Before the annual Iftar dinner at the Pentagon

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with Pentagon Army Chaplains (Lt. Cols.) Thomas Waynick and Kenneth Williams before the annual Iftar dinner at the Pentagon, July 25, 2012. Iftar refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast during the month of Ramadan, the Islamic faith's holiest time.

CMC surgeon does the region proud

Dr. Navneet Kumar Chaudhry has been elected as President 

Dr. Navneet Kumar Chaudhry, Professor & Head of Surgery at Christian Medical College Hospital Ludhiana has been elected as the President of Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI), North Zone for the term 2012 -2014. Professor Chaudhry was elected to this position during recently held 7th International Congress of Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India, at Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, from July 19-22, 2012. With more than 4500 members, AMASI is the largest section of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI).
The international congress was attended by more than 2500 delegates from all over India and surgeons from Australia, UK, Korea, Germany and US. During the congress, Dr. Chaudhry delivered a guest lecture and chaired 3 sessions on live advanced laparoscopic surgery.
According to Prof. Chaudhry, the main aim of the AMASI is to bring safe and affordable minimal access surgery to the masses, with a special focus on training young surgeons in this highly technical and patient friendly surgical technique.. Dr. Chaudhry is the first surgeon from the state of Punjab to be elected as President of AMASI north zone.
CMC Hospital, Ludhiana pioneered minimally access surgery in early nineties and has played a key role in making this technique popular in North India. ----Shalu Arora and Rector Kathuria


CMC surgeon does the region proud