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Official Newsletter of The Urological Society of India
Vol. 49 No. 3
December
2019
USI NEWSLETTER
From the desk of the President.....
Dear Members,
Greetings from USI….!
We are getting ready for the big event of the year, the USICON 2020 at Kochi. I take this
opportunity to welcome all of you to 'God's own country' for what promises to be a landmark
event. Dr Rajeev TP, the Honorary Secretary, has prepared a very exhaustive and academically
stimulating scientific program for everyone. Dr George Abraham, the Organising Chairman and
Dr Vinod KV, the Organising Secretary, are arranging a memorable social and cultural bonanza
waiting for you and your families!
Friends, as I mentioned earlier, this year has been dedicated to bringing in several new initiatives
for USI, and towards implementing resolutions which were passed years ago. Please allow me to
submit a report card, in the form of a 'Vision document 2020', including the initiatives kicked off
in recent months by your dedicated team of USI council, with active contribution from all the
members. The Vision document follows this message.
On behalf of the council of USI, in view of the overcrowding of clinical calendar through the year, it
is a request to all of you to refrain from attending purely industry-sponsored events. Please
strengthen your society by insisting on participating only in academic and clinical events held in
association with USI or one of its chapters. This year, USI council has worked hard towards
integration with industry in this direction at all levels.
I also take this opportunity to appeal to all members to avoid medical jousting at all cost, ie,
speaking ill of another colleague in front of the patient, notwithstanding any personal
differences or difference of opinion. In today's atmosphere, if we do not hang together, we shall
surely hang separately!
My sincere thanks our exceptionally hard-working and dynamic Honorary Secretary Dr Rajeev TP,
and the President-elect Dr Anant Kumar, along with all members of the USI council, for their
unstinted support and active contribution in all programs outlined above, throughout the year.
The untiring contribution of the Central Office team, led by Mr Navneet & Mrs Kiran Arora,
deserves special thanks as always!
Wishing all of you a very happy New Year in advance, and looking forward to seeing you all with
your families in Kochi in January!
Sincerely,
Madhu S Agrawal
President, Urological Society of India
Ph: 9837040897, 0562-2850570
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Dear Friends,
Greetings from Guwahati
I convey my best wishes and winter season's greetings to all the members of USI through this last
newsletter of the year 2019. In the next fortnight, we will be coming up with the yearly
supplement.
We are going to meet at Kochi for the 53rd Annual conference of USI with lots of scientific as well
as cultural activities being planned for the meeting. I would like to share good news with the
members that the USI accounts for the financial year 2018-19 have been audited by our CA Ms
Ayesha Gupta and Co and filed the Income tax return.
Our society is growing every year by adding 300+ members annually. By Kochi conference, the
membership numbers will have crossed 4400. We have new ex-officio members inducted into the
council during the zonal conferences at Coimbatore, Rajkot, Ranchi and Noida. and hope to raise
the standards of the forthcoming academic programs to greater heights with their active
involvement.
The coming 2 months, we have a plethora of academic activities and I request everyone to be a
part of them. Soon after the UroCommunicon we will have the 'Best of EAU' at Chennai, Mumbai
Kolkata and Delhi. This shall be followed by UROMET C and thereafter the Annual conference with
a fabulous scientific Bonanza. As mentioned in earlier newsletters, there are several fascinating
new features going to be incorporated in the annual conference at Kochi. The Scientific Chairs
and our esteemed council have finalized the scientific programme for this annual conference. I
request all the members, especially residents and young Urologists to participate actively in
USICON 2020 Kochi, and get a thorough insight of the updates in Urology, and also participate in
the organization in whichever capacity you wish to extend services to the meeting and the
Society, we shall be very happy to accept your help.
You can communicate with me any time regarding anything related to the society on mobile,
whats app, sms, email etc. Wishing you an excellent winter season ahead.
Long live USI.
Warm Regards
Dr Rajeev TP
Hon Secretary USI
Hon Secretary's Message
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Friends, this year has been dedicated to bringing in several new initiatives for USI, and towards
implementing resolutions which were passed years ago. Please allow us to submit a report card, including
the initiatives kicked off in recent months by your dedicated team of USI council, with active contribution
from all the members.
USICON's:
?E-voting: At the beginning of the year, after many years of waiting, E-voting became a reality this time
at USICON Bhubaneswar. Henceforth all elections in USI will be held by e-voting.
