Dr Pruthu Narendra Dhekane (MBBS, MD (Medicine), FNB (ID), DTMH (Liv.), CIC, PGID) is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Infection Control at Manipal Hospitals, Baner, Pune, with over 8 years of experience. He completed his undergraduate training at KIMS Karad and his MD in Internal Medicine. Dr Dhekane specialised in Infectious Diseases at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, and earned a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTMH) from Liverpool, UK. He is also certified in Infection Prevention and Control from the US. His expertise includes treating complex infections, fevers of unknown origin, tropical diseases, and infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). He also manages tuberculosis, HIV, transplant-related infections, and haematology-oncology infections. He is an active member of the hospital’s infection control committee. Dr Dhekane holds a Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene and is a member of the Clinical Infectious Diseases Society (CIDS) India, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID).
