SURGERY

Faculty

Prof. Bitan Kumar Chattopadhyay MS (Cal) Professor and Head

Prof. Makhan Lal Saha MS (PGI) Professor
Prof. Prabhas Kumar Sarkar MS (Cal) Professor
Prof. Abhimanyu Basu MS (Cal) Professor
Prof . Amitabha Sarkar MS (Cal) Professor
Prof. Prosanta Kumar Bhattacharya MS (Cal) Professor
Prof. Diptendra Kumar Sarkar MS, DNB, FRCS (Edin) Professor
Dr Santanu Sinha MS (Cal) Associate Professor
Dr. Rinki Das MS (WBUHS), MCh (Surgical Associate Professor
Gastroenterology)
Dr. Sunanda Dey MS (Cal) Assistant Professor
Dr. Sourabh Das MS (Cal) Assistant Professor
Dr. Gourav Narjinari MS (Cal) Assistant Professor
Dr. Pritin Kumar Bera MS (Cal) R.M.O. cum Clinical Tutor
Dr. Avijit Ray Mandal MS (Cal) R.M.O. cum Clinical Tutor
Dr. A Mukherjee MBBS (Cal) Medical Officer

Transfers and Promotions

 Dr Susnata Dey, Dr. Soumen Das, and Dr. Partha Sarathi Ghosh, Assistant Professors and Dr. Asif
Ayaz, Dr. Koustav Mandal, Dr. Bappaditya Sarkar AND Dr. Somnath Biswas, R.M.O. cum Clinical Tutors,
have been transferred to different other institutions on promotions to their next higher posts.
 Dr. Saibal Chakroborty, R.M.O. cum Clinical Tutors, has resigned from the service this year.
 Dr. Soumen Sanfui and Dr. Sarvesh Gupta have resigned from the posts of Senior Residents after
completion of their one-year terms.
 Dr. Rinki Das, Associate Professor, has re-joined the Department after completion of her training and
passing the MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology) from PGI, Chandigarh.
 Dr. Lydia Prusty, Dr.Suyas Bajoria and Dr. Indra Prakash Mandal have joined the Department as Senior
Residents.

Postgraduate (MS) Trainees

Session 2016-19 Session 2017-20 Session 2018-21

Dr. Kumar Sonal Dr. Monalisha Khan Dr. Ayush Keshav Singhal
Dr. Rudradeep Banerjee Dr. Chowdhury Sirajul Islam Dr. Saurabh Bhardwaj
Dr. Fermin Iswary Dr. Abdul Kayum Khan Dr. Pranomita Chakroborty
Dr. Anirban Basu Dr. Senthil Raj Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh
Dr. Ronmita Pal Dr. Jitesh Midha Dr. Jesintha Christina C
Dr. Sandipan Purokait Dr. Vidya Rani Jha Dr. Saikat Chakroborty
Dr. Sukanta Chakroborty Dr. Rishin Dutta Dr. Subhash Rana
Dr. Indranil Chakroborty Dr. Ahsan Kamal Dr. Kamaksha Prasad Dolui
Dr. Monoj Ghosh Dr. Oindrilla Biswas Dr. Debtanu Hazra
Dr. Viswa Pakash Das Dr. Bibaswan Maity Dr. Arko Prabho Nath
Dr. Tamaghna Pal Dr. Surajit Das Dr. Siddhartha Shankar Mishra
Dr. Radharaman Mandal Dr. Digonto Bodo Dr. P. Siva Kumar
Dr. Susangata Choudhury Dr. Abinanandan Majumder Dr. Anirudh M
Dr. Susom Das Dr. Mainak Maitra Dr. Abhishek Kumar
Dr. Nibedita Ray Pramanik
Dr. Arnab Nandy
Dr. Neha Agarwal
Dr. Niraj Anand
Dr. Paban Kumar Mandal

REGULAR ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Regular departmental academic schedule includes case discussions, clinical meetings, journal club
meetings, topic seminars, periodic faculty and guest lectures, held 6 days a week. Department conducts
regular Audit meetings on monthly basis. Teachers and students discuss and interact on several topics.
Monthly examinations on theory papers on different topics are held on the last week day of every month.
The average of these examinations is counted towards evaluation in the Annual Examination leading to
awarding of the Medal to the postgraduates of the final year.

