Brief Biography:
More than 12 years experience after post graduation (1998) as practicing General and Laparoscopic Surgeon. Working in a multispeciality hospital with full time institutional, professional model work culture. Special areas of interest are Diabetic foot, breast Cancer, Laparoscopic Surgery and Piles surgery
Academic positions:
- 3 year Senior Residency in the department of General Surgery, at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, Chandigarh, from 12- 04-1999 to 11- 04- 2002.
Registrar in the department of Surgery from 01-01-1998 to 31-10-1998 at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Dist: Wardha, Maharashtra
Memberships:
- The Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) Life Member (No. 12503)
- Chandigarh Surgical Society. Life Member (No. 101)
- Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India. Life Member (No. 1604)
- Indian Medical Association, Chandigarh
Fellowships:
- Fellowship of Association of Surgeons of India (FAIS)
- Fellowship of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (FMAS)
Research interests:
BatraRK, Cryosurgery and ligation (Cryo-plication) of symptomatic hemorrhoids – “an ideal procedure”. Initial experience and review of literature. Indian J Surg 2008; 70: 130-34.
Batra RK, Sandhu NS. Jejunal diverticulosis with enterolith- Presenting as acute intestinal obstruction. Indian J Surg 2005; 67: 217-19.
Bawa AS, Batra RK, Singh R. Management of inguinal hernia with benign prostatic hyperplasia: Simultaneous inguinal Hernioplasty with Transurethral resection of prostate. Int. Uro and Nephro 2003; 35(4): 503-506.
Kaushik R, Sharma R, Batra R, Yadav TD, Attri AK, Kaushik SP. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy- an Indian experience of 1233 cases. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques 2002; 12: 21-25.
Papers presented at Conferences/CME’s:
- “Creating awareness about the painless nature of breast cancer lump is important in developing countries”. Paper presented at ASICON-2009 at Coimbatore on 28.12.2009.
- Paper read in National Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO) 1998 at Khajuraho on “Diagnostic Value of Bone Marrow Examination in Distant Metastasis of Carcinoma Breast” in Oct./Nov. 1998.
- “Study of Breast Cancer pattern in a rural hospital”, paper presented in Vth Annual Conference of the Association of Gynaecological Oncologists of India (AGOI), at Sewagram. Dist: Wardha, Maharashtra in Sept.1996.
Conferences/CME attended:
- Laparoscopic Surgery Workshop at Government Medical College, Yeotmal. Maharashtra in Feb. 1997.
- International Symposium on Recent Trends in Mental Health and CME at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS), Sewagram. Dist: Wardha, Maharashtra on Sept. 19- 20, 1997.
- International Symposium and Workshops in Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi on Nov. 21- 23, 1997.
- CME on Interventional Radiology at Government Medical College, Nagpur in Feb. 1998.
- CME on Diet Management in Medicine, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh on Sept. 3, 2000.
- 21st Annual Conference of Northern Chapter Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) at Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh on Nov. 10- 12, 2000.
- International Laparoendoscopic Live Workshop on “Laparoendoscopic Procedures” in Surgery & Urology, at Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh on Oct 5th- 6th, 2002.
- “HANDS ON” Laparoscopic Surgery Workshop at Gattani Endosurgery Research & Education Center, Udaipur (Raj) on September13-14, 2003.
- Live workshop on Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgery at Department of Surgery, Command Hospital (WC), Chandimandir (Haryana) on 6th & 7th December 2003.
10. 6TH National Conference of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons on Endoscopic Surgery held at Ludhiana, Punjab (India) from 19th to 21st February 2004.
11. ASICON-2004- LXIV Annual Conference of The Association of Surgeons of India at Hyderabad from 26-30th December 2004.
12. CME Programme – Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology at Silver Oaks Hospital Mohali, Punjab on 6th February 2005.
13. AMASICON-2005. The Inaugural International Conference –cum-Live Workshop on Minimal Access Surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi from 17-20th March 2005.
14. NC-ASICON 2005. 25th Annual Conference/ CME/ Live Workshop at Govt. Medical College Patiala, Punjab from 1st- 3rd October 2005.
15. ASICON-2005- LXV Annual Conference of The Association of Surgeons of India & SAARC Surgeons Congress at Jaipur from 25-30th December 2005.
16. AMASICON-2007, at Hyderabad from Feb 9th-11th, 2007
17. ASICON-2009- Annual Conference of The Association of Surgeons of India at Coimbatore (TamilNadu) from 25th to 30th December 2009.
18. AMASICON-2010 at Jaipur from April 29th to May 2nd, 2010.
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