History of the Department

 Department of Surgery and Radiology has been established since the inception of college in the year 1958. Initially, this department was started functioning at Government Veterinary Polyclinic, Maharajbagh Road Nagpur. Later, it was shifted to OPD building in the year 1964 located at the side of main college building at seminary hills Nagpur. Today also this department is functioning in the same building. The faculty of the department is closely associated with Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex which is located in the heart of the city, and providing the specialized/modernized facilities for the treatment of animals. The faculty of this department has lion’s share in development of one of the best clinical complex of the country.

 Teaching: The faculty members of this department are engaged in teaching U.G., P.G. and Ph.D. degree students, as per VCI norms for B.V.Sc. and A.H. degree and ICAR norms for M.V.Sc and Ph.D. degree programme. The post graduate degree programme was started in this discipline since 1974 and Ph. D. degree programme by course work started in the year 2012. Till the year 2020, total 43 M.V.Sc and 07 Ph.D. students have completed their respective degrees.

Earlier Head of this department

• Dr. P. E. Kulkarni
• Dr. M. D. Narkhede
• Dr. S. S. Marudwar
• Dr. S. N. Patil
• Dr. V. S. Panchbhai
• Dr. M.G. Thorat

Existing staff position with their Name, Designation and Qualification

Sr no	Name of the staff	Designation	Qualification
1	Dr. Pravin T. Jadhao	Professor & Head	M.V.Sc., Ph.D
2	Dr. Shirish V. Upadhye	Professor	M.V.Sc., Ph.D., FISVS
3	Dr. Sandeep B. Akhare	Professor	M.V.Sc., Ph.D., FISVS
4	Dr. Mrunali V. Kamble	Assistant Professor	M.V.Sc.
5	Dr. Bhagyashree K. Bhadane	Assistant Professor	M.V.Sc., Ph.D
6	Dr. Prachi E. Taksande	Assistant Professor	M.V.Sc., Ph.D

Faculty Information with Photo

Name of the staff	Dr. Pravin T. Jadhao
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Designation	Professor & Head, Dept of Surgery & Radiology
Qualification	M.V.Sc., Ph.D
Email & Phone	jadhao1@gmail.com, 9881300730
Field of Specialization	Large Animal Surgery and Anesthesiology
Professional Experience	33 years
No. of Research articles	66
PG/ Ph.D Students Guided	M.V.Sc – 15., Ph.D. -  02
Awards/Scholarship	Merit Scholarship during Post Graduation Studies
Professional Affiliations	Life Member: Indian Society for Veterinary Surgery Life Member: Indian Veterinary Association Alumni Member: Nagpur Veterinary College , Nagpur Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Akola College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Parbhani College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Udgir

 

Name of the staff	Dr. Shirish V. Upadhye
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Designation	Professor
Qualification	M.V.Sc., Ph.D., FISVS
Email & Phone	shirishupadhye@gmail.com., 9922999058
Field of Specialization	Imaging Techniques, Oncology, Soft tissue surgery
Professional Experience	29 years
No. of Research articles	154
PG/ Ph.D Students Guided	M.V.Sc – 07., Ph.D. – 01
Research/Infrastructure Projects	02 as Principal Investigator 07 as Co-Investigator
Awards/Scholarship	I.C.A.R. Jr. Research Fellowship in the subject of Veterinary Surgery, ranked First in order of Merit at All India Level   PKV, Akola Merit Scholarship Certificate Merit Certificate for first position at B.V.Sc. &A.H. degree programme Shri P. R. Gokhale Silver Medal for securing highest C.G.P.A. at B.V.Sc &  A.H. Degree examination Dr. K.A. Govardhan, Silver Medal for securing highest C.G.P.A. in the subject of Veterinary Pathology Dr. R. T. Desai, Cash Prize for securing highest C.G.P.A.  at B.V.Sc & A.H. Degree examination C.S.I.R. New Delhi Senior Research Fellowship for Ph.D. studies Dr. Swaminatha Iyer Memorial Prize from Indian Veterinary Association Second Best Paper Award - Indian Journal of Dairy Sciences Excellent Worker Award for contribution in the  Animal Welfare Activities of the SPCA Dr. Narayankhedkar Marathi Pashusamvardhan Granth Uttejan Puraskar for the Book on Buffalo Husbandry Appreciation Award  for Poster Presentation for the article entitled  ‘Extragenital metastasis of venereal tumor in a dog’ by ISVM Appreciation Award  for ‘commendable  services ’ in organisation of Asian Congress on Canine Practice-2007 Certificate of Commendation – Forest Depatment-2011 Best Poster Award by ISSAR for ‘Uterine Torsion in a Bitch – A case report Gold medal  in  Best Poster Session  for poster entitled ‘Some observations on venereal granuloma in canine Felicitation Certificate for contribution to Wildlife conservation and Health -2012 Felicitation Certificate for Exemplary Services in the field of Wildlife conservation and health management Gold Medal –  Paper ‘Surgico – Chemo therapeutic management of mammary tumor’ Gold Medal- best paper presentation ISVS Gold Medal - Small Animal Poster Session Award’ by ISVS for ‘Studies on efficacy of nanoparticulate induced drug delivery system for chemotherapy of superficial tumors in dog’ Gold Medal for  Paper entitled ‘Multifarious case complication of bird surgeries – A retrospective study’ Certificate of Appreciation for Oral Presentation on ‘Surgical Management of Cherry Eye in dogs Gold Medal for Paper Presentation on ‘Polypropylene prosthetics in the Avian Veterinary Field Felicitation for outstanding contribution in in the field of Animal Husbandry ‘Pranimitra Puraskar’ for stray animal welfare _ People for Animals Best Clinical Case Paper Presentation Award for Oral Presentation- PGIVAS, Akola NAKULA AWARD for ‘Outstanding contribution in the field of Cytogenetics and for establishing Karyotyping laboratory, Ultrasound Sonography for diagnosis and treating diseases of animals and wildlife’ TACCI (Trans Asian Chamber of Commerce & Industries & Indo-Mongolian Chamber of Commerce)– Pillar of Hindustaanee Society Award for Excellent Innovative Work for the welfare of Livestock and Wildlife Award for Third Place - oral presentation on ‘Alternative Therapeutic Management of Canine Demodicosis’ Appreciation Award for paper entitled "orthopaedic surgeries in wildlife : Experience, Challenges and Solution Appreciation Award for paper entitled “Surgical management of lower urinary tract affections in male dogs with reference to Urethrocystoscopy”   Award certificate (1st Prize) by PGIVAS Akola Alumni Association for Oral Presentation ‘A Retrospective Study on Canine Pyometra’ Felicitation by Jeshtha Pashuvaidyak Pratishthaan, Nagpur for the services rendered for the cause of livestock and wildlife Award certificate (1st Prize) - A rare case of intraluminal intestinal obstruction due to tumor in a Labrador dog Fellowship by Indian Society for Veterinary Surgery
Professional Affiliations	Member of 09 Scientific/Technical Societies. Guest faculty for VANAMATI Guest Faculty for Forest Department Member, CPCSEA- Government Medical College, Nagpur, G.H. Raisoni College of Pharmacy, Nagpur Member of State level Committee constituted by Department of Forest, Government of Maharashtra for taking decisions on rescued/orphan Tiger cubs rehabilitation. Member of State level Committee constituted by MAFSU for advising Health and Management of Wildlife of the State. Member, Editorial Board of Veterinary Clinical Science (Open access journal) Past Zonal Secretary, ISVS Vice-President, Indian Society for Veterinary Surgery Alumni Member : Nagpur Veterinary College , Nagpur Alumni Member : Mumbai Veterinary College , Mumbai Life Member, ISACP, Lucknow Life Member- IAAVR Life Member, Association of Indian Zoo & Wildlife Veterinarians, Bareilly

 

Name of the staff	Dr. Sandeep B. Akhare
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Designation	Professor
Qualification	M.V.Sc., Ph.D., FISVS
Email & Phone	sandeepakhare@yahoo.co.in., 9881309416
Field of Specialization	Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, Oncology, Soft tissue surgery
Professional Experience	22 years
No. of Research articles	80
PG/ Ph.D Students Guided	Ph. D. - 01., M.V. Sc.- 10., M.Sc. – 05
Awards/Scholarship	Best University NSS Programme Co-ordinator amongst all Universities of Maharashtra for 2017-18 (State award) Gold medal and certificate of appreciation for best paper presented in World Holistic Congress held at Zoroastrian College, Mumbai Late Dr. P.N. Sagdeo Memorial Award for Best Veterinarian of 2018-19 Gold Medal and certificate for best poster presented in small animal surgery session at National symposium of ISVS held at Chennai Gold Medal and certificate for best paper presented in Avian surgery session at National symposium of ISVS held at Tirupati Gold medal and certificate for best paper in the Avian Surgery Session at National symposium of ISVS held at Navsari (Guj.) Certificate of Appreciation for second best paper in the Ophthalmic Surgery Session at National symposium of ISVS held at Navsari (Guj.) Dr. S. Damodaran Memorial Award-2014 Best clinical article presented in Clinical Conference-2015 at Chennai Best paper award at Clinical Case Conference, Akola (M.S.)
Professional Affiliations	Life Member of ISVS Alumni Member : Nagpur Veterinary College , Nagpur

 

Name of the staff		Dr. Bhagyashree K. Bhadane
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Designation		Assistant Professor
Qualification		M.V.Sc., Ph.D
Email & Phone		drbhagyashreebhadane@gmail.com ., 8975892778
Field of Specialization		Soft Tissue Surgery (Small & Large Animals)
Professional Experience		11 years
No. of Research articles		18
PG/ Ph.D Students Guided		M.V.Sc – 01
Awards/Scholarship		Awarded Senior Research Fellowship during Ph.D
Professional Affiliations		Life Member of ISVS Alumni Member : Nagpur Veterinary College , Nagpur

Name of the staff	Dr. Prachi E. Taksande
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Designation	Assistant Professor
Qualification	M.V.Sc., Ph.D
Email & Phone	taksandeprachi@gmail.com., 7057857881
Field of Specialization	Imaging Techniques, Soft tissue Surgery (Small & Large Animals)
Professional Experience	05 years
No. of Research articles	08
PG/ Ph.D Students Guided	--
Awards/Scholarship	ICAR’s Senior Research Fellowship [ICAR-SRF(PGS)], Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi (2012) UGC’s Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship to pursue Ph.D degree, University Grants Commission, New Delhi (2012) Gold Medal for Best paper entitled “Ultrasonographic localization and mineral profile of urinary calculi in young and adult bovine animals” in Ruminant Surgery session at XXXVIII Annual Congress of Indian Society for Veterinary Surgery & International Symposium on “New Horizons of Camel Surgery and Large Ruminant Surgery”, held at Bikaner, Rajasthan (2014) Award of appreciation as the second best paper entitled “Single layer suturing technique for bladder wall repair in dogs” in Small Animal Surgery Session at XXXIX Annual Congress of Indian Society for Veterinary Surgery (ISVS) and National Symposium on "Recent Innovations in Diagnosis and Treatment of Surgical Disorders in Ruminants and Equines with particular applicability in Hilly Terrain", held at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir (2015)
Professional Affiliations	Life Member of Indian Society for Veterinary Surgery Life Member of Indian Association of Lady Veterinarians Life Member of Indian Society for Advancement of Canine Practice Alumni Member : Nagpur Veterinary College , Nagpur

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Achievements of Department 

This department possesses excellent clinical facilities, some of which are unique in the country. The Department offers its services through the Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex that has been strengthened through the RKVY Project implemented by the faculty of this department. Most of the modern diagnostic and therapeutic equipment are available, that include ECG, Ultrasound, Echocardiography, Colour Doppler, Laparoscope, Various Endoscope, Laser Surgical and Therapeutic Units, Ophthalmoscope and Ophthalmic Microscope, Small and Large Animal Inhalation Anaesthesia Machines, Computed Radiography, Biochemical Analyzers, Hematology Cell Counter, Blood Gas Analyzer, Dental Unit etc.

Vision/ Mission of the Department 

• With companion animals having tremendous emotional value and the financial viability of pumping in capital into research that improves their quality of life; canine research has grown in leaps and bounds globally. In India, it’s a young field with tremendous potential.
• With ever expanding knowledge based on medical equipment, diagnostic techniques, drug chemistry etc. more service units will be created for different health and surgical conditions.
• Either due to modified life styles attributed to their pet parents or due to greater awareness and diagnosis, canine cancer numbers are on the rise. Oncology research will include safer and better chemotherapeutic drugs, determining which cancers are genetic in origin and working towards gene modification as a method of cancer control and creating better drugs for palliation.
• Research into improved and more efficient diagnostic and therapeutic modalities along with minimally invasive procedures with a strong focus on maintaining cost effectiveness would be a future goal for on-ground veterinary work.

Courses offered by the Department 

Teaching: The faculty members of this department are engaged in teaching U.G., P.G. and Ph.D. degree students, wherein we are strictly following VCI norms for B.V.Sc. and A.H. degree and ICAR norms for M.V.Sc and Ph.D. degree programme. The post graduate degree programme has started in this discipline from 1974. Till date 43 M.V.Sc and 07 Ph.D students completed their degree. Ph.D. degree programme by course work started in the year 2012.

