Dr Ashok Puranik takes charge as new Executive Director of AIIMS Guwahati
Guwahati: Dr Ashok Puranik who was a professor at AIIMS Jodhpur has assumed charge as the new executive director of AIIMS Guwahati.
Puranik took over the new position on Sunday at a small ceremony in the presence of all the faculty members and officers. He took over the charge from Dr Ramji Singh, executive director, AIIMS Kalyani, who had additional charge as director in charge of AIIMS Guwahati.
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The specialization of Dr Puranik includes acute care surgeries, trauma and surgical critical care, and laparoscopic surgeries, including laparoscopic inguinal, femoral incision, hernia repair, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, appendectomy, and laparoscopic colorectal surgery, reports the Times of India.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet released a notification back on June 23rd, 2022, approving the name of Prof. Ashok Puranik, Head of Department of Surgery Department at AIIMS, Jodhpur for the post of Executive Director post of AIIMS Guwahati according to the proposal of the Ministry of Health and family welfare.
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