Several faculty members were invited to participate in Thyroid Society of India Annual Conference at
Kolkata , November, 2015 where Prof. B. K. Chattopadhyay, Prof. M. L. Saha, Prof. D. K. Sarkar, Dr.
Soumen Das either presented papers or conducted interdisciplinary panel discussions.

Department successfully carried out its responsibilities of executing the 8th Modular course for the
postgraduates of the Association of Surgeons of India by organizing one-day programme on hands on
demonstrations on 11th. December, 2015 focusing on the Oral and Practical part of the Postgraduate
University Examination.

A single day Live operative workshop and CME with the international guest faculty Dr Debashis Ghosh
was arranged. Dr Ghosh performed live oncoplastic surgery followed by lectures.

Several of the faculty members attended the ASICON 2015, the annual conference of the Association of
Surgeons of India held at Gurgaon, Haryana in December, 2015 and Prof. P. K. Bhattacharya presented a
paper on “Approach to a patient with post lap chole biliary fistula”. Prof. D K. Sarkar presented papers on
“Mastectomy steps” and “Breast Conservation/ SLNB” and took PG Master Class on Breast.

Department organized the Surgery Oral and Practical part of the M.B.B.S. Examination successfully in
January, 2015 of the regular batch and the subsequently the Supplementary in May, 2015 under the
chairmanship of Prof. D. K. Sarkar.

Several faculty members along with number of postgraduate students participated in SASICON 2016, the
annual conference of the State Chapter of Association of Surgeons of India held at Jalpaiguri in February,
2016. Prof. B. K. Chattopadhyay presented the prestigious Dr. P. C. Sanyal Memorial oration (“colorectal
anastomotic leaks”) and Prof. M. L. Saha participated as a guest faculty in the live operative workshop
(performed open Lateral Pancreatojejunostomy operation).

Department again successfully carried out its responsibilities of executing the next Modular course for the
postgraduates of the Association of Surgeons of India in July, 2016.

A CME and live workshop was held in August, 2016 in the Departmental Seminar Room in collaboration
with the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, SDLD where Prof. Sailesh Srikhande of Tata Memorial
Hospital, Mumbai performed D2 Gastrectomy at SDLD OT and a continuous interactive session went on
while the operations were being performed. A CME on recent advances on carcinoma stomach were also
discussed by Prof. Srikhande and Dr. Ashwin D‟Souza, also from TMH, Mumbai.

Department organized the annual IPGMER Surgical Oncology meet ONCOSURGE 2016 with live workshop
of laparoscopic oncological operations carried out by several eminent national faculties followed by CME
lectures, panel discussions and post-graduate master classes by the eminent national and local faculties,
held in the month of July, 2016. It was attended by more than 150 delegates. The highlights of the
program were the participation by the national faculty like Dr Puntambeker, Dr Rajkumar and Dr
Chintamani.

Department organized the Skill Course programme of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India
(AMASI) from 4th to 6th August, 2016 under the able leadership of Prof. M. L. Saha and several faculty
members including Prof. Chattopadhyay, Prof. Saha, Prof. Bhattacharya and Dr. Soumen Das participated
as faculty and delivered course lectures and hands-on training.

Round table discussion on early diagnosis strategy: A joint effort with Bangladesh was another
international event in the department attended by 10 Bangladeshi and 20 West Bengal faculty and saw
an in depth discussion on strategies for early diagnosis of Breast cancer.

Cancer awareness program: Jointly with Disha and members of Bangladesh Breast Association an
evening of awareness was organized with the theme of promoting survivorship campaign in breast
cancer.

Department also organized very successfully the live workshop of the 11th. International Congress of
Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASICON 2016) from 18th. to 20th. November, 2016
again under the able leadership of Prof. M. L. Saha and assisted by other faculty members, where from
the very basic to very high-end laparoscopic surgeries were performed by several national faculty
including the living legend Prof. C. Palanivelu from Coimbatore.

As a path breaking initiative, the Department organized a competitive programme on poster presentation
regarding awareness amongst our womenfolk regarding early detection of breast carcinoma amongst the
undergraduates and pupil nurses of the institution on the very auspicious occasion of cancer awareness
program which was presided over by the honorable minister-in-charge. Winners and runners up were
handsomely awarded.

