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CURRICULUM VITAE
USHA DUTTA, MD, DM
Date of birth : 1st March 1967
Qualifications : MBBS [All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( A.I.I.M.S), New Delhi, India]
: MD Internal Medicine (A.I.I.M.S, New Delhi, India)
: DM Gastroenterology (A.I.I.M.S, New Delhi, India)
: Clinical Fellow (Storr Liver Unit, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia)
: Senior Research Fellow, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
Current position : Associate Professor of Gastroenterology,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh 160012, India.
Contact Information:121-A, Sector 24-A, Chandigarh-160023, India.(R): 0091-172-2724053
Email:[email protected];Fax:91-172-2744401;Tel:91-172-2756610
Brief Summary of Academic Contributions and Skills
Awards : 21
Publications (Indexed Journals): 61
Chapters in books : 03
Abstracts presented : 150
Research projects : 32 + 3 ongoing
Editorial board member: 2 International and 3 National Journals
Skills: Clinical, Endoscopic, Manometry, Capsule, EUS
Research areas: IBD, GI motility, Vitamin D deficiency in GI diseases,
Gallbladder cancer, Gallbladder motility, Celiac, IBS.
Board Certification: Medical Council of India, ECFMG
Additional expertise: Clinical Epidemiology, Health technology, Good Clinical Practices
Founding member: Crohns Colitis foundation, Celiac Society of India
Member of National Task force : Celiac Disease, IBS
Invited as faculty to deliver lectures in various academic fora.
Conducted workshops on Clinical Epidemiology, Manometry
Organized 5 conferences at PGIMER
Mentored: 22 MD / DM ( Gastroenterology fellow) thesis
Investigator in Multicentre trials
ACADEMIC RECORD AND WORK EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE IN GASTROENTEROLOGY
CLINICAL SKILLS Highly skilled in providing clinical care in in-patient, out-patient and intensive care setting.
Skilled in performing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures with high level of
competence. Can perform various therapeutic endoscopic procedures including Variceal
Course / Post From To Performance
Associate Professor
PGIMER, India
2004 2010 Best Poster award by ISG 2009.
Best poster award by AGS 2008
4 Best Paper awards by ISG, 2006
Alkem Om Prakash Memorial Award, 2005
Assistant Professor
PGIMER,
Chandigarh,India
1999 2004 Young Clinician’s Award, APDW 2001.
Young Clinicians Award APDW, 2000.
Senior Research Fellow
PGIMER, Chandigarh,
India
1998 1999 Madanagopalan award for the Best Plenary
Paper
Fellowship in Hepatology
The Storr Liver Unit
West Mead, Sydney,
Australia
1996 1997 Best Research Paper Award, 1997
DM Gastroenterology
AIIMS, India
1994 1996 Young Clinician Award by WCOG, 1998
M.D. Medicine
AIIMS, New Delhi, India
1990 1992 MD thesis selected for plenary session of
Indian Gastroenterology conference
M.B.B.S
AIIMS, New Delhi, India
1984 1989 New Zealand High Commissioner’s Prize for
Best Undergraduate in Community Medicine
Higher Secondary
Certificate
DTEA, New Delhi, India
1983 1984 Best Outgoing Student of the School
Award for Highest Marks in Chemistry
Secondary
School Certificate
DTEA, New Delhi, India
1972 1982 Awards for Highest marks in Mathematics
Ligation, Variceal injection, endoscopic dilatation with bougie and balloon, endoscopic
treatment of ulcer bleeds, polypectomy, chromoendoscopy, stent placements, argon plasma
photocoaguation and other common procedures. Performed over 10000 endoscopic
procedures.
Skilled in performing esophageal/ anorectal manometry and pH-metry. Incharge of the
manometry services in our gastroenterology unit at PGIMER and have performed over 1000
manometry procedures.
Skilled in perfoming and interpreting capsule endoscopy services of the unit
Trained in performing Endoscopic Ultrasound. Performed 34 procedures to date.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
In Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine
Faculty member in a leading tertiary care Gastroenterology Unit in India since 1999.
Involved in teaching & training of MD Medicine and DM Gastroenterology fellows.
This includes ward rounds, bedside case discussions, moderating seminars, journal clubs and
clinical meetings, taking didactic classes and presenting grand rounds.
Faculty-in-charge of designing the Gastroenterology Teaching Program for 10 years.
