Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at Dr. KM Cherian Institute of Medical Sciences organised – “Lung Cancer Symposium” on 3rd September 2024.
The scientific sessions were led by Dr. Luie Fernandus (Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, UK), Dr. Mathew Patteril (Consultant Anaesthesiologist, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire, UK), Dr. Geevarghese K. Mathew (Medical Superintendent & Consultant Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeon, KMC Hospital), Dr. Sarah J. Easaw (Medical Director & Consultant Oncologist, Oncology Centre at KMC Hospital), Dr. Rakhi K. R (Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetist & Intensivist, KMC Hospital), Dr. Winnie Elizabeth Jose (Consultant Respiratory Medicine, KMC Hospital) and Dr. Ann Mary Varughese (Consultant Radiologist, KMC Hospital)
The sessions were chaired by Dr. Sunil Agarwal (Consultant Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeon, KMC Hospital), Dr. Murali Appukuttan (Consultant HPB, Gastro-Onco and Transplant Surgeon, KMC Hospital), Dr. John Thomas (Consultant Surgical Oncologist, KMC Hospital), Dr. Aswin Padmanabhan (Consultant Neurovascular & Interventional Radiologist, KMC Hospital), Dr. Alex Paul (Consultant Radiologist, KMC Hospital), Dr. Vinitha V. Nair (Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Govt. Medical College, Kottayam), Dr. Thomas P. George (Professor & HOD, Anaesthesiology, Pushpagiri Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla), Dr. Nirmal Mathew (Consultant Pulmonologist, KMC Hospital), Dr. Mathew Ninan (Professor & HOD, Respiratory Medicine, Pushpagiri Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla) and Dr. Sunil E. B (Pulmonologist, SH Medical Centre, Kottayam).
Organizing Committee: Dr. Nikhil George, Dr. Kavitha Mattam, Dr. Ayyappa Das and Dr. Arjun Sreekumar. Over 100 doctors participated in the event.