?The decision to take over conduct of USICON's directly by USI was finally taken, after having passed it
in AGM more than once in past. USICON 2020 Kochi will be the transition stage, and this will be
implemented fully next year onwards.
?The decision taken by AGM many years ago to do away with expensive conference bags and
mementos will be implemented henceforth. The registration fee, including spot registration charges
for USICON have also been capped this year, and serious attempt is being made to bring it down further
in future. The conference registration for senior members above 70 years of age has been made
complimentary.
?The new guidelines for holding conferences have been prepared, and will be implemented after
approval. As far as possible, future conference will be held only in centres with full convention
facilities.
Academic initiatives:
?The process to initiate USI-accredited Sub-specialty fellowships (Post-MCh/DNB) for qualified young
urologists in India has been started.
?Effective steps are being taken to discourage all training programs in Urology for general surgeons
by urologists. USI is seeking legal advice to ensure that non-qualified persons are prohibited from
imparting training in Urology.
?The process for a Urological Cancer registry in India has been initiated. Subsequently, the plan to
expand the central registry to common endourological procedures will also be considered.
?Universal Consent: The process for setting up detailed USI accredited consent forms for all common
urological procedures has been started, and these will soon be uploaded on the USI website. In
addition, listing of complications of common urological surgical procedures, explained in video
format, will also be uploaded on the website.
?Patient education material: Work has been started on preparing a patient education portal on the USI
website, as well as to provide printed matter to the members who wish to use it. A set of experts from
among the members will contribute to this project.
USI projects:
?USI Calendar of Events for the entire year has been prepared in advance. All members are requested
to communicate with and inform the Honorary Secretary and the Central Office regarding all
proposed academic events, to avoid any clash. This has become absolutely necessary in view of
overcrowding of events.
?A USI Handbook is being prepared to compile all information relating to our society in one place. This
handbook will be the one-stop reference book on all USI matters, including constitution, archives, all
guidelines, various application forms, rules and regulations.
?All guidelines relating to various arm and activities of USI are in the process of being reviewed and
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revised to make them contemporary, which will be included in the handbook after approval.
?The proposal to impart a federal structure to USI is being prepared, to allow better coordination at all
levels. Guidelines for State and City chapters will be implemented after approval.
?Along with registration for e-voting, a Census of all USI members is underway, to verify the old
directory listings, and update membership status. Many names in the directory are untraceable, which
will be listed separately.
?A unique Social Security Scheme covering all full members has been proposed, hopefully without
requiring any contribution from members. The details are being worked out, which will be outlined
soon.
?A senior Supreme Court lawyer has been appointed as honorary Legal advisor to USI, to facilitate
obtaining legal advice for the society. He has kindly consented to provide his services on an honorary
basis.
?The Legal cell and Services cells of USI have been constituted after a long gap, with senior and
experienced members of USI as conveners.
?USI headquarters: shifting to a new location is on plans, new location is being finalised on lease basis.
Given the increased quantum of work, expansion of Central Office is in process.
?USI Logo: All these years, USI Logo has been unregistered. The process to set this right has been
initiated.
International standing of USI:
?Majority of important International organisations are now associated with USI (AUA, EAU, UAA, BAUS,
USANZ, Endourology Society) with an MOU with each of them on reciprocal basis.
?We have bilateral MOU's with all our neighbouring countries (Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka), and
have started a new feature 'Best of USI' for each of these neighbouring countries this year.
?A 'Best of AUA' program was conducted successfully for the first time this year, and 'Best of EAU'
program is scheduled in December.
?'SAARC Association of Urological Surgeons' is a reality now, with Dr Madhu Agrawal as the founder rdPresident. The First SAARC Congress is being held on 23 January '20 in conjunction with USICON
2020 at Kochi.
?SIU issue resolution: This long-pending dispute has been resolved now, to the satisfaction of all
involved parties, paving way for restoration of relationship between USI and SIU, once it is approved by
AGM.
