Samiran Nundy
Samiran Nundy | |
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Born | India |
Occupation(s) | President of AIIMS, Rishikesh & Consultant, Sir GangaRam Hospital, New Delhi |
Known for | Gastroenterology Social activism |
Children | Karuna Nundy |
Awards | Padma Shri (1985) |
Samiran Nundy is an Indian gastrointestinal surgeon, medical academic, writer and the President of
Biography
Nundy did his undergraduate studies in medicine at
During his stay abroad, he had teaching stints at Cambridge University, London University and Harvard University.
In 1996, he joined Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi where he is the Emeritus Consultant of the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation.[6] He led the team which is credited with 241 liver sections during the period 1996-2005, the details of which were published in a medical paper, Two hundred and forty-one consecutive liver resections: an experience from India.[7]
Nundy is the founder editor of the
Nandy serves as a member of the advisory board of Medicounsel, a medical advisory organization composed of noted medical specialists, engaged in providing guidance to patients inflicted with rare and complicated diseases.[3] He is also a part of the team of 290 specialists of DoctorNDTV. Com,[13] an online consultation forum, functioning under the aegis of the NDTV network. The website is reported to have a monthly average of 400 million views and, 3600 queries.[3] His contributions are also reported behind the Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994, which made human organ trading illegal and recognised brain death as a form of death in India.[10]
The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1985.[2]
Social activism
In May 2014, Nundy wrote an editorial in the Journal of Current Medicine Research and Practice in which he exposed the corrupt practices in the Indian health sector.
References
- ^ a b c d "Dr. Samiran Nundy". ND TV. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Advisory Board". Medicounsel. 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "S Nundy". Credihealth. 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "The Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplantation". AIIMS. 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "S Nundy experience". Credihealth. 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- PMID 18333110.
- ^ "Elsevier profile". 2015. Elsevier. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Patients have become consumers and they are the losers". Times of India. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ PMID 19417055.
- ^ "ResearchGate profile". 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Google Scholar listing". Google Scholar. 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "DoctorNDTV.Com". NDTV. 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "First, give the patient right to know". The Indian Express. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- PMID 24812115.
- ^ "BMJ article on graft in Indian healthcare creates stir". The Indian Express. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.