Obstetrician in WHO funded Rural Based Intercountry Project on "Risk Approach in MCH" from 1981 to 1984.
• ICMR  ( As Officer in charge)
  • Clinical Trials :  
    • Newer Spacing Methods including Norplant 1
    •  RU 486 and Prostaglandin analogues for early pregnancy termination,
    • PGE2 Gel for Pre-MTP cervical dilatation
    • Once a Month Combined Injectable Contraceptive Lunnelle
    •  Misoprostol for Prevention of PPH at rural health centers
    • Community Based Rural Research Projects :
      •  Intervention Study in MCH at 3 Primary Health Centres in Satara district,
      • Integrated delivery of Reproductive Health Care Package to rural population

Experience in Qualitative Rresearch

•  Short term consultant ICMR Study (2011) : Engagement of AYUSH practitioners for delivery of skilled birth attendant services : Consultant for Maharashtra component of study.
• Pune Health Care Management and Research Centre:  Evaluation of IEC programme

 

Coonvestigator in Rural based projects in Pune district 

• Innovative Approaches for Training of Birth Attendants in Partographic Principles (GOI funded)
• Intervention of Stopping Smokeless Tobacco on Outcome of Pregnancy (GOI funded)
• Efficacy and Feasibility of Primary Prevention of Low Birth-Weight – (UNICEF Funded)

State Government funded project: (As Investigator)

• Training of Female Health Workers from Pune district  in Intrapartum Referrals.

• Special Training

  •  Training in Good Clinical Practices  by international agencies
  • Good Clinical Practice & Source Documents (2002)- PPD Development  ( 3days)
  • AIDS VaccineTrials and GCP-Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2004(3days)
  • Advanced GCP Workshop: Johns Hopkins  Bloomberg  School of Public Health, 2006 (3 days)
  • GCP Workshop : International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) US;   2009 ( 2 days)
  • Summer Epidemiology courses at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, US in HIV and Emerging Infections in June, 1999 – Fogarty Fellowship for three weeks
  • Annual Certificate Course in Nutrition,  National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad,1986-87, 3 months

  Conferences

  • International Conferences on Global Strategies for the Prevention of HIV Transmission from Mothers to Infants at Montreal, Canada (1999), Kampala, Uganda (2001) – Posters Presentation
  • International AIDS Conference at Barcelona (2002) &  Toronto (2006) – Poster Presentations
  • International Conferences on Maternal & Perinatal Mortality, MTP & Sterilization – Presented Papers at Mumbai (1979), New Delhi (1980) and Mumbai (1997)
  • Presented papers at 9 National Conferences in Obstetrics & Gynaecology 
  • Guest speaker / Panelist/Chairperson  in National, State & District Conferences and CME Programmes

  Educational Publications

  • Module on Intrapartum Care in Marathi  for Female Health Workers
  • Coauthor,’ Surgical Principles in   Obtetrics & Gynecology’  in English
  • Co-author of  a Book  on Family Planning & MTP in Marathi
  • Preparation of Three Educational Video Cassettes for Paramedical Health Workers
  • Contribution to development of video films on maternal and child health for Skill Lab, NRHM, GOI

   

  Memberships :

  • Indian Medical Association, Pune branch, life member
  • Pune Obstetrics &  Gynecological society ( Affiliated to FOGSI)

                                 

  Workshops:

  • Participation as Invited Expert in several workshops organized by Health & Family welfare ministry GOI, Public Health Dept. GOM, NACO, UNICEF, WHO and NGOs. 

  • Participated in preparation of Modules on educational material on contraception, RCH, RTI/STI
    

  • Resource Person For Training and  Community Educational Activities :Resource person for training programs for medical officers, private practitioners, nurses, counselors, ICDS functionaries, field staff of NGOs in  RTI/STI/HIV, PPTCT, PCPNDT Act, Safe motherhood, RCH, safe abortion- FW, Organized by several Government & nongovernmental organizations

  
  

   Community Educational Activities

  • Participation in over 25 Health Educational Programmes on TV and All India Radio.
  • Health educational articles and talks for lay people
  • Family Life Education Programmes undertaken for Adolescent Girls
  • Training programmes for field workers organized by various NGOs