The Hall of Fame
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The Hall of Fame Many Congratulations! The 2014 NBE Excellence Awards for Army Hospital (Referral & Research) Teaching Institutions Delhi Cantonment Aravind Eye Care System, South India Raised as the Indian Military Hospital in 1917, the One of the world's largest and most productive eye care institution was renamed as Army Hospital (Referral & delivery organization, Aravind Eye Care System comprises Research) Delhi Cantonment when it moved to its current of ophthalmology hospitals, eye banking services, teaching abode. An apex referral and tertiary care hospital, this and research laboratories, and a manufacturing division. A 1000-bed facility offers services in 32 specialties and WHO Collaborative Centre, it has joined hands with a subspecialties. This includes state-of-the-art facilities in number of national and international institutions in a cardiology, neurology, haematology, medical oncology, mission to prevent blindness. cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, joint replacement Due to a large footfall of patients both in the surgery, liver transplant, kidney transplant, cochlea outpatient facilities and community outreach services, implant, interventional radiology, neurosurgery, paediatric Aravind Eye Care is a torchbearer of one of the largest surgery, urology, and in-vitro fertilization. and most robustly run DNB programmes in ophthalmology. It annually takes 21 doctors for its primary DNB and an equal number for its post-diploma DNB programme at the Theni, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Pondicherry and Salem centres. Young doctors trained at Aravind Eye Hospitals have turned into some of the finest ophthalmologists the country has had. During the previous year, Aravind Eye Hospitals screened over 4.1 million outpatients in their facilities. Of them, 28,37,517 were the outpatients received in the Aravind eye hospitals; 5,62, 853 came to the community outreach camps; and another 7,82,291 persons approached the primary eye care and community centres. During the year, a total of 4,78,028 surgical procedures — eye surgeries, laser procedures and intra- A hub of academic excellence, Army Hospital (Referral vitreal injections were performed and the faculty & Research), Delhi Cantonment, nurtures a robust training published a total of 122 scientific papers between them. programme and promotes high-quality research. A highly Of them, 96 were in international peer-reviewed journals valued partner of the National Board of Examinations, and 26 in the Indian journals. Army Hospital (R & R) takes a total of 32 candidates for its DNB programmes. Of them, four candidates (two each) find admission to the DNB broad specialty programmes in nuclear medicine and radiation oncology, while the remaining 28 candidates join diverse streams like cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, haematology, neurology, nephrology, rheumatology, oncology, paediatric surgery, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic & vascular surgery, gastro-intestinal surgery, urology, plastic surgery and onco surgery. The hospital has an outstanding track record both in the clinical and academic realm, houses an excellent library and has a regular calendar of conferences, CMEs, workshops and guest lectures to whet the academic appetite. Celebrating the Gurus specialties including family medicine, general medicine, cardiology, radiology, anaesthesiology, nephrology, general surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, and cardiothoracic surgery. It has a robust teaching and hands-on training curriculum in each stream backed by well-equipped microbiology, pathology and radiology labs, a well-provided library of NBE learning materials and DVDs, teleconferencing facility, and regular CME programmes and workshops for its postgraduate residents. It is also a recognized centre for the conduct of MRCS examinations. The institute became partners with National Board of Examinations in 1990. It has since then been a home to more than 250 residents who specialized in diverse Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad DNB specialty streams. A gastroenterology and hepatobiliary referral centre, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, is a 250- bed state-of-the-art facility. Led by Dr. D. Nageshwar Reddy, a Dr. B.C. Roy Awardee and a Padma Bhushan recipient, it draws a huge footfall of patients from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and a large number of neighbouring Indian states. Equipped with a modern diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy lab, cross-sectional imaging and advanced interventional radiology services, state-of-the-art operat- ion theatres, and tie-ups with Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology and universities like the North Western University of Chicago and