GAPIO Members Honours List – July 2024
Dr. Arun Prasad, Surgical Gastroenterology, Clinical Lead, GI & Bariatric, at New Delhi, is the part of The BROAD study on a prospective, global, multicentre study evaluating the 30-day morbidly and mortality of RBS for IWR/WL and metabolic relapse., published in “Obesity Research & Clinical Practice” as a(n) Original Contribution.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871403X24000607?dgcid=coauthor
Dr. Arun received “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his unparalleled contributions to the esteemed field of Minimal Access Surgery”, by the “Hernia Society of India” during the “Hernia Summit” held on 12 -13 July 2024 at Srinagar.
Dr. Arun has successfully performed a rare single-hole robotic cholecystectomy using conventional robotic instruments. The procedure, available in Western countries with expensive equipment, marks a milestone in Indian healthcare.
Dr. Ashish Aneja, Senior Medical Officer, Kurukshetra University has organised a Free Cardio Diabetic health check-up camp in health centre of Kurukshetra University. During this camp, free tests like BMD, Neuropathy, Spirometry, ECG, TSH were done and free medicines were distributed among the needy patients.
Dr. Dinesh Verma, Ophthalmologist (Retinal Specialist), Founder CEO – Dumfries Visionostics and an inventor/ innovator, received the ‘Blackbuck Awards 2024 in the “Pioneer Researcher Award” category by “Medical Dialogues”.
Dr. Gautam Bodiwala, Past University Pro Chancellor, Past World President International Federation for Emergency Medicine and Consultant in Emergency Medicine, received a Special Lifetime Achievement Award on 19 July by GEMS (Global Emergency Medicine Services organisation) during their 4th Global Summit in Delhi. Dr Bodiwala has accolades of twenty-four national and international awards including four Lifetime Achievement Awards from various global organisations.
Dr. Keerti Singh, Lecturer, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Cave Hill campus, Barbados, University of the West Indies, has done the following community outreach:
June 1st, 2024: Participated and volunteered in the screening of the blood donors, supporting the Royal Optimist Club of Kingston’s Annual Blood Donation Drive, organized at the Kiwanis Blood Collection Centre of the National Chest Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica.
Dr Milind Chitnis, Associate Professor & Head- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Frere Hospital, Department of Health, Eastern Cape Government, East London, South Africa, has published following 2 publications:
(1) Yousef, Y., Cairo, S., St-Louis, E. et al. GAPS phase II: development and pilot results of the global assessment in pediatric surgery, an evidence-based pediatric surgical capacity assessment tool for low-resource settings. Pediatr Surg Int 40, 158 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-024-05741-w
(2) Menon R, Rathod KJ, Sinha A, Minocha A, Hernandez CG, Jiang D, et al. An international consensus survey among pediatric surgeons on the role of appendectomy in malrotation. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2024;29:256-60 DOI:10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_258_23
Dr Milind’s article “Healthcare in South Africa: The Good and Bad: What Can Bharat Learn?” was published in the July 2024 issue of the newsletter (IMA Plus) of the Pune branch of the Indian Medical Association.
Dr O. P. Sharma, Sr. Consultant, Geriatric Medicine at New Delhi, has inaugurated a E-Certificate Course in “Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology” as Chief Editor. The course is organized jointly by the “Geriatric Society of India” & “Khaja Bandanawaj University”.
Dr. P N Renjen, Senior Consultant Neurology from New Delhi, Past President – Delhi Neurological Association (DNA) and former Executive Committee Member of European Stroke Conference (ESC) has been awarded with “Lifetime Achievement Award” in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of Healthcare and Dedication to Improving Patient Outcomes by “Hypedge Media Group” on National Doctor’ Day 2024.
Dr P N Renjen has been awarded with “National Doctor’s Day Award” for his distinguished service in the field of Academics by “Indian Medical Association” on National Doctor’ Day 2024.
Dr. Raju Vaishya, Senior Consultant, Orthopedic Surgeon at New Delhi has received following honours:
- Featured in the India Book of Records for the ‘Fastest bilateral total knee replacement surgeries of a couple’.
- Recipient of 41 best paper publication awards of AHERF.