The department collaborates with the Endocrinology Department to run a „Diabetic Foot‟ clinic and runs a
dedicated Endocrine and Metabolic Clinic (at our OPD on Saturdays) and Breast Clinic (at Shambhunath
Pandit Hospital on Saturdays). Department plans to start a dedicated Oncosurgery Unit for the cancer
victims very soon.

FACULTY NEWS

Prof. B. K. Chattopadhyay
• Nominated as the Secretary of the Board of Studies in Surgery of the West Bengal University of
Health Sciences, and is responsible for the formulation of policies regarding syllabus, dissertation,
examination, and evaluation in both undergraduate and postgraduate courses of the University.
• Supervisor and adjudicator of different Ph. D Thesis work of the students of Calcutta University.
• Was invited to participate in Thyroid Society of India Annual Conference at Kolkata, 2015 where the
lecture on “History of Thyroid Surgery” was delivered and was much acclaimed by the faculties and
the postgraduate students alike.
• Attended the SASICON 2016, the annual conference of the West Bengal Chapter of the Association of
surgeons of India held at Jalpaiguri in February 2016 and delivered the prestigious Dr. P. C. Sanyal
Memorial Oration on “Colorectal anastomotic leaks.”
Participated as a Faculty in FIAGES, Kolkata (Fellowship of Indian Association of Gastro Intestinal
Endosurgeons) held in June, 2016 at Medical College, Kolkata and participated as a faculty in a panel
discussion on “ Post Lap Cholecystectomy Bile Duct Injury” along with other national faculties.
• Participated in the 44th. Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India Skill Course programme
held at I.P.G.M.E.&R., Kolkata in August, 2016 along with other faculty members of the Dept. of
Surgery and delivered Faculty lecture on “Techniques and complications of access”.
• Attended the annual state CME of the Association of Surgeons of India – SASICME, 2016 organized by
College of Medicine and Sagar Dutta Hospital in the month of September and participated as a faculty
for Undergraduate clinical surgery class with a video presentation of “Examination of a thyroid
swelling” and chaired several sessions. Conducted the master class teaching programme for the
postgraduates along with other faculty members.
• Was associated with the organization of the Live Workshop held at I.P.G.M.E. &.R and S.S.K.M.
Hospital from 18.11.2016 to 20.11.2016.on the occasion of the 11th. International Congress of the
Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASICON2016) as Head of the Department and
participated in the conference as a faculty member and acted as a panelist in a special session of
“case capsules” along with several other national faculties.
• Guided thesis work for postgraduate students, acted as chairman for the Oral-Practical part of M.S.
Examination 2016 at the IPGMER Center, acted as adjudicator for large number of articles for the
Indian Journal of Surgery, JIMA and several other journals.

Prof. Makhan Lal Saha

• Elected uncontested as Governing council member of The Association of Surgeons of India for the
period from 2016-18.
• Working as principal investigator of multicentre trauma study project TRITCO.
• Attended SCOPE course as a faculty in the month of February 2016 organized by Delhi chapter of
ASI.
• Attended annual conference of Association of surgeons of India( WB chapter) held at Jalpaiguri in
February 2016.Performed a Pancreatico jejunostomy operation in live operative workshop held during
SASICON2016.
• Attended AMASI skill course held at Dhaka as a faculty from 27.3.2016 to 30.3.2016
• Participated at world health day programme organized by Liver foundation on 7th. April 2016 held at
CMOH office Berhampur and delivered a lecture on “ Primary management of trauma victim”.
• Attended as a faculty in 43rd AMASI skill course held at Agra in the month of July.
• Attended as a faculty in SCOPE organized by ASI Delhi chapter in the month of August 2016.
• Organized 44th. AMASI skill course along with other faculty members of Dept. of Surgery
I.P.G.M.E.&R., Kolkata. 200 surgeons and gynecologist participated in the skill course and 160 took
FMAS examination held at the end of the course.
• Attended SASICME organized by College of Medicine and Sagar Dutta Hospital in the month of
September. Participated as a faculty for Undergraduate clinical surgery class. Delivered “Dr.Subodh
Chandra Dutta Memorial Oration” on Evolution of thyroid surgery with emphasis on lateral horizontal
thyroidectomy.
• Attended Eastern Zonal Critical Care Conference (EZCCCON 2016) held at Siliguri in October 2016 as
a faculty and delivered a lecture on” Abdominal compartment syndrome”
• Worked as Chairman of the workshop committee in the annual conference of Association of Minimal
Access Surgeons of India (AMASICON2016). The live workshop was held at
I.P.G.M.E.&.R/S.S.K.M.Hospital from 18.11.2016 to 20.11.2016.
• Attended annual conference of The Association of Surgeons of India (ASICON2016) held at Mysuru
from 14th. to 20th. December Participated as a faculty for Postgraduate master class and panelist
for Benign surgical jaundice.
• Thesis guide for MS surgery residents.
• Three publications in International Journal

