Dr. Sastry R.A ,MBBS, MS (Gen Surgery), FRCS

Profile and Area of Expertise

Dr. R A Sastry is a renowned Surgical Gastroenterologist in Secunderabad and currently
practices at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad. For the past 48 years,
Dr. R A Sastry has worked as a Gastrointestinal Surgeon and gained proficient skills
and knowledge in the segment. Dr. R A Sastry pursued degree of MBBS from JIPMER, Pondicherry in 1974, MS – Surgery from PGIMER, Chandigarh in 1978 and FRCS from Glasgow in 2006.
Dr. R A Sastry is a well-known member of the Board of Studies of SGPGI, Lucknow.

Area of Expertise:

• Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Surgery, Portal Hypertension, Esophageal Surgery

Experience (Current Position & Previous Positions)

Current Position:

• Consultant Surgical Gastroenterologist Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS)- Hyderabad

Previous Positions:

• Professor and Head, Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad 1987-2012
• Associate Dean, NIMS, Hyderabad

Education & Certificates

• MBBS JIPMER, Pondicherry 1974
• M.S. (Surgery) PGIMER, Chandigarh 1978
• FRCS (Glasgow) 2006
• Special Training and Advanced training
• Advanced laparoscopy: Singapore General Hospital – July 1994
• Liver Transplantation: Pittsburgh Transplant institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA – March to June, 1996

Awards

Awards And Honors:

• Conferred FRCS by Royal College of Physician and Surgeon , Glasgow
• Examiner in M.ch (GT Surgery) in all the centers that offer the Course
• National Board Examiner for DNB in Surgical Gastroenterology
• President of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology
• President of International Hepato pancreato – Biliary Association.(India)
• Professor of Gastroenterology
• Academic Exposure
• 9 Prestigious Orations, 140 Invited talks
• Talk Delivered
• Chairman, jeevandar Committee for Liver and pancreas.
• Member of Board of Studies of SGPGI, Lucknow.

