Sample two histopathology reports of a specimen of chronic cholecystitis. The first one reads, “The graceful, fragile gossamer folds of mucosa are completely altered in appearance, being loaded down by dense yellow opaque masses, much as a delicate birch tree might be weighed down by a load of snow.” The second one reads, “Grossly, the … Read more
Year: 2014
Dr Raman Sharma
Dr. Raman Sharma, third-year postgraduate resident in medicine at MGIMS (2014 batch), died on September 23, 2014 at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. After a month- long battle with cancer, and enduring almost every complication an onco surgery could breed, she left for heavenly abode. Her burgeoning career as a medical resident was eroded by a … Read more
Dr. Manu Kothari
Dr. Manu Kothari, father of Vatsal Kothari (alumnus, MGIMS, 1985 batch and currently critical care specialist, Kokilaben Ambani Hospital, Mumbai) and emeritus Professor of Anatomy at the Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai died yesterday morning in Mumbai. He was 79. An unorthodox teacher and widely respected medical iconoclast, Dr. Kothari was well known for very … Read more
Cycling to GMC Nagpur
A day before, Sharad Jaitly wrote a beautiful description of the city bus that would take the teenagers from the class of 1973 from Western Nagpur to GMC in 1973. The bus, Sharad recalls, would start from Vayu Sena Nagar- at 6:00 am Lakshmi Rao would be the first student to get into the bus … Read more