CURRICULUM VITAE Dr Alok Ranjan M.B.B.S., M.Ch. ()
NAME Alok Ranjan MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS M.B., B.S., April 1986. Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore University of Madras, India M.Ch (). Mar 1992 Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore University of Madras, India. REGISTRATIONS: INDIA Full Registration with Indian Medical Council, New Delhi, India 43998-Andhra Pradesh, India U.K. Full Registration with General Medical Council, London, United Kingdom. REG No: 4261175 (DEC -95) PRIZES & HONOURS Certificate of Honor in ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, PHARMACOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, OPTHALMOLOGY, SURGERY Dr A F DESMOND, Prize in ENT. PAUL W. BRAND Medal in Orthopedics. SOMERVELL Medal in General Surgery. Merit Scholarship for MBBS. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PERIOD POSITION INSTITUTE/HOSPITAL INDIA 1. Apr85-Apr86 H.O. Medicine/Surgery Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India 2. Jul86-Jan87 Non PG Registrar in Christian Medical College & Hospital Vellore, India 3. Feb87 -Oct87 Reg in General surgery CMC Hospital, Vellore 4. Nov87-Dec87 Reg in Anaesthesia CMC Hospital, Vellore
5. Jan88-Mar88 Reg in Orthopedics CMC Hospital, Vellore 6. Apr88-Jan90 Reg in CMC Hospital, Vellore 7. Feb90-Mar92 Senior Reg in CMC Hospital, Vellore 8. Apr92-May94 Consultant in CMC Hospital, Vellore 9. Aug98-May99 Consultant in CMC Hospital, Vellore 10. Sep 99- Senior Consultant Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad UNITED KINGDOM 1. June 94-May 97 Registrar Morriston Hospital, Swansea. 2. July 96-Sept 96 Consultant (Locum) Morriston Hospital, Swansea. 3. June 97-May 98 Consultant (Locum) Morriston Hospital, Swansea. 4. May 99-Aug 99 Consultant (Locum) Morriston Hospital, Swansea. PUBLICATIONS: ORIGINAL CLINICAL ARTICLES 1. Post laminectomy discitis and other infections. Alok Ranjan, Thomas Joseph, Mathew J Chandy. Neurology India 40:205-210; 1992. 2. Non-diagnostic CT-guided Stereotactic biopsies in a series of 407 cases: Influence of CT morphology and operator experience. Alok Ranjan, V Rajshekhar, T. Joseph, M. J. Chandy, S. M. Chandi. Journal of 79: 839-844; 1993. 3. CT-guided Stereotactic surgery: An overview of 600 procedures. Alok Ranjan, V. Rajshekhar, S. Prakash, et al. Neurology India 41: 193-197; 1993. 4. Intrasellar Tuberculoma. Alok Ranjan, M. J. Chandy. British Journal of 8:179-185; 1994. 5. Stereotactic Craniotomy for lesions in eloquent areas. Alok Ranjan, V. Rajshekhar, Mathew J. Chandy. Journal of Clinical Neurosciences 2(4):303-306;1995. 6. Outcome in patients with supratentorial malignant gliomas. Result of stereotactic biopsy and radiation therapy. Alok Ranjan, V. Rajshekhar, Mathew J. Chandy. Neurology India 42:191-195, 1994. 7. Present concepts in the management of Neurological patients with hyponatremia and natriuresis.
Alok Ranjan, V. Rajshekhar. Neurosciences Today Vol II: 173-176, 1998. 8. Ranjan A, Lath R. Microendoscopic Discectomy for Prolapsed Lumbar Intervertebral disc. Neurology India 2006; 54:190-194. 9. Decompressive surgery for severe Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT).Neurology India 2009( In press) 10. Ascorbic acid and focal cerebral ischaemia in a Primate model. Alok Ranjan, D Theodore, R. P. Haran, M. J. Chandy. Acta Neurochirurgica 123/1-2:87-91; 1993. CASE REPORTS 11. Intraspinal Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma. Alok Ranjan, Geeta Chacko, Thomas Joseph, Sushil M Chandi. Journal of 80: 928-930; 1994. 12. Giant Aneurysm of Anterior Ethmoidal Artery presenting with intracranial haemorrhage. Alok Ranjan, Thomas Joseph. Journal of 81:934-936; 1994. 13. Intracerebellar melanotic schwannoma. Alok Ranjan, Geeta Chacko,Sushil M. Chandi. British Joumal of 9:687-689;1995. 14. Symptomatic subdural hygroma as a complication of foramen magnum decompression for hindbrain hemiation. Alok Ranjan, I.P. Cast.British Jomal of 10:241-243; 1996. 15. Lath R, Ranjan A. Antero-lateral approach for thoraco-lumbar decompression and instrumentation. (Abstract) Neurology India 2004. 16. Lath R, Ranjan A, Swarnalata G. Solitary fibrous tumour of the meninges. Letter to Editor. Neurology India 53:248-249, 2005. 17. Lath R, Ranjan A Ratnam BG, Swarnalata G. Desmoplastic Fibroma of the Frontal Bone. Neurology India 2006;54:314-315. 18. Lath R, Ratnam BG, Ranjan A. Diagnosis and treatment of multiple Hydatid cysts at the Craniovertebral junction. Journal of Spine Feb. 2007;6:174-177. 19. Ippili K, Ratnam BG, Gowrishankar S,Ranjan A, Lath R. Olfactory Ensheathing Cell Tumor : Case Report. Neurology India 2009; 57:76-78. CHAPTERS 20. Acoustic Schwannoma in Text book of ; 1037-1060, 1996. 21. Other Intracranial Schwannomas in Text book of ;
1061-1070, 1996. 22. Phakomatosis in Text book of ; 1071-1076, 1996. 23. Ependymoma in Text book of ; 925-930, 1996. 24. Surgical approaches to lateral ventricles in Text book of ; 2nd Edition. National Book trust of India. Ed Ramamoorthy B. M.J. Chandy, Alok Ranjan. 637-639, 1996. PROJECT GRANT 1. Protective effect of ascorbic acid in focal cerebral ischaemia in a primate model - Funded by fluid research committee of CMCH Vellore, India. 2. Protective effect of ascorbic acid in focal cerebral ischaemia in a reperfusion primate model funded by fluid research committee of CMCH Vellore, India.