University of Texas where it has collaboration in areas like stem cell, Hepatitis E vaccine and gene mutation, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Yashoda Group of Hospitals, Hyderabad Hyderabad, offers fine clinical, academic and research A celebrated centre of academic excellence now for three training facilities and is a NBE knowledge partner both for decades, Yashoda Group of Hospitals are a mega family DNB medical gastroenterology and DNB surgical gastro- of three big hospitals, three cardiac institutes and three enterology programmes. cancer institutes, with 1700 beds, 62 medical specialties and 700 specialist doctors. Synonymous with quality KG Hospital and Post Graduate Medical healthcare, they offer state-of-the-art diagnostic and Institute, Coimbatore therapeutic services in a number of specialties. They A 350-bed multi super specialty high-tech hospital have a number of firsts to their credit, having performed offering a variety of healthcare services, KG Hospital and the first heart-lung transplant, the first haploidentical Postgraduate Medical Institute Coimbatore, is run by the bone marrow transplant, and the first robotic renal K. Govindaswamy Naidu Medical Trust. Founded in 1974, transplant in the region, and having the first 3T MRI it is a non-profit charity institution which observes the operative suit neurosurgery facility, intra-arterial highest international healthcare standards and offers thrombolytic therapy, robotic surgery, and RapidArc community-oriented services. radiotherapy technology for the well-being of the A hub of academic excellence, it offers DNB patients. With more than 2.5 million inpatient programme in a number of broad specialties and super admissions in the last five years, and an annual number The 2018 NBE Convocation Science and Technology; Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Government of NCT of Delhi; and University of Delhi; Department of Bio- technology; Indian Council of Medical Research; Association of Physicians of India; and Indian Society of Nephrology. A dedicated teacher and researcher, he has been an academic and a teacher for the past nearly 40 years. He has published more than 280 scientific papers in various national and international journals, and has been the editor of various journals. His works include the book, Renal Disease: Prevention and Management (A Physician’s Perspective). He has helped establish a number of hemodialysis of 1,00,000 major surgeries and 2,00,000 surgical centres at various Government Hospitals in Delhi under procedures, they offer excellent opportunity for clinical the public private partnership. This has given a new training in a number of streams. lease of life to thousands of patients affected with chronic The National Board of Examinations recognizes the renal disease and failed kidneys. contribution of Yashoda Group of Hospitals, Hyderabad Prof. Kalra is a recipient of several national and in the running of the postgraduate DNB programme. international awards, fellowships and oration awards. He has been awarded with the Dr. B.C. Roy National Award; The 2014 NBE Association of Vascular Access and Interventional Renal Eminent Alumni Physicians' Dronacharya Award; State Award of the Awards Government of NCT of Delhi; Indo-US Academic Council for Prof. O.P. Kalra Emergency and Trauma Distinguished Academician and Currently holding the office Researcher of the Year Award; International Society for of Vice-Chancellor, Pt. B.D. Peritoneal Dialysis, USA; and Commonwealth Fellowship Sharma University of Health award at Leicester, UK. He has been awarded the Sciences, Rohtak, Prof. O.P. fellowships of National Academy of Medical Sciences Kalra is a distinguished (India); American College for Physicians; Indian Society of nephrologist, academic, Nephrology; and American Society of Nephrology. researcher and health The National Board of Examinations is delighted to administrator. confer its 2014 NBE Eminent Alumnus Award upon Prof. He has held several pre-eminent positions in the past O.P. Kalra. and has been the Principal, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi; Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Dr. Rajeev B. Ahuja University of Delhi, Medical Superintendent, Guru Teg Senior Consultant, Plastic Bahadur Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty & Cosmetic Surgery, at Sir Hospital, Delhi. Gangaram Hospital, Delhi, He has been a key member of various academic Dr. Rajeev B. Ahuja is an bodies and was the Chairman, Postgraduate Committee, eminent plastic surgeon, Medical Council of India; Vice-Dean, Indian College of academic, researcher, and Physicians; Member, Pharmacy Council of India; Member, teacher. Governing Body, National Board of Examinations, He has had a Chairman, Disciplinary Committee, Delhi Medical distinguished innings in Council; University Grants Commission; Department of Plastic Surgery