An youth wing of USI in the name of 'Young organisation of USI ( YOU )' has been formed. Any full member of USI, less than 45 yrs or within 10 yrs of procuring MCh or DNB in Urology is eligible to be the member of this body. Members actively interested in joining this forum is requested to write to the central office of USI with all their details
Young organisation of USI ( YOU )
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USI Council
President-ElectAnant Kumar [Delhi]
Email: [email protected] : 9968271880
Imm Past PresidentAjit M Vaze [Mumbai]
Email: [email protected] : 9821023637, 9323504575
PresidentMadhu S Agrawal [Agra]
Email: [email protected] : 9837040897
Honorary SecretaryRajeev TP [Guwahati]
Email: [email protected] : 9864064374
Honorary TreasurerK Pitchai Balashanmugam [Mangalore]
Email: [email protected] : 9840239787
Anil Goyal [Delhi]Email: [email protected]
Mobile : 9811101454
Vinay Tomar [Jaipur] Email: [email protected]
Mobile : 9414057088
G G Laxman Prabhu [Mangalore]Email: [email protected]
Mobile : 9845428532
Ginil Kumar P [Kochi]Email: [email protected]
Mobile : 9895071039
K K Panigrahy [Berahampur] Email: [email protected]
Mobile : 9437066627
Ranjan Kumar Dey [Kolkata] Email: [email protected]
Mobile : 9831046873
Pankaj N Maheshwari [Mumbai] Email: [email protected]
Mobile : 8879350085
Kandarp Parikh [Ahmedabad] Email: [email protected]
Mobile : 9824047767
Nitin Kekre [Vellore]President: SZC-USI
Email : [email protected] : 9655882447
Amlesh Seth [Delhi]President: NZC-USI
Email : [email protected] : 9868206391
Dilip Kumar Pal [Kolkata]President: EZC-USI
Email : [email protected] Mobile : 9433132553
Lalit Shah [Raipur]President: WZC-USI
Email : [email protected] : 9977701820
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USI Fellowships
Urological Society of India has planned to start a fellowship program for the young full members to
provide short-term training or observership in various subspecialties of urology.
Purpose: to provide opportunities to USI members to retrain them in subspecialty and improve/upgrade
their skills and knowledge.
Eligibility:?Full USI member?Trainee USI members (post M. Ch/D.N.B) eligible for conversion to full membership
Type of fellowships, financial help and duration:?Short term observership - One weeks to 4 weeks--- No financial help from USI?Short term training/fellowship - One to three months-----Financial help will be provided by the USI?Long term training/fellowship - 6 months to one year----Financial help to be provided by the
Institution/Hospital
Curriculum for training
1. Short term Observership: No curriculum is required. It is need based training in a particular
procedure. A candidate will have to spell out his aim, interest and objectives. An observership will be
designed/ tailored accordingly.Candidate can maintain a log book which will be signed by the trainer/teacher/HOD
2. Short term training/fellowship (1-3 months): A training curriculum will be designed as per the
requirement of the candidate.
Here the candidate should get hand on training as first assistant and should also perform few
procedures under the guidance of the teacher or trainer. A log book is maintained by the
candidate and to be signed by the teacher/HOD.A candidate should also participate in OPD,
follow up, perioperative care and ward rounds.
3. Long term training/fellowship (6-12 months): A detailed curriculum to be drawn out in each
subspecialty as per the requirements. Here candidate will be employed by the institution /
Hospital. He will work as a fulltime fellow who will do OPD, ward rounds, night duty, pre a n d
post-operative care. He will also participate in academic programs, teachings and rounds of the hospital.
He must get hand on training as a first assistant and should also perform procedures under
direct supervision of the teacher. He will maintain a log book which will be signed by the
teacher/HOD. He should also be involved in clinical audit, research and publication.
Feedback and Review of the program - a candidate will be asked to provide an honest feedback of his
training to USI central office after the observership or fellowship. USI will also take a feedback from the
institutions / hospitals for the candidate. These feedbacks will be reviewed by the USI to improve the
program.
Grievances and dispute redressal:
Any dispute, grievances or complains will be entertained by the USI executive to resolve it for the
improvement of the program.
Number of fellowships:10 -15 per year
Selection process: President, Honorary Secretary and ISU Chairman will review resume and decide as per the preselected parameters depending on need and past performance in academics and practice.
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USI Fellowships
Subspecialties available:
1. Endourology - Laser prostatectomy, PCNL, RIRS
2. Reconstructive Urology
Stricture Urethra, GU Fistulae/Ureteric and Bladder Reconstruction
3. Female Urology
4. Andrology / Infertility / Sexual Dysfunction
5. Uro-Oncology
6. Minimally Invasive Urology—Laparoscopy/Robotic
7. Kidney Transplant/ Vascular Access
8. Paediatric Urology
Certification: USI will issue an appropriate certificate for such training or observership after the training and
they will be felicitated during USI annual meeting.
