Dr. Cussuma M. Chodankar



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WORK  EXPERIENCE :

Designation  : Retired as Associate Professor - Pathology after a career spanning more than 30 years:  
since 1st July 1979 at Lokmanya Tilak  Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai
Post Graduate Teacher since 12th June 1984 to University of Bombay .
 
Position  Name Of Institution  From To Total Experience
Associate Professor( MPSC confirmed in 1981 ) Lokmanya Tilak  Municipal Medical College, Sion , Mumbai   1/7/1979   30/11/2004  over 25 yrs
Regular Lecturer Lokmanya Tilak  Municipal Medical College, Sion , Mumbai  24/7/76 30/6/79 2 yrs. 11 months
AdhocLecturer Lokmanya Tilak  Municipal Medical College, Sion , Mumbai  1/9/75 31/3/76 7 months
Registrar  Tata Memorial  Hospital , Parel Mumbai. 1/11/74 31/8/75 10 months
Resident  Pathologist Lokmanya Tilak  Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai 1/7/73 31/7/74 13 months
Resident Pathologist  Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Childern, Parel, Bombay 1/4/73 30/6/73 3 months



Dissertation Topics and Names of Post -Graduate Students Guided for MD. in  Pathology

1.  Spectrum Of Pathologic lesions of Large intestine
Dr. Deepti Patel

2.  Clinico - Pathologic study of gastric biopsies
Dr. Swati Motiwale

3.  Pathology of Oesophagus: A Clinicopathologic study of 270 cases
Dr. Madhavi Shah

4.  Pathology of Spleen - An Analytical Study of 458 cases
Dr. Sonia Tahilramani

5.  Pathology of exocrine pancreas - An Autopsy Study
Dr. Ramesh Tapase

6. Pathology of  Small Intestine - A Clinicopathologic Study of 173 cases
Dr. Jyoti Ziradkar

7.  Clinico - Pathological Study of Gastric Carcinoma
Dr. Anjali Agarwal

8.  Pathological Lesions of the skin and adnexae
Dr. Prasant Samberkar

9.  Helicobacter Pylori associated lesions in stomach & duodenum - An endoscopic  biopsy study. ( Study Carried out in association with Dr. Prabha Sawant , Head of Department Of Gastroentrology)
Dr. Vivek George

10.  Gastrointestinal Epithelial Polyps: A clinico pathological study of 170 cases
Dr. Sanjay Gupta

11.  Pathology Of Ovarian Tumours - A Five Year Study
Dr. Sutappa Das  (Transferred from Dr. R. R. Vast { who took voluntary retirement} in the last 6 months of her residency whose dissertation was completed under my guidance.)

12.  Spectrum of Gall bladder lesions
Dr. Meghana Hate

13.  Pathology of Liver in Adults - Autopsy study
Dr. Rupa Maru.


Publications

1.  Sipple’s Syndrome ( Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia) in pregnancy - case report.
Cussuma M. Chodankar, Shashikala C. Abhyankar, Kamlakar P. Deodhar and Anant Shanbhag
Aust. N. 2 . J Obstet Gynaec (1982)22: 243-244

2.  Uterine leiomyosarcoma - Clinico pathologic features and review of Literature.
Chandralekha P. Shroff , Cussuma M. Chodankar , & R. M. Saraogi.
The journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of India .
Vol XXXIII No:3, June 1983 -279 -283

3.  Post Transfusion Hepatitis
K.  P. Deodhar , Cussuma M. Chodankar ,
The Indian Practitioner , july 1984 , 663-668.

4.  Hepatitis B. surface antigen in voluntary blood donors.
Cussuma M. Chodankar , K. P. Deodhar
Ind. Jl. Haematol. July 1984, Vol. 3, 175-176

5.  Pituitary Adenomas.
Shashikala C. Abhyankar , Cussuma M. Chodankar , P.G. Modha.
The Indian practitioner , Sept. 1984 , 795-797

6.  Alveolar Soft- part Sarcoma of the orbit - A Case Report.
Cussuma M. Chodankar , Shobha P. Pandit , Megha Joshi , K. P. Deodhar
Indian Jl. Ophthalnol.. January 1986 , 34: 67-68

7.  Phaeochromocytomas - A Clinicopathologic analysis of six cases.
Cussuma M. Chodankar , Nilima U. Ranadive , K. P. Deodhar
The Indian Practitioner, February 1988 , 121-126

8.  Collision Tumour Of stomach
Cussuma M. Chodankar , Shobha P. Pandit , S.S. Motiwale , K. P. Deodhar
Indian Jl. Gastroentrol 1989 Vol. 8, No:4, 297-298.

9.  Malaria - Still A Master Killer?
Cussuma M. Chodankar , K. P. Deodhar
JAPI 1995 , Vol 43 , No:4 , 261-262
 This paper received the Dr. H. M. Bhatia Award at the XVII Annual Conference of Bombay haematology Group at L.T.M.G Hospital Sion , Mumbai on Feb 7,1993.

10.  Recurrent Haemobilia in a patient with polyarteritis nodosa.
L.S. Bichile , G Malkani , Y.s. Patel , Y.A. Gokhale , N. Gill , Cussuma M. Chodankar , S.R. Palekar
JAPI 1996 , Vol 44 , No:1 , 49-50

11.  Spectrum Of Colonic polyps.
Anirudha M. Gopanpalikar, Prabha Sawant , Pravin Rathi , Cussuma M. Chodankar ,Manish Bhatnagar, Sucharita A. Nanivadekar.
Indian Pediatrics Vol. 35 - Sept. 1998 , 897-900.