RESEARCH
Completed 30 research projects,
Mentored 22 thesis.
Trained in Clinical epidemiology and research methods ( by INCLEN, NIH)
Conducted workshops as faculty on Research Methodology.
Served as a resource person for thesis students
Editorial Board member and Reviewer for various journals
Member of the PGI research group
RESEARCH PROJECTS CONDUCTED
LUMINAL
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
1. Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in IBD and its role in disease severity,
manifestations and treatment.
2. Faecal inflammatory markers in ulcerative colitis: role in assessment of disease activity,
severity and response to therapy.
3. Pulmonary and haematological alterations in idiopathic ulcerative colitis.
4. Role of superadded GI infections in the exacerbations in IBD.
5. Effect of Curcumina longa supplementation in controlling disease activity in patients with
ulcerative colitis: A double blind randomized controlled trial (ongoing).
Small bowel
1. Role and interrelationship of gut stasis and vitamin D deficiency in obese individuals: A
case control study.
2. Jejunal biopsy culture is a simple and effective method in assessment of jejunal
microflora.
3. Intestinal permeability in celiac disease: prevalence and relationship to disease severity
and mucosal histology
4. Prevalence of deranged intestinal permeability in patients with alcoholic liver disease
and effect of rifaximin: a double blind placebo controlled trial (ongoing)
5. Celiac disease in adults: profile and presentation in a tertiary care referral centre.
GALLBLADDER
Cancer
1. Risk factors for development of gallbladder cancer among patients with gallstones.
2. p-53 mutations in GB cancer: its prevalence and relationship to risk factors.
3. Role of CA-242 as a tumor marker in the diagnosis and prognosis of gallbladder
cancer.
4. Effect of presence of gallstones on the age of presentation of gallbladder cancer.
5. Gallbladder cancer: presentation, staging and outcome: a report from a tertiary care
centre.
Gallbladder Motility
1. Prevalence and effect of Vitamin D deficiency on gallbladder motility in postpartum women.
2. Comparison of high protein versus high fat meal on gallbladder ejection fraction: A
randomized cross over trial.
3. Prevalence and effect of iron deficiency and protein deficient diet on gallbladder function in
postpartum women.
4. Prevalence and effect of gallbladder stasis on gallbladder mucosal histology with reference
to premalignant lesions in patients with gallstones.
5. Prevalence and predictors of gallbladder function in patients with gallstones.
6. Gallbladder dysfunction in obese: is it static, sluggish or both?
LIVER
1. Effect of N-acetylcysteine on the course of antitubercular therapy induced hepatitis and on
oxidative stress.
2. Risk Factors for development of hepatocellular cancer among Australians with hepatitis C:
a case-control study.
3. Hepatocellular proliferation and development of hepatocellular carcinoma: a case-control
study in chronic hepatitis C.
4. A prospective study on the incidence of hepatitis B & C infections amongst patients with
lymphoproliferative disorders.
5. Effects of hepatitis G virus coinfection on severity of hepatitis C: relationship to risk factors
and response to interferon treatment.
6. Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C in Australia.
7. Role of ultrasound estimated liver volume as a prognostic marker in fulminant hepatic
failure.
OTHERS
1. Mucosal proliferation in acromegalics: relationship to growth hormone levels.
2. Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.
3. Cisapride on gastric emptying in diabetics: randomized double-blind placebo control trial.
4. Effect of stress and relaxation on esophageal motility pattern using manometry.
5. Esophageal motility in patients with corrosive ingestion.
6. Sequential Endoscopic Papillary Balloon Dilatation Following Limited Sphincterotomy for
Common Bile Duct Stones.
7. Endoscopic balloon dilation in caustic-induced chronic gastric outlet obstruction
8. Comparative evaluation of nasoenteral feeding and jejunostomy feeding in acute corrosive
injury: a retrospective analysis.
ACADEMIC AWARDS
Best Poster award by Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG), Kolkata 2009.
Best poster award by Australian Gastroenterology Society, Brisbane, 2008
ISG Win Medicare award for best poster in ISG, 2006.
Best Poster award, Motility section, ISG, 2006
Best Poster award, Colon section, ISG, 2006
Third prize for best oral paper, INASL, 2006
Alkem Om Prakash Memorial Award by Indian Society of Gastroenterology for Outstanding
Life time contribution as a young gastroenterologist, 2005.
APDW Young Clinician’s Award by the Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology,
Sydney, Australia 2001.
Young Clinicians Award by the Asia-Pacific Congress of Gastroenterology; Hong Kong 2000.
Prof Madanagopalan Award for Best Plenary Paper by ISG, Calcutta, 1999.
Young Clinicians Award by the World Congress of Gastroenterology Vienna, 1998.
Best Research Paper Award by Westmead hospital, Australia1997.
New Zealand High Commissioner’s Prize for Best Undergraduate student in Community
Medicine 1989.
Certificate of Merit by the Indian Academy of Paediatrics in 1987 for meritorious performance
in the Pediatric Quiz.
First Prize in Mathematics by the DTEA School in the Secondary School Certificate
Examination, 1982.
Merit Certificate by CBSE for being amongst top 1% of successful candidates in Senior
School Certificate Examination, 1984.
First Prize in Chemistry by the DTEA School in the Senior School Certificate Examination,
1984.
27th Board Position in the Senior School Certificate Examination, 1984
BEST OUTGOING STUDENT joining medicine awarded by the DTEA School, 1984
Merit Certificate by the National Scholarship Scheme for high position among meritorious
students in Secondary School Certificate Examination, 1982.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF INSTITUTIONS
Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Autonomous multi-specialty tertiary care referral institute
1487 beds (including 113 intensive care beds) and has 281 faculty members.
Awards PhD, super-specialty and specialty degrees in clinical and basic sciences
Gastroenterology department is a very busy tertiary care unit.
Drainage population of over 10 million people.
60 inpatient beds, 6 outpatient services/ week, 1800 inpatients and 14000 out patients per year,
10,000 endoscopic procedures per year.
14 exceptionally trained faculty members (8 Clinical and 1 GE Radiologist, 1 GE Biochemist, 1
GE Enzymologist, 1 GE Microbiologist, 1 GE Virologist, 1 GE Pathologist)
Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Autonomous multi-specialty tertiary care referral institute
1487 beds (including 113 intensive care beds) and has 281 faculty members.
Awards PhD, super-specialty and specialty degrees in clinical and basic sciences
Gastroenterology department is a very busy tertiary care unit.
Drainage population of over 10 million people.
60 inpatient beds, 6 outpatient services/ week, 1800 inpatients and 14000 out patients per year,
10,000 endoscopic procedures per year.
14 exceptionally trained faculty members (8 Clinical and 1 GE Radiologist, 1 GE Biochemist, 1
GE Enzymologist, 1 GE Microbiologist, 1 GE Virologist, 1 GE Pathologist)
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
This is the apex medical institute of India. It is an autonomous institute (http://www.aiims.edu/)
MBBS students are selected after the toughest medical entrance exam in India, with the ratio of
applicants to selected being over 700:1
It is a multi-specialty tertiary care referral institute with 1,803 beds and 7 semi-autonomous
specialty centres.
It awards PhD, super-specialty and specialty degrees in all major clinical and basic sciences
The Gastroenterology department is a one of the most reputed units worldwide and trains DM
students for a three year period in various aspects of clinical, laboratory, endoscopic services.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Dutta U, Udawat H, Noor MT, Sidhu GS, Kochhar R, Vaiphei K, Singh K.
Regression of Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease After Eradication of
Helicobacter pylori. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2010 Mar 19. [Epub ahead of print]
2. Masoodi I, Kochhar R, Dutta U, Vaishnavi C, Prasad KK, Vaiphei K, Kaur S,
Singh K. Fecal lactoferrin, myeloperoxidase and serum C-reactive are effective
biomarkers in the assessment of disease activity and severity in patients with idiopathic
ulcerative colitis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Nov;24(11):1768-74.
3. Gupta R, Reddy DN, Makharia GK, Sood A, Ramakrishna BS, Yachha SK, Thapa BR,
Banerjee R, Anuradha S, Dutta U, Puri AS, Jain AK, Mulder CJ, Kumar A, Boindala S.
Indian task force for celiac disease: current status. World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Dec
28;15(48):6028-33.
4. Gupta K, Vasishta RK, Dutta U, Kochhar RK, Singh K. Embolization of
Cyanoacrylate glue in systemic circulation in a case of hepatocellular carcinoma: an
autopsy report. Diagn Pathol. 2009 Dec 9;4:45.
5. Dutta U . No rationale for use of combination of quinolones and anti-protozoal
agents for acute diarrhea in India. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2009
Jan-Feb;28(1):38.
