Editor-in-Chief
Dr Surinder Rana
MD, DM, FAMS, FASGE, AGAF, Master ISG
Professor
Department of Gastroenterology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
pgijournal1@gmail.com
Senior Associate Editors
Dr Kamal Kishore
MSc, PhD (Biostatistics), (Section: Statistics and Editing)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biostatistics
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Karthik Vinay Mahesh
MD, DM (Neurology), (Section: Medicine)
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Rajesh Gupta
MS, MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology), (Section: Surgery)
Professor and Head
Department of GI Surgery, HPB and Liver Transplantation
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Associate Editors
Dr Aashima Arora
MD, DNB (Obstetrics and Gynaecology), (Section: Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
Additional Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Aditi Kapur
MDS (Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry), (Section: Dentistry)
Professor
Oral Health Sciences Centre
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Amit Gupta
MS (Ophthalmology), (Section: Ophthalmology)
Professor
Advanced Eye Centre
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Aravind Sekar
MD (Pathology), PDCC (Renal Pathology), (Section: Pathology)
Assistant Professor
Department of Histopathology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Dinkar Bhasin
MD, DM (Cardiology), (Section: Medicine)
Assistant Professor
Department of Cardiology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Dipankar De
MD (Dermatology), (Section: Dermatology)
Professor
Department of Dermatology, Venerology & Leprology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Divya Khosla
MD (Radiotherapy), (Section: Radiotherapy and Oncology)
Associate Professor
Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Hemant Bhagat
MD, DM (Neuroanesthesia), (Section: Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care)
Professor
Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Jitendra Kumar Sahu
MD, DM (Paediatric Neurology), (Section: Paediatrics)
Professor
Advanced Paediatric Centre
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Kusum Sharma
MD, FAMS, FRCP (London) (Microbiology), (Section: Microbiology)
Professor
Department of Medical Microbiology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Manjul Tripathi
MS, MCh, MNAMS (Neurosurgery), (Section: Surgery)
Additional Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Ramandeep Virk
MS (Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery), (Section: Otorhinolaryngology)
Professor
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Shankar Prinja
MD (Community Medicine), MSc (Health Policy, Planning and Financing), (Section: Preventive Medicine and Health Economics)
Professor of Health Economics
Community Medicine & School of Public Health
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Ujjwal Gorsi
MD, DM (Interventional Radiology), (Section: Radiodiagnosis and Imaging)
Additional Professor
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Vijay Tadia
MHA (Hospital Administration), (Section: Hospital Management and Administration)
Assistant Professor
Department of Hospital Administration
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Editorial Coordinator
Kusum Rana
Junior Editor
Bulletin Section
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Editorial Assistant
Vikram Ratol
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Institute Editorial Board
Dr Abhishek Ghosh
MD, DM (Addiction Psychiatry), (Section: Psychiatry)
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Abhishek Mewara
MD (Microbiology), (Section: Medical Parasitology)
Additional Professor
Department of Medical Parasitology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Arihant Jain
MD, DM (Clinical Hematology), (Section: Haematology and Oncology)
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Haematology and Medical Oncology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Arnab Pal
MD, PhD (Biochemistry), (Section: Biochemistry, Molecular biology and molecular Diagnostics)
Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Arun Bansal
MD (Paediatrics), MRCPCH, FICCM, FRCPCH, FCCM, FIAP, FAMS, (Section: Paediatrics & Critical Care)
Professor
Advanced Paediatric Centre
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Ashu Rastogi
MD, DM (Endocrinology), (Section: Medicine)
Associate Professor
Department of Endocrinology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Divya Dahiya
MS, (Surgery) MRCS (London), (Section: Surgery)
Professor
Department of General Surgery
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Divya Jain
MD (Anaesthesia), (Section: Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care)
Professor
Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Kapil Goyal
MD (Microbiology), (Section: Virology)
Associate Professor
Department of Virology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Lalita Dheer
M.A. Economics and Public Administration, M.Lib.and Inf.Sc., M.Phil, (Section: Library Science)
Assistant Library and Information Officer
Dr Tulsi Das Library
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Nitin Peter
MS, MCh (Paediatric Surgery) FIAPS, MNAMS, FAIS, (Section: Paediatric Surgery)
Associate Professor
Department of Paediatric Surgery
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Parikshaa Gupta
MD (Pathology), DNB (Pathology); MNAMS; MIAC, PDCC (Cytopathology), Diplomate – Royal College Pathologists (UK), (Section: Cytopathology)
Associate Professor
Department of Cytology & Gynaecologic Pathology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Raja Ramachandran
MD, DM (Nephrology), (Section: Medicine)
Associate Professor
Department of Nephrology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Rajender Basher