12.  Colonic Tuberculosis: Colonoscopic Appearance  and Clinico- Pathologic Analysis.
H. S. Das, P Rathi , Prabha Sawant, Cussuma M. Chodankar , K.V. Vyas, V. Patrawala, Sheetal Dhadphale.
Short Article JAPI 2000 , Vol 48 , No:7 , 708-710

13. Adenomatoid Tumour of The Fallopian Tube :
Cussuma M Chodankar, Urmi Chakravarty, Anjali V Dhurde, CP Shroff
Bombay Hospital Journal - Case Reports , April 2001


IAPM /CHAPTER CONFERENCES / OTHER CONFERENCES ATTENDED AND PRESENTATIONS MADE

1.     Participated in 28th  Annual IAPM conference at Institrute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh   , 28th - 30th December 1979 .

2.     Participated in 29th Annual IAPM conference at J.N. Medical College , Belguam , December 1980

3.     Attended workshop on Flurescent Microscopy and participated in 22nd and 23rd IAPM and 3rd  IAMM  Maharashtra Chapter Conference , Miraj ,August 1981

4.    Paper presented: What is normal C. S. F.? at  29th Annual IAPM conference Medical College , Trivendrum Dec 1st  to 3rd 1981

5.     Uterine leiomyosarcomas
C.  P. Shroff , C. M. Chodankar , R. M. Saraogi, K.P. Deodhar at the 30th Annual Conference at Trivendrumon 3rd Dec 1981.

6.     Active participation in 33rd  Annual IAPM conference at Kasturba Medical College , Manipal 1984 and presented paper at Manipal 1984: Bronchiectasis Histological classification of 35 surgically resected lungs .

7.    Participated in 34th  Annual IAPM conference at Kasturba Medical College , Udaipur  , October 1985.

8.    Attended lecture - demonstration courses Cytopathology Clinic at Cama & Albless Hospitals , Bombay 10th to 21st March 1986.

9.    Attended 14th IAPM and 10th   IAMM  Maharashtra Chapter Conference at Karad on 26th  & 27th Sept 1992

8.    Malarial Granuloma Of Durck
Poster Presentationat 41st Annual Conference , Armed Forces Medical College, Khadakwasla , Pune -Nov. 1992.

9.    Attended 16th IAPM  and 11th   IAMM  Maharashtra Chapter Conference at Govt. Medical College, Dhule on 11th , 12th Sept 1993

10.    Attended workshop on FNAC of salivary gland and cytopathology of glandular lesions of the uterus 6th Jan 1993 conducted by Sudha R. Kini M.D.  M.I.A.C. Division Head , Cyto pathology Laboratory, Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, Michigan USA at Lokmanya Tilak  Municipal Medical College and General Hospital , Sion, Mumbai.
Participated in Interantional Academy of Pathology Indian Division Cuttack, 25th November 1993.

11.    Attended work-shop on small biopsy of GI tract at S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack on 23th & 24th November 1993

12.    "Malaria Still A Master Killer? Oral presentation atXVII annual conference of Indian Society of Hematology & Blood Transfusion and XVIII Annual Conference of Bombay Haematology at Lokmanya Tilak  Municipal Medical College and General Hospital , Sion, Mumbai. Was awarded the Dr. H. M. Bhatia Prize, December 1993.

13.    "Malaria Still A Master Killer? - Paper was also presentated at Staff and research scientific meeting celebration at Lokmanya Tilak  Municipal Medical College and General Hospital , Sion, Mumbai.

14.    Participated in International Academy of Pathology- Indian Division at 43rd National Conference at King George’s Medical College at Lucknow 1994

15.    Participated in Oral Presentation of HIV - An Autopsy study of 15 cases at 43rd National Conference at King George’s Medical College at Lucknow 1994.

16.    Attended 16th IAMM  Maharashtra Chapter Conference at Amravati 24th , 25th  Sept 1994.

17.    Active Participation in CME and Conference  at 44th National Conference of Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna 1995.

18.    Participated in workshop of GI pathology and endoscopy February - March 1997 at Golden Jubilee Celebration Lokmanya Tilak  Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai
Clinico - Pathologic aspects of gastritis.

19.    Chaired Session No:4 at the 46th Annual National Conference at Jodhpur on 21st November 1997 ( OP82 to OP88)

20.    Papers presented at Jodhpur  conference Nov 1997

1>  Drug Induced Modification of Hepatic Fibrosis (experimental study on rats)
K. P. Deodhar , C. M. Chodankar & S. Sahani .

2>  Pathological Lesions of the skin and Adnexae
C. M. Chodankar, Prasant Samberkar, H. Jerajani , C. P. Shroff.

3>  Spectrum of gastric lesions in Gastric biopsies with special reference to H. Pylori.
C. M. Chodankar , Vivek George , C. P. Shroff , Urmi Chakravarty

4> Carcinoma of Jejunum - A Case report
C. P. Shroff , Urmi Chakravarty, Sangeeta Kini, C. M. Chodankar .


21.    Participated as a delegate in symposium on Liver Disease and Liver Transplantation 12th April 1999

22.    Contributed to the problems in the interpretation of lesions of the cervix on behalf of Gynaecologic Pathology for Golden Jubilee IAPM conference  Lucknow , November 1999
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