- Recipient of Blackbuck Awards 2024, in the ‘Pioneer Researcher’ category.
Dr Raju has published the following papers:
- Vaishya R, Vaish A, Botchu R, Iyengar KP. Recurrent fractures in a teen with Osteopetrosis. BMJ Case Rep 2024;0:e260383. doi:10.1136/bcr-2024 260383
- Chowdhury PN, Vaish A, Baweja P, Vaishya R. Ochronotic Arthropathy of the Hip with Multiple Joint Involvement – A Rare Case Report and Literature Review. Egyptian Orthopaedic Journal 2024; 59(2): 210-214. DOI: 10.4103/eoj.eoj_16_24
- Vaishya R, Vaish A. Severity of Knee Osteoarthritis does not affect clinical outcomes following Proximal Fibular Osteotomy – A systematic review and pooled analysis: Letter to Editor. J Clin Orthop Trauma 2024; 102508. Doi:1016/j.jcot.2024.102508
- Gupta BM, Dhawan SM, Singh Y, Srivastava N, Vaishya R, Kappi M, et al. A Scientometric Analysis of Highly Cited Papers of Pakistan in COVID-19 Research 2020-2023. Journal of Data Science, Informetrics, and Citation Studies. 2024;3(3):1-15
- Vaishya R, Gupta BM, Singh Y, Bansal M, Vaish A. Global research on type 1 diabetes: A bibliometric study during 2001-2022. Iberoamerican Journal of Science Measurement and Communication July 2024; 4(2), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.47909/ijsmc.78
- Vaishya R, Patralekh MK, Vaish A, Tollefson LB, Laprade RB. Effect of Timing of Surgery on the Outcomes and Complications in Multi-Ligament Knee Injuries: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and a Meta-Analysis. Indian J Orthop 2024; DOI : 10.1007/s43465-024-01224-1
- Vaishya R, Gupta BM, Mamdapur GNM, Misra A, Vaish A. Scientometric Analysis of Global Publications on Prediabetes and Osteoporosis: 1994- 2023. Journal of Clin Orthop Trauma 2024; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcot.2024.102493
- Vaishya R, Vaish A. Total Femoral Replacement Outcomes: Valuable Insights and Areas for Further Exploration. J Bone Joint Surg (Am). 16th July 2024; https://www.jbjs.org/reader.php?rsuite_id=367caf6b-67a9-4d30-9035-f8bb1ebd2589&source=JBJS_Reviews/12/7/e24.00022&topics=on#supplemental
- Vaishya R, Vaish A. Deterrants and Encouragements of medical Students to join Orthopaedics. J Bone Joint Surg 12th July 2024; https://www.jbjs.org/reader.php?rsuite_id=9348d53b-86dc-4074-a347-4a866ed78835&source=JBJS_Open_Access/9/3/e24.00019&topics=et#figures
- Vaishya R. Preventing SSIs in Antibiotic Resistance Era. JAMA Surgery. Published on 8th July 2024: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/2820522
- Vaishya R, Vaish A, Schafer L, Migliorini F. Trend of Publications and Ranking in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine of European Countries during the last three decades. J Orthop 2024; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2024.07.002
- Viswanathan VK, Jain VK, Vaish A, Jayraman M, Iyengar KP, Vaishya R. Chatbots and Their Applications in Medical Fields: Current Status and Future Trends: A Scoping Review. Apollo Medicine. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/09760016241259851
- Vaishya R, Gupta BM, Mamdapur GMS, Kappi MK, Ali KS. Mapping the Landscape of Covid-19 Research from Bangladesh: A Bibliometric Analysis of Highly-Cited Papers. South Asian J Health Sc 2024; doi: 10.25259/SAJHS_7_2024
Dr Ravishankar KV, Director, Usha Kiran Eye Hospital, Mysore, has organized an eye surgeries camp in Tamale, Ghana, where a total 70 major and complex eye surgeries were performed on children and adults.
The camp was organized by support of Rotary Club of Bangalore and Combat Blindness International N R Foundation, Mysore (Cycle Brand Agarbattis, Ranga Rao and Sons Pvt. Ltd.) and Usha Kiran charitable Trust, Mysore.
