Rate My Professor Fali Langdana

Dr Fali Langdana serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Otago's Wellington campus, within the Faculty of Medicine and Division of Health Sciences. He earned his MB BS degree from Nagpur University, India, and holds professional qualifications including MRCOG, MRCPI, and FRANZCOG. Appointed as Senior Lecturer in January 2002, Dr Langdana is a graduate of Nagpur and acts as the Wellington Convenor for the Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology. His expertise encompasses obstetrics and gynaecology, with research interests focused on colposcopy, optimal management of endometriosis, and laparoscopic surgery. He contributes to medical education as teaching staff for OBGY715 Medical Gynaecology I, alongside colleagues Karyn Johnson, Kate Coffey, Karen Joseph, Rona Carroll, and Emma Macfarlane, and as convenor for OBGY717 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinical Training.

Dr Langdana's scholarly output includes multiple peer-reviewed publications addressing clinical challenges in obstetrics and gynaecology. Key works include Scheck, S. M., Blackmore, T., Maharaj, D., Langdana, F., & Elder, R. E. (2018). 'Caesarean section wound infection surveillance: Information for action,' published in the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (volume 58, issue 5, pages 518-524); Searle, L., Langdana, F., & Maharaj, D. (2018). 'An audit on the outcomes of the assessment of post-coital bleeding at colposcopy at Wellington Hospital in 2012-2013,' in Journal of Women's Health & Gynecology (volume 5, page 102); Scheck, S., Searle, L., Bedford, N., & Langdana, F. (2018). 'LLETZ during lactation causing cervical stenosis and haematometra,' presented as conference proceedings in the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (volume 58, supplement 1, page 74); Wildash, D., Hawley, J., Maharaj, D., & Langdana, F. (2017). 'Myotonic dystrophy complicated by Clostridium perfringens sepsis resulting in uterine rupture,' in Journal of Cases in Obstetrics & Gynecology (volume 4, issue 1, pages 15-17); and Lepine, S., Maharaj, D., Hawley, J., Langdana, F., & Abels, P. (2017). 'Consent quality for gynaecologic surgery: Hysterectomy and the management of the adnexa for benign disease: A retrospective qualitative audit,' in International Education and Research Journal (volume 3, issue 1, pages 105-108). Additional publications cover perimortem caesarean sections in New Zealand hospitals (2016), amniotic fluid embolism after intrauterine fetal demise (2016), multiple levels on LLETZ biopsies (2012), and the impact of outpatient booking systems on waiting times for post-menopausal bleeding investigations (2012).