Dr Eknath Pawar gets additional charge of dean of BJMC Pune

Pune: In a significant development, Dr Eknath Pawar, the professor and head of the orthopaedic department at Grant Medical College and JJ Hospital in Mumbai, has been given the additional charge of dean at BJ Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune. 

This fresh appointment comes after Dr Chandrakant Mhaske, dean of Baramati Medical College was given the additional charge of Sasson Hopsiital as the dean 22 days ago. Replacing Dr Mhaske, the government appointed Dr Pawar as the new dean.  

Medical Dialogues team reported in May that the Maharashtra government handed over the additional charge of the medical college and hospital dean to Dr Chandrakant Mhaske. He was the incumbent dean at Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Government Medical College, Baramati, Pune. 

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This decision was taken after B J Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital dean Dr Vinayak Kale was sent on compulsory leave due to allegations of not treating the situation with the necessary seriousness and failing to make appropriate decisions as dean.

Two doctors of Sassoon Hospital were arrested for allegedly discarding the blood samples of the 17-year-old boy suspect accused of murdering two software engineers and replacing them with another person's samples.

The two doctors accused of tampering with the blood sample reports include the head of the Forensic Medicine department of Sassoon General Hospital and the chief medical officer of the Sassoon Hospital.

During the investigation, it was revealed that the Chief Medical Officer reportedly replaced the blood samples on the direction of the HOD on 19th May at around 11 am. The CMO allegedly threw the blood samples in a dustbin of the hospital and sent the blood samples of another person to the forensic lab. As a result, the report showed no alcohol traces of the accused.

A government order (GO) issued on June 20 mentioned, "Dr Eknath Pawar would continue to handle his responsibilities at Mumbai as professor of orthopaedics and also handle the additional charge of Dean BJ Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital in Pune."

Speaking to The Indian Express, Dr Pawar said, “I am an alumnus of this institution and will come to Pune on Friday. Initially, I will hold meetings and understand issues that are important at BJ Medical College. The aim is to do good work here. In my absence at Grant Government Medical College and JJ Hospital, senior doctors in the orthopaedics department will conduct the relevant activities." 

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