Curriculum Vitae of Dr Kiran Ashok

Name: Kiran Ashok

Date of Birth: 8th Dec 1978

Address: 15/460, Shankara nilaya

Herohalli, Vishwanidam Post
Bangalore-560091

E-mail: drkirana@gmail.com

Current Position & address:

Urogynecology Clincal Fellow

Frauenklinik, Helios Clinics
397, Wismarche strasse
19055, Schwerin, Germany.

Educational qualifications:

1. Research Fellowship in Urogynecology from Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital,

Taiwan.
2. Certification in Urogynecology from Madras Medical College, India.
3. MS in Obstetrics and Gynecology –KIMS, Hubli .
4. MBBS – Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore.

Positions in Professional organizations:

1. Executive board member – Pan Asia Urogynecology Association.

(http://www.pauga.org.tw/about/about_02.asp)
2. Member & Clinical fellow – International Urogynecology Association
(IUGA). (http://www.iuga.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3321)
3. Executive Secretary – Karnataka State Urogynecology Association.
4. Member – Urogynecology & reconstructive pelvic surgery society of India
(URPSSI).
 Clinical skills:
1. Surgical: Pelvic organ prolapse repair (sacrospinous fixation, high uterosacral
fixation, vaginal paravaginal repair, trans-vaginal mesh repairs), Anti-
incontinence surgeries (colposuspension, TVT, minimal invasive slings), Vesico-
vaginal and Recto-vaginal fistula repair, complete perineal tear repair,
vaginoplasty, and complete spectrum of pelvic reconstructive surgeries.
2. Laproscopic pelvic surgeries – LAVH, Laproscopic ovarian cystectomy,
salpingectomy.
3. Urodynamics including uroflowmetry, multi-channel cytometry, urethral
pressure profilometry.
4. Perineal ultrasound, including 3D ultrasound applications.
5. Nonsurgical management of genital prolapse, urinary incontinence – Pelvic floor
physiotherapy, pessaries, intra-vaginal electrical stimulation.

Previous positions held:

1. Senior resident – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, JIPMER from
Dec 2006 to March 2007.
2. Assistant Professor – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PES Institute of
Medical Sciences and Research, Kuppam – from January 2008 to June 2009.

Invited faculty:
1. Orissa state obstetrics and gynecology conference 2007- conducted surgical
workshop in urogynecology.
2. Karnataka state obstetrics and gynecology conference 2010 – conducted surgical
workshop in urogynecology and delivered lecture on ‘Recent advances in pelvic
floor repair’.
3. Anatomy of pelvic floor workshop 2010, University of Lubeck, Germany –
jointly conducted in association with Prof. Dr Eckhard Petri.

Publications:
1. Lo TS, Ashok K.
Combined anterior trans-obturator mesh and sacrospinous ligament fixation in
women with severe prolapse-a case series of 30 months follow-up.
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2010 Nov 4. [Epub ahead of print]

2. Kiran Ashok, Alex Wang

Recurrent urinary stress incontinence: An overview
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research 2010;36(3):467-473

3. Ashok K, Wang A
Detrusor overactivity: an overview.
Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2010 Jul;282(1):33-41

4. Ashok K, Wang A
 Nocturia – An Update
Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2010; 65 (6):403-407

5. Ashok K, Murthy C, Kalal SK

Labial Flap Vaginoplasty with Sacrospinous fixation
J Turk German Gyn Asscn: Epub ahead of print

6. Kiran A, Antartani R
Vault prolpase – A clinical study
J Obstet Gynecol Ind 2007; 57(3): 245-247

7. Ashok K, Havaldar N, Joshi P

Paravaginal defects in the anterior vaginal wall prolpase
Obstet & Gynecol 2009; 17 (10)

Presentations:
1. “One-year outcome of the concurrent anterior and posterior trans-vagina mesh

surgery for the treatment of advanced urogenital prolapse - a case-control series”

presented at Annual conference of Taiwan Urogynecology Association in

December 2009.

2. Original research “Unilateral High Utero-sacral suspension with site specific

fascial repair for correcting Pelvic organ prolapse” presented at All India

congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2009, at Jaipur. The same paper is

submitted for publication in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India.

3. Original research “A comparative study of Magnesium sulfate Vs phenytoin in

prevention of recurrence of seizures in eclampsia” presented at the All India

congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2006, at Cochin.

4. Original research “A clinical study of vault prolapse” presented at the National

Yuva FOGSI conference Nov 2004 at Hubli, India.

5. Original research “A study of lycopene in prevention of preeclampsia”

presented at the annual Karnataka State conference of Obstetrics and

Gynecology 2008, at Hubli.