Ashwin Porwal

Ashwin Porwal
Education M.B.B.S.
Alma mater B.J. Medical College, Pune
Occupation Surgeon, Proctologist
Organisation Healing Hands Clinic
Website www.healinghandsclinic.co.in

Ashwin Porwal is a Pune-based procto-surgeon and the founder of Healing Hands Clinic, a centre for treatment of constipation.[1][2] He has developed a technique - Distal Laser Proximal Ligation (DLPL), to cure anal fistulas.[3]

Education

Porwal completed his M.B.B.S. from B.J. Medical College, Pune and did his specialization in proctology. He launched the Healing Hand Clinic in 2008.[4] In 2017, his organisation was recognised by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences to impart training to doctors in proctology. He has trained 180 surgeons in the field from various countries through short private courses. Only ten percent among those trained were able to perform the surgeries on large scale independently.[5]

Awards and Recognition

Porwal received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Excellence in Healthcare in 2015 for his contribution to the medical and health sector in India.[4] He has also performed the pelvic organ prolapse suspension surgery (POPS) and stapled trans anal rectal resection surgery (STARR).[6] His research paper n DLPL earned him several accolades at the World Congress on Proctology, WorldCon 2017.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Australian doctor finds cure in Pune after spending 3 years in pain", The Times of India, 16 February 2018
  2. ↑ "Overuse of laxatives can make colon muscles lazy", The Times of India, 27 July 2016
  3. ↑ "Novel treatment for anal fistula", Daily News and Analysis, 19 October 2017
  4. 1 2 "Dr Ashwin Porwal: The man with a plan", News Anyway, 9 January 2018
  5. ↑ "MUHS recognises city-based clinic to impart training in proctology", The Times of India, 16 November 2017
  6. ↑ "City surgeons perform pelvic organ prolapse surgery on 45-yr-old woman", The Times of India, 15 April 2013
  7. ↑ "A new innovation in fistula treatment", The Times of India, 25 November 2017
  8. ↑ "Immaculate Medical Expertise", The Times of India, 8 December 2017
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