Dr. Navneet Kumar
Chaudhry has been elected as President
Dr. Navneet Kumar
Chaudhry, Professor & Head of Surgery at Christian Medical College
Hospital Ludhiana has been elected as the President of Association of
Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI), North Zone for the term 2012
-2014. Professor Chaudhry was elected to this position during recently
held 7th International Congress of Association of Minimal Access
Surgeons of India, at Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, from July 19-22, 2012. With
more than 4500 members, AMASI is the largest section of Association of
Surgeons of India (ASI).
The international congress was
attended by more than 2500 delegates from all over India and surgeons
from Australia, UK, Korea, Germany and US. During the congress, Dr.
Chaudhry delivered a guest lecture and chaired 3 sessions on live
advanced laparoscopic surgery.
According to Prof.
Chaudhry, the main aim of the AMASI is to bring safe and affordable
minimal access surgery to the masses, with a special focus on training
young surgeons in this highly technical and patient friendly surgical
technique.. Dr. Chaudhry is the first surgeon from the state of Punjab
to be elected as President of AMASI north zone.
CMC
Hospital, Ludhiana pioneered minimally access surgery in early nineties
and has played a key role in making this technique popular in North
India. ----Shalu Arora and Rector Kathuria
CMC surgeon does the region proud
Rare major open heart surgery saves a new life
Ludhiana, 16th July, 2012 (Shalu Arora and Rector Kathuria)
Mr
Vikas Masih – a 35 year old teacher – was in a very serious
condition. He had developed a large blood clot in his lungs – a
condition called massive pulmonary embolism – due to which he was not
able to breathe. He was referred to Dr Harinder Singh Bedi – Head of
Cardio Vascular Endovascular & Thoracic Surgery at the Christian
Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana. On examination and
investigation Dr Bedi realized that Mr Vikas was in imminent danger of
death as his oxygen levels were dangerously low. This was damaging his
brain and kidneys.
He had already been put on maximal
medical therapy including the latest blood thinners at another hospital –
but they did not work. The only option to save his life now was a major
and rare open heart surgery called pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy. Dr
Bedi said that the surgery is done on a heart lung machine but
additionally for a short period of time the circulation even through the
heart lung machine has to be stopped. This is called circulatory arrest
and is like totally stopping the heart and the lungs - both the natural
and artificial ones.
Dr Bedi explained that this is
because otherwise the blockage in the lungs cannot be seen clearly.
During the tense 10 minutes while the patient was ‘clinically dead’ - on
no circulation at all – his lungs were totally cleared of all the
deadly clot. Dr Bedi is a pioneer in this field and in fact has trained
in this rare surgery at the St Vincents Hospital in Sydney. However this
was a very challenging case as Vikas is very young and this extent of
disease was unexpected.
The other members of the Heart
team are Dr A Joseph, Dr Sheetal Garg, Dr Melchi, Dr Paul, Dr Reenus ,
Dr Dinesh, Dr Pratap, Dr William, Dr Pearl, Dr Savan, Dr Meenu, DR
Nina and Dr Ashwin . The heart lung machine was manned by Mr Jairus and
Mr William – who are the senior most perfusionists of Punjab – along
with Mr Mathew.
Dr Abraham G Thomas – Director of CMC
& H – said that the CMC was committed to bringing the latest
technology to Punjab so that the people of this area were given the best
possible therapy.
Accepting Entries For The 2012 Diversity Video Competition
Are you interested in filmmaking?
Are you tired of being looked at suspiciously because you are Sikh?
Enter in the Sikh Coalition’s Diversity Video Competition to make a difference, and have your voice heard.
The Sikh Coalition invites you to create a video for this year’s Diversity Video Competition! The first place winner will receive a $1,500 cash prize and have his/her film premiered at the Sikh Arts and Film Festival in New York City in November! The deadline for entry is September 30, 2012.
Once entries are
submitted, the public will be given an opportunity to view the top
films, and vote for their favorites. Then, a panel of expert judges
will select the 1st and 2nd place winners.
Competition Topic
My Crown - My Faith
How does it feel to be a Sikh? Why don’t you try! Walk a mile in our shoes!
Film-makers are
encouraged to create a 5 minute video (or less) which depicts a non-Sikh
adorning/wearing a Sikh turban for a day, and presenting
himself/herself as a Sikh. The turban is a Sikh article of faith, and
should always be treated with respect. The film should capture the
reactions of passersby, friends, and family members. Pre and post
interviews with main characters are encouraged.
The application, rules, and submission instructions are available by clicking here.
Eligibility
- Contestants of all ages may submit to the competition.
- Prior film experience is not necessary.
- All entries will be
considered without regard to race, sex, national or ethnic origin,
citizenship, religious affiliation, or disability
Awards
Submission Deadline
All entries must be
submitted online no later than September 30, 2012. To download an
instruction and application form, please click here.
All information, details, and contact information for inquires may be found at http://www.sikhcoalition.org/our-programs/education/diversity-video-competition.