• Preparation of Visual aids viz. Lecture CDs.
• Preparation of power point presentations
• Preparations of Practical Manual for all courses.
• Preparation of Video clips for different surgical interventions.
• Models of Surgical Sutures: The New Approach of Teaching

Undergraduate Courses
Old Syllabus VCI 2008

Course No	Course title	Credits	Semester
VSR 411	General Veterinary Surgery, Anesthesiology & Diagnostic Imaging	2+2	VII
VCP 411	Veterinary Clinical Practice	0+5	VII
VSR 421	Veterinary Regional surgery	2+1	VIII
VCP 421	Veterinary Clinical Practice	0+5	VIII
VSR 511	Veterinary Orthopaedics and lameness	1+1	IX
VCP 511	Veterinary Clinical Practice	0+5	IX

New Syllabus MSVE 2016

Course No	Course title - Veterinary Surgery	Credits	Prof. Year
VCP I	Veterinary Clinical Practice - I	0+1	3rd
VCP II	Veterinary Clinical Practice - II	0+6	4th
Unit I	Veterinary General Surgery	2+1
Unit II	Veterinary  Anesthesiology
Unit III	Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Techniques
Unit IV	Regional Surgery - I (Head & Neck)
Unit V	Regional Surgery - I (Thorax & Abdomen)
Unit VI	Orthopaedics and Lameness

Post Graduate Courses Veterinary Ophthalmology and Dentistry

Course No	Course title	Credits	Semester
VSR 601	Principles of Surgery	2+0	I
VSR 602	Clinic Practice - I	0+3
VSR 604	Small Animal Anaesthesia	2+1
VSR 605	Large Animal Anaesthesia	2+1
VSR 603	Clinical practice - II	0+3	II
VSR 606	Diagnostic Imaging Techniques	2+1
VSR 607		1+1
VSR 608	Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery	2+1
VSR 609	Large Animal Soft Tissue Surgery	2+1	III
VSR 610	Orthopaedics and Limb Surgery	2+1
VSR 691	Masters Seminar	1+0
VSR 699	Master Research	0+15	IV

Ph.D Courses

Course No	Course title	Credits	Semester
VSR 701	Clinical Surgical Practice I	0+3	I
VSR 705	Advances in Anaesthesiology	2+1
VSR 706	Advances in Diagnostic Imaging Techniques	2+1
VSR 702	Clinical Surgical Practice II	0+3	II
VSR707	Neurosurgery	2+1
VSR 791	Doctoral Seminar I	1+0
VSR703	Clinical Surgical Practice III	0+3	III
VSR 792	Doctoral Seminar II	1+0
VSR 799	Doctoral Research	45

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Departmental Research Activity

• Various laparoscopic procedures in dogs have been standardized.
• Canine oncology: The etiology of canine transmissible venereal tumour has been established through karyotyping and immunological studies and standard treatment protocol has been validated. Besides surgical treatment, vast work has been done on various therapeutic modalities such as chemotherapy using vincristine, doxorubicin, methotrexate, anti-oxidants, adjunct chemotherapy, nano-particulate conjugated targeted drug delivery using zinc and iron particles, electro-chemotherapy. Use of LASER as a therapeutic modality for excision of tumours in canines has been established.
• Bovine and canine urinary affections especially urolithiasis and protocol for its surgico-therapeutic management including use of peritoneal dialysis in small animals, urethrocystoscopic basket removal of calculi, and use of herbal products has been established through a series of doctoral and master’s research.
• Canine hind quarter weakness and paraparesis is one of the frustrating conditions. The department developed surgico-therapeutic protocols for various spinal affections including spinal fixation.
• Research on large and small animal fracture management has been successfully conducted and a cheaper implant in the form of horn pegs has been devised.
• Surgical protocols for management of long bone fractures in canines has been established. Various external fixation devices have been successfully used in long bone fractures in large animals.
• Skin grafting, use of herbal drugs and validation of Indian Traditional Knowledge for extensive and chronic wounds has been successfully validated.
• A jugular phlebotomy device has been developed for large animal venipuncture that has helped the procedure of intravenous infusions easier. 

Departmental Extension Activity

• Regularly rendering services at adapted village as a part of Ambulatory clinic
• Regularly participating and treating the cases surgically for various surgical affections in the Animal Health Camps organized by the State Department, Z.P., NGOs and N.S.S. activity of the college.
• Regularly rendering services in Composite Clinical Facility and Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex of the college
• The faculty members of this department rendering the services at TVCC even during night hours on emergency call basis and holidays as well.
• Regularly participating in State and National level exhibitions and guiding the livestock owners.
• Regularly rendering the services for captive zoo and free range animals of the forest department.
• The faculties of this department are providing expertise services at Wildlife Research & Training Centre, Gorewada, Nagpur for rescue, treatment and rehabilitation of wildlife.

Any other relevant Information of the Department

• Facility for Students practical was created at Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, where a well quipped practical hall was constructed (2010)