Gp Capt (Dr) KL Sampath Kumar
Advisor
EDUCATION :
M.B.B.S : Passed in First Class from Kurnool Medical College Kurnool of Sree Venkateswara University of Andhra Pradesh in May 1977
Jr. Residency In General Surgery in PGIMER , Chandigarth From 01 Jul 1979 to 30 Jun 1980
M.S ( Gen Surg ) : Passed from Armed Forces Medical College , Pune of University of Poona , Maharashtra in April 1990
FELLOW SHIPS :
FAIS: Fellow of Association of Surgeons of India
WHO Fellowship : In Traumatology from St. George Hospital , Sydney AUSTRALIA
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS:
(a) Awarded Gulam Hussain Memorial Gold Medal for standing FIRST in General Surgery in the University Examination
(b) Awarded M/S Nizam Sugar Factory Gold Medal for standing FIRST in General Medicine in the University Examination
(c) Awarded Jaga Bandhu Memorial Gold Medal for standing FIRST in Microbiology in the University Examination
(d) Awarded Merit Certificate for standing FIRST in Forensic Medicine in the University Examination
HONOURS AND AWARDS:
(a).Commendation by Chief of Air Staff of Sultanate of Oman's Air Force.
(b).Awarded The Order of The Special Royal Emblem by Sultan Quaboos bin Said of Sultanate of Oman for meritorious service.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
(a). Worked as a resident in General Surgery in PGIMER, Chandigarh for one year.
(b). Worked in Indian Air Force as a General Duty Medical Officer between May 1981 and Aug 1983.
(c). Worked in Sultanate of Oman Air Force as Principal Medical Officer in Muscat when sent on Deputation by Ministry of Defence for three years from Aug 1984 to Dec 1987.
(d). Did Advance Course in General surgery in Armed Forces Medical College and gained Post Graduation qualification, M.S. (Gen. Surg). From University of Poona in 1990.
(e). Worked in Government Medical College, Mazar-1 -Sharif in Afghanistan as a Professor of Surgery in immediate post Taliban period when selected and sent on deputation by the Government of India.
(6). Worked as a WHO Fellow in Traumatology in St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
(g). Worked in the Department of Post Graduate Studies (SURGERY) of Command Hospital affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (Karnataka)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Teaching experience in Command Hospital (Air Force) under Rajeev Gandhi University of Health Sciences,
Bangalore which is recognised by MCI from 1990 to 1993 and again from 2003 to (2006).
Recognised as a Post Graduate Teacher to guide the dissertation work of PG Medical (MS) students
RESEARCH PROJECTS:
The following Research Projects are undertaken in Armed Forces under AFMRC.
(a). Randomized clinical trials assessing impact of a light weight or heavy weight mesh on chronic pain after groin hernia repair.
(b). Role of Radionuclide tissue perfusion scans in the surgical management of diabetic foot.
(c). Randomized clinical trial assessing the results of surgical decompression of intra osseous pressure in Os Calcanei in 'Painful Heel Syndrome'.
PAPERS PUBLISHED:
1. Spontaneous rupture of Spleen. MJAFI 1999: 55: 255-56.
2. Obstructed Laugier's Hernia, MJAFI 1999; 55: 371-72.
3. Pseudo cyst of Pancreas in a child following blunt abdominal trauma. MJAFI 2000; 56: 229-30.
4. Double Track Branchial Sinus. MJAFI 2000; 56: 244-45.
5. Multiple abscesses of the Spleen. MJAFI 2000; 56: 266-67
PAPERS PRESENTED:
1. 'Management of Paingul Heel Syndrome in ASICON - 1998
2. 'Cervicalgia amongst Air Crew' in ASICON -1999
3. 'Tuberculosis of Rib' in ASICON -2000
4. 'Hydatid Cyst of the Liver Presenting as Cutaneous Fistula' in ASICON - 2003.
5. 'Surgery in Afghanistan' in ASICON -2004
6. 'Gastric Outlet Obstruction' in Prof. B. Hanumaiah Memorial Continuing Surgical Education Programme 2005.