For further details please contact me at: [email protected], [email protected]
Thanking you
Anant KumarPresident-Elect USI
USI Awards and Orations
As per the AGM's decision held during USICON 2017 at Mumbai the following named awards and orations shall cease to continue after USICON 2020:
1. Dr Pinnamaneni Venkateswara Oration2. Dr Ajit Phadke Oration3. Jaipur Oration4. Dr R Sitharaman Memorial Essay Competition5. Late GM Phadke Traveling Fellowship6. Prof CKP Menon Memorial Prize for the best paper7. Vijayawada Prize for the best posters8. Brij Kishore Patna Prize9. Chandigarh Best Video Prize10. Dr S S Bapat Best Pize for innovations in urology11. Ipca Urosciences Quiz
If any of our esteemed members wishes to start / propose these orations/awards in the name of any urologist (posthumously) should intimate the Central Office by 15th of December 2019. The proposed awards should be proposed by a full member of USI and the corpus would be 20 lakhs for a period of 7 years which can be renewed further later.
If any corporate house wishes to propose a named oration/award the corpus would be Rs 1 crore for a period of 7 years.
Important NotificationAll Heads of Departments of MCh/DNB Urology are hereby requested to ensure that all their post
graduate students should be trainee members of Urological Society of India. If they are not yet
members they should apply for the same at the earliest.
It is hereby reiterated that all benefits to the post graduates shall be given to them only if they are
members of USI including awards, fellowships, attendance to educational activities and subsidized
registration for the conferences.
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USI Elections
From the Desk of the President-Elect, Urological Society of India
Dear Members,
Greetings from USI!
As per the provisions under Section 11 of the revised Constitution of Urological Society of India,
notification was given for USI Elections 2020 for the following posts:
President Elect - OneSecretary Elect - OneTreasurer Elect - OneCouncil Member North Zone - OneCouncil Member West Zone - OneCouncil Member East Zone - One
The elections would be held through Electronic Voting (E-Voting) similar to the last year.
The Election schedule is as follows:
"On-line" Voting Dates 1st January 2020, 10.00 AM to 10th January 2020, 06.00 PM
"On-site" Voting Date during USICON 2020 25th January 2020 10 AM to 2 PM (by physical ballot papers - on site voting would
be phased out soon)
Declaration of Result 25th January 2020 (during GBM)
With best regards,
Prof (Dr) Anant KumarPresident-Elect & Election OfficerUrological Society of India
Chairman, Department of Urology,
Uro-oncology, Robotics & Renal Transplant,
Max group of Hospital Delhi & NCR
Mobile No: 9968271880
Registration for EVoting
As the voting is now electronic, all eligible voters (full members of Urological Society of India) were requested to register with USI with a valid Photo ID, mobile number and e-mail ID. All eligible voters who have registered successfully before the due date are eligible to vote online in the USI Elections 2020 from 1st January to 10th January 2020.
Though the majority of the members have registered already there are still a few members who have still not registered. It is hereby requested register themselves at their earliest convenience.
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Nominations for Secretary Elect:
Nominations for Treasurer Elect:
Nominations for Council Member – North Zone:
Nominations for Council Member – East Zone:
USI Elections 2020
Nominations for President Elect:
C MallikarjunaHyderabad
S K Pal Delhi
Keshavamurthy RBangalore
R B NerliBelgaum
Uttam MeteChandigarh
Anil VarshneyDelhi
M S AnsariLucknow
S P Yadav Gurgaon
Harprit SinghJamshedpur
Nominations for Council Member – West Zone:
P P RaoMumbai
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Nominations for President Elect:
C MallikarjunaHyderabad
Dr. Mallikarjuna Chiruvella, an alumnus of PGIMER, Chandigarh, is a leading consultant
urologist in the city of Hyderabad, for last 28 years. He has been a post-graduate teacher
for last 12 years and visiting faculty to various institutions. He has keen interest in
academics. He has 8 international publications to his credit and is reviewer for several
journals. He was instrumental in developing new surgical techniques, 4 of which have
been published in international journals. He has authored chapters in textbooks. He is
member of DNB curriculum formulation team.
