Dr. Kunal Chhatbar

Qualifications

• Diplomate of National Board (D.N.B.) in General Surgery
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.)

Research and Publications

• Presented an oral paper on “Diabetic foot clinics prevent amputations” at MASICON 2013 in Nashik.
• Participated in drafting “Standard Treatment Guidelines on Management of Diabetic Foot in India” – a project of the National Health Systems Resource Centre, New Delhi under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
• Presented an oral paper on “Developing National Guidelines for Management of Diabetic Foot in India: A case study” at DFSICON 2016 in Aurangabad.
• Participated in the Diabetes Mellitus sub-group in the Lancet Commission’s “Systematic review of Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries”.
• Co-investigator in a project titled “Implementing Quality Standards in Diabetic Foot care at an urban primary healthcare centre in India: A Pilot Study”.
• Co-authored “BMJ Clinical Update: The Diabetic Foot”. doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j5064 (Published 16 November 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;359:j5064

Experience-

• Consultant Surgeon
• OPD consultation for new cases and follow up patients, Indoor treatment of post-operative patients, ICU care for the critically ill patients, attending cross references from fellow colleagues of other specialities.
• Performing routine and emergency surgeries.

Other Achievements

• Worked as a Consultant – Monitoring and Evaluation for Jamsetji Tata Trusts for the External review of Clinical and Research work done by Jan Swasthya Sahayog, Ganiyari, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), a not-for-profit organization working for the healthcare needs of the underprivileged and tribal people of Central India.