6. Kochhar R, Singhal M, Nagi B, Lal A, Dutta U, Singh K. Prevalence of type III anomalous
pancreaticobiliary junction in a tertiary care hospital of North India. JOP. 2009 Jul
6;10(4):383-6.
7. Kochhar R, Poornachandra KS, Puri P, Dutta U, Sinha SK, Sethy PK, Wig JD, Nagi B,
Singh K. Comparative evaluation of nasoenteral feeding and jejunostomy feeding in acute
corrosive injury: a retrospective analysis. Gastrointest Endosc.2009 Jun 30.
8. Dutta U , Singh K. Pajamas with a hole: a holistic solution to an embarrassing problem.
Indian J Gastroenterol. 2008;27(6):250.
9. Kochhar R, Masoodi I, Dutta U, Singhal M, Miglani A, Singh P, Singh K. Celiac disease
and Budd Chiari syndrome: report of a case with review of literature. Eur J Gastroenterol
Hepatol. 2009 Mar 31. [Epub ahead of print]
10. Doley RP, Yadav TD, Wig JD, Kochhar R, Singh G, Bharathy KG, Kudari A, Gupta R,
Gupta V, Poornachandra KS, Dutta U, Vaishnavi C. Enteral nutrition in severe acute
pancreatitis. JOP. 2009;10(2):157-62.
11. Kochhar R, Ahammed SK, Chakrabarti A, Ray P, Sinha SK, Dutta U, Wig JD, Singh K.
Prevalence and outcome of fungal infection in patients with severe acute pancreatitis. J
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009.
12. Dutta U , Kuchhangi Sureshchandra Poornachandra P. Gallbladder polyps: how to pick up
the sinister ones. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;24(2):175-8.
13. Kochhar R, Dutta U, Sethy PK, Singh G, Sinha SK, Nagi B, Wig JD, Singh K. Endoscopic
balloon dilation in caustic-induced chronic gastric outlet obstruction. Gastrointest Endosc.
2009 Jan 9. [Epub ahead of print]
14. Dutta U , Bhagat S, Kochhar R, Nagi B, Singh K.Gastrointestinal: rolled-up tongue; a sign
of previous caustic injury. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Dec;23(12):1944.
15. Kochhar R, Dutta U, Shukla R, Nagi B, Singh K, Wig JD. Sequential Endoscopic
Papillary Balloon Dilatation Following Limited Sphincterotomy for Common Bile Duct
Stones. Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print]
16. Kochhar R, Masoodi I, Singhal M, Dutta U, Nagi B, Wig JD, Singh K. Pancreatogastric
fistula after severe acute pancreatitis: a case report.Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Oct 14.
[Epub ahead of print]
17. Ghoshal UC, Abraham P, Bhatt C, Choudhuri G, Bhatia SJ, Shenoy KT, Banka NH, Bose
K, Bohidar NP, Chakravartty K, Shekhar NC, Desai N, Dutta U, Das G, Dutta S,Dixit VK,
Goswami BD, Jain RK, Jain S, Jayanthi V, Kochhar R, Kumar A, Makharia G, Mukewar
SV, Mohan Prasad VG, Mohanty A, Mohan AT, Sathyaprakash BS, Prabhakar B, Philip
M, Veerraju EP, Ray G, Rai RR, Seth AK, Sachdeva A, Singh SP, Sood A, Thomas V,
Tiwari S, Tandan M, Upadhyay R, Vij JC. Epidemiological and clinical profile of irritable
bowel syndrome in India: report of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology Task Force.
Indian J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jan-Feb;27(1):22-8.
18. Singla V, Galwa RP, Khandelwal N, Poornachandra KS, Dutta U, Kochhar R. Wandering
spleen presenting as bleeding gastric varices.Am J Emerg Med. 2008 Jun;26(5):637.e1-4.
19. Dutta U , Iyer VH, Rana SS, Behra A, Singh P, Kochhar R, Nagi B, Singh K. Infective
endoshuntitis in a patient with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension: successful medical
management. Dig Dis Sci. 2009 Jan;54(1):181-3. Epub 2008 Jun 5.
20. Udawat H, Sharma A, Dutta U, Yadav TD, Vaiphei K, Singh S, Kochhar R. Infected
appendiceal mucocele presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin. Endoscopy. 2008 Sep;40
Suppl 2:E113-4. Epub 2008 May 8.
