Faculty Awards

VAMMCON-25, Nagpur on 09/02/2025

1. Dr. Pratiksha Gandhare won the 2nd Runner Up for PG Quiz Competition in SR Category
   and paper presentation “Coinfection of Chikungunya and Dengue Viruses: A serological
   study from Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India”.
2. Dr. Aditya Chaturvedi won the 1st Prize for PG Quiz Competition in SR Category.
3. Dr. Arya Lakshmi Rajan won the 1st Runner Up for PG Quiz Competition in SR Category.

MAHATROPACON 2024, Nagpur on 13-14/01/2024

1. Dr. Neha Bawankar won 3rd Prize in Quiz Competition.

1st VAMM Conference at IMA Hall, Nagpur on 02/02/2020

1. Dr. Sonal Chavan was the winner and received Dr. Ashok Pathak Junior Best Paper Award
   for faculty presentation of oral paper on Microbiological profile of patients attending STI
   and RTI clinic.

Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (GAPIO 2020) on 04/01/2020

1. Dr. Pratiksha Gandhare was the 2nd Runner Up for presentation on Rapid detection of
   Mycobacterium tuberculosis in extrapulmonary sample using GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay.

Staff Research Society on 16th July 2019

1. Dr. Priyanka Kalbhor got the second prize amongst all presentations by teaching faculty
   for presentation of “Study of antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in clinical isolates of
   Staphylococcus aureus from a tertiary care hospital”.

Postgraduates Awards

Dr. S.V. Jalgoankar Memorial Quiz 2025

Inter-collegiate Post Graduate Quiz in Medical Microbiology by VAMM at IGGMC,
Nagpur on 08/10/2025.

• Dr. Devi Asokan won 2nd Runner Up.

Mahamicrocon-2025, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

29th Conference of Maharashtra State Chapter of IAMM (23/08/2024 – 24/08/2024)

• Dr. Megha A. Vijay won Best E-Poster in Virology:
  “Beyond 5th disease: Parvovirus B19 presenting as pediatric meningitis – a case report.”

Syndicate Seminar for PG Students by VAMM, GMC Nagpur on 25/04/2025

• Dr. Devi Ashokan won 1st Runner Up.

World TB Day 2025 by Department of Respiratory Medicine, IGGMC Nagpur

Date: 24/03/2025

• Dr. Bhoomika Choudhary and team won 1st Prize.
• Dr. Devi Ashokan and team won 2nd Prize.
• Dr. Riya John and team won 3rd Prize in Quiz Competition.

VAMMCON-25, Nagpur on 08/02/2025

• Dr. Devi Ashokan won 1st Prize in Oral Paper Presentation:
  “Pantoea agglomerans Septicemia in a Preterm neonate: A Microbiological and clinical case study”.
• Dr. Pritam Das won 1st Runner Up in Quiz Competition PG Category.

Mahamicrocon-2024, Dhule on 17/08/2024 – 18/08/2024

• Dr. Sheetal Chhadidar won 2nd Prize in poster presentation:
  “Nosocomial infections (HAI) in PICU of tertiary care hospital”.

PG Syndicate Seminar at Surgical Complex, IGGMCH

• Dr. Anchal Mohanty and Dr. Arya Lakshmi Rajan won second prize.

Virtual VAMM Postgraduate Syndicate Seminar – Covid Pandemic, Akola (30/04/2021)

• Dr. Gauri Thakre secured second position.

2nd VAMM E-Conference, Akola (20-21 Feb 2021)

• Dr. Gauri Thakare was the winner and received Dr. A.S. Akulwar Best Oral Presentation Award
  for Post Graduate Student.

1st VAMM Conference at IMA Hall, Nagpur (02/02/2020)

• Dr. Smita Mohod was the winner and received Dr. A.S. Akulwar Best Oral Presentation Award
  for Post Graduate Student for presentation on:
  “Study of Candida species in different clinical specimens”.

Mycobacteriology Laboratory (TB Nidan Project, July 2025)

Established in July 2025 in collaboration with MYLAB.

Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

Established in May 2025 as a project by Government of Maharashtra, equipped with
Advanced Multiplex RT-PCR.

Regional Reference Facilities

1. H1N1 Testing Centre in Vidarbha.
2. Regional Centre for Vector-Borne Disease Testing (NVBDCP).
3. First ICMR-approved VDRL Laboratory in the state since 2014.

Diagnostic Innovations & Services

1. MGIT for growing M. tuberculosis and testing drug resistance in TB.
2. Fluorescence Microscopy for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
3. COVID-19 Testing Leadership – Processed the maximum number of PCR samples in Maharashtra.
4. State-of-the-art diagnostic equipment:
   • VITEK
   • BACTEC-ALERT
   • Conventional & Real-Time PCR

Policies & Manuals

• HICC Manual released in 2024.

Academic Excellence

• Undergraduate teaching for MBBS and Paramedical Technology as per MUHS curriculum.
• Consistent 100% MBBS results.
• Top MD exam ranks for the last 5 years.

1. Zone-Trainer in Indian Junior Chamber.
2. Founder Secretary, Maharashtra Chapter of Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology (2023 to till date).
3. Co-treasurer, Platinum Jubilee Celebration, GMC Nagpur 2023.
4. Nagpur Green City Junior Chamber:
   • Vice President, Individual Opportunity – 2001.
   • Secretary during 2002, 2004-05.
5. Vidarbha Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists – Co-treasurer (1998–2000).

1. Gold Medal in B.A. (Vedanga Jyotish) from Kavi Kulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek in June 2006; Topper in University.
2. Best Teacher Award Certificate from SAIGGMC, Nagpur in 2011-12.
3. Best Teacher Certificate from SAGMC, Nagpur in 2016-17.