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DR AKSHAY CHALLANI
General Physician
- Fees: INR 1,200
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Thursday 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
(See all timing)Tuesday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM,
Thursday 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM,
Friday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Introduction
Dr. Akshay Challani is one of the best General Physician in Navi Mumbai and is currently associated with Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai.
Hospital Associations
Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai
Services/Interest
- Hypertension Treatment
- Diabetes Management
- Infectious Disease Treatment
- Malaria Treatment
- Dengue Fever Treatment
- Thyroid related issues
- Pregnancy & Medical Issues
- Critical Care
- Filaria Treatment
- Head and Neck Infection Treatment
- Chronic Pain Treatment
- Anesthesia
- Plantar Fascitis
- 24 Hours Ambulatory BP measurement
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome ( IBS ) Treatment
Experience
Dr. Akshay Challani is one of the best General Physician in Navi Mumbai and has a vast experience of 15 years.
Professional Memberships
ISCCM Association of Physicians of India, Executive committee member of 41st indian society of haematology and transfusion medicine, MNAMS - Awarded by National Board of examination.
Awards and Recognitions
FICP(Fellow of Indian College of Physicians) - 2017
Education
Dr. Akshay Challani completed his MBBS from University of Mumbai, Mumbai in year 1999. Dr. Akshay Challani completed his FCPS in Medicine from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai in year 2003. Dr. Akshay Challani completed his DNB in General Medicine from DNB board, New Delhi in year 2006.
I Speak
English, Hindi, Marathi
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Tuesday
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Friday
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Who is a general physician?
A general practitioner is a doctor who does not specialize in one particular area of medicine and provides routine health care like physical examinations and immunizations while assessing and treating many different conditions, including illnesses and injuries.
What does a general physician do?
General physicians consult patients with special or difficult problems and only see patients who are referred to them by other doctors. GPs are specially trained to care for cases with complex illnesses, in which the diagnosis may be challenging. Their broad training provides expertise in the treatment of problems affecting different body systems in a patient. They are also qualified to deal with the social and psychological impact of the disease.
What diseases are treated by a general physician?
- Anemia
- Asthma
- Cerebrovascular accident (strokes)
- Dementia
- Diabetes
- Emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Endocrinological
- Epilepsy (seizures)
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastrointestinal system
- Haematological
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Ischaemic heart disease (angina, heart attack)
- Liver disease including alcoholic liver disease
- Lung fibrosis
- Pituitary disease
- Pneumonia
- Thyroid disease
Difference between a general physician and pediatrician?
The biggest difference between general physician and pediatrician is that general physician is like adult pediatricians. They only care for adults. A family practitioner is a pediatrician and general physician combined into one specialty and cares for both children and adults.
Does general physician perform surgeries?
General Physicians can do many simple outpatient surgical procedures other rudimentary surgeries.
What to expect at a General physician appointment?
A general physician has a very broad range of medical knowledge and will tailor the interview to the patient's complaint. He or she will ask about your current symptoms, when did they start, character, duration, relieving and exacerbating factors and also previous tests and treatments. An experienced general physician can learn a great deal by simple observation and can then decide on the most appropriate tests to undertake in order to confirm his or her clinical suspicions.