Prof. Probhas Kumar Sarkar

• Appointed and conducted M.S. (General Surgery) Examination, 2016 at I.P.G.M.E.R. Center
• Acted as thesis guide of two M.S. (General Surgery) students for the year 2014-2017
• One paper published in November, 2016 and another selected for publication in October, 2016 both
in index journals.

Prof. Prosanta Kumar Bhattacharya

• Faculty in postgraduate modular course, Dec 2015.
• Faculty presentation: “approach to a patient with post lap chole biliary fistula”: ASICOn December
2015 at Gurgaon.
• Chairperson: Oncosurge 2016: IPGME&R, Kolkata.
• Examiner: modular course for PG students 27th July 2016: “varicose veins”.
• Faculty lectures at AMASI skill course for FMAS on “complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy” at
IPGME&R, Kolkata (05-08-2016).
• Faculty for pre-conference (sasicme2016) workshop on clinical surgery at CMSDH, Kamarhati (09-09-
2016): “anorectal examination”.
• Presented a paper on “approach to a patient with carcinoma GB” at SASICME 2016 (10-09-2016).
• Examiner of theory papers MS gen surg exams West Bengal Health University 2015.
• Invited examiner for PG gold medal exam in surgery CMC, Kolkata, 2015.
• Paper setter for MS general surgery examination, 2016 of RML PGIMER, Delhi .
• Examiner MBBS examination february 2016 of JN inst medical college, Wardha (Dutta Mege
university), Nagpur (MBBS)
• Examiner MS general surgery examination April 2016 of RML PGIMER, Delhi.
• Examiner MS general surgery examination may 2016 of Silchar medical college.
• Examiner MBBS (supply) examination, may 2016 of Malda medical college.
• Reviewed articles for Indian journal of surgery
• Following review articles are under consideration for publication in indian journal of surgery and asian
journal of oncology respectively
• A) approach to a patient with post lap chole biliary fistula
• B) approach to a patient with carcinoma GB.
• Adjudicator, Guide and Co-guide for thesis for WEST BENGAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY.

