Top Gastro Surgeon in Hyderabad

Principal Investigator – SIMPLIFI (2008). TAR - ORI - SD001. NuvocidTM (Oritavancin) at Single or Infrequent Doses for the Treatment of Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections (SIMPLIFI). Completed the study.

Principal Investigator (BK 83) for ‘Multicentre, randomised comparative study to evaluate oral nutrition supplements in moderate and severe malnutrition – Approved and to be commenced on October 1st, 2010 – March 2012

Fujisawa / Quintiles – (Co-Investigator 2003 - 2004)

Observational study: Assessment (SGA) of malnutrition in elective surgical patients admitted to CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad January 2009 to December 2012, India.

Observational study of nutritional assessment (MNA) in elderly patients undergoing total knee replacement, at Sun Shine Hospital, Secunderabad, India (September 2010 to February 2011)

Observational study: Commencement of early enteral nutrition (< 24 hours) in patients undergoing major intra-abdominal surgery, at CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. March 2008 to May 2010 7. Ranbaxy India Limited- Short-term efficacy (6 weeks) of Esomeprazole in Reflux Oesophagitis – 2002

Editor of Textbook- The importance of Nutrition as an integral part of Disease management. KARGER Publications ( Switzerland), published November 2015 ( ISBN 978-3-318-05498-9). Also contributed 2 chapters: 1. Noncaloric Benefits of Carbohydrates.

Enteral Nutrition: Whom, Why When What and where to feed 2. The reimbursement does not imply the use of clinical nutrition: Results from an international, world- wide survey. Accepted for publication- Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, November 2015

Evidence-Based Recommendations for Addressing Malnutrition in Health Care L An Updated Strategy From the feed M.E.Global Study Group. JAMDA, 2014. Volume 15. Issue 8. Pages 544- 550

Effects of oral nutritional supplementation in the management of malnutrition in hospital and post-hospital discharged patients in India: a randomised, open-label, controlled trial. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics ( British Dietetic Association). 2014, Volume 28, Issue :4, Pages 331- 343

Who should lead the trauma team: Surgeon or Critical Care Physician? Viewpoint in Journal of Medical & Allied Sciences. Vol 1. Issue 3 ( www.jmas.in), July 2011 6.An unusual effect of Parenteral Glutamine. Presented Poster at the Annual Congress of European Society of Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition ( ESPEN), Glasgow, September 2002

The case of Routine Operative Cholangiogram during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Presented at the conference of "Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain"

Laparoscopic Management of ( Solitary) Giant Hepatic Cystc - Case Series ( four) presented at the mid-term conference of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal - Endo Surgeons ( IAGES). Coimbatore, October 2000

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)

European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN)

Parenteral and Enteral Society of Asia (PENSA)

Indian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ISPEN)

Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)

Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)