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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER FROM MGMCRI, SSSMCRI, IGIDS AND KGNC

Volume 4

Issue 3

July - Sep 2010

University NewsSRI BALAJI VIDYAPEETH

INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS - 2010

Our team of spirited MGMC & RI students bagged 1st

place in Football, 2nd

place in

Carrom (women doubles), 4th

place in Carrom (men doubles), and 4th

place in Chess (men) at the

State level Inter-Collegiate tournament held at Puducherry, between 11.08.10 and 13.08.10.

Master Health Checkup Unit

Master Health check up unit, a

rare of its kind in MGMCRI offers

preventive health services under one

roof for the public as well as for

company employees.

During the Quarter , July 2010 to

September 2010, 343 persons were

examined in the Master Health Checkup

unit under various packages. The

private sector companies Foseco India

Ltd, Muthirapalayam, Pondicherry,

Teleflex Medical Pvt Ltd,

Thirubuvanai, Pondicherry, Tanfac

Ltd, SIPOT, Cuddalore, STCMS

Power Ltd , Uthangal, Virudhachalam

had sent its employees for annual health

check up as well as their new recruits

for pre employment health check up.

Hands on training programme for

Basic Life Suppor t Training.

Basic Life Support Training is an

essential component in a medicos

carrier. Every year this training will be

provided for the 3rd

Semester MBBS

students, once they are placed for the

clinical postings.

This year, hands on training

programme was organized, with an idea

whereby each student will be given an

opportunity to perform a live demo on

the dummies, including the cardio

pulmonary resuscitation(CPR).

TACT Academy for clinical

training, Chennai organized a two day

live work shop on Basic Life Support.

The III Semester students were divided

into two batches of 50 each. In the

training programme, the students were

explained in detail about CPR adult,

CPR paediatrics and at the end of the

session each one of them were asked to

perform CPR individually on the

dummies. This is the basic principle of

Sk ill Lab. Each students were issued a

participation certificate on behalf of

TACT Academy, Chennai.

Kalaignar Kaapeetu Thittam (KKT)

As per the MOU entered

between M/S Star Health Insurance &

Allied Co Ltd and MGMC&RI, the

patient are treated under Kalaignar

Kaapeetu Thittam (KKT) scheme ,in all

143 patients benefitted from this scheme

in the third quarterly of the year.

The departments involved in rendering

its utmost medical care are the

Urology, Cardiology, Orthopedics,

ENT, General Surgery, OGBY,

Ophthalmology and Pediatrics .

KKT had conducted 15 camps in

co-ordination with Primary Health

Centre at different villages with the

assistance of deputy director of health

services, Cuddalore. KKT personnels

also participated in a meeting convened

by District Collector, Cuddalore

wherein Honorable Health Minister

Thiru . M.R.K.Panneerselvam presided

over the function.

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TERTIARY CARE SERVICES

2010 July - Sep, Vol 4 Issue 3

CONTINUING MEDICAL

EDUCATION PROGRAMS

(CME):

CME on Vascu lar Surgery

The Department of General

Surgery in collaboration with the

Department of CTVS, organized a

CME on Vascular surgery on the

31st of July 2010 at Mahatma Gandhi

Medical College & Research

Institute, Pondicherry. The topics for

the CME were carefully selec ted by a

team of experts which include Prof.

D.R. Gunasekaran, Prof. S. Robinson

Smile, Prof.N.Anathakrishnan,

Prof.G.S.Ramachandran, Prof.

T.Tirou Aroul and Prof.G.

Muthurangan.

The speakers were experts in

their respective field of cardio-

thoracic & Vascular Surgery. The

topics and the profile of speakers

were as follows:- 1. Approach to a

case of peripheral arterial disease -

Dr. G. Muthurangan, Prof & HOD of

CTVS, MGMC & RI. 2. Upper limb

ischaemia - Dr. S. R. Subramaniam,

Consultant Vascular Surgeon,

Vijaya Hospital, Chennai. 3.

Indications, techniques and outcome

of surgery for peripheral arterial

disease - Dr. M. Rajkumar, Prof &

HOD of Vascular Surgery, Stanley

Medical College, Chennai. 4. DVT &

Pulmonary embolism, Current

concepts in prevention, diagnosis

and management - Dr. Vidyasagaran,

Prof. & HOD of Vascular Surgery,

MMC, Chennai. 5. Pathophysiology

and management of venousulcer- Dr.

K.S.Vijayaraghavan, Vascular

Surgeon, KS Hospital, Chennai. 6.

Aortic Aneurysms - Dr. C.S.

Vijayashankar, Chief consultant,

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Apollo

Hospital, Chennai. 7. Endovascular

interventions - Dr. N. Sekar,

Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Apollo

Hospital, Chennai.

The CME was attended by

various categories of medical

personnel including UG & PG

students, practicing general surgeons,

medical college faculty, Professors

and Heads of departments from

Pondicherry, Cuddalore,

Chidambaram, Chennai etc. 280

delegates from the above said places

attended the CME.

Earlier, after the first talk,

there was a formal inauguration of the

CME. Prof. S. Robinson Smile, HOD

of Surgery welcomed the gathering,

dignitaries on and off the dais

stressed upon the need for a CME in

Vascular Surgery. The Medical

Superintendent, Prof. A.P.

Sambandan welcomed the gathering.

Prof. G. Muthurangan welcomed the

Vice Chancellor with a bouquet and

a memento and later Prof. D.R.

Gunasekaran delivered the

presidential address. Prof. T. Tirou

Aroul proposed the vote of thanks.

The post lunch quiz programme

which was conducted by Dr. Manoj

Karthik, Asst. Prof. of Gen. Surgery

was very much appreciated by the

invited speakers, faculty and

delegates. All the speakers were

overwhelmed with our hospitality and

agreed to help us in our future

academic activates.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES




CME on Ocu lar fundus in General

Medicine

The first CME on Ocular

Fundus in General Medicine was

conducted on 29-09-2010 by the

Department of Ophthalmology,

MGMC & RI. Prof A.P.Sambandam,

Medical Superintendent, was the

chief guest.

The inauguration ceremony

with lighting of the lamp by Professor

R.Pandurangan, Prof. Robinson Smile

and Prof. Muthurangan started the

scientific session.

Five speakers including two

guest speakers illuminated the

audience about the changes in ocular

fundus which occur in different

systemic diseases.

Dr.K. Srikant, Assoc. Prof,

MGMC & RI, gave an introduction to

the normal fundus and different ways

of examination . Dr.M.Ashokkumar,

Assoc .Prof, MGMC & RI, talked on

inherited retinal disorders and the

effects of some systemic drugs on the

retina.

Prof. Dr.R.Pandurangan,

explained how to diagnose

papilledema & how to differentiate it

from optic neuritis.

Prof.Renuka Srinivasan,

Dept of Ophthalmology, JIPMER,

spoke on various ocular

manifestations of Systemic diseases

with special emphasis on

Hypertensive retinopathy and HIV

retinopathy.

Dr.Anirudda, Retina

Consultant, Aravind Eye Hospitals,

Puducherry, elaborated on Diabetic

Retinopathy and recent trends in its

management. Dr.N.Swathi, Asst.

Prof, MGMC & RI, gave the vote of

thanks.

The scientific session was

followed by Hands on training in

Direct Ophthalmoscopy for interns

and postgraduate students from other

specialties. The program concluded

with refreshments to all delegates.

CME on Anesthesiology &

Cr itical Care

Dr. T. Sivashanmugam,

Assistant Professor, Department of

Anesthesiology & Critical Care

successfully organized a Continuing

Medical Education at the First

Annual Conference of Indian Society

of Anaesthesiologist, Puducherry

(ISA-PONCON 2010) under

presidential guidance of Dr.

Ravishankar M, Professor and Head,

Department of Anesthesiology &

Critical Care .The CME included five

academic lectures delivered by

eminent professors from South India.

The Depar tment of Forensic

Medicine at the Casualty.

The Department of Forensic

Medicine in the third quarterly of the

year got involved in the Academic

activities in the Casualty to

strengthen the Emergency Doctors in

dealing with Medico-Legal cases.

The brainstorming idea of involving

the members of the Forensic

Department to educate the casualty




medical officers to handle the Medico-

Legal cases was that of our respected

Dean Prof. D.R. Gunasekaran and

Medical Superintendent , Dr. K.R.

Thiyagarajan.The activity is particularly

channeled towards the Practical Aspects

of handling Medico-Legal cases, such

as standard documentation and

certifications, reorienting the medical

knowledge and the Duties of Doctor in

Medico-Legal cases.

SAF guest lecture on Emerging

Technologies in Radiation Therapy of

Cancer.

A Guest lecture was conducted

on 27.07.2010 by Scientific and

Academic Forum (SAF), MGMC & RI.

The speaker was Prof. K.S.Reddy,

Dean, JIPMER, Puducherry, Director,

Regional Cancer Centre,Puducherry and

he spoke on the topic Emerging

Technologies In Radiation Therapy Of

Cancer.

