New oil in old lamps A modern perspective on Ancient Indian Surgery". |
From Thursday 12th November, 2009 to Thursday 12th November, 2009
Location: Imperial College Campus
Website: www.iitlc.org
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New Oil in Old Lamps:
A modern approach to Suśruta’s Surgery
Thursday 12th November 2009
IIT London Chapter invites you for a talk by K.M.N.Kunzru, MS,FRCS,DHMSA on Thursday 12th November 09 titled, New Oil in Old Lamps: A modern approach to Suśruta’s Surgery
Suśruta , the surgeon/physician practised in Varanasi in the middle first millenium BCE. We know little about him as a person , except what one can glean from his Compendium of Medicine and Surgery, Suśrutasamhitā .
The Compendium is in six parts, five sthāna s, and the final, significantly and extensively edited, Uttaratantra. The treatise appears to be directed at qualified practitioners of Medicine and Surgery; more like a vade-mecum, than a textbook for the untrained student
Though many translations and commentaries on the book have been published, only a few are by practising modern surgeons. Singhal and Valiathan are the more recent ones.
Ravi Kunzru has tried to approach the work in a different way. He has himself translated relevant surgical and related parts of the Compendium with the help of and validation by Sanskritists. .He has ,in addition, uniquely attempted to reproduce three surgical procedures in cadavers , human and animal, with the aid of other specialist colleagues. He will talk about his observations when reproducing these surgical operations
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Details of the talk are given below
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Thursday 12th November 2009 |
| Venue: |
Upper Ground Square Lecture Theatre
(IC Business School) Tanaka Building,
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2A
(Nearest tube – South Kensington) |
Program for the evening
| 5:30 pm |
Registrations, Coffee, Networking |
| 6:30 pm |
Welcome and talk by Dr. Kunzru |
| 7:15 pm |
Questions and Answers |
| 8:15 pm |
Vote of Thanks |
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Dr. K.M.N.Kunzru
Dr. Ravi Kunzru is the Emeritus Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon ,at Whipps Cross University Hospital London . He is also the Honorary Consultant Adviser in Orthopaedics for the UK to the Royal British Legion
Dr. Kunzru holds membership of the following Medical societies.
Membership of
Medical Societies: |
1) British Orthopaedic Association |
(Senior Fellow) |
| 2) Royal Society of Medicine |
(Life Fellow) |
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Sections--
Orthopaedics
History of Medicine |
Past Councillor
Past President |
| 3) Hunterian Society of London |
Past President |
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4) Medical Society of London |
President |
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5) British Orthopaedic Foot
and
Ankle Society) |
Past President |
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6) British Society for Surgery
of the Hand |
(Senior Member) |
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7) Society of Apothecaries: |
Faculty of History of Medicine |
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8) Historical Medical Equipment Society |
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We have limited capacity at the event and seats are available on a first come first serve basis.
There is no charge for the talk but registration is required and preference will be given to paid members of IITLC.
Attendees are requested to make a voluntary donation of £5 towards our charity fund.
Please let us know by return email at
webmaster@iitlc.org
if you are interested in attending the lecture.
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