He strives towards the motto of sharing and spreading knowledge. In this endeavor, he
has conducted over 65 workshops and CMEs over 2 decades. He has been an operating
faculty to numerous workshops and conferences across entire country and even outside
the country. He has been working ceaselessly towards simplifying laparoscopic urology
and ensuring that no urologist is devoid of exposure to technical details of even the most
complex laparoscopic procedures. Making use of technology in this effort, he has
conducted over 85 webcasts on laparoscopy. He has conducted numerous laparoscopic
training programs helping the younger generation of urologists overcome their learning
curves faster.
He has presented several papers in various regional, national and international
conferences. He was bestowed with several awards and medals. He has delivered Dr. A .G
Phadke Oration of West zone USI and Dr. Roy Chally Oration of Kerala Urological
association.
Dr. Mallikarjuna is managing director and senior consultant at Asian Institute of
Nephrology and Urology, a premium, tertiary care center. He was the president of SOGUS
and Association of Southern Urologists . He was council member of USI . His vision for USI
is to change the perspective of the society towards the future and make sharing of
knowledge more structured across the country with coordinated multi-centric research
activities.
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Nominations for President Elect:
Designation
Senior Consultant Urologist – Holy Family Hospital, New Delhi
Senior Visiting Urologist to - Indra Prastha Apollo Hospital
- Fortis Escorts Hospital
- National Heart Institute
Formerly : Medical Director, Lions Kidney Hospital & Urology Institute
: Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, KMC Hospital, Manipal
from 1987 to 1990
Academic Qualification
M.B.B.S. & M.S. (General Surgery) : 1980 & 1983 from G. R. Medical College,
Gwalior.
M. Ch. (Urology) : 1986 from KMC Hospital, Manipal.
Academic Achievements
- Apart from continuing practice of general urology, concentrated and dedicated
first 14 years of career in mastering the art of PCNL from 1986 to 2000.
- On realization that this extremely essential part of urological training was not
available in several teaching institutes in India & Abroad till 2000 & several young
urologists were shying away from this procedure, took up this as a challenge & started
training group of young urologists in small and large operative workshops.
- Started PCNL procedure in several teaching institutes in India, Iraq & Philippines.
- Participated in 180 live operative workshops so far, live demonstrated & taught
PCNL in great details in India & several other countries including China, Pakistan, Nepal,
UAE, Doha, Turkey, France, Netherlands and Philippines.
- Always propagated & maintained the high standards of Indian Urology & have been
representing India in Golden Bridge Conference at China being organized to strengthen
ties with neighbouring countries, since last 5 years.
- Have been invited as guest speaker on various topics of Urolithiasis in SIU
(Shanghai, China), WCE (Kyoto, Japan), International Alliance of Urolithiasis(China,
Istanabul & Nepal), Challenges in Endo-urology(Amsterdam & Paris), Experts in Stone
Diseases (Dubai & Shanghai), PAUS, Annual Conference of Urological Society of China &
several other conference all over the globe.
- Have personally organized Eight International Live Operative Workshops on PCNL
at New Delhi, India called PERCONS, held every even year since 2004 having ever
increasing participants to a phenomenal level, being called as “biggest conference on
PCNL in the World”.
S K Pal Delhi
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Keshavamurthy RBangalore
Nominations for Secretary Elect:
Dr KESHAVAMURTHY .R
Date of Birth : 20/05/1965
Currently Professor and Head of the Department of Urology
Institute of Nephro-Urology
Bangalore
Positions Held :
Hon Treasurer of Urological society of India – 2013 to 2017
Director, Institute of Nephro-Urology – Aug 2015 to June 2017
Past President of Association of Southern Urologists
Past President of Karnataka Urological Association
Past President of Bangalore Urological Society
Past Secretary of ASU , KUA , BUS
My commitment to USI has been the foremost priority. I have worked as Treasurer for four
years and hope to use that experience to serve the society to the best of my ability and
ensure the society reaches greater heights . This can be possible only with the support of
the USI members
R B NerliBelgaum
Dr. R. B Nerli is presently Chairman of the Department of Urology, JN Medical College, KLE
Academy of Higher Education & Research (Deemed-to-be-University), Belagavi. He
completed his Urology training (M.Ch.) from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal under the
able guidance of Dr. P. Venugopal. He did his PhD on “Association between Hypospadias
and selected Maternal and Birth Characteristics: A case control study”.
