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Ravi kumar

Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Ravi kumar Chittoria

  • Address : Additional Professor & Head, Department of Plastic Surgery, 4th Floor, SS Block, JIPMER, Dhanvantri Nagar, Gorimedu, India
  • E-Mail : jd1091@jipmer.ac.in

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Introduction


Dr. R K Chittoria is a highly accomplished and multi-certified academic Plastic Surgeon, currently serving as an Additional Professor and Head of the Department of Plastic Surgery at JIPMER, Pondicherry, where he also oversees the Telehealth/Telemedicine Programme.With over 18 years of post-M.S. experience, he holds an extensive list of qualifications, including MBBS, MS, MCh (Plastic Surgery), DNB, and a PhD (Plastic Surgery), along with multiple postgraduate diplomas in medicolegal systems, hospital administration, telemedicine, and clinical research.Dr. Chittoria's key areas of specialization are Laser Cosmetic Surgery, Endoscopic CosmeticSurgery, and Wound Healing & Management. He has held prominent faculty and leadership roles at top institutions like Grant Medical College, PGIMER Chandigarh, and SVIMS University, where he notably founded and headed the Departments of Plastic Surgery and Telemedicine, and served as both the Registrar and Controller of Examinations. A respected figure in his field, he is an author of five books, a former President and Founder Editor-in-Chief of the Society for Wound Care & Research (SWCR), and frequently acts as an MCI Inspector and MCh/PhD Examiner.


AFFILIATION


Additional Professor & Head

Department of Plastic Surgery

4th Floor, SS Block, JIPMER, Dhanvantri Nagar, Gorimedu

Jipmer Campus Rd, Jipmer Campus

Puducherry

India

605006

Email : jd1091@jipmer.ac.in


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RESEARCH INTERESTS


# Area
1. Aesthetic Surgery
2. Anti-Ageing & Regenerative Medicine
3. Burns
4. Clinical Research
5. Hospital Administration
6. Laser Surgery
7. Medical Education
8. Medicolegal Issues
9. Telemedicine
10. Wound Healing