Other

• Invited Guest Lectures in Seminars and Panel discussions:
• Invited talk on “Future planning of HPB training in India” 30 Sept 2011 at Melbourne. Asian Pacific HPBA Congress.
• Presented a paper on “Role of fat and fibrosis in pancreatic texture” 30 Sept 2011 at Melbourne. Asian Pacific HPBA Congress.
• Conducted a Panel Discussion on “Gastric Malignancy” 10 Jun 2011 at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore
• Guest Lecture on “Pancreatic Cancer” 27 March at Vizag, IASG sponsored CME
• Guest Lecture on “Pancreatic texture determination: Durometer, MRI, EUS elastography, or contrast enhanced EUS?” – Feb 11 2011 Annual Conference of International Association of Pancreatology, Kochi
• Guest Lecture on “Fast track surgery” at Mumbai –5 Feb 2011 Maharashtra Chapter of Association of Surgeons of India
• Presented a Case Capsule on “SOL liver” at the Annual Conference of IHPBA, Delhi – 19 Nov 2010
  Guest Lacture on “Predictive Factors in Acute Pancreatitis” at a CME organized by the International College of Surgeons, Hyderabad – 14 Nov 2010
• Guest Lecture on “ Surgical treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis” at the Annual Conference of West Bengal Chapter of ASI, Kolkata – 3 Sept 2010
• Organized the Second IHPBA Certificate Course at CMC, Vellore – 1 Sept 2010
• Gave a talk on “Cystic diseases of Pancreas”
• Conducted a session of “Case capsules in HPB diseases”
• Conducted a symposium on “Oesophageal diseases” at a Surgical update on “Complications and Solutions at Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore
• Conducted and participated in a Panel Discussion on “Inflammatory Bowel Disease” at Hotel Marriott, Hyderabad – 20 Jun 2010
• Attended the9th World Congress of International Hepato-pancreato-biliary Association at BuenosAires, Argentina as an invited Faculty.
• Judged a competitive session of Free Papers
• Chaired a session
• Gave a talk on “Visceral aneurysms, experience at NIMS”
• Participated in a symposium on “Biliary Injuries” at Chandigarh and delivered a talk on “Long-term outcome of Biliary injuries and medico-legal problems” – 6 Mar 2010
• Guest Lecture on “An overview of Acute Pancreatitis” at the AnnualConference of Chattisgarh Chapter of ASI at Bhilai – 21 Feb 2010
• Guest lecture on “Focal liver mass – an algorithmic approach” at the Annual Conference of MP Chapter of ASI at Bhopal – 21 Feb 2010
• Guest Lecture on “Enteral Nutrition” at CME organized at Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam – 13-14 Feb 2010
• Guest lecture on “Post Pancreatic necrosectomy bleeding” at the Annual Conference of Association of Surgical Gastroenterologists of Kerala at Trivandrum – 26 Jan 2010
• Conducted and Participated in the Panel Discussion on “Obstructive Jaundice” at theIHPBA conference at Aurangabad – 9 Jan 2010
• Guest lecture on “Biliary strictures and hepatico-jejunostomy” at IHPBA Conference at Srinagar – 9-10 Oct 2009.
• Guest Lecture on “Advances in Gastro-intestinal Surgery: Science and Art” at FAPCCI, Federation House, Hyderabad (FOSWL) – 28 Jun 2009
• Guest Lecture on “Routes of spread of pancreatic necrosis and approach to necrosectomy” at Single theme Conference of International Hepato- pancreato-biliary Association, Bangalore – 27 Feb 2009
  Guest Lecture on “Nutrition in the surgical patient” at Karnataka state chapter of ASI, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore – 20 Feb 2009
• Guest lecture on “Biliary injuries” at Sher e Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar – 16 Dec 2008
• Presidential Address at the Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology at Chennai – 25 Sept 2008
• Guest Lectures in Surgical gastroenterology update a t Bangalore – 25 July 2008 on
  “Hemobilia” “Perioperative management in biliary disease”
• Guest lecture on “Current perspectives in surgery for chronic pancreatitis” at Railway Hospital, Hyderabad – 28 June 2008
• Guest Lecture on “Post operative liver failure” at Liver update at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai – 28 April 2008
• Guest lectures in SGE Week at Lucknow – March 2008 on
  Role of Clinical pathways and algorithms in GI Surgery Antibiotics in GI Surgery
• Guest Lecture on “Role of surgery in Upper GI Bleed” at a CME in Ahmedabad – 23 Mar 2008
• Participated in a video debate on “Hepatico-jejunostomy – open or laparoscopic?” in the World Congress of International Hepato-pancreatico-biliary Association at Mumbai – 26 February 2008
• Guest Lecture on “Current surgical perspectives in Rectal cancer” at colo-rectal update of Association of colo-rectal surgeons of India at Global Hospital, Hyderabad – 27 Jan 2008
• Guest Lecture on “Optimal management of Enterocutaneous fistula” Dec 2007 Mysore Medical College, Mysore.
• Guest Lecture on “Cystic tumours of Pancreas” – Dec 2007 Christian Medical College, Vellore.
  Panelist in Conducted a Panel discussion on “Recent advances in Ca Oesophagus and Stomach” – Nov 2007, Gem Hospital, Coimbatore
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Obscure GI bleed: localization and management” – Sept 2007 Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, New Delhi
• Participated as an invited guest faculty at SGE update, 14 August 2007 at Bangalore and gave three guest lectures:
• Abdominal sepsis
• Mesenteric ischemia
• Benign anal disorders
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Tertiary peritonitis: Identification of patients at risk and diagnosis” at a CME on Abdominal infections – March 2007, PGI, Chandigarh
• Attended AMASICON conference – 8 Feb 2007 and chaired a session
• Presented a Case capsule “a case of acute pancreatitis” – at Clinics in Gastroenterology, Feb 2007, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore
• Conducted a seminar on Pancreatic sepsis sponsored by M/S Asta Zeneca Ltd. – 13 Nov 2006
  Attended Annual National Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology at Lucknow on 4 Oct 2006 and Conducted a Panel Discussion on Abdominal Trauma Delivered a talk on Abdominal sepsis Was unanimously elected as the President of the Association
• Conducted a Panel Discussion on Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis sponsored by M/S Ranbaxy Ltd – 23 Sept 2006
• Participated as an invited Moderator at a live operative workshop in Kamineni Hospital – 17 Sept 2006
• Conducted a seminar on Carbapenems in Acute Pancteatitis – sponsored by M/S Ranbaxy Ltd. – 16 Sept 2006
• Participated as an invited faculty at Innovators’ Meet held in Chennai – 3 Aug 2006
  Participated as an invited guest faculty at the Medical college, Berhampur, 10 June 2006 and delivered two guest lectures
• Anterior Resection
• Complications of Transhiatal esophageal Resection
• Participated as an invited guest faculty at the Sher e Institute of Medical Scieces, Srinagar – 2 June 2006 and delivered two lectures
• Pancreatic injuries
• Surgery in Chronic Pancreatitis
• Tigecycline as effective as imipenem/cilastatin in the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections: experience in India 16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) 01.04.2006 – 04.04.2006
• Participated in “Surgical Education Leaders’ Summit – Curriculum for Surgical training” organized by the Association of Surgeons of India at Mumbai in April 2006 as an invited delegate
  Delivered Silver Jubilee MASICON Oration, Nagpur, 9 April 2006- Current status of surgery in Acute Pancreatitis”
• Delivered a guest lecture on “Pancreatic Head Mass” at the GI Surgery Rounds, Lucknow – Mar 2006
  Delivered a guest lecture on “Intra abdominal infections” at the GI Surgery Rounds, Lucknow – Mar 2006
• Delivered Brahmapur Oration at the 21st Annual Conference – ASI Orissa State Chapter, 4 February 2006
• Delivered a guest lecture on GERD and Barrett Oesophagus – Surgery and Evidence at the GI Oncology Grand Rounds at Mumbai – Jan 2006
• Delivered a talk on “Surgery in Acute Pancreatitis” at a CME organized by Ranbaxy India – Dec 2005
• Participated in a Symposium on Gastric Cancer at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai – Nov 2005
• Participated in the 6th International workshop on Advanced laparoscopic digestive surgery workshop at Coimbatore and chaired a session on lap cystogastrostomy – Nov 2005
• Moderated a Seminar on “Lower gastrointestinal bleeding” and delivered a talk on “Surgery in Massive Lower gastrointestinal bleeding”, at the Annual National Conference of Colon and Rectal surgeons of India, Lucknow – October, 2005
• Delivered a guest lecture on “Pancreatico-duodenal injuries” in a CME at Patna – October 2005
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Complications of Pancreatic Surgery” at the Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical gastroenterology, Chandigarh, – September 2005 Was the chief Discussant of a Clinico-pathological Exercise at the Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical gastroenterology, Chandigarh, – September 2005
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Severe Acute Pancreatitis” at the Biannual Conference of Indian Hepato-biliary-pancreatic Association, Ahmedabad – Aug 2005.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Hepaticojejunostomy” in “How I Do It” session at the Biannual Conference of Indian Hepato-biliary-pancreatic Association, Ahmedabad – Aug 2005.
• Conducted a Panel Discussion on “Biliary Injuries” at the Biannual Conference of Indian Hepato-biliary-pancreatic Association, Ahmedabad – Aug 2005.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Post operative complications after gastric surgery” at the CME on Stomach disorders, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore – June 2005
• Participated in “Surgical Education Leadres’ Summit – Shaping the future by 2010” organized by the Association of Surgeons of India at Mumbai in June 2005 as an invited delegate
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Post gastrectomy syndromes” at the CME on Stomach disorders, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore – June 2005
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Mass lesions of Body and Tail of Pancreas” at “Pancreas 2005” an update on Diseases of Pancreas at J.N.Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – March 2005.
• Conducted a Panel Discussion on “Controversies in Pancreatic Surgery” at “Pancreas 2005” an update on Diseases of Pancreas at J.N.Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – March 2005.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Information systems in Clinical Medicine” at a CME on “Emerging Trends in Hospital Administration” NIMS, Hyderabad – Feb 2005.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Surgical Treatment of Portal Hypertension” at Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Hyderabad – Jan 2005
