Assam's Doctor Subhash Khanna Elected in American Surgical Society

GUWAHATI: Assam's doctor, Dr.Subhash Khanna has been elected in the American surgical society – Society of American Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (SAGES).

The doctor from Assam will be serving to promote and growth of "Endoscopy" and "Hernia" surgery sections of the international body.

Founded in 1981, SAGES is a non-profit professional organization providing education on gastrointestinal minimal invasive surgery. Its mission is to innovate, educate and collaborate to improve patient care.

On the recommendation of Dr.LianeFeldman, President of the SAGES, Khanna was selected as an expert to serve the two committees for the next two years. He is one of the three leading surgeons of the country to be selected to serve this prestigious international body.

It is the largest Gastrointestinal surgeons' society and has over 8000 members across the globe. It selects expert committee members across the globe every two years to promote, plan and propagate various upcoming newer advances in surgery in selected subjects.

Earlier, Dr Subhash Khanna of Guwahati has declared President-elect of the Indian Gastro intestinal laparoscopic surgeons society for the year- 2017 and 2018 at the 14th Annual Conference of the association held at Hyderabad from 8th to 11th February.

Indian Association of Gastro intestinal Endo Surgeons(IAGES) is an organization of surgeons formed to promote and spread the advancement of endoscopic Surgery through India and beyond.

Dr Khanna was also the first among the surgical fraternity of the state and the northeast to be elected president of a national surgical body.

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