Dr. Ashok Rijhwani
Senior Consultant
36 years of experiencePediatric Cardiac Surgeons, Pediatric Urologists
MBBS, MS, FRCS, MCh, DNB, Fellowship
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Dr. Ashok Rijhwani, a seasoned Paediatric Surgeon and Pediatric Urologist boasts more than 36 years of specialization in the field. His expertise lies in Neonatal and Pediatric Urology, Neonatal and Pediatric Genital reconstruction, Neonatal and Pediatric Hepatobiliary surgery, Neonatal and Pediatric Thoracic surgery and Thoracoscopic surgery, Neonatal and Pediatric Gastrointestinal surgery, Neonatal and Pediatric Colorectal Surgery, etc. His educational journey started with an MBBS and MS in General Surgery from Christian Medical Coll., Vellore. During his advanced training, he achieved a Univ. Distinction in Pediatric Surgery and secured the Univ.'s first prize in General Surgery. Dr. Rijhwani underwent advanced advanced training through fellowships in Pediatric Urology at the Univ. of Cincinnati, Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant at the Univ. of Pittsburgh, and Pediatric Hepatobiliary Surgery at King's Coll. Hosp., London. He successfully passed the Pediatric Urology In-service Examination administered by the American Urological Association. He demonstrated his commitment to humanitarian efforts through participation in multiple missions for Médecins Sans Frontières, providing his expertise as a Pediatric Surgeon and Pediatric Urologist in Liberia, West Africa. Dr. Rijhwani is fluent in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada.Education
MBBS, Christian Medical Coll., Vellore, 1988 MS (General Surgery), Christian Medical Coll., Vellore, FRCS (General Surgery), Royal Coll. of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK MCh (Pediatric Surgery), Christian Medical Coll., Vellore DNB (Pediatric Surgery), National Board of Examinations, Fellowships in Pediatric Urology, Univ. of Cincinnati Fellowships in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant, Univ. of Pittsburgh Fellowships in Pediatric Hepatobiliary Surgery, King's Coll. Hosp., London LLB, Karnataka State Law Univ., 2021Past Experience
Honorary Consultant, Oxford Univ. Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Locum Consultant Imperial Coll. Healthcare NHS Trust Locum Consultant, Imperial Coll. Healthcare NHS Trust, 2022 Professor, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, 2020 Professor and Head of Department, Jawaharlal Inst. of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, 2015 Professor and Head of Department, MS Ramaiah Medical Coll., BengaluruPaper Published
Raghunathan, Veena & Dhaliwal, Maninder & Pahwa, Deepak & Jain, Nitin & Rijhwani, Ashok. (2024). The case of the disappearing foreign body. Pediatric pulmonology. 59. 10.1002/ppul.26951. Parveen, Ayesha & Rijhwani, Ashok. (2022). Webinars/Online seminars – Against. Journal of Medical Evidence. 3. 182. 10.4103/JME.JME_82_22. Joshua, Lokavarapu & Rijhwani, Ashok & Gupta, Manish & Yhoshu, Enono & Chaudhary, Gyanendra. (2021). Surgical Occlusion of Leaking Bronchus by a Serratus Anterior Flap in a Child with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. 26. 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_66_20. Mahakalkar, SameerSharad & Mago, Vishal & Rijhwani, Ashok & Gupta, Manish. (2021). Tensor fascia lata flap: A lifeboat for unresolved bladder exstrophy defect. Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery. 29. 146. 10.4103/tjps.tjps_39_20. Chaudhary, Gyanendra & Gupta, Manish & Rijhwani, Ashok. (2020). Clinical Case Appendicular Band Syndrome: A Rare Cause Of Intestinal Obstruction In Neonate With Review Of Literature. Journal of Surgical Sciences. 2. 10.33695/jss.v7i2.353. Radhakrishna, Veerabhadra & Kumaravel, Sambandan & P S, Priyamvada & Nandeesha, Hanumanthappa & Jindal, Bibekanand & Govindarajan, Krishna & Naredi, Bikash & Rijhwani, Ashok. (2018). Clinico-Biochemical Profile of Children with Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract: A Cross-Sectional Study. Kidney Diseases. 5. 1-7. 10.1159/000493683. DeFoor, William & Rijhwani, Ashok & Minevich, Eugene. (2015). Urinary tract trauma. 10.1002/9781118473382.ch37. Rijhwani, Ashok & Modepalli, Navya. (2006). Neonatal appendicitis - A case report and review of the literature. Perinatology. 8. 146-148. Rijhwani, Ashok. (2005). Midline subgaleal dermoid with extension adjacent to the superior sagittal sinus. Perinatology. 7. 301-302. Radhakrishna, Veerabhadra & Rijhwani, Ashok & Jadhav, Bhushanrao. (2018). Cecal duplication: A mimicker of intussusception A case report and review. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 31. 10.1016/j.amsu.2018.05.010. Jadhav, Bhushan Rao & Rijhwani, Ashok. (2018). Anorectal Atresia with Recto Scrotal Fistula: A Rare Anorectal Malformation. Journal of Neonatal Surgery. 7. 13. 10.21699/jns.v7i1.655. Rijhwani, Ashok. (2005). Midline subgaleal dermoid with extension adjacent to the superior sagittal sinus. Perinatology. 7. 301-302. Rijhwani, Ashok & Dhua, S.. (2005). Duplications of the gastrointestinal tract-unusual presentations in the neonatal period and early infancy. Perinatology. 7. 205-210. Rijhwani, Ashok & Davenport, Mark & Dawrant, Michael & Dimitriou, Gabriel & Greenough, Anne & Nicolaides, Kypros. (2005). Definitive surgical management of antenatally diagnosed exomphalos. Journal of pediatric surgery. 40. 516-22. 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.11.028. Karunakara, B & Babu, M & Maiya, P & Rijhwani, Ashok & Sunil, Indira. (2004). Appendicitis with Perforation in a Neonate. Indian journal of pediatrics. 71. 355-6. 10.1007/BF02724107. Rijhwani, Ashok & Sunil, Indira. (2003). Colonic fistula complicating electric burns - A case report. Journal of pediatric surgery. 38. 1232-3. 10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00274-4. Rijhwani, Ashok & Satish, G. (2003). Insular carcinoma of the thyroid in a 10-year-old child. Journal of pediatric surgery. 38. 1083-5. 10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00198-2. Rijhwani, Ashok & Sen, S & Gunasekaran, S & Ponnaiya, J & Balasubramanian, Ka & Mammen, Kim. (1995). Allopurinol reduces the severity of peritoneal adhesions in mice. Journal of pediatric surgery. 30. 533-7. 10.1016/0022-3468(95)90124-8.