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “How to Write Research Proposals” at the National Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India, Hyderabad – Dec 2004
• “Structured databases and development of Knowledge base in Gastroenterology” at the Annual National Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Jaipur – October 2004.
• “Current management of Upper gastrointestinal bleeding” at the Annual Surgical CME of Banaras Hindu University Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras – October 2004.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Optimal Management of CBD Stones” at Combined Mid term conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology and Association of Surgeons of India Orissa Chapter, Bhuvaneswar – Sept 2004.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture “Surgical Management of Acute Pancreatitis” at Combined Mid term conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology and Association of Surgeons of India Orissa Chapter, Bhuvaneswar – Sept 2004.
• Conducted and moderated a Panel Discussion on “Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding” at the Annual National Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, Cochin – Sept 2004.
• Conducted a symposium on “Minimally invasive surgery in Gastrointestinal cancer” at the Annual National Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, Cochin – Sept 2004.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Surgery for Chronic Pancreatitis” at Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India AP Chapter, Bheemavaram – Sept 2004
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Massive lower GI Bleed” in XIIth GI Surgery Week at SGPGI, Lucknow Feb, 2004
• Delivered a Guest Lecture “Enteral Nutrition” at the Combined 22nd Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India, Karnataka Chapter, and Association of Surgeons of India, South Zone, at Bangalore February, 2004.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Crohn’s Disease and Surgery” at a single theme CME in GI surgery at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, February, 2004.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Tips and pitfalls in Transhiatal oesophagectomy” at a single theme CME on Carcinoma oesophagus at Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad. 2003
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Database management in GI Surgery” at Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, Bhopal. September, 2003.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Pancreatico-duodenal Injuries” in GI Surgery week at Lucknow 2003
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Anastamotic Leaks” in GI Surgery week at Lucknow 2003
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Surgical options in Carcinoma Stomach” at a CME conducted at the Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad. 2002
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Asymptomatic gall stones” at the GI Surgery Week – SGPGI Lucknow, February, 2002
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Low anterior Resection” at the, Bhubaneshwar, 2002
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Surgery in Acute Pancreatitis” at the Mid term CME sponsored by Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, Jamshadpur, 2002
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Complication of Endoscopy” at the Mid term CME sponsored by Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, Tirupathi March, 2002
• Was a panellist at a Panel discussion on “Ca.Head of Pancreas” at Biannual Conference of, Mumbai, 2002
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Pancreatic Injuries” at the National Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India, Kolkotta, 2002.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on Damage control in abdominal trauma and Compartment syndrome at the Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India, Northern Chapter, Chandigarh 2002.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on Pancreatic fistula at the GI Surgery week, Lucknow 2002
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Biliary Strictures” AP Chapter Kakinada 2002
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on Gastrointestinal Stromal tumors at a CME and Workshop conducted by the Department of Surgical gastroenterology, Madras Medical College, Chennai 2002
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Vascular complications of Pancreatitis” at Kochi in the Single theme Conference of Indian Hepato Biliary Pancreatic Association, 2002
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “High output intestinal fistula” at Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India, Karnataka Chapter, Mysore. 2002
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Endocrine Tumors of Pancreas” at a CME on Pancreatic Tumors, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad. 2001.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Surgical Treatment in Acute Pancreatitis” Annual Conference of ASI AP Chapter, Nizamabad. October, 2001