Prof. Diptendra Kumar Sarkar

Publications:
1. Soumi Saha, Suvro Ganguly, Diptendra Kumar Sarkar, Avijit Hazra (2016). Clinicopathological
characteristics of patients of certain molecular subtypes and elevated post-op CA 15.3 levels and its
correlation with menopausal status. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology IP: 14.99.42.150, 172-
176. DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.182029.
2. Saha A, Mukhopadhyay M, Das C, Sarkar K, Saha AK, Sarkar DK (2016). FNAC Versus Core Needle
Biopsy: A Comparative Study in Evaluation of Palpable Breast Lump. J Clin Diagn Res.; 10(2):EC05-8.
doi:10.7860/JCDR/2016/15889.7185.
3. Saha S, Mukherjee S, Khan P, Kajal K, Mazumdar M, Manna A, Mukherjee S, De S, Jana D, Sarkar DK,
Das T (2016). Aspirin Suppresses the Acquisition of Chemoresistance in Breast Cancer by Disrupting an
NFκB-IL6 Signaling Axis Responsible for the Generation of Cancer Stem Cells. Cancer Res. 1;
76(7):2000-12..
 4. Mukherjee S, Manna A, Bhattacharjee P, Mazumdar M, Saha S, Chakraborty S, Guha D, Adhikary A, Jana
D, Gorain M, Mukherjee SA, Kundu GC, Sarkar DK, Das T (2016). Non-migratory tumorigenic intrinsic
cancer stem cells ensure breast cancer metastasis by generation of CXCR4(+) migrating cancer stem
cells. Oncogene. 15;35(37):4937-48.
5. S. Saha, P. Mandal, S. Ganguly, D. Jana, A. Ayaz, A. Banerjee, R. Chouhan, D. K. Sarkar (2015).
Decreased expression of BRCA2 accelerates sporadic breast cancer progression. Indian Journal of
Surgical Oncology 10.1007/s13193-015-0449-1. (the first two authors contributed equally)
6. Rahulkumar N. Chavan,Bhargav Chikkala, Cinjini Biswas, Somak Biswas, and Diptendra Kumar Sarkar
(2015). Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Thyroid: A Rare Entity Case Reports in Pathology, Article
ID 838079, 3 pages
7. Rahulkumar N. Chavan, Bhargav Chikkala, Cinjini Das, Somak Biswas, Diptendra Kumar Sarkar and
Sushil Kumar Pandey (2015). Anorectal Malformation: Paediatric Problem Presenting in Adult Case
Reports in Surgery, Article ID 625474, 4 pages
8. Saha S, Mukherjee S, Mazumdar M, Manna A, Khan P, Adhikary A, Kajal K, Jana D, Sa G, Mukherjee S,
Sarkar DK, Das T (2015). Mithramycin A sensitizes therapy-resistant breast cancer stem cells toward
genotoxic drug doxorubicin. Transl Res.; 165(5):558-77. doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2014.10

Invited lectures:
SN LECTURE TOPIC TIME CONFERENCE
1. D.T.C recent advances Nov 2015 Tripura State ASI
Conference
2. PG/UG Master class Breast Nov 2015 Tripura State ASI
Conference
3. Mastectomy steps Dec 2015 Gurgaon ASICON
4. Breast Conservation/ SLNB Dec 2015 Gurgaon ASICON
5. PG Master class Breast Dec 2015 Gurgaon ASICON
6. Recent advances in Breast Cancer Feb 2016 BSMUU, Dhaka
7. PG Master class Feb 2016 BSMUU, Dhaka
8. Genetics in Breast Cancer April 2016 AIIMS update
9. Mastectomy in Metastasis Cancer May 2016 Calcutta Breast Group
10. Treatment of Metastasis Breast Cancer July 2016 ONCOSURGE
11. Recent advances Genomics Breast Cancer July 2016 ABSICON, Bangalore
12. Master class in Breast July 2016 ABSICON, Bangalore
13. PG Master class Breast July 2016 ASI, WB
14. Recent update Breast Cancer Aug 2016 AMRICON
15. PG Master class Sept 2016 ASI, Jaipur
16. Recent trends in prognostication Breast Sept 2016 Bose Institute, Kolkata
17. SLNB: How I do it Sept 2016 AIIMS
18. Genomics in Breast Cancer Oct 2016 Jaipur Breast Congress
19. Familial Breast Cancer & rich reducing mastectomy July 2016 Tata medical Centre
20. Genomics for Surgeon in Breast Cancer Sept 2016 SASICON
21. Recent trends in prognostication in Breast Cancer Oct 2016 ASOMA, Singapore
22. RCS course Nov 2016 Kolkata

Examiner:
1. Royal College of Surgeon, Edinburgh – MRCS Exam
2. Convener examiner IPGME&R
3. External examiner Kishanganj Medical College

