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Dr. Lalit Mohan Banerjee had the distinction of being the first Professor of Surgery in India. He was also one of the founders of the Association of Surgeons of India and served as the third President of the Association of Surgeons of India during 1941–42. He was the first medical professional awardee of MS Surgery degree from the University of Calcutta and one of the earliest surgeons to receive the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India. He was also nominated as the personal surgeon of the President of India. He had the opportunity to perform surgery on the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and the famous Bengali novelist Sarat Chandra Chatterjee.
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The Indian Journal of Surgery is the official publication of the Association of Surgeons of India that considers for publication articles in all fields of surgery. Issues are published bimonthly in the months of February, April, June, August, October and December.
The journal publishes Original article, Point of technique, Review article, Case report, Letter to editor, Teachers and surgeons from the past - A short (up to 500 words) bio sketch of a revered teacher or surgeon whom you hold in esteem and Images in surgery, surgical pathology, and surgical radiology.
A trusted resource for peer-reviewed coverage of all types of surgery
Provides a forum for surgeons in India and abroad to exchange ideas and advance the art of surgery
The official publication of the Association of Surgeons of India
92% of authors who answered a survey reported that they would definitely publish or probably publish in the journal again
The Indian Journal of Surgery offers peer-reviewed coverage of all types of surgery. The Journal publishes Original articles, Points of technique, Review articles, Case reports, Letters, Images and brief biographies of influential teachers and surgeons.
The Journal spans General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Rural Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Urology, Surgical Oncology, Radiology, Anaesthesia, Trauma Services, Minimal Access Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, GI Surgery, ENT, Colorectal Surgery, surgical practice and research.
The Journal provides a forum for surgeons from India and abroad to exchange ideas, to propagate the advancement of science and the art of surgery and to promote friendship among surgeons in India and abroad. This has been a trusted platform for surgons in communicating up-to-date scientific informeation to the community.