PAPERS PUBLISHED


# Article Title Year
1. Prophylactic Tracheostomy for Inhalational Burns. World Journal of Plastic Surgery (WJPS) 2020; 9(1): 10-13. 2020
2. Cadaveric Bilateral Proximal Forearm Allotransplantation. Annals of Plastic Surgery 2019; 82(5): 574-76. 2019
3. Human Skin Allograft: It Is A Visible Option In Management of Burn Patients? JCAS 2019;12(2): 132-35. 2019
4. Innovative Application of Drone in Monitoring the ICU Patients Avoiding Personal Visits. JCAS 2019; 12(2): 149-51. 2019
5. New 5-D Coding System for Categorization of Plastic Surgery Conditions. WJPS 2019;8(3):388-93. 2019
6. Spotting Eyelid Injuries: A Novel Mobile Application for Managing Periocular Injuries. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery (IJPS) 2019; 52:358-59. 2019
7. The Role of Comorbidieites in the Prognosis of Thermal Burns. Indian Journal of Burns (IJB) 2019; 27(1): 16-19 2019
8. Double-Angled Palate Needle Holder - An Innovative Instrument for Cleft Surgeries. JCLPCA 2018; 4(1): 192-94. 2018
9. Innovative Use of Abdominoplasty Specimen. JCAS 2018; 11(2): 88-90. 2018
10. Innovative Skin Hook. JCAS 2018; 11(3): 148-49. 2018
11. Role of Newer Technologies in Wound Bed Preparation in Fournier's Gangrene. PAR 2018;11-13. 2018
12. Outcome of Human Peripheral Nerve Repair Interventions Using Conduits - A Systematic Review. JNC 2018; 18-24. 2018
13. Low Level Laser as an Adjunct Therapy for Second Degree Superficial Burns. PAR 2018;5:41-48. 2018
14. Innovative Cervical Splint – Overcoming an Obstacle. PAR 2018; 41-43. 2018
15. Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma – An Adjunct to Early Tangential Excision and Grafting In Burns. PAR 2018; 15-17. 2018
16. Intense Pulsed Light VS Silicone Gel Sheet in the Management of Hypertrophic Scars: An Interventional Comparative Trial in the Indian Population. Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy (JCLT) 2018; 22-24. 2018
17. Intense Pulsed Light VS Silicone Gel Sheet in the Management of Hypertrophic Scars: An Interventional Comparative Trial in the Indian Population. Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy (JCLT) 2018; 22-24. 2018
18. The Triangular Rotation Advancement Flap for Congenital Longitudinal Earlobe Cleft. Clinical Otolaryngology 2018; 43(3): 986-88. 2018
19. Five D’s of Plastic Surgery. PAR 2017; 4:13-4 2017
20. Proposal of a New Classification Scheme for Periocular Injuries. IJPS 2017; 3(3): 21-28. 2017
21. Mnemonics for Gillies Principles of Plastic Surgery and it Importance in Residency Training Programme. IJPS 2017; 3(3): 114-15 2017
22. Innovative Usage of Accessory Auricles as Full Thickness Skin Graft-JCAS 2017; 10(3): 150-52. 2017
23. Radiofrequency-Assisted Body Piercing. JCAS 2017; 10(4): 231-33. 2017
24. Effectiveness of Fibrin Glue in Adherence of Skin Graft. JCAS 2017; 10(2): 72-75. 2017
25. Use of Cost Effective Cellophane Dressing In Burn Wound Management. Burns 2016; 42:1357-66. 2016
26. Application of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma (APRP) As an Adjuvant Therapy in Plastic Surgery. IJCDR 2016; 4(6): 14-23. 2016
27. Trifid Uvula. JCLPCA 2016; 56-57. 2016
28. Diode Laser Ear Piercing – A Novel Technique. JCAS 2016; 9(4): 263-65. 2016
29. Utility of Laser in Lobuloplasty. JCAS 2016; 9(4): 279-81. 2016
30. Camphor Burn over Forehead - Socially Relevant Non Homicidal Injury in a Child. IJPS 2016; 2:19-20 2016
31. External Tissue Expansion for Difficult Wounds Using a Simple Cost Effective Technique. JCAS 2015; 8(1): 50-53. 2015
32. Autologous Bone Marrow Aspiration Therapy In Wound Healing. Adv. Wound Care 2015;2: 2. 2015
33. Diode and Nd: YAG Laser In A Case Of Refractory Acne Keloidalis Nuchae. PAR 2015; 2(1): 40-42 2015
34. Current Concepts In The Physiology Of Adult Wound Healing. PAR 2015; 2(5): 250-56. 2015
35. Role of Jet Force Technology in Wound Management. PAR 2015; 2(5): 277-81. 2015
36. Study of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Damage in Children with Orofacial Clefts. Curr Pediatr Res 2014; 18(1): 27-32. 2014
37. Unburied K-Wire Induced Injuries: Taking The Edge Off. PAR 2014; 1(3): 121 2014
38. Camphor Burns of the Palm and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: An Uncommonly Reported, But Socially Relevant Issue. IJPS 2014; 47(2): 252. 2014
39. A Haematoma Sign in Flexor Tendon Injury. BMJ Case Reports 2014; 12-14. 2014
40. Abductor Hallucis - Anatomical Variation and Its Clinical Implications in the Reconstruction of Chronic Nonhealing Ulcers and Defects of Foot. Wound 2014; 1-5. 2014
41. A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Double Blind Study of Silicone Gel in Prevention of Hypeprtrophic Scar at Donor Site of Skin Grafting. JCAS 2013; 6(1): 12-16. 2013
42. Algorithm Based On Eighteen Patients With Acquired Traumatic Earlobe Defects Not Associated With Jewellery. Clinical Otolaryngology 2013; 10: 37. 2013
43. Algorithm Based On Eighteen Patients With Acquired Traumatic Earlobe Defects Not Associated With Jewellery. Clinical Otolaryngology 2013; 10: 37. 2013
44. Rare Tumours of the Hard Palate. IJPS 2013; 46(1): 150-152 2013
45. Telemedicine for Wound Management. IJPS 2012, 45(2), 412-417 2012
46. Audiological Profile in Older Children and Adolescents with Unrepaired Cleft Palate. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. September 2005, 42(5): 570-573. (IF 0.82) 2005
47. Extrapyramidal Symptoms Following Electrical Burns - A Case Report. Burns 2004; 30:402-04. 2004
48. Chunni Burn - A Rare Mode of Clothing - Induced Friction Burn. PRS 2004; 114(1): 282-83. 2004
49. Fasciocutaneous Flaps In Reconstruction Of Lower Extremity Our Experience. KUMJ 2004;2(4): 344-48. 2004
50. Amyloidosis Complicating Rhinophyma. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2004; 28(2): 98-99. 2004
51. Patient Designed Indigenous Finger Splint. PAR 2003; 336. 2003
52. Role of Topical Solcoseryl in Wound Healing. IJPS 2002; 35: 85-88. 2002
53. Then and Now - Burns In Manipal. Burns 2000; 66-67. 2000
54. Our Experiences with Platysma Myocuraneous Flap in Head and Neck Reconstruction. IJPS 2000; 33: 7-11. 2000
55. Primary Closure of Pressure Ulcers Revisited. IJPS 2000; 33: 22-26 2000
56. Flaps in Lower Limb Trauma - Current Status - Review Article. IJPS 2000; 33: 30-37. 2000
57. Ten Years Epidemiological Study of Paediatric Burns in Manipal, India. Burns 1999; 1-4 1999

