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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (INDIA) ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 Postal Address: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (INDIA) NAMS House, Ansari Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, New Delhi – 110029 Telephone: 011-26588718, 26589326 President : 011-26588792 Secretary : 011-26589289 Fax No.: 011-26588992 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://nams-india.in 2 CONTENTS Page no. The Council ─ 2013-14 4 Officers & Executive Staff 5 Editorial Board of Annals of NAMS 6 A. Organizational Activities 7-63 Annual Meeting 8 Award of Fellowships & Memberships at the Annual Meeting 9-17 Lifetime Achievement Award 18 Orations and Awards 19-21 Prof. J.S. Bajaj Award 22 Meetings of the Council 23 Election of Fellows – 2013 23-26 Election of Members – 2013 26-32 Candidates proposed for Membership (MNAMS) on passing DNB Examination 33-40 Fellows/Members on rolls of the Academy 41 Nominations of Medical Scientists for Orations and Awards – 2013-14 42-45 Golden Jubilee Commemoration Award Lecture 46 Maintenance of Building 47 Publication of Annals 47 Obituary 48 Text of the address by the President Dr. C.S. Bhaskaran, delivered at the Annual 49-53 Convocation on 26th October 2013, at Jodhpur (Annexure I) Text of the address by the Chief Guest Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor, 54-57 Govt. of India, at the Annual Convocation on 26th October 2013, at Jodhpur (Annexure II) Text of the address by the Guest of Honour Prof. J.S. Bajaj, Emeritus President, NAMS 58-63 at the Annual Convocation on 26th October 2013, at Jodhpur (Annexure III) B. Academic Report 64-133 Continuing Medical Education Programme 65-98 Report of activities April 1, 2013-March 31, 2014 65-69 State-wise distribution of extramural CME Programmes 70 Extramural CME Programmes of NAMS Chapters 71 Report on extramural CME Programmes (Annexure IV) 72-83 The Medical Scientists’ Exchange Programmes (Health Manpower Development) 84 Report on intramural CME Programmes (Annexure V) 85-95 NAMS Chapters (Annexure VI) 96-98 Emeritus Professor of NAMS 99-106 Academic Committee 107-123 Academic Activities of NAMS –AIIMS Collegium 124 Academic Council 125-132 NAMS Website 133 C. Financial Report 134-136 Government Grant 135 Accounts 136 D. Highlights of the activities from April, 2014 to September, 2014 137-151 Newly Elected Members of the Council 137 Election of Treasurer 137 Election of Vice-President 137 3 Awards for the year 2014 137-138 Golden Jubilee Commemoration Award Lecture 138 Elected Fellows and Members for the year 2014 139-141 Members admitted under Regulation V 141-147 Symposia/Workshop/CME Programmes 147-149 NAMS Scientific Symposium 149 Lifetime Achievement Award 149-150 Connectivity of NAMS with the National Knowledge Network (NKN) 150 Establishment of the NAMS Centre for Research in Medical Education 150 at AIIMS, Jodhpur Arrangements for Publication of Annals of NAMS 150 Constitution of New Editorial Board of Annals of NAMS 150-151 4 THE COUNCIL 2013-14 Dr. C.S. Bhaskaran, FAMS, President Dr. K.K. Talwar, FAMS, Immediate Past President Dr. Manorama Berry, FAMS, Vice President Dr. Kusum Verma, FAMS, Treasurer Dr. Saroj Chooramani Gopal, FAMS Dr. K.K. Sharma, FAMS Dr. S. Kameswaran, FAMS Dr. H.S. Sandhu, FAMS Dr. J.N. Pande, FAMS Dr. Kamal Buckshee, FAMS Dr. N.N. Sood, FAMS Dr. Mukund S. Joshi, FAMS Dr. Haribhai L. Patel, FAMS Dr. P.K. Dave, FAMS Dr. Yogesh Chawla, FAMS Dr. V. Mohan Kumar, FAMS Dr. Mira Rajani, FAMS Air Marshal (Retd.) Dr. M.S. Boparai, FAMS Ex-officio Members of the Council Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research President, National Board of Examinations President, Medical Council of India Nominee of the Central Government Director General of Health Services 5 OFFICERS 2013 –14 President Dr. C.S. Bhaskaran, FAMS Vice-President Dr. Manorama Berry, FAMS Treasurer Dr. Kusum Verma, FAMS EXECUTIVE STAFF Honorary Secretary Dr. Sanjay Wadhwa, FAMS CME Co-ordinator Dr. K.K. Sharma, FAMS 6 Editorial Board of Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) (up to 31.12.2013) Emeritus Editor Prof. J.S. Bajaj Editor Dr. Sanjay Wadhwa Associate Editor Dr. K.K. Sharma Assistant Editor Dr. Jyoti Wadhwa Editorial Board Editorial Associates Dr. Snehalata Deshmukh Dr. Gourdas Choudhuri Dr. Mira Rajani Dr. Rani Kumar Dr. J.N. Pande Dr. Vinod Paul Dr. Prema Ramachandran Dr. Ashok Kumar Sharma Dr. H.S. Sandhu Dr. M.V. Padma Srivastava Dr. Lalita S. Kothari Dr. Deep Takkar Members of the Advisory Board Dr. Mahtab S. Bamji Dr. D.K. Hazra Dr. Raj Baveja Dr. H.S. Juneja Dr. M. Berry Dr. B.N. Koley Dr. C.S. Bhaskaran Dr. Anand Kumar Air Marshal (Retd.) Dr. M.S. Boparai Dr. R. Madan Dr. Sanjeev Misra Dr. Lalit Nath Dr. Y.K. Chawla Dr. Haribhai L. Patel Dr. P.K. Dave Dr. K.K. Talwar Dr. Saroj Chooramani Gopal Dr. S.P. Thyagarajan Dr. Amod Gupta 7 Organizational Activities 8 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (INDIA) Annual Report 2013-14 Organizational activities: In accordance with the Rules of the Academy, a report on the general concerns of the Academy, the income and expenditure of the preceding year along with the estimates for the year, and the prosperity or otherwise of the Academy is to be presented to the General Body at its Annual Meeting. Annual Meeting: The 53rd Annual Meeting was held on 25th, 26th and 27th October, 2013 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur. The Convocation of the Academy was held on 26th October, 2013 evening. Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India, was the Chief Guest. Dr. C.S. Bhaskaran, President, NAMS in his Presidential address, welcomed the distinguished Guests, Fellows and Members of the Academy. The full text of the Presidential address is given as Annexure I. Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor Government of India, India delivered the Convocation address. The full text of the address is given as Annexure II. Guest of Honour, Prof. J.S. Bajaj, Emeritus Professor, NAMS delivered the address. The full text of the address is given as Annexure-III. 9 Award of Fellowships and Memberships Fellows: Twenty-five Fellows, including 2 elected in 2012 and 23 elected in 2013, were admitted to the Fellowship and received the scroll at the Convocation held at Jodhpur. The names of the Fellows admitted and their affiliations are given below: 1. Dr. Mamidipudi Srinivasa Vidyasagar (2012) Professor & Head, Department of Radiotherapy, Father Muller Medical Hospital, Mangalore. His speciaity is Radiotherapy. 2. Dr. Gurpreet Singh Wander (2012) Professor & Head, Department of Cardiology, Hero DMC Heart Institute, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Tagore Nagar, Ludhiana-141001. His speciaity is Cardiology. 3. Dr. Balram Airan (2013) Professor and Head of Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery and Chief of the Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029. His speciality is Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery. 4. Dr. Panna Choudhury (2013) Consultant Paediatrician, C 5/262, Sector-31, NOIDA, Gautam Budh Nagar, Pin- 201301. His specility is Paediatrics. 5. Dr. Ajay Narayan Gangopadhyay (2013) Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005. His specility is Paediatric Surgery. 6. Dr. Ravinder Goswami (2013) Professor, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Biotechnology Block, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029. His speciality is Diabetology & Endocrinology. 7. Dr. Ashok Kumar Gupta (2013) Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Suite No.16, Second Floor, Laud Mansion, Opposite Charni Road Station, 21 M. Karve Road, Mumbai-400004. His speciality is Plastic Surgery. 8. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta (2013) Professor, Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005. His speciality is Surgery. 9. Dr. Pramod Kumar Julka (2013) Professor and Head, Department of Radiotherapy, Dr. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029. His speciality is Radiotherapy. 10 10. Dr. Patwardhan Bhushan Keshav (2013) Professor and Director, Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, Pune-411007. His speciality is Biochemistry. 11. Dr. Niranjan Khandelwal (2013) Professor and Head, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160012. His speciality is Radiodiagnosis. 12. Dr. Harbir Singh Kohli (2013) Professor, Department of Nephrology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160012. His speciality is Nephrology. 13. Dr. Raj Kumar (2013) Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Pashulok, Virbhadra Road, Rishikesh-249201. His speciality is Neurosurgery. 14. Dr. Vijay Kumar (2013) Staff Research Scientist, Virology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-110067. His speciality is Molecular Biology. 15. Dr. R. Renuka Nair ( 2013) Scientist G (Senior Grade), Head, Division of Cellular and Molecular Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram- 695011. Her speciality is Physiology. 16. Dr. Chittaranjan Narahari Purandare (2013) Dean, Indian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist, Mumbai; Purandae Hospital, 31/C, Dr. N.A. Purandare Marg, Chowpatty, Mumbai-400007. His speciality is Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 17. Dr. Jaspal Singh Sandhu (2013) Professor and Dean, Faculty of Sports Medicine & Physiotherapy,