Dr. Soumen Das

Publications:
1. Soumen Das, S Sarkar. Thyroid Abscess with Thyro-Cutaneous Fistula following Needle Aspiration: A
Rare presentation of Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Journal of Surgical Arts / CerrahiSanatlarDergisi . 2015,
Vol. 8 Issue 2, p71-72. 2p.
2. Adil, Md T, R Rahman, and Soumen Das. “Patterned Charring along the Contact Points of a Metallic
Locket due to Lightning Strike.” Clinical Case Reports 4.6 (2016): 618–619. PMC. Web. 2 Dec. 2016.
 3. S Maji, Soumen Das, P Bhagat, ML Saha. A rare case of strangulated obturator hernia presenting as
subacute intestinal obstruction.Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research 17(1):January 2016
4. Retina Paul, Soumen Das, P Bhagat, M. L. Saha. Microbological pofile of infection following surgery: a
hospital based study. American Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Research. 2015;2(2):86-88
5. S Saha, V singh, S Ganguly, Soumen Das, S SMondal, D K Sarkar. Serial estimation of CA 15.3 can
predict the outcome in patients with breast cancer- a prospective study. International Journal of Pharma
and Bio Sciences. 2014 Jan; 5(1): (B) 570 – 576
6. Makhan Lal Saha, Soumen Das, Partha Bhar, Suvendu Maji, Kamal Singh Kanwar, Prakash Bhagat . An
unusual cause of vomiting: chronic gastric volvulus due to old diaphragmatic defect. IntSurg J. 2014;
1(3): 158-160
7. S Maji, M L Saha, K S Kanwar, Soumen Das. Damage control and definitive surgery in a case of fatal
blunt trauma abdomen. Med. Res. Chron., 2015, 2 (2), 217-221
8. Soumen Das, S Saha. A randomized control study of effect of octreotide in management of acute
pancreatitis with varying severities. International Journal of Medicine and Health Research. 2015, 1-5
9. S Maji, M L Saha, K S Kanwar, Soumen Das, P Bhagat, P Bhar. A unique case of pheochromocytoma
presenting with hypertensive retinopathy. Int J Med Res Health Sci. 2015;4(2): 432-434
10. Soumen Das, S Saha. Comparison of incidence and presentation of biliary stricture after open and
laparoscopic cholecystectomy. American Journal of Biological & Pharmaceutical Research. 2016;3(2):50-
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11. S Maji, ML Saha, K Knawar, Soumen Das. An epidemiological study of 50 consecutive cases of gastric
cancer from a tertiary care hospital in Westbengal. International Surgery journal, May 2015. 247-251

Presentations:
• Invited Faculty to moderate Panel discussion on Multinodular Goitre at Thyroid Society of India Annual
Conference at Kolkata 2015.
• Invited Faculty to Deliver lecture on „ Mastering the art of Evidence Based Medicine‟ at AMASICON 2016.
• Invited Faculty to conduct Skill Development Course on „How to publish Manuscript?‟ at AMASICON 2016.
• Invited Faculty to participate at a investigators meet on Role of Bevacizumab in metastatic Colorectal
cancer at Hyderabad

ACADEMIC ACTIVITY

MS theses ongoing
• Durga Prasad Nanda: Prospective observational study on association of gallstone disease with CA
GB
• Somdev Sil: Complications of total thyroidectomy with special mention to different approaches.
• Bhaswati Ray: A study on acute presentation of abdominal TB.
• Maheswar Murmu: Prophylactic therapy of octreotide in pancreatic surgery.
• Ankit Mishra: Efficacy of evening primrose oil and danazol in mastalgia a observational study in
respect to breast pain chart.
• Arnab Chakroborty: Clinicopathological study of parotid tumors and outcome of different types of
parotidectomy.
• Bapan Kumar Pradhan: Prospective analysis of oncological and aesthetic outcome following
oncoplastic breast surgery techniques.
• Milton Swarnakar: A comparative study of safety between early (within 24 hrs) versus delayed
feeding following enteric anastomosis.
• Partha Sarathi Mandal: Study of infectious pathogenesis of gallstones.
• Sumit Kabra: Effect of adherence to World Health Organization surgical safety checklist on
morbidity and mortality in a defined surgical patient population.
• Kumar Dheeraj: Study of pancreatic duct decompression in patients of chronic pancreatitis.
• Dipankar Saha: A prospective observational study on abdominosacral method of resection of
patient with rectal carcinoma and its efficacy in terms of exposure/operating time/bleeding in Indian
patient.
• Safikul Islam: A clinicopathological study on enterocutaneous fistula with special reference to need
for various types of nutritional support.
• Chiranjit Mukherjee: Breast conservation in locally advance breast care.

