Dr. Harsha Jauhari, He was Awarded Dr. B.C. Roy National Award 2016, by the Hon’ble President of India.
M.S.(Gen.Surg.), F.R.C.S., F.I.C.S., F.A.I.S., Diplomate in Medical Ethics & Law, graduated from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune (1968-72), was awarded M.S.(Gen.Surg) from G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur (1973-76), was elected F.R.C.S. in 1983. He was awarded the Dr. P.N. Berry Trust Scholarship by the Indian High Commission, U.K on request by the Institute of Urology, London, to train in Transplant Surgery. In 1988 he returned to India, to serve the country by setting up Transplant Programs first in Delhi, followed by U.P & then Haryana.
He has to his credit almost 6000 Renal Transplant & 3500 C.A.P.D. catheter insertions, which are probably the largest series in India. In addition, he has over 200 original Publications, Surgical Innovations and Lectures, delivered at National & International Forums, concerned with various facets of Transplantation. The past few years have been devoted to propagating the Ethics & Law of Transplantation & the need for Organ donation.
In 2011, he was the only non Govt. member of a 6 member team, headed by the Director General Health Services, for the training to the National Transplant Organization of Spain, at Madrid.
His services had been requested by the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, for training their staff and fostering a Transplant Programme at that Hospital in a Holistic manner. This programme is now successfully underway, and represents the best of P.P.P.
In 2002, Dr.Harsha Jauhari conceived & conducted a course “The Art of Surgery” aimed at training young Doctors especially Surgeons in optimizing their Surgical skills. A specially created ‘O.T. Skills Room’ helped students in acquiring Basic Surgical Skills. This was reinforced with Lectures on “Concept & Attitudes”. A large number of doctors have already benefited from this course. A book on the subject, written by him, is soon to be released
Among his various qualifications is a Diploma in Medical Ethics & Law. He has been Chairman of Medico-Legal Committees for the India Society of Transplantation (ISOT), Delhi Nephrology Society (DNS), The Association of Surgeons of India (Delhi) and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for the past decade and has helped steer more than 70 Medico-Legal complaints against Doctors & Institutions to safety.
He had been unanimously elected President of the Association of Surgeon of India – Delhi State Chapter 2016-17.
The esteem his colleagues hold him in is seen by the fact that although a Transplant Surgeon, he was unanimously elected President of The Delhi Nephrology Society in 2007-2008.
He is Chairman of the ASICON CME Foundation, New Delhi.
In conclusion, it can be said that Dr. Harsha Jauhari has contributed considerably in his chosen field of Transplant Surgery, both as a clinician & as a Teacher. He is an acknowledged expert in the Ethics & Law in Transplantation.
M.B.B.S. in 1972 from Armed Forces Medical College, Poona University, India
M.S. (Gen.Surg.) in 1976 from G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur University, India
F.R.C.S. in 1983 from Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
F.I.C.S. in 1991 from International College of Surgeons, U.S.A.
F.A.I.S. in 1994 from Association of Surgeons of India
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Advisor, Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India
Member, Review Committee, Ministry of Health, Constituted by Hon’ble Delhi High Court, to review provisions of Transplantation of Human Organ Act, 1994 and Transplantation of Human Organ Rules, 1995, Govt. of India
Member, Task Force of the National Policy Dialogue on Transplantation of Human Organ Act, 1994 at the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi, Govt. of India
Member, Committee on National Organ Transplant Programme Govt. of India.
Member, Committee on Training of Dialysis Physician Govt. of India.
Member, Committee on Transplant Surgeons & Transplant Coordinators Govt. of India.
Past President, Committee on The Delhi Nephrology Society, 2008, Govt. of India.
Member, Committee Policy Making, Medical Tourism & Movement of Health Care Personnel at WHO & GATT, Govt. of India.
Member, National Guidelines on Patient Safety for the National Patient Safety Implementation Framework of India, Govt. of India.
Chairman, Legal Cell Indian Society of Transplantation.
Chairman, Medico Legal Cell, Delhi Nephrology Society.
Chairman, ASI CME Foundation.
President, Association of Surgeons of India, Delhi State Chapter, 2016-2017.
Member, IMA Standing Committee for Organ Donation.
He was awarded Dr. B.C. Roy National Award 2016, by the Hon'ble President of India
He was awarded the Dr. P.N. Berry Trust Scholarship by the Indian High Commission, U.K. on
request by the Institute of Urology, London, to train in Transplant Surgery
He was the only non Govt. member of a 6 member team, headed by the Director General Health Services, for the training to the National Transplant Organization of Spain, at Madrid
Member, IMA Standing Committee for Organ Donation.
Dr. Harsha Jauhari has been the pioneer in the starting successful Renal Transplant Surgery Programs at Government Registered Center in the three status viz Delhi, UP, Haryana.
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