HEALING
touch
CITY CLINIC
547, Sector 16 D, Chandigarh, India
Voice: 91-172-771977 (clinic) : 604422
(Res.)
Email: ashit@glide.net.in
HEALING
touch is not only the name of the City
Clinic but also the philosophy that
animates.
It is symbolic of the artist’s pride that
its team has been providing comprehensive
medical care to its patients.
Located in the heart of the City Beautiful,
HEALINGtouch City Clinic has earned the
reputation of an institution that provides
healthcare forged with passion and
compassion. One of its unique features is its
holistic approach. Consultation at the
clinic does not remain confined to only a
detailed medical evaluation but it also
includes advice on nutrition and stress
management. In addition, the clinic has
special modules of diabetic diet, weight
management and arthritis home exercises.
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Cardiology
and Hypertension Clinic. |
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Diabetic
Clinic. |
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Rheumatology
Clinic. |
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*Osteoporosis
Clinic |
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Well-Baby
and Immunization Clinic |
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*Quit
Smoking Clinic |
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Electrocardiogram
(ECG) |
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Holter |
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Nebulisation |
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Special
Health Packages for Institutions /
Groups |
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Comprehensive
Health Packages |
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The first and the only facility in the
region
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Its
Team |
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HEALINGtouch
City Clinic has a small but
devoted team of medical
professionals and advisers drawn
from a cross section of Indian
Society. The Core Group consists of: |
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Dr.
Ashit Syngle, MD (Medicine) PGI.
Consulting Physician, Cardiologist,
Rheumatologist & Diabetologist |
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Dr.
Vijaita Syngle, MBBS
Director :
Quit Smoking Clinic &
Well-Baby and Immunization
Clinic |
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Mr.
Karan & Mr. Arjun
Help Desk Managers |
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Messers.
Vinay Goel, S.K. Syngle, Mrs. Usha
Kiran,
Inderjeet Singh
Members, Advisory Board |

Dr.
Ashit Syngle, MD (Medicine)
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Dr.
Ashit, a post-graduate in Internal
Medicine from the Post Graduate
Institute of Medical Education and
Research, Chandigarh (India); had throughout a
distinguished academic career and has
been maintaining too his distinction
as a practicing Cardiologist,
Diabetologist and Rheumatologist since
1993. He is also :
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A Consulting Physician, Cardiologist,
Diabetologist and Rheumatologist at
INSCOL Tertiary Care Hospital-a
satellite Unit of Indraprastha Apollo
Hospital and Mukut Hospital &
Heart Institute, Chandigarh.
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Medical Consultant to Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC),
Chandigarh
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* Routinely involved in giving specialist
medical opinion to Canadian, Australian
and New Zealand High Commissions.
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* A Super-specialist to Punjab State Civil
Supplies Corporation Ltd., Chandigarh.
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* Medical Officer to State Bank
of India, Chandigarh.
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* Designated Physician and Cardiologist to
Bank of India, Chandigarh.
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* Medical Officer to Punjab State Tubewell
Corporation, Chandigarh.
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On Expert Panel of National Insurance
Company Chandigarh |
Dr.
Ashit is a life member/ member of various
medical professional bodies. He is a :
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Member,
AMERICAN DIABETIC ASSOCIATION.
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Life
Member, CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA.
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Life
Member, INDIAN RHEUMATOLOGY
ASSOCIATION.
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Member,
MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS SOCIETY.
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Executive
Member, ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION OF
PHYSICIANS, CHANDIGARH.
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A
Researcher
A GRAY head on young shoulders, Dr. Ashit is
a researcher as well. He was a
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Co-investigator
in “PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF
HUMAN MIXTARD 30 AND HUMAN MIXTARD 50 IN
INDIAN DIABETICS”.
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Co-investigator
in “ EFFICACY OF MELOXICAM IN THE
TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND
OSTEOARTHRITIS”
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Co-investigator
in “STUDY OF INSULIN TRANSFER TO U-100
IN INDIAN PATIENTS”
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Co-investigator
in “AN OPEN, MULTICENTRIC,
PROSPECTIVE, OBSERVATIONAL COHORT STUDY
ASSESSING THE EFFICACY, SAFETY AND
OVERALL ACCEPTABILITY OF AN INSULIN
DELIVERY DEVICE -NOVOPEN-3”
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Co-investigator
in Post-Marketing Surveillance of the
usage of Reglit.
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Co-investigator
in Multicountry, Multicentric
Observational Research Programme on
Diabetic subjects with OHA Failure being
shifted to insulin.
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Co-investigator
in Post-Marketing Surveillance of the
usage of Gaity.
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Co-investigator
for Phase IV Study of Esomeprazole in
Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux
Disease.
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Co-investigator
for Assessment of the Efficacy of
Leflunomide in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
The
following research papers and presentations
speak of his contribution to the advancement
of medical science:
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“SYSTEMIC
SCLEROSIS WITH DIGITAL GANGRENE” :
published as the Case of the Quarter in
Bulletin of Indian Rheumatism
Association, Vol. S. No. 4 1991.
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"Rhematoid
Arthritis with Skeletal Flourosis"
published as Case of the Quarter in
Bulletin of Indian
Rheumatism Association Vol.6; No.
