Dr.Laxman Jessani
Infectious Disease Specialist
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Area Of Expertise
- Undiagnosed fever,Community acquired infections eg. dengue, malaria, hepatitis etc.
- TB (MDR/XDR).
- HIV/AIDS.
- Vaccination & Adult immunization.
- Swine flu (H1N1).
- Travel medicine.
- Complicated sepsis including urinary tract infections,pneumonia etc.
- Multi drug resistant organisms.
- Infective endocarditis.
- Invasive fungal infections.
- Transplant related infections.
- Hospital acquired infections.
- Sexually transmitted diseases.
- Infections in immuno-compromised host.
- He also works to ensure that safety regulations are maintained to prevent transmission of diseases in the hospital.
HIV
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By damaging your immune system, HIV interferes with your body’s ability to fight the organisms that cause disease. HIV is a sexually transmitted infection (STI)
Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Many organisms live in and on our bodies. They’re normally harmless or even helpful, but under certain conditions, some organisms may cause disease. Some infectious diseases can be passed from person to person.
QUALIFICATIONs
FNB – Infectious Disease – Apollo Hospital, Chennai, 2016
FRSPH (UK) – Royal School of Public Health, London, 2016
DNB – General Medicine – Apollo Hospital, Karnataka 2012
MBBS- Grant Medical college, Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, 2007
Honored with membership in National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS) , New Delhi in 2016
Fellowship in Royal Society of Public Health, London, United Kingdom (FRSPH) in 2016
Working Experience
2016 – 2017 Infectious Diseases Physician and Infection Control specialist at Apollo Hospital, Navi Mumbai
2014 – 2016 Infectious Diseases Physician and Infection Control specialist at Apollo Hospital, Chennai
Publications
- Roy U, Jessani LG, Rudramurthy SM, Gopalakrishnan R, Dutta S, Chakravarty C, Jillwin J, Chakrabarti A. Seven cases of Saccharomyces fungaemia related to use of probiotics. Mycoses2017 Jun;60(6):375-380
- Jessani LG, Nayak S, Lingam P, Devraj V, Parameswaran S, Gopalakrishnan R, Ramasubramanian V. Endotipsitis caused by extremely drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Tropical Gastroenterology. 2016 Jun 16;36(4):280-2
Associated With
Life-time Member of Association of Physicians of India
Associate editor of monthly CIDS newsletter for Clinical Infectious Disease Society of India since June 2014 till date
Member of Clinical Infectious Disease Society of India
Member of Infectious Disease Society of America(IDSA)
Reviewer for Australasian Medical Journal (AMJ)
Awards And Recognitions
- Won Best Poster award in Pulmonology in National level conference- APICON 2013, Coimbatore (Association of Physicians of India) in February 2013
Won All India Best Thesis Award: Dr Vithalrao Nadgouda Award in APICON (Association of Physicians, India), Ludhiana, Feb 2014 – 2014
Won Best Paper award in Neurology in State level conference- KNACON 2012, Mysore (Karnataka Neurosciences Academy) in February 2012
- Won Best Paper award in Pulmonology in State level conference- KAPICON 2012, Hassan (Karnataka Association of Physicians) in May 2012
- Won Best Poster award in Pulmonology in National level conference- APICON 2013, Coimbatore (Association of Physicians of India) in February 2013
Presentations
Poster presentation: Laxman G. Jessani, Ram Gopalakrishnan, Suresh D, S Basu, V Ramasubramanian titled “ A Study on Suboptimal Adherence and Associated Factors Contributing to Virological Failure on First Line Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) at a Private Tertiary Care Centre in South India at ASM Microbe 2017 in New Orleans in June 2017
Poster presentation: Laxman G. Jessani, M. Thirunarayan, A. Chakrabarti, D. Sureshkumar, A. Parameswaran, R. Gopalakrishnan titled “Disseminated phaeohyphomycosis presenting as chromoblastomycosis in an immunocompetent host: a rare manifestation” in International conference in Infectious Diseases in Hyderabad in March 2016
Location
Apollo Hospital,Navi-Mumbai,Maharashtra 400614
Our Timing
Mon-Sat : 10.00Am to 06.00Pm
Sunday : OFF
Contact Us
+91-9740771075
care@laxmanjessani.com
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