He is a recipient of the Dr. Joshi Gold Medal for M.S. Gen Surgery in 1986 and Karnataka
State award 1997. His research interests include Urolithiasis, Urine Biomarkers,
Hypospadias and Prostate Cancer. As a research mentor he has guided number of
students leading to M.Ch and PhD Degrees. He has collaborated in research with leading
science institutions in India and abroad, including the NIAS, Indian Institute of Science
campus, Bangalore, University of Minnesota, USA, Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, USA. He has published more than 231 research papers in peer reviewed
journals, books, book chapters (Urology clinics of North America). He is the Chief Editor of
a peer reviewed multidisciplinary research journal namely Indian Journal of Health
Sciences and Biomedical Research (KLEUBMR), KLE Life line and Associate Editor for the
Global Journal of Surgery. He previously served on the editorial board on the Indian
Journal of Urology.
He served as a secretary of association of southern urologists and hosted the Karnataka
Urology association annual conference in the year 1998 and 2009 and also hosted the
annual conferences of southern urologists (2009). He served as a council member of the
USI (2015-16).
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He has delivered a number of orations at the national level including “Dr Pinnamaneni
Venkateshwara Rao Gold Medal & Oration (2010)”, and “Dr. L C Minoria Oration” for the
year 2012, at the Geriatric Society of India meeting and the “Dr. Shukla Oration”. He is also
the recipient of “Mahadevan” Best Paper Award 1989 & 1991, “Dr Dilip Adappa” Best Paper
Award 1998 and Flagship poster award at the World Congress Endourology Melbourne
1996.
He started the renal transplant program in North Karnataka (1998). He started the M.Ch.
program at JN Medical College, Belagavi (2001) and Fellowship in Pediatric Urology
(2008). For his exemplary work in medical sciences Karnataka state govt. awarded him
Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in the year 2010.
Uttam MeteChandigarh
I am currently working as professor in urology in the prestigious national institute,
( Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, PGIMER), Chandigarh. I
had won many gold medals during my undergraduate studies. After completing
my training in MS (Surgery) and M Ch (Urology) both from PGIMER, Chandigarh, I
had joined as faculty in the department of urology, in PGI. I am the member of
many national & international societies like USI, NZ-USI, AUA, SIU, and IMS.
As a teacher in a national institute I had the opportunity to train many M Ch
students who are serving our society as competent urologists. I had participated in
debate, symposium and delivered several lectures during several scientific
programs under USI & NZUSI. I am the recipient of many fellowships and awards
offered by USI, like Dr. G M Phadke travelling Fellowship, Member Travel
Fellowship, Teacher Travel Fellowship etc. I have published several papers both in
international & national journals. I am also involved in many research activities in
PGI. I had been the External examiner for M.Ch. Urology to various centers in
lndia. I have also demonstrated many endourological and laparoscopic
procedures in several centres in India.
I am actively involved in the activities of the Urological Society of India at the
national as well as zonal level. I had organized many workshops under the aegis
of the NZUSI. I had served the NZUSI as council member for two years. Got elected
as council member of USI in 2015 and had completed two years of tenure. Had the
pleasure to serve as the Honorary Secretary of the NZUSI for four years. During my
tenure in this capacity, several innovative programs were organized in the zone.
Noteworthy among these, organizing minimum three operative workshops in
each year for the benefit of the members. I have special interest in laparoscopy /
robotics, endourology, uro-oncology & urolithiasis. I appeal to all USI members to
support me to be Honorary secretary Elect of the USI. I shall serve USI with total
commitment and dedication as its Hon. Secretary if given an opportunity.
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Anil VarshneyDelhi
Nominations for Treasurer Elect:
Dr. Anil Varshney is full life member of urological society for more than 20 years.
Currently he is Director and HOD - Urology at Max multispecialty Hospital
Pitampura and Max Super Specialty Hospital Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi.
A graduate and postgraduate from Maulana Azad Medical College, University of
Delhi, he did his Masters in General Surgery in 1985 and pursued Urology under
the commendable guidance of Prof. B. S. Rana. He bagged many gold medals for
being the best student in various subjects. He got a sponsorship from the Medical
Council of India for pursuing Post-Doctoral Course (Ph.D) at Moscow, where he
worked in a 400 bedded Institute of Urology & pursued research work on staghorn
calculi which was presented at E.A.U. held at Genoa, Italy in 1990.
