sickle cell

faculty
Project Coordinator and Principal Investigator :

  • Dr. Dilip Kumar Patel,Assistant Professor Department of Medicine,V.S.S. Medical College Burla, Orissa.Address – 3R/27, Doctors’ Colony Burla-768017,Telephone – (0663) 2432624(O), 2430273(R)E.Mail drdilippatel@gmail.com.

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    Co investigator No.1 :

  • Dr. Pradeep Kumar Mohanty,Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Medicine,V.S.S. Medical College, Burla Orissa,Address : 3R/25, Doctor’s colony, Burla-768017,Telephone : 2430344 (0663),

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    Co investigator No.2 :

  •  Dr. Upendra Kumar Das, Asst. Professor,Department of Biochemistry,V.S.S. Medical College, Burla, Orissa,Address – V.S.S. Medical College, Burla – 768 017,Telephone -0663 – 2432858,98611-56973 (M)

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    Co investigator No.3 :

  • Dr. Ramesh Chandra Mohanty,Lecturer Department of Pathology,V.S.S. Medical College, Burla, Orissa,Address – V.S.S. Medical College, Burla – 768 017

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    Co investigator No.4 :

  • Dr. Siris Patel,specialist O&G,Department of Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology,Institute – V.S.S. Medical College,. Burla –768017,Address – 3R/27, Doctor’s colony, Burla,Telephone – 2430273 (0663),E-Mail – drdilippatel@gmail-com.

    • Research Fellows:

  • Dr.Ranjeet Singh Mashon (Research Assistant & PhD scholar)

  • Ms. Preetinanda Manaswini Dash (PhD scholar)

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    Senior Technician:

  • Mr. G.B.Suar

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    Social Worker:

  • Mr. Sanjib Kumar Ratha

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    Sickle Cell Clinic & Research  Centre was started in this V.S.S.MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL,BURLA in western Orissa ,India in the year-1986 by Prof BIMALCHANDRA KAR,RTD Prof of Medicine. Indian Councial of Medical Research (I.C.M.R) was instrumented in financial support of this center.However after the retirmentb of Prof B.C.Kar in the year 1992 this center was closed.

    The centre was reopened in 1998 by the Dept of Medicine V.S.S.M.C.H,with funds generated at local level. Dr D.K.Patel Asst Prof Medicine was made incharge of this center and heading this center since then.In addition to special interest in research of Sickle Cell disease, we are also studying other diseases like P.falciparum malaria, hypokalemic psiodic pralysis, multiple myeloma and HIV infection.
    Sickle Cell Clinic & Molecular Biology Laboratory is functioning as a unit in V.S.S. Medical College, Burla; a tertiary care referral Hospital situated in Western Orissa.Western Orissa has a high gene frequency for sickle cell mutation and prevalent for related hemoglobinopathies thus a major health burden in this region.
    Mission :

    • Evaluation of Sickle cell hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias through biochemical methods and Molecular Biology techniques.

    • Identify the genetic factors contributing to the diverse clinical severity of the sickle cell disease.

    • Treatment of the patients suffering from these diseases in the region of high prevalence of the disease.

    •  Develop a comprehensive strategy for extending  health services to these patients through carrier detection , marital counseling and treatment services.
    Funding: Government of Orissa, India.

    Infrastructure: Since the clinic is situated in a sickle cell disease prevalent geographic location with the sickle cell diagnostic facilities. It  provides a suitable area for research activity.

    Activity:

  • Screening and Diagnosis of scd:

  • Routine screening for scd is done by sickle slide test.

  • Final diagnosis of sickle cell disease/ trait is done by agarose gel electrophoresis.

  • Detailed Record Keeping  of the Sickle Cell patients

  • Counselling & Treatment:

  • Sickle cell disease patients are referred to this unit for outdoor consultation and counselling.

  • DATA (SCC):

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