Research (other than thesis project) ongoing

• Clinicopathological and Mutation analysis of Pancreatic and gall bladder cancer in association with
Indian Stastistical Institute, Kolkata (Co- investigator: Dr. Nilabjo Shikdar, Asst. Professor, Human
Genomics, ISI, Kolkata)
• Role of bevacizumab in metastatic colorectal cancer (sponsor Hetero)
• Pattern of DVT and thromboprophylaxis in patients undergoing surgery for abdominal malignancy in a
tertiary care hospital in eastern India.
• Observational study to identify the surgical anatomy of axilla in patients undergoing ALND with
oncoplastic surgery for breast cancer .
•
SN Title Sponsor Funding Duration Status
1. CA 15-3 as a measure of DST, West Rupees 27 2013-2016 Completed
predicting occult tumor Bengal Lakh 35
burden in patients with thousand and
breast cancer. 6 hundred
2. Estrogen and progesterone DST, West Rupees Nine 2011-2013 Completed
receptor pattern in patients Bengal lakh fifty
of breast cancer in West thousand four
Bengal and its implication in hundred
treatment.
3. Role of COX-2 in metastatic DST, West _ 2016 December Applied
breast cancer. Bengal

Common departmental activities

• Oncosurge
• Single theme CME: Whipple‟s operation and pancreatic cancer
• Single theme CME: D2 Gastrectomy operation and Stomach cancer
• ASI monthly clinical meeting
• IPGME&R: Bangladesh Breast Meet
• Modular Course

Department proudly acknowledges the achievement of Dr. Safikul Islam; a 3rd. Year Post Graduate
Student who got the second prize in the poster presentation competition amongst the postgraduates
from all over India in the Annual National Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India - ASICON
2015 held in December, 2015 at Gurgaon, Haryana.

SERVICE INFORMATION

OPD location
New Surgery OPD Complex started functioning in the previous New Emergency Block, with isolated but
composite arrangement for General Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Pediatric Surgery under the same roof.

OPD attendance
• Yearly total 29,361
 • New 9,222
• Old 20,139

Bed location (ward, building)

Curzon ward (male) – 109 beds Victoria ward (female) – 76 beds (both located in Main block)
EOW (Male) – 22 beds EOW (Female) – 22 beds (in the Emergency block)

Emergency Observation Ward admits surgical patients requiring observation pending transfer or
discharge.

Indoor admission
• Victoria Ward – 2162
• Curzon Ward – 2318
• EOW – 198
• Woodburn Ward – 149

Units composition: 6 units:

OPD Day Unit OT Days Visiting Surgeon RMO cum Tutor

Wednesday Prof. Diptendra Kumar Sarkar (Unit-in-charge), Dr. Asif Ayaz
Monday I Friday Dr. Gourav Narjinari
Thursday Prof. B. K. Chattopadhyay (Unit-in-charge & HOD), Dr. Saibal
Tuesday II Saturday Dr. Susnata De, Dr. Sunanda Dey Chakroborty
Monday Prof. Makhan Lal Saha (Unit-in-charge), Dr. Prakash Bhagat
Wednesday III Wednesday Dr. Soumen. Das, Dr. Tanveer Adil Dr. Koustav Mandal
Tuesday Prof. Amitabha. Sarkar (Unit-in-charge), Dr. Somnath Biswas
Thursday IV Saturday Prof. P. K. Bhattacharya, Dr. Amit Kumar Ray
Monday Prof. Abhimanyu Basu (Unit-in-charge), Dr. Mainak Pal
Friday V Wednesday Dr. Santanu Sinha, Dr. Partha Sarathi Ghosh.
Tuesday Prof. Prabhas Kumar Sarkar (Unit-in-charge), Dr. Bappaditya Sarkar
Saturday VI Thursday Dr. Rajat Subhra Morel, Dr. Saurabh.Das

Procedures/Investigations performed
Major Surgeries(Main OT Complex) performed: 3008 (major) 348 (Minor)
Emergency surgeries (NER OT) performed Major : 507 Minor : 415
Day Care procedures performed: 1016

Other patient interface related information

Follow up clinics are also run for each unit on different days. The department collaborates with the
Endocrinology Department to run a „Diabetic Foot‟ clinic and runs a dedicated Endocrine and Metabolic (at
our OPD on Saturdays) and Breast Clinic (at Shambhu Nath Pandit Hospital on Saturdays). Department
plans to start a dedicated Oncosurgery Unit for cancer patients very soon.

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