21. Rajagopala S, Dutta U, Chandra KS, Bhatia P, Varma N, Kochhar R. Visceral
leishmaniasis associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis--case report and
systematic review. J Infect. 2008 May;56(5):381-8. Epub 2008 Apr 10. Review
22. Dutta U , Poornachandra KS. Heparanase and gallbladder cancer: new insights into
understanding tumor growth and invasion.J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Mar;23(3):343-4.
23. Kochhar R, Mittal BR, Kumar S, Bhattacharya A, Sethy PK, Dutta U. Segmental and total
oesophageal transit time in patients with corrosive-induced oesophageal stricture.Nucl
Med Commun. 2007 Dec;28(12):920-3.
24. Vaiphei K, Duseja A, Dutta U, Kochhar R. Pain, jaundice and lump in a middle-aged
man.Indian J Gastroenterol. 2007 May-Jun;26(3):130-4.
25. Vaiphei K, Kumari N, Sinha SK, Dutta U, Nagi B, Joshi K, Singh K. Roles of syndecan-1,
bcl6 and p53 in diagnosis and prognostication of immunoproliferative small intestinal
disease.World J Gastroenterol. 2006 Jun 14;12(22):3602-8.
26. Vaiphei K, Dutta U, Kang M, Mishra B. Severe refractory ulcerative colitis in a young
lady.Indian J Gastroenterol. 2006 Mar-Apr;25(2):82-7.
27. Kochhar R, Saluja H, Singh RS, Dutta U, Sinha SK. Endoscopic clip application for
postoperative residual esophageal duplication cyst. Endoscopy. 2006 Apr;38(4):424-5.
28. Dutta U , Mittal S, Ratho RK, Das A. Acute liver failure and severe hemophagocytosis
secondary to parvovirus B19 infection. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2005 May-Jun;24(3):118-9.
29. Dutta U , Nagi B, Garg PK, Sinha SK, Singh K, Tandon RK . Patients with gallstones
develop gallbladder cancer at an earlier age. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2005 Aug;14(4):381-5.
30. Batra Y, Pal S, Dutta U, Desai P, Garg PK, Makharia G, Ahuja V, Pande GK, Sahni P,
Chattopadhyay TK, Tandon RK. Gallbladder cancer in India: A dismal picture. J
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Feb;20(2):309-14.
31. Rana SS, Dutta U, Sinha SK, Kochhar R, Nagi B, Bhasin DK. Severe acute bleeding from
portal colopathy controlled by somatostatin: a case report. Trop Gastroenterol. 2004 Jul-
Sep;25(3):144-5.
32. Raja K, Kochhar R, Sethy PK, Dutta U, Bali HK, Varma JS. An endoscopic study of
upper-GI mucosal changes in patients with congestive heart failure. Gastrointest Endosc.
2004 Dec;60(6):887-93.
33. Dutta U , Bapuraj R, Yadav TD, Lal A, Singh K. Mesenteric ischemia and portal
hypertension caused by splenic arteriovenous fistula. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2004 Sep-
Oct;23(5):184-5.
34. Dutta U , Sinha SK, Singh P, Singh K, Aydinli B, Celebi F, Kantarci M, Ozturk G. Images
of interest. Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: complications of hydatid disease. J
Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2004 Nov;19(11):1321.
35. Malhi NS, Dutta U, Sathyanarayana G, Singh K. Acute pancreatitis: presenting
manifestation of varicella infection. Trop Gastroenterol. 2004 Apr-Jun;25(2):82-3.
36. Dutta U , Kumar M, Sharma SC, Nagi B. Umbilical metastasis with squamous cell
carcinoma of esophagus. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jul-Aug;23(4):156-7.
37. Dutta U , Rana SS, Lal A, Sinha SK, Khandelwal N, Singh K. Hemobilia as a presenting
manifestation of polyarteritis nodosa. Indian J Gastroenterol 2004; 23 (2): 71-2.
38. Sinha SK, Sethy PK, Kaman L, Vaiphei K, Nagi B, Dutta U, Singk K. Multiple
spontaneous enterocutaneous fistula in malakoplakia. Indian J Gastroenterol 2003; 22
(6): 234-5.
39. Sethy PK, Dutta U, Aggrawal AN, Das R, Gulati M, Sinha SK, Singh K. Pulmonary and
hematological alterations in idiopathic ulcerative colitis. Indian J Gastroenterol 2003; 22
(5): 176-9.
