Dr Pankaj
Garg...
MBBS(AIIMS,N.Delhi)
MS(AIIMS,N.Delhi)
MSAGES(USA)
MELSA(Hongkong)
Senior Consultant
Department of Surgery, Fortis
Super-specialty
Hospital
Mohali (Chandigarh),
Punjab
India
Assistant Professor
MM Institute of Medical Sciences& Research
Mullana, Haryana
India
Senior Consultant
Department of Surgery, Indus
Super-specialty
Hospital
Mohali (Chandigarh),
Punjab
India
Affiliations/Memberships
SAGES- Society of American Gastro-Intestinal &
Endoscopic Surgeons
ELSA- Endoscopic & Laparoscopic surgeons of Asia
IUSCRS- International Society of
University of Colon & Rectal Surgeons, USA
AMASI- Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India
IAGES- Indian Association of Gastro-Intestinal &
Endoscopic Surgeons
ASI- Association of Surgeons of India
ACRSI- Association of Colon & Rectal Surgeons of India
IHA-
Indian Hospital Association
IMA-Indian Medical Association
ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS International SAGES Young Investigator Traveling
Fellowship Award
April, 2009
Awarded International Young Investigator Traveling
Fellowship Award by the Society of American
Gastro-Intestinal Endoscopic Surgeons for the year 2009.
This award included $2100(USD) and
registration at the annual SAGES conference at Phoenix,
Arizona, USA from April 22-25, 2009.
 
International ASCRS Traveling
Fellowship May, 2009
Awarded International Travelling
Fellowship by American Society of Colo-Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) for the year 2009.
This award included $3000(USD) cash apart from $600(USD)
for registration at ASCRS conference at Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, USA from May 2-5,2009 and
$855 (USD) for a yearly subscription of the journal
"Diseases Colon Rectum".
FIRST PRIZE-ASI,
Annual conference December, 2007
Research paper
presented in annual conference of Association of
Surgeons of India(ASI), Bhubneswar, India on December
27, 2007 was awarded First prize in the country.
Pioneering Surgery in South Asia
September,2006
Did
Anal Fistula Plug surgery for treating complex and high
Anal Fistulas. This procedure was done for the first time
in South Asia and India.
International Honor
March,2006
Was honored by Dr Antonio Longo,
the innovator and inventor of famous Stapler technique
for pioneering work done in the field of ano-rectal
conditions.
Awarded Prestigious American Society Membership
May,2005
Awarded membership of the
America’s most prestigious society of Laparoscopic
Surgery, SAGES(Society of American Gastro-intestinal and
Endoscopic Surgeons)
Founded ABCDE- Association for Breast Cancer Death Eradication Oct,2006
Founded ABCDE with the aim of creating nationwide
awareness about Breast Cancer and reducing to minimum the
deaths due to Breast Cancer.
Founded World Piles Day
November 20th every year
Founded World Piles Day along with Pioneers’ Circle
members of India which falls on November 20th
every year
National Youth Award
January, 2003
National Award for
medical services in Youth conference in Indore, Madhya
Pradesh
Rotary International
Award June, 2003
Rotary Award for contribution in health services for
promoting Immunization in children.
LIVE Surgery in conferences
Live
Surgery in IAGES-USI Twin Conference- June,2007
Demonstrated a surgery live - Anal Fistula Plug in
Fistula-in-ano -IAGES-USI Twin Conference-held in Srinagar,
Jammu & Kashmir, India
Live Surgery in an International conference-
December,2006
Demonstrated a surgery live - Anal Fistula Plug in
Fistula-in-ano in PSG Surgicon International conference &
workshop in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Academic
Positions Editorial Board Member-
World Journal of Gastroenterology Global Affairs
Committee Member- SAGES- Society of American Gastro-Intestinal &
Endoscopic Surgeons Reviewer- European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Executive Committee Member- ASCRI-Association of
Colon & Rectal Surgeons of India
ORIGINAL RESEARCH & PAPERS
24. Pankaj Garg, Jai Deep Thakur, Iqbal Singh. Lower
abdominal wall pain & contusion in single-incision
laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Journal of Advanced Laparoscopic & Surgical Techniques
(Accepted- Under Print).
23.
Pankaj Garg, Gurdip Sidhu, Srijith Nair, