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Editorial Board

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
drsurinderrana@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
kkishore.pgi@gmail.com

Dr Karthik Vinay Mahesh
MD, DM (Neurology), (Section: Medicine)
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
skarthikvm@gmail.com

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
rajsarakshi@gmail.com

Associate Editors
Prof (Dr) Aditi Kapur
Head
Unit of Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry
Oral Health Sciences Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh
draditikmalhotra@gmail.com

Dr Amit Gupta
MS (Ophthalmology), (Section: Ophthalmology)
Professor
Advanced Eye Centre
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
amitguptaeye@gmail.com

Dr Aravind Sekar
MD (Pathology), PDCC (Renal Pathology), (Section: Pathology)
Assistant Professor
Department of Histopathology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
aravindcmc88@gmail.com

Dr Dinkar Bhasin
MD, DM (Cardiology), (Section: Medicine)
Assistant Professor
Department of Cardiology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
dinkarbhasin@gmail.com

Dr Dipankar De
MD (Dermatology), (Section: Dermatology)
Professor
Department of Dermatology, Venerology & Leprology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
dr_dipankar_de@yahoo.in

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
hembhagat@rediffmail.com

Dr Jitendra Kumar Sahu
MD, DM (Paediatric Neurology), (Section: Paediatrics)
Professor
Advanced Paediatric Centre
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
jsh2003@gmail.com

Dr Kusum Sharma
MD, FAMS, FRCP (London) (Microbiology), (Section: Microbiology)
Professor
Department of Medical Microbiology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
sharmakusum9@yahoo.co.in

Dr Manjul Tripathi
MS, MCh, MNAMS (Neurosurgery), (Section: Surgery)
Additional Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
drmanjultripathi@gmail.com

Dr Ramandeep Virk
MS (Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery), (Section: Otorhinolaryngology)
Professor
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
virkdoc@hotmail.com

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
shankarprinja@gmail.com

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
ujjwalgorsi@gmail.com

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
vijaytadia@gmail.com
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
ghoshabhishek12@gmail.com

Dr Abhishek Mewara
MD (Microbiology), (Section: Medical Parasitology)
Additional Professor
Department of Medical Parasitology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
abhishekmewara@gmail.com

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
drarihantjain86@gmail.com

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
drarnabpal@gmail.com

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
drarunbansal@gmail.com

Dr Ashu Rastogi
MD, DM (Endocrinology), (Section: Medicine)
Associate Professor
Department of Endocrinology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
ashuendo@gmail.com

Dr Divya Dahiya
MS, (Surgery) MRCS (London), (Section: Surgery)
Professor
Department of General Surgery
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
dahiyadivya30@gmail.com

Dr Divya Jain
MD (Anaesthesia), (Section: Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care)
Professor
Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
jaindivya77@rediffmail.com

Dr Kapil Goyal
MD (Microbiology), (Section: Virology)
Associate Professor
Department of Virology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
kapilgoyalpgi@gmail.com

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
librapgi@yahoo.com

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
nitinjamespeters@yahoo.com

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
parikshaa@gmail.com

Dr Raja Ramachandran
MD, DM (Nephrology), (Section: Medicine)
Associate Professor
Department of Nephrology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
drraja1980@gmail.com

Dr Rajender Basher
MD (Nuclear Medicine), (Section: Nuclear Medicine)
Additional Professor
Department of Nuclear Medicine
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
drrajender2010@gmail.com

Dr Ravi Kumar Sharma
PhD, (Section: Biotechnology and Molecular Biology)
Assistant Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India
ravisharma1j@gmail.com

Dr Ravimohan S Mavuduru
MS, MCh (Urology), (Section: Surgery)
Professor
Department of Urology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
ravismi2003@yahoo.com

Dr Sahaj Rathi
MD, DM (Hepatology) MRCP (UK), (Section: Medicine)
Assistant Professor
Department of Hepatology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
sahajrathi@gmail.com

Dr Suchet Sachdev
MD (Pathology), (Section: Transfusion Medicine)
Additional Professor
Department of Transfusion Medicine
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
suchet.sachdev@gmail.com

Dr Sunil Gaba
MS, MCh (Plastic Surgery), (Section: Surgery)
Professor
Department of Plastic Surgery
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
drsgaba@gmail.com

Dr Uttam Saini
MS (Orthopaedics), (Section: Orthopaedics)
Additional Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
doc.uttamsaini@gmail.com

Dr Vaneet Jearth
MD, DM (Gastroenterology), (Section: Medicine)
Assistant Professor
Department of Gastroenterology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
vaneet.jearth@gmail.com

Dr Vikas Suri
MD (Medicine), (Section: Medicine & Infectious Diseases)
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
surivikas9479@gmail.com

Dr Yashwant Kumar
MD, DNB (Pathology), (Section: Immunology and Pathology)
Professor
Department of Immunopathology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
dryashwant@ymail.com
Editorial Advisory Board
Dr Goverdhan Dutt Puri
MD
Director
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
gdpuri007@hotmail.com

Dr Jagat Ram
MS, FAMS
Former Director
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
drjagatram@gmail.com

Dr Kewal Krishan Talwar
MD, DM, FAMS
Former Director
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
kktalwar@hotmail.com

Mandeep S Dhillon
MBBS, MS Orth, FAMS, FRCS
Director Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Fortis Hospital Mohali, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2592-1362
drdhillon@gmail.com

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
saurabh.chawla@emory.edu

Dr Yogesh Kumar Chawla
MD, DM, FAMS
Former Director & Emeritus Professor
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
ykchawla@gmail.com
National Editorial Board
Dr Amit Kumar
MBBS, MD(Medicine), DM(Gastroenterology)
Senior Advisor (Medicine), Associate Professor(Medicine) & Gastroenterologist
INHS Asvini, Indian Navy, Mumbai, India
docamitkr@gmail.com

Dr Amit Kumar Sinha
MS, MCh
Additional Professor & Head of Department
Department of Pediatric Surgery
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India
dramitks@aiimspatna.org

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
anand.drk@gmail.com

Dr Anish Keepanasseril
MBBS,MD,DNB, MSc (Epidemiology-LHSTM)
Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
JIPMER, Puducherry, India
jd0486@jipmer.ac.in

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
bijupottakkat@gmail.com

Dr Debnarayan Dutta
MD
Professor & Head
Department of Radiation Oncology
Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi, India
duttadeb07@gmail.com

Dr Devendra Gupta
MBBS, MD(Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care), PDCC(Neuroanaesthesia)
Professor
Department of Anaesthesiology
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
drdevendragpt@yahoo.com

Dr Jayaprakash Sahoo
MD (Medicine), DM (Endocrinology)
Professor & Head
Department of Endocrinology
JIPMER, Puducherry, India
jppgi@yahoo.com

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
drravisankarpgi@gmail.com

Dr N Sreekumaran Nair
PhD (IIT, Delhi), FSMS
Professor(HAG) & Head
Department of Biostatics
JIPMER, Puducherry, India
nsknairmanipal@gmail.com

Surg Capt (Dr) Pulikottil Vinny Wilson
MD, DM
Professor
Department of Medicine
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
vinnywilson@gmail.com

Dr Pushpinder Singh Khera
MD
Additional Professor
Department of Radiodiagnosis
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
pushpinderkhera@gmail.com

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.sidharthasatpathy@gmail.com

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
kumawatdrvijay@gmail.com
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
gautam.upadhayay@jaypeebrothers.com

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