40. Mohanty SK, Vaiphei K, Dutta U, Singh K. Granulomatous cryptococcal lymphadenitis in
immunocompetent individuals: report. Histopathology 2003;42 (1):96-7.
41. Dutta U , Kumar A, Wig JD, Nagi B, Vaiphei K, Singh K. Pneumobilia: a clue to an unusual
cause of diarrhea. Trop Gastroenterol 2002; 23 (3): 138-40.
42. Chandra S, Dutta U, Das R, Vaiphei K, Nagi B, Singh K. Mesenteric venous thrombosis
causing jejunal stricture secondary to hypercoaguable state and primary portal
hypertension. Dig Dis Sci. 2002 Sep;47(9):2017-9.
43. Bhutani V, Dutta U, Ray R, Singh K. Hemophagocytic syndrome as a presenting
manifestation of visceral leishmaniasis. J Assoc Physicians India. 2002 ;50:838-9.
44. Bhutani V, Dutta U, Nijawan R, Nagi B, Singh K. Endocrine cell tumor of the gallbladder.
Indian J Gastroenterol. 2001 May-June;20(3) 109-10.
45. Dutta U , Gupta NM, Nagi B, Singh K. Blister pack ingestion resulting in esophago-pleural
fistula. Indian Journal Gastroenterol. 2001 Mar-Apr; 20(2): 79-80.
46. Dutta U . Treatment of Hepatocellular carcinoma (Editorial). J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2000
Aug; 15(8): 822-4.
47. Dutta U , Bhutani V, Nagi B, Singh K. Reversible portal hypertension due to tuberculosis.
Indian J Gastroenterol. 2000 Jul-Sep;19(3):136-7.
48. Ramanathan RMPL, Aggrawal AN, Dutta U, Ray P, Singh K. Pleural involvement by
Salmonella Senftenburg: a report of two cases. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2000; 42(1)
(Jan-Mar): 31-33.
49. Dutta U , Garg PK, Kumar R, Tandon RK. Typhoid carriers among patients with gallstones
are at increased risk for carcinoma of the gallbladder. Am J Gastroenterol. 2000 Mar;
95(3):784-7.
50. Dutta U , Garg PK, Agarwal R, Dutta Gupta S, Prasad GA, Kaul U, Tandon RK. Blocking
of the hepatic vein outflow by neointima covering a Wallstent across a membranous
stenosis of the inferior vena cava. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1999 Nov-Dec; 22(6):521-
3.
51. Dutta U , Padhy AK, Ahuja V, Sharma MP. Double blind controlled trial on the effect of
cisapride on gastric emptying in diabetics. Tropical Gastroenterology 1999; 20: 116-9.
52. Dutta U , Byth K, Kench J, Khan MH, Coverdale SA, Weltman M, Lin R, Liddle C, Farrell
GC. Risk Factors for development of hepatocellular cancer among Australians with
hepatitis C: a case-control study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine,1999:
29: 300-307.
53. Dutta U , Kench J, Byth K, Khan MH, Lin R, Liddle C, Farrell GC. Hepatocellular
proliferation and development of hepatocellular carcinoma: a case-control study in chronic
hepatitis C. Human Pathology, 1998 Nov; 29(11):1279-84.
54. Dutta U , Raina V, Garg PK, Gurbaxani S, Joshi YK, Bhargava M, Tandon RK. A
prospective study on the incidence of hepatitis B & C infections amongst patients with
lymphoproliferativedisorders. Indian J Med Res. 1998 Feb; 107:78-82.
55. Lin R, Dutta U , Kaba S, Coverdale SA, Liddle C, Farrell GC. Effects of hepatitis G virus
coinfection on severity of hepatitis C: relationship to risk factors and response to interferon
treatment. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1998 Aug;13(8):773-80.
56. Kaba S, Dutta U, Byth K, Crewe EB, Khan MH, Coverdale SA, Lin R, Liddle C, Farrell
GC. Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C in Australia. J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 1998
Sep; 13 (9): 914-20.
57. Pokharna RK, Garg PK, Gupta SD, Dutta U, Tandon RK. Primary epithelioid
haemangioendothelioma of the liver: case report and review of the literature.
J Clin Pathol. 1997 Dec;50(12):1029-31. Review.
58. Garg PK, Venkatachalam U, Tandon RK. Cholesterol bile duct stones with no stones in
the gallbladder. J Clin Gastroenterol 1995; 20(4): 296-9.