1,1992.
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“CLINICAL
EFFICACY AND SIDE EFFECTS OF IDPH-8261
(A NEW NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
DRUG) AS COMPARED TO INDOMETHACIN IN
PATIENTS OF OSTOARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATOID
ARTHRITIS” : JIRA, 1994, Vol.4 No. 4
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“DICLOFENAC
DOES NOT INFLUENCE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE
EFFICACY OF METOPROLOL IN RHEUMATIC
PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION”:
A paper presented at the EULAR
Conference, Amsterdam, June 1995.
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“CONGENITAL UNILATERAL PULMONARY
HYPOPLASIA”: PGIMER Bulletin,
30-1-1996
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"Focal
Gigantism - A Case Study" presented
at 53rd Annual Conference of
Cardiological Society of India at
Hyderabad on 7th December, 2001.
A
Sharer of Knowledge
In
recognition of his outstanding contribution
to the medical profession, Dr. Ashit is
regularly invited to medical conferences,
seminars, symposiums and workshops
organized by various professional bodies
both in India and abroad for sharing his
views on problems and promises of new
developments in the field of medicine. His
participation in these forums is a measure
of both the range of his expertise and the
respect he commands from the professional
bodies. The following enlists some of the
forums/events where Dr. Ashit had shared his
research-based knowledge with his
co-professionals:
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THE
11TH UPDATE OF PULMONARY AND CRITICAL
CARE MEDICINE : Department of Pulmonary
Medicine, PGIMER , Chandigarh, 13th
October, 1996.
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WORKSHOP
ON ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: Mediwell Heart
Foundation, Chandigarh, 21st April,
1996.
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SYMPOSIUM
ON RECENT ADVANCES IN CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASES: Department of Cardiology,
PGIMER, Chandigarh, 23-24th February,
1997.
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SYMPOSIUM
ON OGRAN TRANSPLANTATION: Transplant
Unit, Department of Surgery, PGIMER,
Chandigarh,10th May, 1997.
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CME
IN INTERNAL MEDICINE: Department of
Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh,
26th October, 1997.
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THE
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME
& CONFERENCE OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
MEDICAL SCIENCES: 6-8 March, 1998:
National Academy of Medical sciences,
New Delhi.
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CHEST
INDIA-1998, jointly organized by PGIMER
and American College of Chest
Physicians, USA, 11-13 December, 1998.
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UPDATE
CME GASTROENTROLOGY-1999: Department of
super specialty of Gastroentrology,
PGIMER, Chandigarh, 28-29 August, 1999.
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51st
ANNUAL CONFERENCE, The Cardiological
Society of India, New Delhi, 2-5
December, 1999.
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Chaired
two sessions at the DIABETES UPDATE
2000, Barog Heights, 1-2 April, 2000.
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Participated
in Diabetes Update on "Diabetes in
the New Millennium Moving from control
to cure" at Genting , Malaysia from
21 to 23 April, 2000.
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Participated
in the 52nd Annual Conference of
Cardiological Society of India at
Chennai from 7 to 10 December ,
2000.
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Particapted
in Insulin SYMPOSIUM: Singapore, 22
February, 2001.
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Invited
to attend the HDL International Symposia
2001 at Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia on 25
& 26 July, 2001.
A
Public Educator
It is part of the working philosophy of Dr.
Ashit to educate the public on various
important aspects related to health. Inspite
of his very busy schedule, he somehow finds
time to write in and talks at various forums
on topics like:
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HEART
AILMENTS AND ITS PRECAUTIONS
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DIABETES
AND SURGERY
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CARDIAC
HEALTH
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EXECUTIVE
HEALTH
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PROBLEMS
RELATED TO ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
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IMPLICATIONS
OF ISLET CELL TRANSPLANTATION
Nothing
can be a better testimony to Dr. Ashit’s
efforts to impart health education to
general public than this web site.
Dr.
Vijaita

A
medical graduate from GMC, Patiala in 1991,
Dr. Vijaita is the conceptualiser of the
need for a QUIT SMOKING CLINIC in this part
of the country. During her professional
career she has:
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Worked
as House Doctor in the Department of
Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Mata
Kaushalya Hospital, Patiala.
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Worked
as House Doctor in the Department of
Paediatrics at General Hospital,
Chandigarh.
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Worked
as House Doctor in the Department of
Obstetrics & Gynaecology at General
Hospital, Chandigarh.
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Worked
as a Clinical Trainee in the Department
of Radiodiagnosis at the Post Graduate
Institute of Medical Education and
Research, Chandigarh.
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Worked
as a Medical Officer at Chandigarh
Medical Center, Chandigarh.
Presently,
in addition to running the Well-Baby and
Immunization Clinic and Quit Smoking Clinic within
the ambit of the HEALINGtouch
City
Clinic,
Dr. Vijaita is also:
Medical Officer to Haryana State Industrial
Development Corporation (HSIDC) Chandigarh.
On the Expert Committee for Prevention of
Sexual Harassment in Work Places, Bank of
India, Zonal Office (North-Western Zone),
Chandigarh.
Medical Examiner for ICICI Prudential Life
Insurance.
Medical Examiner for HDFC Standard
Life Insurance Co. |