Overview
Dr Puneet Dhar is a Surgical Gastroenterologist with more than 30 years experience in the superspecialty. After his medical training in Delhi, he went for a fellowship in Transplant Surgery at Cambridge University Hospitals Trust, UK and also worked there as a locum consultant. He did his MCh from the GB Pant Hospital – as the first MCI recognised centre in the country and subsequently worked there as a Specialist before moving to the prestigious Amrita Institute of medical Sciences to setup what became one of the largest and best GI surgery centres in the country. Before joining Amrita Hospital Faridabad, he also setup the department at AIIMS Rishikesh as Professor and Head and also served as the Dean of Student Welfare there.
He has published extensively in this field in journals and book chapters, and has been a reviewer and on the editorial board of several medical journals and societies. He has been an active member of several professional societies and served on their executive committees. He is the President elect of the Indian Chapter of International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. He is also the webinar coordinator for National Board of Examinations and has been on the Governing Body of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences. He has also been involved in charitable activities of the Amrita Math as well as the Rotary and served in various medical and non-medical admin capacities and boards. He has also been a regular organisier CMEs and medical conferences for scientific Associations as well as many teaching activities including online and through Social Media.
Doctor's Talk
Gastrointestinal cancer treatment has evolved significantly with advances in personalized medicine, immunotherapy, and multidisciplinary care. Hear from our expert Dr. Puneet Dhar, Head, Gastrointestinal Surgery, as he explains how modern GI cancer treatment focuses on keeping the patient at the center of care.
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Dr. Puneet Dhar, Head, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery explains all about the trends in stomach cancer.
Area of Expertise
- GI Cancer surgery
- Pancreatic Surgery
- Neuroendocrine Tumours
- Biliary reconstructions
- Retroperitoneal surgery
- Pouch surgery for complex colorectal disease
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Surgical Infections and antimicrobial stewardship
- Medical education including Online
- Medical Humanities
- Surgical research and training
Qualification
MBBS
Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi
MS (Gen Surgery)
Safdarjang Hospital, University of Delhi
MCh (Surg Gastro)
GB Pant Hospital, University of Delhi
Fellow (Transplant)
Addenbrookes NHS Hospital, Cambridge UK
Languages Known
- Hindi
- English
Awards and Recognition
- Best Speaker award at Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology at ASICON 1992, Calcutta, on “Infected pancreatic Necrosis”
- 4th International Endoscopic surgery award from Evaluation Committee of Endoscopics award; 20th October 2007 at Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
- Professor Raghavachari oration for 2018 at the Kerala ASI annual conference in Cochin 5th May 2018.
- Dr Ramesh Nigam memorial oration for 2015 delivered at the 75th annual conference of the ASI in Gurgaon December 2015
- Rotary District Best Secretary award for the Region 2018-9 for coordination of Rotary activities during the Kerala Flood
- Teachers day award for Covid activities 5th Sept 2020 at AIIMS Rishikesh
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