Tiwari, seniormost GMC doctor, named new dean

Panaji: Dr Jai Prakash Tiwari, professor of nephrology, was appointed as the new Dean of Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC) by the govt on Tuesday. Dr Shivanand Bandekar retired as the Dean on Monday.For the last four years, the govt did not appoint Tiwari as GMC dean despite him being the most senior doctor at GMC as per the seniority list. This is the second time the govt has issued an order to appoint Tiwari as dean.Tiwari joined GMC in 1995 and became a professor in 2001. He was instrumental in setting up the dialysis and kidney transplant facility for the first time at the state’s premier hospital.tnn.He was also instrumental in starting a specialised course called DM Nephrology, which is offered in a few govt-run medical colleges.Since 2021, the Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC) has been recommending Tiwari’s name for the top post at GMC. In 2022, the personnel department under chief minister Pramod Sawant issued an order to appoint Tiwari as dean, but a few hours later, health minister Vishwajit Rane requested Sawant to keep the order in abeyance.Bandekar was appointed dean in February 2019 after former Dean Dr Pradeep Naik was asked to report to the office of the public health department. Earlier, the state govt rejected the recommendation of the GPSC.