Education:

MBBS: Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College Gulbarga Karnataka
MD (Pediatrics): RNT Medical College Udaipur, Rajasthan
Speciality Training : Kasturba Medical college, Manipal University

Special training in Primary immunodeficiency disorders and Pediatric BMT at Childrens Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, USA

Qualification:MD (Paediatric), FIAP, FNB (Paediatric Haematology Oncology)

Specialities:

Paediatric Benign diseases:

• Hemoglobinopathies (Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia)
• Bone marrow failure syndromes
• Autoimmune diseases (ITP, AIHA, HLH)
• Primary immunodeficiency disorders
• Difficult anemia, thrombocytopenia and pancytopenia
• Bleeding and clotting disorders

Pediatric Malignant diseases:

• Leukemia (ALL, AML, CML)
• Lymphoma (NHL and Hodgkins)
• Bone and Soft tissue tumors
• Renal tumors
• Neuroblastoma
• CNS tumors

Bone marrow transplant

• Autologous
• Allogeniec
• Haploidentical transplant

Awards Recieved

• Awarded with scholarship for visiting training program by American society of Hematology
• Received training in Pediatric BMT and Primary immunodeficiency disorders in Children’s Mercy hospital, Kansas city, Missouri, USA
• Participated in 16th Indo-US cytometry workshop in primary immunodeficiency disorders held in India, in October 2015.

Research Work :

Research Work :

• Academic research project during pediatric hematology oncology fellowship (June 2012 to June 2014): A randomized crossover study comparing the antiemetic efficacy and safety of Palonosetron and Ondansetron in prevention of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting in children.
• Resident project (July 2014): Worked for analyzing the data of all patients under 18 years diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and treated with BFM-ALL 90 protocol form Manipal Hospital Bangalore over the past 10 years.
• Resident project (September 2014): Worked for analyzing the data of pediatric patients who underwent T cell replete haploidentical transplant at Manipal hospital Bangalore.
• Academic research project during pediatric residency (June 2008 to June 2011);              Studying the affect of various demographic, psychosocial and socio-cultural factors on sexual development of rural boys of a district in Rajasthan, India.
• Research project during MBBS (March 2006 to June 2006): Participated in baseline assessment of childhood morbidity and mortality in select districts of India under Indian clinical epidemiology network program evaluation network (IPEN).

Publications & Presentations

• Patil V, Prasada H, Prasad K et al. Comparison of antiemetic efficacy and safety of palonosetron vs ondansetron in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in children. JCSO 2015;13:209-213.
• Das K, Patil V, Pai S, Bhat RR and Dixit A. Isolated Marrow Tuberculosis Presenting as Pure Red Cell Aplasia: A Case Report. J Blood Disord. 2015;2(2): 1025.
• Madkaikar M, Gupta M, Dixit A, Patil V. Predominant Neurological Manifestations Seen in a Patient with a Biallelic Perforin1 Mutation (PRF1; p.R225W). J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2016: Jun 6.
• Presented various oral and posters in national conferences

Membership Of Professional Societies

• Indian academy of pediatric (IAP),
• Pediatric hematology oncology chapter IAP and
• Indian medical association (IMA).