He spoke elaborately about

Radiation therapy or radiotherapy also

called radiation oncology, and

sometimes abbreviated to XRT, the

medical use of ionizing radiation as part

of cancer treatment to control malignant

cells . Radiotherapy may be used for

curative or adjuvant treatment. It is used

as palliative treatment . Conventional

external beam radiotherapy (2DXRT) is

delivered via two-dimensional beams

using linear accelerator machines.

Stereotactic radiation is a

specialized type of external beam

radiation therapy. It uses focused

radiation beams targeting a well-defined

tumor using extremely detailed imaging

scans. Radiation oncologists perform

stereotactic treatments, often with the

help of a neurosurgeon for tumors in the

brain or spine.

Virtual simulation, the most

basic form of planning, allows more

accurate placement of radiation beams

than is possible using conventional X-

rays, where soft-tissue structures are

often difficult to assess and normal

tissues difficult to protect. Intensity-

Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)

is an advanced type of high-precision

radiation that is the next generation of

3DCRT. IMRT also improves the

ability to conform the treatment volume

to concave tumor shapes.

Systemic radioisotope therapy

is a form of targeted therapy. Targeting

can be due to the chemical properties of

the isotope such as radioiodine which is

specifically absorbed by the thyroid

gland a thousand fold better than other

bodily organs. The informative talk took

the audience into a spell paving way to

a concluding interactive session.

SAF guest lecture on Breast Feeding

& Complementary Feeding.

The Guest lecture was

conducted on 06.08.10 by Scientific and

Academic Forum (SAF), MGMC & RI.

The speaker was Prof. Vishnu Bhatt,

MD (Paed.)., DHA, DDE, Professor of

Paediatrics, Head, Neonatology

Division ,Dept. of Paediatrics,

JIPMER, Puducherry.

Prof. Vishnu Bhatt elaborated

on the advantages & importance of

breast feeding for the mother, child &

the family. He explained that Breast

milk contains all the required

nourishment for the new born in the

right proportion & also contains

antibodies. Very rarely does a new born

develop lactose intolerance.




Therefore there is no absolute

contraindication for breast feeding.

Relative contraindication is HIV +

status in the mother. In such a case, with

perinatal HAART, breast feeding may

be continued, or the child could start on

artificial feeds. For the mother, breast

feeding aids in uterine involution & also

as a method of contracept ion. It also

poses a lesser economic burden on the

fa mily. There is a very low risk of

infection in exclusively breast fed

babies. Top feeds ma y be started after

4-6 months, starting with liquids &

gradually progressing to semisolid &

solid food. In cases where the mother is

unable to breast feed, a wet nurse

(whose medical history is known) may

be hired or the child may be given

artificial feeds

that are close to breast milk in

composition. Cows milk is not a

suitable substation for breast milk. The

talk was followed by a live audience

interactive session.

SAF gu est lectur e on

C ar diotocogr a phy, Scope A nd Its

P lace T od ay .


on 27.08.2010 by Scientific and

Acade mic Forum & Department of

Obstretics & Gynaecology, MGMC &

RI .The speaker was Dr.A.K.D ebdas,

FRCOG, FRCS, MD , A ssoc.Prof,

Department of O bstre tics &

Gynaecology, Jamshedpur Medical

College, Jamshedpur and he spoke on

the topic Cardiotocography, Scope

And Its P lace Today.

Dr.A.K.D ebdas talked about

Cardiotocography (CTG ) & the need to

monitor by CTG . It can moni tor foetal

stress due to uterine contraction, head

compression and cord compression /

stretching. Thus CTG can help in early

detection of foetal distress.It can be

used to monitor uterine contraction &

foetal stress intrapartum. It i s of great

help in determining when to go for C-

section.CTG provides hard evidence

medico-legally for intervention / non

intervention. Clinical monitoring

requires more frequent monitoring; only

few abnormalities can be picked up &

cannot be performed during a uterine

contraction

Antenatally CTG is useful in cases of

low foetal move ments, false labour

pain, premature labour & need for

tocolytic therapy. CTG is the only

means to monitor twins. It is important

in allowing high risk women to continue

their pregnancy to greater maturity.To

conclude, CTG is a good test for foetal

wellness but not for foetal illness.

Therefore whe n abnormal, CTG should

be followed by a second test like

vibroacoustic stimulator, foetal blood

sampling and foetal ECG. The talk was

followed by live audience inte raction.

SA F guest lectur e on

Ech oca r diogr aph y In Gen er al

Pr a ct ice.


on 04.09.10 by Scientific and Acade mic

Forum ( SAF) and Dept of Medicine ,

MGMC & RI. The speaker was Prof.

Dr.R.Alagesan, MD, D M (cardiology),

Prof & HOD (Retd) Dept of Cardiology,

Madras Medical College, Prof.

Emeritus, Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR.

Medical University Chennai and he

spoke on the topic Echocardiography

In General Practice.

Prof.Dr.R.Alagesan started the

talk with a glimpse of history where Drs

Elder & Hertz obta ined the first

Echocardiography recordings.



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Echo had progressed from single

dimensions (M mode) to 2D & 3D

modes. Doppler (color, continuous

wave) have been added. Tran

esophageal 3D echo is another new

modification. Normal Echo is done

through parenteral window (at the level

of left ventricle, mitral & aortic valves),

or apical window. The color coding

denotes the direction of blood flow with

respect to the probe & not oxygenation

status.He discussed the usefulness of

Echo in patients with heart failure,

Valvular heart disease, Congenital heart

disease, pericardial effusion ,

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,

pulmonary embolism, dissection of

aorta, presence of mass in cardiac

chambers to differentiate angina & on

angina chest pain, to differentiate MI

from early depolarization syndrome, to

differentiate suspected liver cirrhosis

from the treatable constrictive

pericarditis.

It also helps detect

complications of MI. The session ended

with an interactive session with the

audience.

SAF guest lecture on Endoscopic

Ultrasound and Its Therapeutic

Impact On Upper GI Tr act.

A Guest talk was conducted on

04.09.10 by Scientificand Academic

Forum and Dept of Medicine ,

MGMC & RI .The speaker was

Dr.S.Palaniappan. MD, DM (Medical

Gastroenterology) , Senior Consultant,

Gastroenterologist, Interventional

Endoscopist/ Endologist, Global

Hospital, Chennai and he spoke on the

topic Endoscopic Ultrasound And Its

Therapeutic Impact On Upper GI

Tract.

Dr.S.Palaniappan spoke on the

role & impact of endoscopy amidst

investigations like CT & MRI. Radial

scope give a picture similar to CT scan

while linear scope can be used for

intervention & therapy.

It also has potential for

Doppler addition. Effect of air, bone &

fat is negated & a good USG image can

be obtained. In vivo histology sections

of the GIT can be obtained by an

endoscopic ultrasound.

The pancreatic gland can be

screened completely & FNAC

performed under vision.The scope of

endoscopic ultrasound is wide & ever

growing.

He discussed around 20 cases

in which endoscopic ultrasound was

used for diagnosis or treatment. They

included cases of Invasive

adenocarcinoma of head of pancreas,

benign cyst of head of pancreas,

lymphocele of pancreas, Insulinoma,

caseating granuloma (D/D

Adenocarcinoma) for which the

diagnosis was clinched by FNAC

through endoscopic ultrasound.

Celiac block and CBD stenting

were a few procedures performed under

guidance of endoscopic ultrasound.

The talk and the interactive

session which followed it were very

useful to the gathered audience.

SAF guest lectur e on Endovascular

Jour ney.

A Guest talk was conducted on

30.09.10 by Scientific and Academic

Forum and Dept of Medicine ,

MGMC & RI. The speaker was

Dr.A.L.Periakarrupan MD,DM

Consultant, , Interventional Radiologist,

Apollo Specialty Hospital, Madurai and

he spoke on the topic Endovascular

Journey.


Endovascular journey are the

procedures done through percutaneous

vacular access to treat variety of

vascular abnormalities from head to

foot. Patients with subarachnoid

hemorrhage due to aneurysm or AVM

can be treated with coiling and onyx

embolization. Stroke in an acute setting

can be thrombolysed intra arterially

after the intravenous window period to

decrease morbidity. Recurrent stroke

due to carotid stenosis can be treated by

angioplasty and stenting.

Massive hemoptysis due to

pulmonary turberculosis can treat by

bronchial artery embolization or

pulmonary artery coiling in case of

Rasmussen aneurym as a big alternative

to lobectomy. Pseudoaneurysms due to

iatrogenic or secondary to trauma can

be treated by coiling rather than re

opening the abdomen with adhesions.

Post partal hemorrhage can be

managed by uterine artery embolization

preventing hysterectomy at young age.

Uterine artery embolization can be done

for uterine fibroids presenting with

menorrhagia in young patients to

prevent early osteoporosis due to

hysterectomy.

Peripheral vascular disease

presenting with claudication and ulcers

can be treated by angioplasty and

stenting. Below knee

angioplasty can be done in diabetic

patients for healing of diabetic ulcers

and skin grafts. IVC filter can be placed

for patients with progressing deep vein

thrombosis or patients who cannot be

placed on anticoagulants.

Endovascular procedures are

big alternatives to vascular

neurosurgery and other vascular

surgeries. In other systems it is a

method of avoiding one more surgery or

decrease blood loss or improve blood

circulation in obstructed vessels. The

talk and the interactive session which

followed it were very useful to the elite

audience.

Pondicherry State Level Pathologists

Academic Meeting

Department Of Pathology

organized a Pondicherry State Level

Pathologists Academic Meeting on

17.04.10. About 40 faculties and

Postgraduate students from

differentcolleges in Pondicherry state

attended this meeting. The main agenda

of this meeting was Histopathology

Slide Seminar.Seven interesting

histopathology slides contributed

bydifferent Medical Institutes were

discussed in this Slide Seminar.

The welcome address of this

function was given by Dr.Dhananjay

S.Kotasthane, Prof and HOD,

Department Of Pathology.

The proceedings were

conducted by Dr.Pradeep Kumar N.S.,

Associate Prof, Department Of

Pathology and the Faculties and PGS of

different Medical Institutes presented

their histopathology cases.

Our histopathology case was

presented by Dr.Reecha Singh, Asst

Professor. The meeting was concluded

with vote of thanks, which was

delivered by Dr.Reecha Singh.






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Gupta G, Singh R, Kotasthane DS,

Kotasthane VD, Kumar S.

Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis in

a male child with renal vein thrombus

extending into the inferior vena ca va: a

Case Report. BMC Pediatrics.

2010;10:47.

Kumar S, Pajanivel R, Joseph NM,

Umadevi S, Hanifah M, Singh R.

Pulmonary nocardiosis presenting as

bilateral pneumonia in an

immunocompetent patient An unusual

host response. The Internet Journal of

Microbiology. 2010;9:19.

Dr.Geetanjali Gupta, Dr.Reecha

Singh, Dr.Pradeep Kumar,

Dr.Dhananjay S.Kotasthane Primitive

neuroectodermal of the kidney in a

young female patient: A ca se report.

The Internet Journal of pathology:

2010;Vol 10: No. 2

Dr.Geetanjali Gupta, Dr.Reecha

Singh, D r.Dhana njay S.Kotasthane,

Dr.Vaishali D.Kotasthane

Myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms:

Recent classification system based on

World Health Organisation

classification of tumours international

agency for research on cancer for

haematopoei tic and lymphoid tissues.

Journal of Blood Medicine 2010:1 171-

182

Dr.Geetanjali Gupta, D r.Reecha

Singh, Dr.Dhananjay S.Kotasthane,

Dr.Vaishali D.Kotasthane, D r.Shailesh

Kumar.Xanthogranulomatous

pyelonephritis in a male child with re nal

vein thrombus exte nding into the

inferior vena cava: A case report . BMC

Paediatrics 2010,10:47

Dr. Geetanjali Gupta,

Dr.Dhananjay S.Kota sthane ,

Dr.Vaishali D. Kotasthane.

Hysterectomy: A Clinico-Pathological

Correlation Of 500 Cases The Internet

Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

2010 : Vol 14: No1

Lahon K , Baira gi KK, Cha turvedi

RK. Ethics in cl inica l re search: sho uld

guide line s be unive rsa lly replaced by

laws? Medico-legal Update Jul-Dec

2010, V ol 10, No 2

Dr. Patil Rajkumar. Taboos and

misconceptions about food during

pregnancy among rural population of

Pondicherry. Cal icut Medical Journal

8(2): August, 2010

Dr. Partha Nandi: Perception of

Menstrual H ygiene and Practices in

Adolescent Girls. Indian Medical

Gazette (ISSN-0019-5863), August ,

2010.

O FFICI ATI ON AS CH AI RPERSON

I N A CADE MIC S / SCI ENT IFIC

E VENT S

Prof. Sudha Rao, Head,

Department of Anatomy and Prof.

Anbalagan. J, chaired the scienti fic

sessions on Cl inical Anatomy and

Medical Education and Museum

Technique Sessions respectively at the

33rd

Annual Conference of A ssociation

of Anatomist, Tamil Nadu at Karpaga

Vinayaga Inst itute of Medical Sciences

& Research Ce ntre, Maduranthagam

District, held between 25.09.10 and

26.09.10.

Dr. S. Ambujam, Professor &

Head of the Department, D epartment of

Dermatology, V enereology &

Leprology, chaired a session in the 1st

International Congress on Hair Hair

India 2010 from 3rd

to 5th

September,

2010. She was also the judge of Best

paper award- case report category in the

South zone Dermatology 2010

conference, held at Mysore between

13.08.10 and 15.08.10.

Dr. S iva Reddy B, Professor,

D epartment of Forensic Medicine ,

chaired a Scientific session at the 7th

A nnual conference SIMLA 2010 held

at N RI Medical College, Chinnaka kani,

G untur (Dt), Andhra Pradesh, held

between 17.09.2010 and 19.09.2010.

Dr Krishnagopal , Associate

Professor and Consultant Arthroscopic

Surgeon, D epartment of Orthopaedics

chaired a Scient ific Session, Nailing

V s P lating of Proximal Tibia Fractures

at the 9th

Annual Conference of

O rthopaedic Association of South

Indian States held at Chennai between

28.08.10 and 29.08.10.

Dr. S. Robinson smile,

Professor and Head, Department of

G eneral Surgery moderated a session at

a CME in Head & N eck Cancer

Conducted by Regional Cancer

Centre, JIPMER, Pondicherry on

31.08.10.

Dr. N. Ananthakrishnan,

Professor of Surgery moderated a

session in a CME on Early and Locally

Advanced Breast Cancer conducted by

the Regional Ca ncer Centre, JIPMER,

Pondicherry on 8.8.10 for the Topic:

Surgical Management of Breast Cancer.

IN PURSUIT OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE



Professor of Surgery, attended the

National conference of the Indian

Association of Surgical

Gastroenterology at Hyderabad in

September, 2010 and chaired two

sessions including the best paper award

session.


Professor of Surgery attended the

Annual Conference of the International

Hepato Biliary Pancreatic Association

Indian Chapter as an invitee and

chaired two Scientific sessions

including the best paper award session.

AWARDS I N ACADE MI CS

/SCI ENT IFIC E VE NTS

Dr.Sivashanmugam, Assistant

Professor, Department of

Anesthesiology, was awarded common

wealth fellowship awards at Leeds

General Infirmary, UK. He will be

doing training and research on use of

ult rasound in anesthesiology and critical

care.

Mrs. Mary Hydrina Dsilva,


Anatomy, presented a paper titled Renal

agenesis A case report at the 33rd

Annual Conference of Association of

Anatomists Tamil Nadu at Karpaga

Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences

& Research Centre, Maduranthagam

District, held between 25.09.10 &

26.09.10.

She also received the M.M.

Cooper award for the best paper

presented in the year 2009 ti tled

Histomorphometric study on Ductus

Arteriosus.

Mrs.A.N.Uma, Assistant

Professor, Department of Anatomy,

presented a paper titled Chromosomal

breakage syndrome case reports of two

patients at the 33rd

Annual Conference

of Association of Anatomists Tamil

Nadu at Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of

Medical Sciences & Research Centre,

Maduranthagam District, held between

25.09.10 & 26.09.10 and was awarded

the best paper in the category of

Embryology & Genetics.

She also received the M.M.


presented in the year 2009

titled A Female phenotype in a Male

Karyotype.

Dr. N.Mugunthan, Assistant


presented a paper titled Variations of

left Hepatic Artery at the 33rd

Annual

Conference of Association of





26.09.10 and was awarded the best

paper in the category of Gross

Anatomy.

He also received the M.M.


presented in the year 2009 ti tled

Anatomical variations of Cystic

artery.

Dr. D.Devi Jansirani , Assistant


presented a paper titled Ossified

pterygospinous l igaments in human

skull at the 33rd


Association of Anatomists Tamil Nadu

at Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of



25.09.10 & 26.09.10 and was awarded

the best paper in the category of

Osteology.

Dr. G.Vinay, Assistant


presented a paper titled Sex

determination of human mandible using

bigonal breadth, bicondylar breadth and

mandibular angle at the 33rd

Annual

Conference of Association of


Vinayaga Inst itute of Medical Sciences


District, held on between 25.09.10 &

26.09.10.

Dr. Rijied T hompson Swer,


Anatomy, received the Dr. Jeyavelu

Memorial award for the best paper

presented in the year 2009 titled DNA

Damage in congenital malformation in

children below 5-years at the




33rd

Annual Conference of Association

of Anatomists Tamil Nadu at Karpaga




26.09.10.

R.Rajesh, Tutor, Department of

Anatomy, presented a paper titled An

accessory slip of abductor digiti minimi

arising from anti-brachial fascia and its

clinical significance- a case report at

the 33rd





Maduranthagam District , held between

25.09.10 & 26.09.10 and was awarded

as the best paper in the category of

Gross Anatomy.

Mrs.A.N. Uma, Assistant


participated in the Poster competition

titled Mitotic Non disjunction in a

unilateral renal agenesis fetus at the

33rd

Annual Conference of Association

of Anatomists Tamil Nadu at Karpaga




26.09.10 and was awarded as the best

poster.

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

Dr. P. K. Siva, Assistant

professor in the Department of

Medicine attended the

conference EASD-2010- European

Association For Study Of Diabetes held

at Stockholm, Sweden between

23.11.2010 and 26.11.2010

Dr. Ravishankar M, Professor

& HOD Anaesthesiology & Critical

Care was invited to Balaji Anaesthesia

Postgraduate Update (BAPU) held at

Tirupathi on 04.09.10 & 05.09.10. He

spoke on Low Flow Anaesthesia.

Dr. T Sivashanmugam,


Anaesthesiology delivered his talk on

Update on ARDS at Karnataka ISA

State conference (KISACON-2010) in

August 2010.

Dr. Ravishankar M was invited

to Annual State Conference of Andhra

Pradesh (ISA APCON- 2010) between

17.09.10 &19.09.10. He delivered the

talk on An Insight into the

Vapourizers.

Dr. Debendra Kumar Tripathy,


Anaesthesiology & Critical Care,

MGMCRI delivered a talk on

Ultrasound guided Regional

Anaesthesia A Practical Approach.

The Conference was conducted by

Indian society of Anaesthesiologists

(ISA), Puducherry on 12.09.10.

Dr. Ravishankar M, Professor

& HOD Anaesthesiology delivered his

lecture on First Annual State

conference, Puducherry chapter (Indian

Society of Anaesthesiologist,

Puducherry, PONCON 2010). His talk

was on Organizing New Operating

Theatre Facility.

Dr. Siva reddy. B, Professor,

Department of Forensic Medicine,

presented a scientific paper titled

Casualty services Medico legal

Aspects at the 7th

Annual conference

SIMLA 2010 held at NRI Medical

College, Chinnakakani, Guntur (Dt),

Andhra Pradesh, between 17.09.10 and

19.09.10.

Dr .Srirangaraj S, Assistant

Professor, Department of Microbiology

attended and presented a paper titled,

Total lymphocyte count as

surrogate for CD4 counts after HAART

initiation a study from Mysore India

at the International Conference On

Opportunistic Pathogens (ICOPA

India 2010) at AIIMS, New Delhi held

between 28.09.10 and 30.09.10.




Dr. T.Tirou Aroul. Professor,

Department of General Surgery

presented a paper titled Role of

Radiation therapy in Early and Locally

Advanced Breast Cancer at the CME

in Early & locally advanced Breast

cancer Conducted by Regional

Cancer Centre, JIPMER, Pondicherry

on 08.08.10.

Dr. S. Robinson smile,

Professor and Head, Department of

General Surgery presented a paper titled

Surgical Management of locally

Advanced Breast Cancer at the CME

in Early & locally advanced Breast

cancer Conducted byRegional Cancer


08.08.10.

Dr.M.Ashok Kumar, Associate

Professor Ophthalmology, presented a

scientific paper titled A Randomised

Comparative Study To Grid Laser And

Sub-Treshold Micro-Pulse Diode Laser

In The Treatment Of Diabetic

Maculopathy on 02.08.2010 at the 58th

annual conference of Tamilnadu

Ophthalmic Conference at Salem.

Dr. N. Ananthakrishnan

Professor , Department of General

Surgery presented a paper titled

Surgical Management of Early Breast

Cancer at the CME in Early &

locally advanced Breast cancer

Conducted byRegional Cancer


08.08.10.


Professor of Surgery delivered a talk on,

What to do if the colon does not reach

the neck while performing an

Esophagocoloplasty in the CME

program during the National conference

of the Indian Association of Surgical

Gastroenterology at Hyderabad in

September, 2010

Dr. V.N. Mahalakshmi,

Professor of Paediatric Surgery,

attended the 10th


Tamilnadu and Pondicherry Association

of Paediatric surgeons, at Chennai from

23-07-2010 to 25-07-2010. She present

three papers titled,

Xanthogranulamatous pyelanephritis in

a child with multiple ureteric calculi - A

case report,An unusual case of acquired

Tracheo esophageal fistula in an adult

and Congenital right intrathoracic

stomach secondary to hiatus hernia in

an infant.

PARTICIPATION IN ACADEMICS

/ SCIENT IFIC EVE NTS

Dr Veerappan , Associate

Professor and Consultant Spine and

Joint Replacement Surgeon, Department

of Orthopaedics attended a cadaveric

workshop on Total Hip and Knee

Replacement at Bangkok (Thailand) on

28.08.10 and 29.08.10.

Dr. S. Ambujam, Prof. &

Head of the Department, Dept. of

Dermatology, Venereology &

Leprology, participated in the 1st


India 2010 at Mahabalipuram between

03.09.10 and 05.09.10.

Mrs. Mary Hydrina Dsilva,

Mrs.A.N.Uma, Dr.N.Mugunthan,

Dr.D.Devi Jansi Rani, Dr.Rijied

Thompson Swer, Dr. G. Vinay,Asst.

Professors and Mr.Rajesh, Tutor,

Department of Anatomy participated in

a National workshop on wax coating

Technique at, Sri Balaji Medical

College, Chennai held on 24.07.10.

Dr.N.Mugunthan, Dr.D. Devi

Jansirani, Asst.Professors, Department

of Anatomy participated in the CME

program on National CME on digital

medical education, at, Sri Balaj i

Medical College, Chennai held on

14.08.10.

Dr. S. Murugesan, Consultant

Neurologist, Department of Neurology

attended the 18th Annual Conference of

Indian Academy of Neurology at Trichy

between 24.09.10 and 26.09.10.

Dr.Seetesh Ghose, Professor

and Head of Obstetrics and

Gynecology, attended the Endoscopy

Workshop on 04.08.10 at the 10th

International Conference at The institute

of reproductive Medicine and womens

health, MMM, Chennai.

Dr.Sendhil Coumary, Assoc.

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

attended the D.K.Tank Memorial

Conference from 17.09.10 to 19.09.10

organized by Aseo-Oceanic Federation

of Obstetrics and Gynecology FOGSI

and Mumbai Obstetrics and Gynecology

society at Mumbai.

Dr.Sunitha Samal,

Dr.P.Pallavee and Dr.A.K.Chitra

Assistant Professors of Department of

Obstetrics and Gynecology attended

12th South Asian Regional Conference

On Clinical Ultrasonography In Practice

at Chennai from 24.09.10 to 26.09.10

organized by MEDISCAN .

Dr. Swathi. N, Dr.Rajalakshmi,

Assistant Professor and Dr.Nagarajan,

Senior Resident, attended the annual

conference of Intraocular Implant And

Refractive Society Of India on

10.07.2010 & 11.07.2010 at Chennai.

Dr. R.Pandurangan , Professor

& HOD, Dept of Ophthalmology ,

Dr.M.Ashok Kumar& Dr.K.Srikanth,

Associate Professors ,Dr. Swathi.N,

Assistant Professor, attended the annual

conference of Tamilnadu

Ophthalmology Associat ion at Salem

between 31-07-2010 and 02-08-2010.

Dr Krishnagopal , Associate

Professor and Consultant Arthroscopic

Surgeon, Department of Orthopedics

attended Indian Arthroscopic Society

Conference held at Chennai on 25.09.10

and 26.09.10.






Dr Surendra Kumar, Assistant

Professor, Department of Orthopaedics,

attended the conference and the pre

conference Post Graduate Teaching

Course held at Sri Ramchandra

Medical College, Porur, Chennai on

27.8.10 under the aegis of OASISCON.

Dr Surendra Kumar and Dr

Abhishek , Assistant Professors

,department of Orthopaedics, attended

Ganga Operative Trauma Course held at

Ganga Hospital ,Coimbatore, from

23.09.10 to 26.09.10.

Dr.Dhananjay S.Kotasthane,

Professor and HOD, Department Of

Pathology attended Annual Conference

of Pondicherry and Tamilnadu Chapter

of Indian associations of Pathologists

and Microbiologists at JIPMER,

Pondicherry on 13.08.10 &14.08.10.

Dr.Vaishali D.Kotasthane,

Tutor, Department Of Pathology

underwent a training in blood

component separation for one week

between 26.07.10 and 31.07.10 along

with technicians in blood bank at

Department of blood transfusion at

Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical

University, Chennai.

Dr. T.Tirou Aroul, Professor,

Department of General Surgery

attended a CME in Head & Neck

Cancer Regional Cancer Centre,

JIPMER, Pondicherry on 31.08.10.

Dr.K.V.Rajan and

Dr.R.Kannan, Asst. Prof., Department

of Surgery attended a one day workshop

on Laparoscopic Hernia Repair

organized by Ethicon Institute of

Surgical Education in 12.07.10 at

Chennai.

Dr. Sudeepta Kumar Swain,

Asst. Prof., Department of Surgery

attended hands on training on

Laparoscopic Hernia Repair at

Meenakshi Hospital at Madurai

organized by Ethicon Institute of

Surgical Education in July, 2010.

Dr.K.V.Rajan and

Dr.R.Kannan, Asst. Prof., Department

of Surgery attended a workshop on the

Laproscopic Inguinal Hernia

Workshop organized by Stanley

Medical College in Chennai on

28.09.10.

Dr. Surender Menon, Head,

Department of TBCD, attended the

conference Visiting Professor to Govt

Medical College at Calicut held on

14.08.10 and 15.08.10.

Prof. Surendra Menon, Head,

Dr. R. Pajanivel, Department of TBCD ,

attended a guest Lecture titled,

Management of Malignancy in older

age group at Pondicherry Chest

Society, Puducherry on 26.09.10.

Prof. Surendra Menon, Head,

Department of TBCD, attended a guest

Lecture on New trends in Management

of Interstitial Lung Disease at Govt

Medical college at Kottyam held on

19.09.10.

MISC ELLANY

Dr. R.Pandurangan , Professor

& HOD, Department of Ophthalmology

took over as President of The

Tamilnadu Ophthalmology Association

at Salem on 31st July 2010.

Dr. N. Ananthakrishnan ,

Professor of Surgery ,was appointed as

the chairmen of the postgraduate

committee of the Medical Council of

India by the new Board of Governors of

the MCI.


Professor of Surgery, was felicitated

and awarded a medallion by the IASG

in Hyderabad in September, 2010

during the National Conference of the

Indian Association of Surgical

Gastroenterology for contribution to the

field of surgical gastroenterology in

India and for establishment of the

specialty of Surgical Gastroenterology

in India as one of the founder members.

Dr.M.Ashok Kumar&

Dr.K.Srikanth, Associate Professors in

the Dept. of Ophthalmology conducted

an Instruction Course on Small

Incision Cataract Surgery- A Step By

Step Approach at the 58th

annual

conference Of Tamilnadu Ophthalmic

Conference at Salem on 31st July 2010.

Or ien tation Program for I MBBS

students

The third batch of 150 first

MBBS students joined our institution

under Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University

on 09.08.10. The Vice Chancellor, Prof.

D.R. Gunasekaran addressed the

gathering of students and their parents.

( Con td Page: 17 )


P G Students News

Dr. Ashish Singh, Post

graduate student of the Dept. of


Leprology participated and presented a

paper titled Cytogenetics in

Genodermatoses: A Series in the South

Zone Dermatology Conference-2010

held at Mysore between 13.08.10 and

15.08.10. He bagged the Best paper

award-case series category.

Dr. Ashish Singh, Post



Leprology, participated in the First


India 2010 between 03.09.10 and

05.09.10 at Mahabalipuram. He

presented an award paper titled

Monilethrix: Cytogenetics a probable

predictor.

Dr.K.Shanmugasamy, Post

graduate student presented a poster

titled Mucormycosis in hard palate-A

case report, at the Annual conference


Of Indian Association Of Pathologists


Pondicherry on 13.08.10 and 14.08.10.

Dr.K.Bhavani, Post graduate

student presented a poster titled

Myoepithelioma of parotid gland-A

case report, at the Annual conference


Of Indian Association Of Pathologists


Pondicherry on 13.08.10 and 14.08.10.

Dr.UshaKannan,

Dr.Sundaravadhanam K.V.K,

Dr.Sadeesh.T, Dr.Siva Sree Ranga,.M.K

and Dr.Meera.K, Post graduate students

from the Department of Anatomy

participated in a work shop on

National workshop on wax coating

Technique at, Sri Balaji Medical

College, Chennai held on 24.07.10.

Dr. Vishranth SP, Post

graduate students of the Dept. of


Leprology, participated in the First


India 2010 between 03.09.10 and

05.09.10 at Mahabalipuram.

Dr. Ashish Singh & Dr.

Vishranth SP Post graduate students of

Dept. of Dermatology, Venereology &

Leprology participated in the Live

Laser Workshop at JIPMER,

Pondicherry on 15.09.10.

Dr.Aditi,Dr.Bhavani,Dr.Geetan

jali,Dr.Shameem,Dr.Shamugasamy ,

Postgraduate students of Department of

Pathology attended The Annual

Conference of Pondicherry and

Tamilnadu Chapter of Indian

Associations Of Pathologists And

Microbiologists at JIPMER,Pondicherry

on 13.08.10 and 14.08.10.

Dr. Vikram Chellakumar

.Postgraduate ,Dept of Ophthalmology,

presented a scientific paper titled A

Randomised Comparative Study To

Grid Laser And Sub-Treshold Micro-

Pulse Diode Laser In The Treatment Of

Diabetic Maculopathy on 02.08.2010

at the 58th

annual conference of

Tamilnadu Ophthalmic Conference at

Salem.

Dr. Vikram Chellakumar, Post

graduate, Dr. Sivapriya, diploma

postgradguate attended the annual

conference of Intraocular Implant And

Refractive Society Of India on

10.07.2010 & 11.07.2010 at Chennai.

Dr. Vikram Chellakumar, MS

Post graduate, Dr. Sivapriya, diploma

postgradguate attended the annual

conference of Tamilnadu

Ophthalmology Association at Salem

between 31-07-10 and 02-08-2010.

Dr Muthumanickam, Dr Vamsi

K, Dr Aditya , Dr Lionel and Dr

Praveen, Post Graduate students,

Department of Orthopaedics attended

the conference and the pre conference

Post Graduate Teaching Course held

at Sri Ramachandra Medical College,

Porur , Chennai on 27.08.10 under the

aegis of OASISCON.

Dr. Vishranth SP, Post



Leprology participated and presented a

poster titled Rarities in Leprosy in the

South Zone Dermatology Conference-

2010 held at Mysore between 13.08.10

and 15.08.10.

Dr. K. Abilash, Post Graduate

in Surgery and Dr. U. Ram kumar, Post

Graduate in Paediatrics attended the 10th

Annual Conference of Tamilnadu and

Pondicherry Association of Paediatric

surgeons, at Chennai from 23-07-2010

to 25-07-2010 and presented one paper

each on An unusual case of recto

urethral fistula in a 11 years old boy A

case report and Salmenellasis

mimicking lymphoma An unusual

case, respectively



SCHOLARS IN THE MAKING




Dr. Padmavathi S, Dr. Harsha

M.Shetty, Dr. Jagan Mohan R,Dr.Jacob

Jesurun R.S,Dr. Messaline Sunitha, Dr.

Sudar Codi, Dr.Lavakumar S, Pr.Johan

Pandian J, Postgraduate students of the

Department of Pharmacology attended a

Workshop on Good Clinical Practice in

Clinical Trials held at JIPMER,

Pondicherry by the Division of Clinical

Pharmacology, JIPMER in

collaboration with PFIZER, Indian on

25.09.10

Dr. Padmavathi s, Dr. Harsha

M.Shetty, Dr. Jagan Mohan

R,Dr.messal ine Sunitha, Postgraduate

students of the Department of

Pharmacology attended a workshop on

Clinical Research Training held by

Department of Biotechnology, Govt. Of

India, conducted by Sugen life sciences

Pvt. Ltd., at Tirupathi, ap between

28.06.10 and 02.07.10. The workshop

was held to train future clinical

investigatiors in Drug Development and

clinical research process.

Dr. Ramanan & Dr. Siddharth ,

Postgraduate students of Department

of TBCD attended the conference

Visiting Professor to Govt Medical

College at Calicut held on 14.08.10

and 15.08.10.

Dr. R. Ramanan , Dr. M.

Harish ,Dr. Siddharth and Dr. Ragulan


of TBCD attended a guest Lecture on

New trends in Management of

Interstitial Lung Disease at Govt

Medical college at Kottyam held on

19.09.10.

Dr. R. Ramanan, Dr. M.

Harish, Dr. Siddharth and Dr. Ragulan


of TBCD attended a guest Lecture

titled, Management of Malignancy in

older age group at Pondicherry Chest

Society, Puducherry on 26.09.10.

UG Students News:

Mr.Raj.S. was awarded

Dr.M.M. Cooper Merit award for

obtaining First Rank in Anatomy in I

MBBS course during the year 2009-10

belonging to Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth

University ,MGMC & RI Puducherry ,

at the 33rd






25.09.10 & 26.09.10 .

Ph i Sci Ann iver sar y Quiz 2010

Phi Sci Anniversary Quiz

2010 was conducted by the Dept. of

Pharmacology on 5th

and 7th

of July,

2010. 28 teams o f three members

each par ticipated in the Prel iminary

and Five Best Teams were selected to

participate in the Final Round

The Jeopardy style quiz was

fierce ly and closely contested with

narrow margins resulting in a tie

breaker for the top prize . The

audience also participated

enthusiastically in both cheering and

answering audience directed

questions. The first Prize was won by

Dinesh Kumar S., Dilip Chandar D

and Pragatheeswarane M., Interns of

MGMCRI.


E ye Dona t ion F or tnight

Dept of Ophthalmology and

Scientific & Academic Forum

conducted an awarness programme on

14.09.10 to celebrate EYE

DONATION FO RTNIGHT, at the

MRD premises . The members of the

faculty , Post graduates and CRRI from

the Dept of Ophthalmology spoke to

the public and the patients about the

need for Eye Donation and its

importance.

On the same da y a poster

competition was conducted on the topic:

EYE DO NATION- ILLUMINATE

LIVES . The theme focused on the

importance and need for eye donation

There were a total of 28 posters from 3

categories: Category - I : PG s &

Interns of MGMCRI 6 students

,Category - II : Under Graduates of

MGMCRI 9 students and Category -

III: N ursing s tudents of KG NC 13

stude nts .

P rofessor Dr.Stephen , HOD,

Dept of Microbiology and Mrs

Kamalam, P rincipal KGN C were judges

for category I & II. Prof Dr.S.Ambujam,

HOD, Dept of Dermatology and P rof

Robinson S mile, HOD, Dept. of

General Surgery were judges for

category III. Results were as follows:

Category I 1st

prize - Dr.Yamini and

2nd

prize Dr.D inesh, Category II 1st

prize Manu & G unjan and 2nd

prize

M.Monica K umbhat, Category III

1st prize K.Jayaranjani and 2

nd prize

Karthika Devi .

P rizes were given at the

internal monthly meeting of SAF on

17.09.2010.

S AF ME DGR EE N INI TIA TIV E

Scientific & Academic Forum

(S AF) organized a tree sapling planting

at the Girls hostel on 10th

Sept 2010 .

The P resident of SAF

Prof.A.P.Sambantham ,the Dean of

Facul ties P rof.K .T.Thiyagarajan, P rof

Robinson Smiles .S., HOD, Dept of

General Surgery, S AF team and the

student community were the eager

participants for the event under the

banner SAF-MEDGREEN

IN ITIATIVE.

Out of 100 saplings sponsored

by Prof Robinson Smiles .S, 30 saplings

were planted near the G irl s hostel,

MGMCRI Campus.

Dr.Lakshna, Medgreen Captain

,(Intern - Batch 2005) who initiated

such an event to make the world a

greener place to live in took volunteers

from the first year MBBS student who

actively planted the saplings and

promised to take care of the plants for

the next five years . The S AF team

places on record its s incere thanks to the

Management a nd to Mrs.Asha Suresh

Babu, PS to Chairman for providing

manpower and support in making this

noble init iation of Go Green slogan a

dream come true in the near future.

A request from The SAF-MEDGREEN

team.

We all know the world is

c overed by more number of concrete

jungle s than it wa s. W e have to take the

moral responsibili ty towards the

c reations of these jungles, as it was we

who destroyed the rainforests . There is

no point in blaming anyone in particular

for it. It is the duty of every human on

e arth to protect the only pla net that can

sustain li fe forms. The members of

S cienti fic and Acade mic F orum and

s tudent community

M ED GREEN , the children of mother

Earth have taken a small initiative to

protect our dear mom by planting at

M GMC & RI Ca mpus around 30

saplings as of now - a drop's equivalent

but we believe that Tiny Drops Make

a n Ocean.

W e go with the motto "Go green", and

a lso go wi th what Wangari Maathai , the

N obel Peace prize winner for her

c ontribution to sustainable ecological

a nd environmental development said,

The environment is very important in

the aspects of Peace because when we

destroy our resources , they become

scarce and we fight over them". The

S AF-MEDGREEN places its humble

request to everyone to plant one or more

t ree saplings a nd make the planet earth

a better place to live in.



CAMPAIGNS AND COMMEMORATIONS




Mini Lecture Competition

A Mini Lecture

Competition in commemoration of

Dr. Radhakrishnans (former

president of India) birthday

celebrated nationwide as Teachers

Day, was held by the department of

pharmacology for undergraduate

students and CRRIs on 3rd

September, 2010.

The competition witnessed

enthusiastic participation and

impressive performances adjudged by

a panel of six senior and experienced

professors. Three top awards were

given away at the MGMCRIs

Scientific and Academic Forum.

BREAST FEEDING

CELEBRATIONS

01-08-10 TO 07-08-10

Every year, the first week of

August is observed as Breast feeding

week, all over the World; Department of

Pediatrics have celebrated the same this

year, for the tenth time, since the

inception of this college.

An Essay competition on this

years theme Breast feeding Just 10

steps- The Baby Friendly Way was

held for the MBBS students. A poster

competition on the same theme was also

conducted for the Nursing college

students. Many students participated

enthusiastically, in both the

competitions.

The PG students in our

Pediatric department presented a

Symposium; the importance of breast

milk, the physiology of lactation,

common problems in breast feeding and

their management were some of the

topics discussed.

Counseling on the various aspects

of breast feeding was done for the

mothers in the Post-natal wards and

Ante-natal clinics of our Hospital and in

the rural health centers.

Department of Paediatrics and

Scientific and Academic Forum of our

Institute, jointly organized the

valedictory function & Prize

distribution on Friday, 6th

August 10.

On the same occasion, Dr. Vishnu Bhat,

Director-Professor, Department of

Paediatrics, JIPMER, gave a lecture on

Breast feeding & Complementary

feeding. After explaining the meaning

of this years Breast feeding week

theme, he highlighted the various

advantages of human breast milk and

stressed the importance of exclusive

breast feeding. He also discussed the

scientific aspects of the weaning and

infant feeding. The function was

attended by many faculties, students and

Staff nurses.

Orientation Program for I MBBS

students

A formal inauguration was

held following which Orientation

program for the newly joined students

was conducted to familiarize them with

the first years subjects and teachers ,

their responsibilities as a student and as

the future doctors of the society.

The Chronicle wishes them a

warm welcome and success in all their

future endeavors.


The 64th Independence Day was

celebrated with gaiety on 15.08.2010 at

MGMCRI Campus. The program started

with the singing of patriotic songs by the

students. Prof A.P.Sambanthan, Medical

Superintendent, MGMCRI, hoisted our

Nations Tricolor flag. The students sang

the National Anthem with respect and

fervor.

The Management issued

certificate of commendation, to the

following faculty and staff members of

MGMC&RI, IGIDS and KGNC, in

appreciation of the services rendered. The

Medical Superintendent ,Prof

A.P.Sambanthan, MGMC&RI gave away

the certificates.

The recipients are Dr. Joshy M.

Easow , Mrs.. Mary Hydrina DSilva,Dr.

Sunita Samal,Dr. Sudeepta Kumar Swain

,Dr. Siva shanmugam ,Dr. Reena

Rajan,Mrs. Joy.J ,Dr. Vezhavendan ,Mrs.

Ashalatha ,Mrs. Deonisia Philip,Ms.

R.Suriya , Ms.R.Sandira ,Ms. R. Komala,

Ms. I. Sundari ,Ms. K. Bhuvaneswari,Ms.

D. Jothi ,Ms. Jasi Caroline, Ms. Margret

Philomina ,.Ms. Managalakshmi M. ,Ms.

Shanthi Sitrasou, Mr.Srinivasan ,Ms. B.

Amounda ,Mr. U. Shankar ,Ms. Vanitha

,Mr. Thanigavelu ,Mr. Antoine Dass

Savoul S.,Ms. Uma Mageshwari M.,Ms.

Sharmila D. ,Mrs. KanchanaK., Ms. Uma

Devi R., Mr. R. Siva Kumar ,Mr. B.

Balachander,Mr. Karthikeyan S. ,Mr. R.

Krishnaraj ,Mr. Padma Kumar S., Mr. A.

Vijay ,Mr. M. Abdul Azis, Mr. Leslie

Premanand A., Mr. Elumalai ,

Mr.Vijayan ,Mr. Dhanasekaran ,Mr.

Iyyanar, Ms. M. Sasikala, Mr. V.

Sakthidasan, Mrs. Jayamani, Ms. P. Valli,

Ms. K. Bhavani ,Ms. Meenatchi , Mr.

Saravanan M. ,Mr. Murali, Mrs.Velvizhi

G., Mr. Jayabalan E.,& Mr. Balaraman A.

Inter-Collegiate Sports 2010

Spandan 2010 was organized by

JIPMER between 31st August and 4

th

September. Our team of spirited

sportsmen, bagged the 2nd

place in the

Football, 2nd

place in the Table Tennis .

Mr.Vigneswaran Vinoth of 2008 MBBS

batch was awarded as Best Football

Player in this National Level Tournament

held between Medical Colleges only.

Inter Collegiate Quiz competition

SURGENIUS- 2010.

Dr. Dinesh kumar S, Dr. Dilip

ChandarS, and Dr. Pragatheeswarane.M ,

Interns of 2005 Batch took part in the

SURGENIUS- 2010, conducted by The

Aarupadai Veedu Medical College,

Pondicherry on 06.08.10. They won the

first place and awarded a cash prize and a

trophy. Surgenius is an Annual

Intercollegiate Surgery Quiz Competition

and this year 51 team from various

medical colleges from TamilNadu,

Karnataka, Kerala and Pondicherry

participated and MGMC & RI team won

with a big margin.

Hearty Congratulationsto the

MGMC & RI team.



INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 2010


APPOINTMENTS &

PROMOTIONS

We take pride in welcoming the

following faculty member s who

joined the fr aternity of MGMC&RI

during the third quar ter of 2010

APPOINTMENTS

Dr. Pragnesh P Parmar

Assistant Professor of Forensic

Medicine (01.07.2010)

Dr. Rajkumar Patil

Associate Professor of Community

Medicine (01.07.2010)

Dr. A.V. Prabhakaran

Assistant Professor of Radiology

(05.07.2010)

Dr. Merin Iype

Assistant Professor of Physiology

(12.07.2010)

Dr. Senthil Coumary .A

Associate Professor of OBGY

(16.07.2010)

Dr.Niranjan .G

Assistant Professor of Bio Chemistry

(21.07.2010)

Dr. Gurunandan .U

Assistant Professor of General Surgery

(23.07.2010)

Dr. Gayathri .H

Assistant Professor of ENT

(28.07.2010)

Dr. Radha Sarawagi Gupta

Associate Professor of Radiology

(05.08.2010)

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta

Assistant Professor of Community

Medicine (05.08.2010)

Dr. Anita Selvakumari Jayasurya

Assistant Professor of Microbiology

(11.08.2010)

Dr. T.V. Murali Krishna

Assistant Professor of General

Medicine (14.08.2010)

Dr. Patel Dhavalkumar Jivanlal

Associate Professor of Forensic

Medicine (17.08.2010)

Dr. Zeenat Patavegar

Assistant Professor of Pathology

(31.08.2010)

Dr. Mahendra B Gandhe

Assistant Professor of Bio Chemistry

(01.09.2010)

Dr. Kartik J Salwe

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

(01.09.2010)

Dr. M. Kalirattiname

Assistant Professor of General

Medicine (13.09.2010)

Dr. S. Pramodhini

Assistant Professor of Microbiology

(20.09.2010)

Dr. Sunitha .V.C

Assistant Professor of Radiology

(20.09.2010)

Dr. Babu Elangovan

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Gastro

Enterology) (25.09.2010)

The chronicle accor ds a war m

welcome to all the faculty member s.

PROMOTIONS

Dr. V. N. Mahalakshmi, Associate

Professor of Paediatric Surgery, has

been promoted to the rank of

Professor,with effect from 15.07.2010.

Dr. Dharmvir Ranjan Bharati, Assistant

Professor, has been promoted to the

rank of Associate Professor, with effect

from 21.07.2010.

Dr. S. Srikanth, Associate Professor of

Dermatology, has been promoted to the

rank of Professor, with effect from

01.08.2010.

Dr. Kingshuk Lahon, Assistant

Professor of Pharmacology, has been

promoted to the rank of Associate

Professor, with effect from 04.09.2010.

Dr. K. Jaiganesh, Assistant Professor of

Physiology, has been promoted to the

rank of Associate Professor, with effect

from 06.09.2010.

We congratulate these faculty

member s on their promotion.

P rof. DR. B. SIVA REDDY

Dr. B. Siva Reddy graduated

from Kurnool Government Medical

College and MD Forensic Medicine

from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical

College, Belgaum.

He worked as Casualty

Medical Officer in Nigeria for 8 years

before returning to India and joined as a

Tutor in Ramachandra Medical College,

Chennai in 1990.

He worked in various

capacities in the department of Forensic

Medicine at Rajah Mutthiah Medical

College, Annamalai University and

retired as Professor & Head in June

2010 .



THE DAWN OF NEW CHAPTERS




He joined our institution as

Professor of Forensic Medicine on

02.07.2010.

He is an active member of

various organizations of Forensic

Medicine like IAFM, SIMLA, KAMLS

& IMA and a co-ordinator in Health

Sciences courses of Medico Legal

practice in Annamalai University.

The chronicle accords a warm

welcome to Prof. Dr. B. Siva reddy

Pr of. DR. R. NANDAKUM AR

Prof. Dr. R. Nandakumar

graduated from Coimbatore Medical

College, did D.Ortho at Kilpauk

Medical College where he started the

first 24hrs Fracture Clinic in 1980.

He finished his MS Ortho from

Kilpauk Medical College, during the

year 1987 1990. He has worked in

Central Institute of Orthopaedics at

Safdarjang Hospital New Delhi, Neyveli

Lignite Corporation Hospital , Assistant

Professor at RMMCH, Annamalai

University and at AVM C&H as an

Associate Professor.

He joined our institution as

Professor of Orthopaedics on

08.09.2010.

His fields of interest are

Polytrauma, Orthoplasty, Paediatrics

Orthopaedics. He has been executive

committee member TNOA for 3 yrs and

a President of Cholamandalam Ortho

Club for 2 years.

STILL HE LIVES..

Shr i. V. GOVINDARAJ

Born on 13-3-1941

Expired on 22-6-2010

Born in a middle class family,

Shri.V. Govindaraj finished his School

final and studied Stenography. He

joined JIPMER service in 1961 and

retired in March 1997. Having worked

in various capacities at JIPMER, he

retired as a Senior Personnel Assistant

(Gazetted rank) to the Dean . He joined

MGMC&RI in July 2001, as Secretary

to the Dean. His valuable services for

the MCI, UGC and other statutory

authorities inspections for the approval,

accreditation etc., are exemplary and

records immortal. His works,

contributions, devotion to duty were

always in high order and appreciated by

our Chairman. His loss is irreparable and

not replaceable by anyone.

H e is a fixed example for a

working element. Though he has

left us, still we follow the rules and

regulations framed by him, official

documents drafted by him and

quotations used by him in va rious

letters addressed to the higher

authorities. Not a single day has

passed without speaking about him

or without br inging any memory

about him. So as to say, still he lives

with us.

H ear tfelt messa ge fr om the Vice

chancellor ,P rof.D.R Gunasekara n.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES &

ITS PROTOCOL

SHORT TE RM ST UDE NTSHI P

(STS ) ICM R Pr ojects, Year 2010

Six undergraduate students of

MGMCRI figured among the select

band of students who received the

prestigious ICMR STS for the year

2010. The abstracts of their project

reports are provided below and bear

ample testimony to the scientific

temperament, research capabil ities and

perseverance of our aspiring

undergraduate researchers.

ABSTRAC TS

Title: Problems associated with

breastfeeding in the immediate

postpartum period

Name of the studen t investiga tor : Ms.

BhuvaneswariK.,M.B.B.S(VII semester)

Name of the Guid e: Prof.

Soundararajan P., Head, Dept. of

Pediatrics, MGMCRI

Abstr act: T he observational study was

primarily undertaken to identify the

problems encountered by mothers

during breastfeeding in the immediate

postpartum period. The focus was on

the number of mothers who had been

provided antenatal counseling ( ANC ).

Commonly encountered problems that

have emerged from the study include

administration of pre-lacteal feeds and

milk substitutes, inadequate ANC,

maternal fever and breast tenderness in

primigravida. The study provided an

insight into the various facets of proper

breastfeeding viz., proper ANC of the

chosen population, reinforcement and

reiteration of the mandatory

implementation of ANC (by the nursing

personnel) and steps to combat maternal

fever, especially common in

primigravida. Though the small sample

size could be a limiting fac tor in the

present study, it is suggested that the

promulgation of e ffective ANC methods

in combination with rational IE C tools

would go a long way in ensuring proper

implementation of exclusive

breastfeeding.




Title: Ser um m agnesium levels as

a n ind icator of status of D iab etes

mell itu s Type 2

Na me of the student in vestiga tor :

Mr. Ramadass S ., M.B.B.S. ( V II

semester )

Na me of th e G uid e: Prof.Srinivasan

A.R Dept. of Biochemistry,

MGMCRI

Abstr a ct : Patients with Type 2

Diabetes melli tus included in this

study were grouped under three

categories, based on the levels of

HbA1c ,viz. Group 1 = 6.5% to

8% ( good control) Group 2 = 8%

to 9% ( need intervent ion) and Group

3 = > 9% ( poor control). The

prevalence of hypomagnesaemia was

66.7% and 74.3% among pat ients

with normal and abnormal FBS.

While the prevalence of

hypomagnesaemia was 44.4% among

patients with normal le vel of PPBS,

it was 78% among pat ients with

abnormal PPBS.The prevalence was

found to be significantly higher

among those with abnormal PPBS

levels. Magnesium levels in serum

are independent of age and sex The

serum Ma gnesium levels decline

with increasing levels of HbA1c.

Moreover, a strong negative

correlation between the variables on

logarithmic scale was observed.

Magnesium levels decrease

exponentially with the duration of

Type 2 Diabetes mel litus.This study

has suggested that hypomagnesemia

could also be used as an indicator of

clinical status of Type 2 DM.

Moreover, the cost of estimation

with regard to magnesium levels is

much less a s compared to that of

HbA1c ( one sixth). This could

support the uti lity of magnesium as a

sensitive, economic and good

indicator of the cl inical status as

envisaged in T ype 2 Diabetes

mel litus. Since magnesium levels

dwindle with respect to the duration

of Diabetes mell itus Type 2 ( as per

the present study), supplementation

with dietary magnesium could

amel iorate the complications of Type

2 DM

Tit le: A stud y of th e effects of

music on ph ysiologica l mea su r es in

hea lthy subjects

Na me of the stud ent investiga tor :

Ms. Ayeesha Sithika T, M.B.B.S.

( IX semester )

Na me of the G uide: Dr. S iva prakash

B, Associate Professor, D ept. of

Psychiatry,MGMCRI

Abstr a ct : The object ives of the

study were aimed at monitoring the

effect of brief exposure to music,

anadjuvant therapy coming under the

realms of Complementary and

Alternat ive medicine ( CAM ) .The

effect of music on anxiety, heart rate,

blood pressure, and respiratory rate

was studied. Sixty healthy

undergraduate fina l year medical

stude nts participated in the

analytical, experimental study

(Randomized controlled trial).

Subjects of intervent ion group (n =

30) l istened to relaxing music for 30

minutes. Subjects of control group (n

= 30) rested quietly for 30 minutes.

T he measurement of heart rate,

blood pressure, respiratory rate and

also the State -Trait Anxiety

Inventory scores were the outcome

measures.A 30 minute -period of

l istening to relaxing music resulted

in a significant decline in state

anxiety, in heal thy subjects (P <

0.05). A 30 minute-period of quiet

rest also resulted in a significant

decline in state anxiety (P < 0.05).

H owever, the reduction in anxie ty

induced by l istening to relaxing

music was significantly greater than

that produced by rest (Mann-

Whitne y U test, Z= -2.12, P = 0.03).

S ignificant reductions in heart rate,

systolic BP and respiratory rate were

observed after 30 minutes of

exposure to music (P < 0.05), though

these were not significantly different

from those produced by quiet rest

(Mann-Whitney U test, P > 0.05).

T rait anxiety showed no significant

correlation with the change in state

anxiety induced by relaxing music

(rho = 0.156, P > 0.05) or quiet rest

(rho = 0.182, P > 0.05). This study

found no significant correlation

between cardio-respiratory

parameters, and cha nge in state

anxiety induced by relaxing music (P

> 0.05) or quiet rest (P > 0.05).

D ecline in state anxiety induced by

relaxing music had no significant

correlation with the subjects

musicali ty (rho = -0.163, P = 0.39).

H owever, the state anxiety score

after 30 minutes of rela xing music

showed an inverse correlation with

the subjects musicali ty (rho = -

0.445, P = 0.014). No significant

correlation was observed betwee n

cardio-respiratory parameters after

exposure to relaxing music and the

subjects musicality (P > 0.05).




The findings of this study have

implications for the role of music in

health promotion and disease

prevention. The validity of these

findings in clinical settings needs to be

verified through further research.

Title: A case control study of ocu lar

problem s r ela ted to lon g ter m

computer use

Name of the stud ent investigator : Ms.

Shanmugapriya R, M.B.B.S. ( IX

semester )

Name of the Guid e: Dr. Ashok kumar

M, Associate Professor, Dept. of

Ophthalmology,MGMCRI

Abstr act : Ocular problems due to

fusion range and tear film abnormalities

are known to occur I long term

computer users. Computer science

based students form a good source to

study the effect of computers on the

eyes. A case control study between

computer science students (group A

n=150) and non computer science

students (group B n=120) of an

engineering college was carried out on

the basis of a questionnaire designed

for addressing ocular symptoms,

duration of computer use, awareness

regarding computer related eye

problems, angle of gaze, fusion range

and Schirmers test. Fusion range was

better in group B (7.26 cm ) as against

group A (8.71 cm). Schirmers test was

better in group B ( 28.35 mm) as against

A (13.8 mm). Symptoms related to

computer use were more in group A

than group B. Angle of gaze greater

than 14 degrees depicted a statistically

significant decline in ocular symptoms.

Awareness was present in only 73 out of

150 students in group A and correlated

with a bet ter angle of gaze. Computer

related eye strain can be reduced by

creating better awareness among regular

computer users.

T itle: Intr aocular pressure var iations

after pup illary dila tat ion in d iab etic

patients

Name of the student investigator :

Vijaya Shankar K., M.B.B.S. (VII

semester)

Name of the Guide: Dr.Srikanth

KAssociate Professor of

Ophthalmology,MGMCRI

Ab str act: 50 diabetic patients who had

attended our Ophthalmology OPD

clinics were included in the study

group and 50 non diabetic patients who

were referred for fundus examination

were included in the control group as

per the inclusion and exclusion criteria.

The angle was measured using Shaffers

grading and IOP before and after

dilation was recorded using the

Goldmanns applanation tonometer.

Tropicamide was used to dilate the

pupil. The observations were tabulated

and analysed using Paired t test.The

IOP was found to be significantly raised

after pupillary dilation in diabetic

patients as compared to the non

diabetics and the results correlated very

well with the other studies done.

Dilation of pupil in diabetics is

associated with a moderate rise in IOP

as compared to the non diabetic group.

These findings suggest that

ophthalmologists must be aware of the

increased risk of glaucoma while

evaluating diabetic patients.

T itle: Frequen cy of acr ocentr ic (

satellite ) associa tion in sm ok er s and

n on - sm ok er s

Nam e of the studen t investigator :

Mr.Raj S, M.B.B.S.( V semester)

Nam e of the Gu ide : Ms. Uma.A.N.,

Assistant Professor,Cytogenetic

Division,dept. of Anatomy,MGMCRI

Abstr act: Cytogenetic assays in

peripheral blood lymphocytes were

carried out to assess the incidence of

satellite associations among 12 smokers

and 12 nonsmokers of Embalam , a

small hamlet in Puducherry. Smokers

were divided into three groups based on

their smoking index using the

International Smoking Index (SI)

formula : SI = No. of cigarettes / beedis

/ cigars per day X No. of years the

smoker has been smoking.12 smokers

were sub stratified into THREE groups

based on their smoking index: 4

Smokers ( Group I) - less than 150, 4

Smokers ( Group II ) 150 to 300, 4

Smokers ( Group III ) - more than 300.

The results showed that among the

smokers there is a linear increase in the

frequency of satellite association with

respect to their smoking index as

compared to the non smoking control

group.

The ODDS Ratio showed a

gradual increase in the satellite

association with the increase in

smoking index. The t test for Satellite

Association showed a highly significant

difference (p < 0.01) in all the three

groups of smokers as compared to their

non smoking counterparts.

Chromosomal aberrations were

observed in smokers of smoking index

greater than 300.




SPOT LIGHTDEPARTMENT OF

GENERAL SURGERY

General Surgery is one of the

major departments started with the

inception of Mahatma Gandhi Medical

College and Research Institute in the

year 2001. T he department imparts

training for the MBBS undergraduates

from the beginning and for the MS post-

graduates from the year 2007. Apart

from teaching the students, the major

work is providing patient care in the out-

patient department from Monday to

Saturday and emergency services 24

hours day.

Faculty

The department consists of a

team of competent academicians and

surgeons capable of teaching the fine art

and science of Surgery.

Und er gr adua te tr a ining

The undergraduates are taught

by extensive use of audio-visual aids to

reinforce their understanding of the

subject. The curriculum followed is as

prescribed by the Medical Council of

India. Clinical demonstrations and case

presentat ions are always done in small

groups to reach out to every last student.

In addit ion seminars, symposia and

integrated teaching are conducted

weekly. The students are exposed to

operative procedures performed in the

theatre by the use of modern Audio-

Visual telecast system from the

operating table.

This facili ty allows a two-way

interaction between the operating team

and the students to put the mat ter into

perspect ive. These are complemented

with periodic tests in both theory and

clinics as well as a model examination in

preparation for the University

examinations.

Significant a chievements by the

stud ents

Success rate of U G students in

surgery is always greater than 90%.

Dr. Rakesh of 2001 batch University

gold medalli st in G eneral Surgery.

Dr. Ram of 2005 batch

University gold medallist in General

Surgery.

Postgr adu ate t r ain ing

The Institute has been accepting

students as a part of the MS

postgraduation programme since 2007.

Four students are undergoing training in

each of the first two batches and the

recent batch consists of five students.

Teaching programme for the month is

planned in advance and are conducted in

the afternoons. It includes lectures,

seminars, journal club and clinicals.

Cu r r iculum U pda te

The curriculum for

undergraduates and postgraduates was

modified in the year 2009, in vie w of the

emerging t rends, recent advances as well

as common surgical problems in this

geographic locale. It was redesigned by

faculty of surgery under the auspices of

Board of Studies

Sem ina r r oom and Comp uter s

State-of-the-art ai r- conditioned

seminar room with an LCD projection

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