He served as Chief urologist and Medical Director of RG Stone Urological Research
Institute since1992 and operated/ supervised more than 50,000 cases and has
passionately handled complicated situations. He actively contributed in
establishing a chain of 20 urological institutions all over India for super-specialty
work. He was awarded Fellowship of International Medical Sciences Academy
(FIMSA).He was also awarded prestigious Indira Priyadarshini Award for
outstanding services in field of urology.
He has served Delhi Urological Society as its honorary treasurer since 2000 and is
its vice president now. He served North Zone Chapter of Urological Society of India
as Hon. Treasurer and then as President. He is an active member of various
international organizations viz. SIU, WCE and AUA. He was sponsored by USI for
USI lecture at EAU 2009 and USANZ 2016.
He has conducted more than 100 laser workshops in India and South East Asia and
mentored several hundred urologists. His efforts in popularizing Laser
prostatectomy are praiseworthy. He has presented and published various
innovations and technical modifications in management of urinary stones and
enlarged prostate. He has also written a chapter in a recently published book on
BPH by M. Ramalingam and David M. Albala. He has been training endourologists
regularly under a structured mentorship programme of Indian School of Urology.
I shall serve USI with total commitment and dedication as its Hon. Treasurer if
given an opportunity.
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Nominations for Council Member – North Zone:
M S AnsariLucknow
Name: Dr. M. S. Ansari
Qualifications: MCh (AIIMS), Stecker Fellowship in Pediatric Urology (U.S.A)
Specialty interest: Pediatric Urology
Current position: Professor of Pediatric Urology Sanjay Gandhi PGIMS, Lucknow, India
-Invited faculty at many national and international institutions and scientific forums
Publications: Over 200
Book chapters: 15
Awards: Many National and international academic awards
Editorial positions
Serving many scientific journals of national and international repute at various positionsServices to USI
NZ council member -2 yrs.
Organizational activities-Involved in organization of many Courses, CMEs, Conferences and Workshop of National and International importance
Topic for the CME- Vesicoureteral Reflux: Current trends in antibiotic prophylaxis and endoscopic management.
S P Yadav Gurgaon
I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself - I am Dr. S P Yadav. Senior Consultant
Urologist, practicing at Pushpanjali Hospital , John Hall Road, Gurgaon. I did my MCH (
Urology ) from AIIMS in 1991. I have started the department of Urology in Haryana first
time. I have Left PGIMS Rohtak in 1998 after becoming the Professor and Head of
Department Urology. I am active member of 10 scientific society. I have registered my
name in Limca Book of Record twice. I was Awarded Hargovind Singh Memorial Trust
fellowship by North Zone Urological Society of India in 1994. I was also awarded who
fellowship in United States of America. I have chaired more than 200 sessions in various
national conferences and workshops. More than 40 papers have been published in
national and international journals. I have organized workshops on uro oncology in 1994
under UZ USI, on Female Urology in 2004, and Annual conference of North Zone USI in
2010 in Gurgaon as Organizing Secretary. I remained council member, treasurer and the
president of NZ USI in 2017-18. My Hospital ( Pushpanjali Hospital) is a part of UROMET
programme of Urological Society of India ( USI) since beginning. I remained elected
member of Medical Council India 2013-2018. I was member ethics committee of MCI in
2014-2018. I am active member of USI.
I am seeking the election of Council Member of USI. Please consider me for the council
member seat.
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Nominations for Council Member – East Zone:
Harprit SinghJamshedpur
Harprit Singh working as HOD Urology at Mercy Hospital Jamshedpur. Passed my DNB
Urology from Nadiad in 2006. Life member of many professional bodies namely USI,
SASSM, ISSM, AUA, ASI, and IMA. Presented numerous papers at Zonal, National and
international meetings. 09 publications in national and international journals,
Demonstrated live surgeries at workshop held at state, zonal and national meetings
held by BOE. Honorary Secretary of East Zone Chapter of USI for 2 terms 2014-16 and
2017-18. Conducted 2 live workshops, annual and midterm meetings at Jamshedpur.
Faculty in UROMET programme as RIRS trainer for 2 years
P P RaoMumbai
Nominations for Council Member – West Zone:
Dr Pradeep Rao graduated from the Grant Medical College, Mumbai and Bombay
University and completed his General Surgery training from the Lokamanya Tilak
Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai. He did his FRCSEd in UK. He did DNB Urology
from the Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Nadiad. He won the Dr R Seetharaman
Memorial Essay prize and the Dr G M Phadke traveling fellowship awarded by the USI and
Poster and Podium prizes in National and Zonal meetings.
