Prof. Bhasin further informed that Association of Surgeons of India is the second largest surgical body in the world and first largest in the Asia-Pacific, and JK Chapter is an important chapter being headed by him. This conference is a three days mega surgical event that shall be attended by all the surgeons and under trainees from all over JK UT and faculty from AIIMS, PGI, Chennai, Jaipur etc. This event shall benefit both surgeons and ultimately the patients. 20 th April (Both days included).
Prof. Ashutosh Gupta while addressing the conference said that the GMC is taking leads in ensuring advancement in medical research by inviting reputed experts from across the country. These conferences help in exchanging views and opinions about different allied specialties of the Department of Surgery. He was hopeful that this Mega-event is going to be a success and wished the whole organizing team a success.
Dr Nasib Chand Digra, Patron also spoke on the occasion. He stressed about the need for latest in the medical research to augment our Surgical heritage, by organizing such surgical conferences, which can help in patient care. Dr Harbinder Singh Bali Organizing Secretary also spoke on the occasion and mentioned about the need of welcoming technological advancements, without forgetting basics and ethics.
Dr Rajni Bhardwaj was very hopeful that this event is going to be the right mixture of traditional surgical teaching and newer advancements including minimal access surgeries. Other members present during the conference were Dr. Shyam Gupta (Organizing Secretary), Dr. Satish Parihar, Dr. Sanjay Sharma, Dr. Sanjay Dhar, Dr. Javid Iqbal, Dr. Vijay Kumar, Dr. Manmeet Kour, Dr. Varun Dogra, Dr. Raheel Naqvi, Dr. Amit Kumar and others.