Punjab cardio-vascular surgeon teaches young surgeons finer points of vascular surgery

Ludhiana, August 8, 2014: It was a treat for the young surgeons from all over the world to have a one to one discussion and a hands on teaching from a world renowned faculty at the Annual Live Workshop and Conference of  Vascular Surgeons which was held recently in Fortis Heart Institute Mohali organised by Dr R Jindal.  Dr Harinder Singh Bedi – Head of Cardio Vascular Surgery at the prestigious Christian Medical College & Hospital Ludhiana was on the panel of the Faculty. He said that the senior faculty taught the young post MS and MCh postgraduate surgeons the finer points of vascular anastomosis. This was done by actually working on pigs aorta (blood vessel) with the same sutures as used in humans. The conference was attended by doctors from all over India and the Faculty included renowned surgeons like Prof Jean Francois Uhl , Dr Benigni and Dr Diamond from France .

The delegates had a very useful interaction. Dr Bedi said that vascular surgery is one of the finest surgeries possible. A stitch which is wrong by just a mm can have a devastating effect on the results. If it is a surgery on a leg artery it can jeopardise the leg leading to amputation. If it is a heart artery it can lead to death. Therefore it is essential to teach young surgeons in a lab where a mistake can be corrected without affecting a patient . The delegates learnt a lot . The first prize for the best anastomosis was given to Dr Sandeep from Mumbai.

Dr Abraham G Thomas – Director of CMC & H – said that a beating heart bypass is one of the  very pinnacles of any vascular surgery as there is no room for error. It was a blessing for the young surgeons to be taught by a senior cardio-vascular surgeon who gladly gave valuable tips and practical pointers to perform a perfect anastomosis so that a patient does well.

At the conference Dr Bedi also presented guest lectures  and chaired important sessions . Dr Bedi being one of the senior most members of the Vascular Society of India  was on the distinguished advisory committee of the conference . The International delegates were very impressed by the tremendous work being done in CMC Ludhiana.