MD (Nuclear Medicine), (Section: Nuclear Medicine)
Additional Professor
Department of Nuclear Medicine
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Ravi Kumar Sharma
PhD, (Section: Biotechnology and Molecular Biology)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India
Dr Ravimohan S Mavuduru
MS, MCh (Urology), (Section: Surgery)
Professor
Department of Urology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Sahaj Rathi
MD, DM (Hepatology) MRCP (UK), (Section: Medicine)
Assistant Professor
Department of Hepatology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Suchet Sachdev
MD (Pathology), (Section: Transfusion Medicine)
Additional Professor
Department of Transfusion Medicine
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Sunil Gaba
MS, MCh (Plastic Surgery), (Section: Surgery)
Professor
Department of Plastic Surgery
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Uttam Saini
MS (Orthopaedics), (Section: Orthopaedics)
Additional Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Valliappan Muthu
MD, DM (Pulmonary Medicine) MRCP (UK), (Section: Medicine)
Assistant Professor
Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Vaneet Jearth
MD, DM (Gastroenterology), (Section: Medicine)
Assistant Professor
Department of Gastroenterology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Vikas Suri
MD (Medicine), (Section: Medicine & Infectious Diseases)
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Yashwant Kumar
MD, DNB (Pathology), (Section: Immunology and Pathology)
Professor
Department of Immunopathology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Editorial Advisory Board
Dr D Nageshwar Reddy
MD, DM, DSc, FAMS, FRCP, MASGE, FACG, MWGO, AGAF, FJGES, FAAAS
Chairman
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Dr Goverdhan Dutt Puri
MD
Director
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Dr Jagat Ram
MS, FAMS
Former Director
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Kewal Krishan Talwar
MD, DM, FAMS
Former Director
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Mandeep Dhillon
MD
Editor Emeritus, JPMER, Former Head and Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Saurabh Chawla
MD, FASGE, FACG, AGAF
Professor of Medicine and Program Director
Department of Gastroenterology
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Dr Yogesh Kumar Chawla
MD, DM, FAMS
Former Director & Emeritus Professor
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
National Editorial Board
Dr Amit Kumar
MBBS, MD(Medicine), DM(Gastroenterology)
Senior Advisor (Medicine), Associate Professor(Medicine) & Gastroenterologist
INHS Asvini, Indian Navy, Mumbai, India
Dr Amit Kumar Sinha
MS, MCh
Additional Professor & Head of Department
Department of Pediatric Surgery
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India
Dr Anand Krishnan
MBBS, MD (Centre for Community Medicine,AIIMS), PhD (Epidemiology & Public Health)
Professor
Centre for Community Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Dr Anish Keepanasseril
MBBS,MD,DNB, MSc (Epidemiology-LHSTM)
Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
JIPMER, Puducherry, India
Dr Biju Pottakkat
MBBS, MS, MCh (Gastrointestinal Surgery), DNM, MNAMS, PDF(Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery), FICS, FACS, MRCPS(Glasg)
Professor
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology
JIPMER, Puducherry, India
Dr Debnarayan Dutta
MD
Professor & Head
Department of Radiation Oncology
Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi, India
Dr Devendra Gupta
MBBS, MD(Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care), PDCC(Neuroanaesthesia)
Professor
Department of Anaesthesiology
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Dr Jayaprakash Sahoo
MD (Medicine), DM (Endocrinology)
Professor & Head
Department of Endocrinology
JIPMER, Puducherry, India
Dr M Ravi Sankar
M.S (Otorhinolaryngology), DNB (National Boards of Examinations, India)
Additional Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Dr N Sreekumaran Nair
PhD (IIT, Delhi), FSMS
Professor(HAG) & Head
Department of Biostatics
JIPMER, Puducherry, India
Dr Poonam Abhay Elhence
MBBS, MD, DNB(Pathology), MNAMS, PDCC(Cytopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh), Fundamentals of Molecular Pathology Certificate Course(AACC), PGDHHCM(Symbosis, Pune)
Professor & Head
Department of Pathology & Lab Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
Dr Pratima Murthy
MD
Senior Professor and Director
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Surg Capt (Dr) Pulikottil Vinny Wilson
MD, DM
Professor
Department of Medicine
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
Dr Pushpinder Singh Khera
MD
Additional Professor
Department of Radiodiagnosis
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
Dr Rakesh Lodha
MD
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Dr Sidhartha Satpathy
MBBS, MD(SPM), MHA(AIIMS), FIMSA
Professor & Head
Department of Hospital Administration
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Dr Sujay Khandpur
MD,DNB,MNAMS
Professor
Department of Dermatology & Venereology
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Dr Vijay Kumawat
MD (Transfusion Medicine), PGDMLS (Symbiosis International University, Pune), Diploma in Tissue Banking (National University Hospital, Singapore)
Additional Professor & Head
Department of Transfusion Medicine & Haematology
National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India
Guest Editorial Board Members (Institute) (Resident's Corner)
Dr Kumaravel J
MD, DNB - Pharmacology
Dr Sachin HJ
MD, DM - Medicine
Dr Kanchan Dochania
MBBS - Microbiology
Managing Editor
Mr Gautam Kumar Upadhyay
Managing Editor
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, India
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