Reflections on Medicine and Life by Dr. S.P. Kalantri
One in 200. A chance that a mother would deliver a baby with heart disease. And some of these heart defects are serious enough to warrant early intervention. A piece of good news is that some holes in the heart, stenosed valves and abnormal connections between the great arteries can be repaired without open heart … Read the essay
1962. Balwadi, a small village bordering Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, those days was enveloped by thick and dense forests that offered a home to quite a few panthers. These predators time and again would cross the thin boundary between the forest and the village and could be spotted in the village. Their sight would evoke … Read the essay
Ashutosh Raghuvanshi. A shy, self-effaced boy, polite to the fault, travelled countrywide for almost three decades not only to become a cardiac surgeon but also to head some of the largest hospital chains in the country. He belonged to the MGIMS class of 1980. This month, much to his pleasant surprise, he found himself playing … Read the essay
On September 4, Dr. Pankaj Pohekar, the cardiac surgeon and his team performed MGIMS’s first heart valve replacement surgery. He replaced two heart valves with mechanical ones. Govind (name changed) a 48-year-old farmer from Sindi (Railway) in Wardha district was recently detected to have a heart valve that barely opened and another valve that leaked … Read the essay
Dear Amrita, How does a father feel when his daughter, after years of hard work, achieves something extraordinary? How does he control his emotions when he learns that not only has she conquered Radiology, but she has also topped the entire country? The pride, joy, and disbelief all swirl together in a moment he will … Read the essay