He was one of the early adopters of advanced Laparoscopic Urology in Mumbai. He was
involved with the development of the LMA Stonebreaker and the BackStop anti-
retropulsion device.
In May 2007, he did the first ever Single Port Nephrectomy (among other Single port cases)
using the R-Port and is credited with being a pioneer of this technology. He is a member of
the LESSCAR working group and has been invited to demonstrate and lecture on LESS in
Japan, South Korea, Germany, Venezuela, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Vietnam,
Colombia and Singapore.
He has more than 30 publications in peer reviewed journals. He has been a Guest editor
for the IJU. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Endourology(Part B Videourology)
and International Editor of the Chinese Journal of Endourology. He has authored chapters
in various books including the latest edition of Smith's Textbook of Endourology.
As council member WZ, he started up the West Zone website. He successfully organised
the Uroflexicon workshop in Mumbai for the WZ USI.
He is the Director and Head, Department of Urology, Global Hospital, Mumbai. He is also
the Faculty Director at ceMAST and is actively involved in training residents and
consultant Urologists in Minimal Access Surgery.
USI NEWSLETTERUSI NEWSLETTER
Congratulations
Dr. Raj Patel , from B.T. Savani Hospital, Rajkot won first
prize in oral poster presentation at UAA congress 2019
at Kualalumpur.
Dr Pratik Shah won the SIU International Quiz in Seoul 2018 and
again in 2019. It's for the first time in SIU history that someone has
won quiz prize for two consecutive year.
Dr Anant Kumar was awarded best poster for pediatric Robotic
Transplant in International Society of Urology meeting in Athens.
D.Lit (Honoris.Causa) being awarded to Dr. Salil Tandon
Consultant Urologist N.E. Railway Hospital Lucknow by
Integral University for the work done in the field of
Medical Science (reproductive medicine/andorology).
He's the first urologist from the state of Uttar Pradesh,
and the youngest KGMC alumni to recieve this honour.
He was also conferred FRCS during the convocation
ceremony held on 5th of June 2019 at Glasgow.
Congratulations to all the prize winners for bringing laurels to
Urological Society of India and making us proud.
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MARCH3rd & 4th : Mock Exam : Stanley Medical College, Chennai
APRIL11th : First Council meeting
25th – 26th : UROMET ( R )
MAY9th : Practical cases in Urology - Case based discussion – Surya Prakash, Hyderabad
(under USI –ISU)
JUNE1st & 2nd : Cadaver Programme, Bangalore
20th : Training programme for Uro Nurses/ Technicians , Olympus facility, Gurgaon
27th & 28th : Young Urologists Conclave, Hyderabad
JULY4th & 5th : Wet lab: AIG, Hyderabad and Amrita, Kochi
10th to 12th : SZUSICON, Hyderabad
12th : Mid term council meeting
23rd to 29th : USI – Mauritius conclave
AUGUST1st : USI- ISU workshop on renal transplantation, Max, Delhi
8th & 9th : USI Master class on Uro- oncology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
(under USI – ISU)
14th -16th : AUA-USI Instructional course, Hyderabad
29th & 30th : UROMET ( R )
SEPTEMBER10th to 12th : WZUSICON, Goa
19th & 20th : CME on Prostate Cancer, SMS Medical College, Jaipur ( under USI - ISU )
29th & 30th : 2nd Mock Exam, SMS Medical College, Jaipur
OCTOBER12th & 13th : Cadaver Programme, Bangalore
17th & 18th : Workshop on Lower tract reconstruction - Narayana Medical College, Nellore
30th Oct –1st Nov : NZUSICON 2020 Bikaner
NOVEMBER5th to 7th : EZUSICON, Chalsa, Dooars Forest, West Bengal
17th & 18th : Wet lab: AIG, Hyderabad
27th : III Council meeting
28th & 29th : USI Non Urological CME
DECEMBER12th & 13th : UROMET ( C )
JANUARY 2021 To be announced : USICON 2021
Calendar of Events – 2020
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Mailing Address:Department of Urology, Gauhati Medical College HospitalGuwahati - 781032Assam
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