Odisha Govt Reshuffles 9 Senior Doctors across Medical College Hospitals

Bhubaneswar: In a recent administrative reshuffle, the Odisha government has transferred and appointed nine senior doctors across various Medical Colleges and Hospitals (MCHs) in the state. 

Dr. Suchitra Das, currently the superintendent of MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, has been promoted to the position of dean and principal of the same institution. This appointment fills a key leadership gap that had been vacant since May 2024, when the previous principal, Dr. Santosh Kumar Mishra, was elevated to the post of Director of Medical Education and Training (DMET).

Stepping into Dr. Das’s previous role, Dr. Durga Madhab Satapathy, a senior professor in community medicine at MKCG MCH, has been appointed as the new superintendent.

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According to Odisha Bytes, Harekrishna Dalai, an anaesthesiology professor at MKCG MCH, has been transferred to SLN MCH, Koraput, and posted as its dean and principal. Dr Geeta Sahu, a forensic medicine and toxicology (FMT) professor at SCB MCH, Cuttack, has been appointed dean and principal of GMCH, Sundargarh, replacing Dr Subhra Ghosh, whose prior appointment has been revoked.

Dr Nirmal Chandra Sahani, Superintendent of Fakir Mohan MCH, Balasore, has been posted to GMCH, Sundargarh as Superintendent, succeeding Dr Sarada Prasanna Swain, whose appointment has also been cancelled.

Dr. Braja Kishore Dash, who was serving as additional DMET, has been appointed as FMT professor at PRM MCH, Baripada.

Additionally, Dr. Bararuchi Das from FM MCH, Balasore, has been transferred to Bhima Bhoi MCH, Balangir, where he will take charge as superintendent.

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Medical Dialogues had previously reported that the Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department has appointed four doctors as the new principals and superintendents in Sundargarh Medical College and Hospital and Saheed Rendo Majhi Medical College at Bhawanipatna, respectively. A notification issued by the department in this regard on May 1st mentioned Professor Subhra Ghosh as the new Dean and Principal of the Government Medical College in Sundargarh.