59. Kharbanda OP, Varshney P, Dutta U. Accidental swallowing of gold cast crown during
orthodontic tooth seperation. J Clinic Pediatr Dent 1995; 19(4): 289-92.
60. Saxena SP, Venkatachalam U , Tandon RK. Epidemiology of gallbladder cancer: Present
status. Journal of Associations of Physicians of India 1995; Vol 43 (3), 204-6.
61. Misra A, Kumar S, Venkatachalam U, et al. Cerebellar ataxia due to hyponatremia. New
Zealand Medical Journal 1992,230-1.
62. Jain P, Saxena S, Venkatachalam U, et al. Vancomycin induced red man syndrome.
NMJI,Vol 3,No. 6,Nov/Dec,1990,307.
PRESENTED ABSTRACTS
Over 150 abstracts in various National and International Conferences
PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
1. Nutritional deficiency in postpartum women is associated with gallbladder dysfunction.
Presented at AGW 2008, Brisbane.
2. Multiple gallstones is associated with increased risk for GB dysfunction. APDW, 2009
3. Hepatocellular cancer amongst patients with Hepatitis C: Who is at risk and is there any role of
screening? Presented in the “First Australian Conference on Hepatitis C” in March 1997 in
Sydney, Australia.
4. Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis C in Australia. Presented to the Westmead Association
meeting, Sydney in 1997.
5. Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis C in Australia. Poster presentation in Brisbane at AGW in
1997.
6. Chronic Salmonella typhi carrier state and cholelithiasis: cofactors in the pathogenesis of
carcinoma of the gallbladder. Presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology, 1998
at Vienna.
7. Cisapride improves symptoms and Gastric Emptying in Diabetics: a double blind randomized
control trial. Presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology, 1998 held at Vienna.
8. The influence of risk factors on the age at presentation of patients with gallbladder cancer.
Presented at the APDW 2001, Sydney.
9. Effects of H pylori infection on gastric acid and bicarbonate secretion. Presented at the DDW
2001
10. Epidemiology of cancer gallbladder in India. Presented at the APDW,2000 held at Hong Kong.
Organizational Activities
Conferences
Organizing secretary of Single theme Symposium on Probiotics in Health and Disease
Joint Organizing Secretary, PGI-AIIMS endoscopy course.
Organizing committee member of Manometry workshop
Organizing committee member of 3rd Update CME in Gastroenterology
Organizing committee member of 2rd Update CME in Gastroenterology
Organizing committee member of 1rd Update CME in Gastroenterology
Literary
Participated in all the United Nations General Knowledge tests from 1978 to 1980 and
performed creditably.
Secured prizes in essay competitions held by different organizations.
Qualified the basic, intermediate and advanced level Sanskrit exams (viz. Pravesh, Prarambh
and Parichay ) conducted by the Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Bombay, India.
Cultural
Organised the All India Intermedical Sports, Literary and Cultural meet in the capacity of the
conduction secretary in 1987 held at New Delhi.
Also an active member of the A.I.I.M.S. Theatre Group
Social Service
Leader of the National Service Scheme of A.I.I.M.S. for two years.
Organized health camps and immunization programs in rural areas.
Elected ladies representative of the Resident Doctors Association for the year 1991.
Sports
Interested in playing throwball, volleyball and badminton. Participated at college level
competitions representing the college.
Miscellaneous
Can fluently speak and write English, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, and Sanskrit.
Also interested in playing various card games including Bridge.
Adept using Computers including programmes like Microsoft office Windows 2007, SPSS
version 17 and other advanced programmes.
REFEREES
1. Prof Rakesh Tandon MD, PhD
Head, Department of Gastroenterology,
Pushpavati Singhania Hospital
(Ex- Head of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi)
Saket, New Delhi, India – 110029.
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 91-11- 29250548
Tel: 91-11-26968304(R)
2. Prof Rakesh Kochhar
Department of Gastroenterology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Chandigarh. India- 160012
Tel: +91-172-2756608, Fax: +91-172-2744401
3. Geoffrey C Farrell MD, FRACP
Director of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
The Canberra Hospital
PO Box 11
WODEN ACT 2606 AUSTRALIA
Professor of Hepatic Medicine
Australian National University
Ph: 612[02] 6244 2473 (Nicole O'Brien PA)
Fax: 612[02] 6244 3235