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Surgical Treatment in Crohn’s Disease” at Bhuvaneswar, Annual National Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, September, 2001
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Surgery in Enterocutaneous fistula -When and What” at IASG sponsored CME, Cochin – August 2001,
• Conducted and Moderated a Panel Discussion on “Calculus disease of biliary tract” at International Workshop, Asian Institute of Gastoenterology, Hyderabad – September, 2001
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Retroperitoneal hemorrhage” at the National Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India, Patna – Dec 2001
• Conducted and moderated a Symposium on “Enterocutaneous fistula” at the National Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India, Patna – Dec 2001.
• Delivered a guest lecture on “Cystic tumors of Pancreas” at the CME sponsored by the Indian Asssociation of Surgical Gastroenterology at Tirupathi during February,2000.
• Conducted a symposium on Enterocutaneous fistula during the CME on “Small Intestine” at NIMS Jan 2000
• Conducted and Moderated the Panel discussion on “Pancreatic Psuedocyst” during IASG conference held on 16th September,1999 at Pondicherry.
• Participated in the National Workshop on “Curriculum for M.Ch course in Surgical Gastroenterology at Pondicherry during 16th September,1999.
• Conducted a Panel discussion on Problem areas in “Gastric and Duodenal Surgery” on 14.11.99 during CME on Stomach.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Controversies in the Surgical treatment of Acute Pancreatitis” at a CME organized by IMA & Gutclub in the month of September,1997.
• Conducted and Moderated the panel discussion on”Obstructive Jaundice” and chaired the plenary session at the National Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology in the month of September, 1997.
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “ Portal hypertension in 1994 and Surgeon” at a CME organized by the Indian society of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad -1994
• Was a panelist at a panel discussion on “Carcinoma of the Rectum” at the All India Conference of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India held at Kodaikanal -1994.
• “Role of Operative enteroscopy in the evaluation of massive lower intestinal bleeding at the Biennial Congress of International Society of University of Colon and Rectal Surgeons held at Singapore- July 1994
• “Comparative evaluation of colonoscopy, angiogram, radionucide scan and operative enteroscopy in the diagnosis of massive lower intestinal bleeding “ at the Annual Conference of Indian Association Surgical gastroenterology at Lucknow,1994.
• “Obstructive ductal complications of chronic pancreatitis” at the Annual Conference of Indian society of Gastroenterology –1993
• Was a panelist at a panel discussion on “Obstructive Jaundice” at the Centenary celebrations of Roentgen organized by the Indian Association of Radiologists, Hyderabad – 1993
• “An experience with true cysts of Pancreas” at the Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India-1992
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “ Hilar Malignancies of the liver” at a CME Programme of the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College, Madras, 1992
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “ Asymptomatic gall stones “ at a CME organized by the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad – 1992
• Was a Panelist at a panel discussion on “Techniques in Colo-rectal surgery” at the Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India, Hyderabad- 1991
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Massive lower intestinal bleeding “ at a CME programme organized by th National Academy of Medical Sciences, Madras – 1991
• Delivered a Guest Lecture on “Tuberculosis and the Surgeon” at the Conference of Tuberculosis Association of India, Hyderabad – 1991
• “Gangrenous Cholecystitis” at the Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology-1991
• “Perforations of Gall Bladder” at the Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology-1990
• “Tumors of Adrenal” at the Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India-1990 Was given best paper Award.
• “Development of foregut carcinoid tumors in a case of retained antrum on long term antisecretory treatment “ at the 11th World Congress of Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae digestivae –1990
  “Massive Lower G.I.Bleeding- a report of 11 case” at the Annual Conference of Association of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India-1989
• “Perforated Duodenal ulcer-single stage treatment” at the Joint Conference of Association of Surgeons of India and International College of Surgeons-1984
• “An experience with colo-rectal perforations” at the Annual Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology –1981
• “Toxic megacolon” at the Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India-1981
• “Complicated Hydatid disease of Liver” at the 20th Annual conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology-1979

