Science, Stories and Sevagram: A Physician-Teacher's Reflections
Reading Time: 2 minutesDr. 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
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. 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
Reading Time: 2 minutesA 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
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSmartphones and iPads are the future of medicine. In 2004 we introduced hospital information system in our teaching hospital. We realized that one day, we shall move from the desktops to the laptops, and subsequently to iPads and smartphones. Digital technology, to be effective, needs to be at the point of care. It cannot distance … Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutes12 November 2011. A day that makes us looks back at Sunanda bhabhi’s life and the journey she has made. Amazing how time goes by! This day makes us walk down memory lane. In December 1983, when SP had come to Indore to meet Bhavana, he got to know what bhabhi is all about. Although … Read more
Reading Time: 6 minutesWorldwide, an estimated three million coronary angiograms and angioplasties are performed each year. These interventions are used to look for blockages in coronary arteries and to open them with balloons and stents. Global Industry Analysts (2011) predict that by the year 2017, the global market of coronary angioplasty products is likely to be close to US$ 1.84 … Read more
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn November 2011, Amrita applied for the Maheshwari Vidya Pracharak Mandal (MVPM) Scholar Awards, which recognize exceptional students who can inspire others. Hundreds applied from across the country, but only five were chosen each year. A few weeks later, the results arrived. Amrita’s name was on the list. I read the email, blinked, and then … Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDr BS Choubey, Head, Department of Medicine (1972-83) and former Dean, GMC, Nagpur died Saturday morning following an inexplicable respiratory illness in a private nursing facility at Nagpur. He was 77. For the last two years, Dr Choubey was also struggling with severe and disabling diabetic neuropathy which did not let him walk unaided- he … Read more