Uro surgery 2020 Workshop cum conference organised at GMC srinagar.

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Prof Iqbal Saleem, Organising co-chairman of the event spoke about the contributions of ex-faculty members of the department of surgery. He recalled Dr Mehmooda Khan’s (ex-HoD) contribution to the department in the years of turmoil. “She stood like an iron lady and trained surgeons in patient care and surgical skills,” he said.

Prof Masood Tanveer, Principal GMC Srinagar said that a number of advanced surgeries, including onco-surgeries, bariatric surgeries and pediatric surgeries were being carried out at GMC Srinagar. “We have also started Whipple’s procedure and reconstructive surgeries have been going on for a long time. These surgeries have changed the lives of people,” he said.

He urged the doctors to focus on the growing menace of substance abuse and said that people must be educated about the early signs of addiction, as well as the fallouts of abuse.

Dr Gulzar Mufti, renowned urologist working in the United Kingdom and other faculty members also spoke on the occasion.