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:

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