Dr. Hardik Patel (second from right), a fellow and Dr. Ayush Goyal (first from right), a resident, Urology Department, won First Prizes at the South Zone Urological Society of India Conference (SZUSICON) 2023. Dr. Hardik won the first prize in “Ideas and Innovation” session, while Dr. Ayush won the first prize for the “Best Surgical Video” presentation. A Senior Consultant, a Fellow and 4 DNB Residents of our Urology department participated in the conference. Dr. Ashwin, Senior Consultant, was invited to participate in a debate on Pediatric Urology and to chair a moderated poster session. A total of 8 presentations were made by the Urology team.

With the Blessings of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, Dr. Prakash Khanchandani, the Head of Department of Orthopaedics, SSSIHMS, Prasanthigram, has received a gold medal for his presentation on ” Integrated Systems Analysis of Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head in Adults: Clinical relevance, critical pathways, potential mechanisms, bio markers and Therapeutic Targets”.

The Gold medal was presented for the prestigious Dr. Balu Sankaran Oration on Basic Science and Orthopaedic Research by the Indian Orthopaedic Association, during the Annual Conference held from December 1-3, 2022 at Amritsar, Punjab.The presentation is a result of around 10 years of Collaborative research between the SSSIHMS, Prasanthigram and the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prasanthi Nilayam..

Two DNB Trainees of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, Puttaparthi have secured the National Board of Examinations, Gold Medals for the year 2020. Dr. Yogi Sundar Rao Chaganti topped in the Cardio Vascular Thoracic Surgery stream, while Dr. Anuj Dumra came first in the Urology stream. The Urology Gold medal is named after Dr. H S Bhatt, considered a doyen of Urology in India, who had set up the Department of Urology at the SSSIHMS, Prasanthigram.
 This is the first time that the hospital has received two gold medals in the same year.
 Speaking on the occasion the Director of the SSSIHMS, Prasanthigram, Dr Gurumurthy said that the two gold medals in the same year were a testament to the high quality training provided by the hospital. “The SSSIHMS, Prasanthigram has the state-of-the-art equipment along with skilled manpower, which makes it the best place for any student trying to leave a mark in the their respective specialties,” Dr. Gurumurthy said. “As the patient care has imbibed principles of health care as affirmed by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, the trainees apart from the technical skills also learn the soft skills of treating the patients with love and compassion. This makes Bhagawan Baba’s hospital unique and different from other institutions. Here credit goes to the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, which has continued to provide support to the hospital in every way,” Dr Gurumurthy said.
 Both Dr. Anuj Dumra and Dr Yogi Chaganti conveyed their gratitude first to their parents to have helped them to reach the place they are today. ” In any walk of life the blessings of the parents is of great importance and it is with their efforts and sacrifices that we both are where we are,” they said.