Profile Summary

Medical Qualification: MBBS (Gold Medalist), MS (Gold Medalist, Mumbai University), DNB, FCPS

Designation: Consultant, Podiatric Surgery

Years of experience: 25 years

Areas of expertise:

  • Diabetic Foot Ulcers & Infections
  • Venous Ulcers
  • Lymphedema
  • Corns, Calluses, In-grown nails
  • Non-healing & Chronic wounds
  • Foot pain

Introduction:

Dr. Parina Bajaj is a General Surgeon specializing in Wound Care. Her expertise lies in the management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Non-healing Venous ulcers, Pressure sores and Podiatric Surgery. An alumnus of Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, her academic journey in MBBS and MS is marked with 5 Gold Medals, 5 Distinctions and 21 scholarships from Mumbai University. She has multiple national and international publications to her credit and is the recipient of the prestigious Charles Ream Award for her publication on Pre- emptive analgesia in Surgical patients. After a decade of teaching and operative experience in Grant Medical College and BJ Medical College, Pune, she joined Jupiter Hospital, Thane where she set up Diabetic Foot OPD dedicated to Podiatric management.

Prevention of Wounds in Immunocompromised patients, Timely surgical intervention, Surgical and Non-Surgical offloading and Management of Charcots Foot are her forte. With over 30 years of experience, she has established and Heads the Wound Care Department in Jupiter Hospital, Thane. She has also established Diabetic Foot Centres at Apollo Hospital, Nashik and Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, New Delhi.

 

Awards & Publications:

Awards:

  • MBBS, Mumbai University: Gold medals in Anatomy, Physiology, General Surgery (1994)
  • MBBS, Mumbai University: 17 Scholarships in Anatomy, Physiology & General Surgery (1994)
  • M.S. Surgery, Mumbai University: Gold medal in General Surgery (1998)
  • Charles Reams Award for Best Publication (2004)

Publications:

International Presentations & Publications:-

  • Role of Parecoxib & Diclofenac in Pre-Emptive Analgesia- Comparative Efficacy & Safety in Patients Undergoing Elective General Surgery: Parina Samra-Bajaj, MS, Anish A. Desai, Chetna C. Ballary, Neelesh A. Dongre, Vidyagauri P. Baliga, American Society of Anaesthesiology: Oct. 23-27, 2004, Las Vegas | Anaesthesiology: 2004 Suppl. 101: A73
  • Role of Parecoxib in Pre-Emptive Analgesia- Comparison Efficacy & Safety of Pre-And Post-Operative Paracoxib in Patients Undergoing General Surgery: Parina Samra-Bajaj, MS, Desai A A, Ballary C C, Dongre N A, Baliga V P, American Society of Anaesthesiology: Oct. 23-27, 2004, Las Vegas. Anaesthesiology: 2004 Suppl. 101:A72
  • Parina Samra-Bajaj, MS, Ballary C c, Dongre N A, Baliga V P, Desai A A- Comparison of the effects of Parecoxib and diclofenac in pre-emptive analgesia: A prospective, randomized, assesorblind, single-dose, parallel group study in patients undergoing elective general surgery, Curr Ther Research, Clinical & Experimental (2004): September-October: 65(5): 383-397. Paper awarded Charles Ream Award for the year 2004for excellence in Publication by Current Therapeutics & Research

Indian Publications (2022):-

  • Parina Samra-Bajaj, MS, Desai A A - An open comparative clinical study of the efficacy & safety of oral iron polymaltose versus oral conventional iron preparation in the treatment of adult surgical patients of anaemia. Indian Medical Gazette: April, 2002: CXXXVI: (4): 145-149
  • Parina Samra-Bajaj, MS, Samra SS, Shah RR, Jagtap SA, Vyas D, Ram S, Kale S, Vijaykrishnan M, Neelkhandan RS, Lall AD, Jain MM, Naikwadi AA, Kadam GS, Dongre N, Ballary C, Desai A A: Efficacy & safety of the first parenteral selective COX-2 inhibitor, precoxib sodium, in adult patients with post-operative pain. J Indian Med. Assoc. 2003 Jul: 101 (7): 439-442
  • Parina Samra-Bajaj, MS, Shivpreet S. Samra, K.S. Vijayraghavan, Nandkishor P. Potdar, Dipak Vyas, Ravi G. Devani, Chetna Ballary, Anish Desai. Efficacy & safety of Cilostazol, A Novel Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor in Patients with Intermittent Claudication, Journal of the Indian Medical Association, September, 2003, Vol.101, No.9, 561

Indian Publications (2004):-

  • Parina Samra-Bajaj, MS, Ballary CC, Dongre NA, Baliga VP, Desai AA - Role of parecoxib in Pre-emptive analgesia: Comparison of the efficacy and safety of pre and post-operative parecoxib in patients undergoing general surgery. J. Ind. Med. Assoc. 2004: 102 (5): 272-278
  • Parina Samra-Bajaj, MS, Satish Kale, Chetna C. Ballary, Vidyagauri Baliga, Anish A. Desai - Comparative Efficacy & safety of Parenteral Pareecoxib sodium & Diclofenac sodium in relieveing acute post-operative pain following general & orthopaedic surgery. Indian Medical Gazette: October 2004: CXXXVIII: (10): 428-437

Indian Publications (2005):-

  • Parina Samra-Bajaj, MS, Samra SS, Vijayraghavan KS, Gawde AS, Baliga V., Desai A - Role of Cilostazol in Clinical Practice: An overview. The Indian Practitioner: 2005, February, 58(2): 85-97
  • Parina Samra-Bajaj, MS, Rajkumar JS, Dinkaran N, Chaudhari S, Gokhale S, Chhabra M, Gawde A, Baliga V., Desai A - Evaluation of the efficacy, tolerability & safety of a fixed-dose combination of esomeprazole 20 mg+ sustained - release domperidone 30 mg once daily in Indian patients with dyspepsia associated with gastroesophalgeal reflux disease. Ind. J. Clin. Pract. 2005: 15(11) 41-48

Memberships:

Memberships:

  • Association of Surgeons of India
  • Diabetic Foot Society of India
  • Mumbai Surgical Society
  • Association of Medical Consultants
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