BOOKS PUBLISHED


# Title Publication Year
1. ‘MCQs in Plastic Surgery’, Global Voice Publishers and Distributers, New Delhi, 2007. 2007
2. ‘Telemedicine for Doctors’, AITBS Publishers, New Delhi, 2008 2008
3. ‘Wound Management for Nurses’; Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, 2012. 2012
4. ‘Treatment Planning in Plastic Surgery’; Jaypee Publishers, New Delhi, 2018. 2018
5. ‘An Outline to Bones and Tissue Injuries Management’; Omics International Publishers, UK, 2019. 2019
6. ‘JIPMER Course Manual for Flap Dissection’ (2020 edition). 2020
7. ‘Microsurgery Course Manual (2020 edition)’. 2020
8. ‘Hand Sculpture Course – Workbook (2020 edition)’ 2020
9. Feeding and Speech in a Child with a Cleft Lip or Cleft Palate: A Comprehensive Guide to Feeding, Nutrition and Speech and Language Processing. (2020 edition) 2020
10. Emerging Research in Medical Sciences Vol. 3 published in January 7, 2020 2020
11. Current Topics in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 13 published in Apr 29, 2021. 2021
12. Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 3 published in June 03, 2021. 2021
13. Emerging Trends in Disease and Health Research Vol. 4 March 5, 2022. 2022
14. Highlights on Medicine and Medical Sciences Vol.17, July 22, 2021 2021
15. Issues and Development in Health Research Vol.6, October 05, 2021 2021
16. Issues and Developments in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 4, February 02, 2022. 2022
17. Issues and Developments in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 7, February 12, 2022 2022
18. A Handbook of Outline of Plastic Surgery Exit Examination. August 2022 (First Edition) Red Flower Publication, New Delhi. 2022

BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED


# Chapter Title Book Title Publication Year
1. ‘History, Epidemiology & Prevention of Burns’ ‘Textbook of Burns’ 2009
2. ‘Wound Bed Preparation’ ‘Principles and Practice of Wound Care’ 2012
3. Wound Healing’ Textbook of Plastic Surgery 2016
4. ‘Telemedicine’ ‘Textbook of Plastic Surgery’ 2016
5. ‘Robotics in Plastic Surgery’ ‘Textbook of Plastic Surgery’ 2016
6. ‘Low-Level Laser Therapy in Wound Healing’ ‘Recent Clinical Techniques, Results, and Research in Wounds’ 2018

ACADEMIC PROFILE


# Examination Passing Year Country
1. DSc 2020 India
2. Training on ‘Covid Online 2020 India
3. Short Term Training Programme on ‘Bio Signal Processing for Telemedicine Applications’ 2016 India
4. Training in Red Cap Software 2016 India
5. MBA (Hospital Administration) 2015 India
6. Training Programme on ‘Good Nutrition Practice in Clinical Care Module’ 2015 India
7. Online Course on ‘Fundamentals of Clinical Trials’ 2014 United States
8. ATLS Course 2014 India
9. Online Course’ on ‘Epidemiology and Biostatistics’ 2013 United States
10. PhD (Plastic Surgery) 2009 India
11. Course on ‘Laser & LightsPeels’ 2008 France
12. Course on (‘Fillers & Aesthetic Mesotherapy) 2008 France
13. Training in Telemedicine 2007 India
14. PDCR (Clinical Research) 2005 India
15. PGDTM (Telemedicine) 2004 India
16. PGDHA (Hospital Administration) 2003 India
17. PGCHM (Hospital Management) 2002 India
18. Training in Laser Plastic Surgery 2001 United States
19. Training in Endoscopic Plastic Surgery 2001 United States
20. Training in Endoscopic Plastic Surgery 2001 United States
21. PGDMLS 1999 India
22. M.Ch (Plastic Surgery) 1998 India
23. DNB 1998 India
24. MNAMS 1998 India
25. Course on ‘Elementary Statistics’ 1995 India
26. M.S. (General Surgery) 1994 India
27. MBBS 1990 India

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS


# Institution Position Country Service Period
1. JIPMER Senior Professor India 3 years, 2 months, 29 days
2. JIPMER Professor India 3 years, 5 months, 29 days
3. JIPMER Professor & Head India 0 years, 5 months, 30 days
4. JIPMER Additional Professor & Head India 4 years, 3 months, 7 days
5. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) Additional Professor & Head India 4 years, 1 months, 14 days
6. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciencesc (SVIMS) Associate Professor & Head India 2 years, 7 months, 14 days
7. N G Medical College Associate Professor & Head India 1 years, 4 months, 22 days
8. PGIMER Assistant Professor India 2 years, 0 months, 21 days
9. Kasturba Medical College Assistant Professor India 1 years, 2 months, 11 days
10. Grant Medical College Lecturer India 0 years, 3 months, 16 days
11. Grant Medical College Senior Resident India 0 years, 2 months, 8 days
Total Period : 23 years, 4 months, 21 days

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