Publications & Presentations

• 42 publications in indexed journals
• 17 Chapters in Text Books
• Publications (In indexed and peer-reviewed journals)
• Disconnected duct syndrome: refractory inflammatory external pancreatic fistula following percutaneous drainage of an infected peripancreatic fluid collection. A case report and review of the literature.- JOP. 2011 Mar 9;12(2):177-80. Review. – PMID: 21386648 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Pseudoaneurysm of left colic artery after Tenckhoff catheter removal, with unrecognized fungal peritonitis. J Nephrol. 2008 Nov-Dec;21(6):962-4.- PMID: 19034883 [PubMed indexed for MEDLINE]
• Groove pancreatitis mimicking pancreatic malignancy. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2008 Mar-Apr;27(2):86. No abstract available.- PMID: 18695314 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Cefoperazone-sulbactam for treatment of intra-abdominal infections: results from a randomized, parallel group study in India.Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2008 Jun;9(3):367-76.- PMID: 18570578 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Fine needle aspiration of a mesenteric mass. Cytopathology. 2008 Aug;19(4):260-2. Epub 2007 Dec 7. No abstract available.- PMID: 18070114 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Postoperative infection of an abdominal mesh due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus – A case report. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2004 October-December;22(4):260-262.- PMID: 17642752 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
• Postcholecystectomy surgical site infection by Salmonella enterica var. Weltevreden. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2005 Winter;6(4):449-51.- PMID: 16433609 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Pancreatico-biliary ductal union. Trop Gastroenterol. 2001 Oct-Dec;22(4):190-3. Review.- PMID: 11963322 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Isolated splenic tuberculosis. Trop Gastroenterol. 2001 Apr-Jun;22(2):117-8.- PMID: 11552484 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Anesthetic management of von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome for excision of cerebellar hemangioblastoma and pheochromocytoma surgery. Anesth Analg. 1998 Mar;86(3):673-4. No abstract available.- PMID: 9495437 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Primary small intestinal adenocarcinoma. Trop Gastroenterol. 1997 Jan-Mar;18(1):24-5.- PMID: 9197169 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Icterus due to tumor emboli–a rare presentation of hepatoma. Indian J Gastroenterol. 1996 Jan;15(1):24-5.- PMID: 8840624 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Localization of Tc-99m pertechnetate in lymph node metastasis from occult thyroid carcinoma. Clin Nucl Med. 1994 Dec;19(12):1112. No abstract available.- PMID: 7874818 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Agenesis of gallbladder with choledocho-colonic fistula. Am J Gastroenterol. 1983 Jan;78(1):34-5. No abstract available.- PMID: 6849312 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
  Publications (In other journals)
• Central pancreatectomy for neoplasm of mid pancreas — a report of four cases . Ind j surg.2008;70(5):237-240
• Tigecycline as effective as imipenem/cilastatin in the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections: experience in India. In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection supplement (Abstract No.1787) published by 16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) 01.04.2006 – 04.04.2006
• Uniformity and Standardization of GI Endoscopy Text Reports: A Call for the Use of a Common Language. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Sept; 101, Supplement 2: S396-S420(1)
• Combined Osteoclastic Giant Cell and Pleomorphic Giant Cell Tumor of the Pancreas: A Rarity. An Immunohistochemical Analysis and Review of the Literature. JOP. J Pancreas (Online) 2004; 5(4):220-224.
• Visceral artery aneurysms – our experience. ANZ Journal of Surgery. Supplement 2003 May; 73 (1):A46
• Abdominal Cocoon – A rare cause of Intestinal Obstruction, Clinical Proceedings of NIMS. 1996;II:228-230
• Brain Death and Organ Transplantation. Editorial in Clinical Proceedings of NIMS. 1996;II:203-204
• Congenital Atresia of Sigmoid colon –‘A rare cause of intestinal obstruction in New born Clin Proc NIMS . 1996;11:181-182
• Intussuception in an adult Complicating submucosal Haematoma of the Caecum- A case report. Clin Proc NIMS.1996; 11:115-116
• SurgicalOncology: A growing neospeciality in Medicine. Pharma Plus .1996; 3:4-5
• Giant non parasitic cyst of the liver. Clin Proc NIMS.1994;9:49-50
• Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid : an unusual presentation. Clin Proc NIMS.1994;9:45-47
• Massive lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage from a splenic artery pseudoaneurysm. Clin Proc NIMS.1994; 9: 2: 44-46
• Effectiveness of various antibiotics in the prophylaxis of postsurgical infections-a prospective study. Clin Proc NIMS. 1994;9:1:29-32
• Post traumatic Ventricular Septal defect in association with Mitral valve disease -a case report. Clin Proc NIMS. 1991;6:2:91-93
• MgSO4 in pheochromocytoma surgery . Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology. 1990 Jul; 6(3): 251-4
• Adult intussusception in mid transverse colon-a case report. Clin Proc NIMS.1990; 5:4:240-243
• Intrabiliary rupture of Hepatic Hydatid cysts. Surg Clin AP 1990;3: 36-39
• Chondroid syringoma: a case report. Clin Proc NIMS. 1990; 5:4:234-235
• Angiodysplasia of colon:a report of two cases. Surgi Clin AP. 1990; 3:6-10,
• Massive lower intestinal haemorrhage-A report of 11 cases. Ind J Coloproctol.1990; 5:1
• Choledochal cysts in adults- diagnosis by ultrasonogram, ERCP and Nuclear Scan. Clin Proc NIMS. 1990; 5:3:169-172
• Lower GI Bleeding-an analysis of 130 cases. Ind J Gastroenterol (suppl.). 1990:9:A6,
• Extra anatomical bypass: axillo-bifemoral bypass. Clin Proc NIMS. 1989; 4:116-119
• Venous thrombosis. Clin Proc NIMS. 1989:4: 74-77
• Unusual delayed complication after V.P.Shunt. Neurology India. 1989; 37: 636,
• Benign obstructions of the choledodochus. Clin Proc NIMS. 1988; 3:145-150
• Choledochal Surgery-our experience with 90 cases. Ind J Surg. 1985;47:331-337

Memberships

• Professional Bodies / Associations:
• President, International Hepato-pancreato-biliary Association (IHPBA, India) 2013-2015
• Past President, Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology

Languages

• English, Hindi, Telugu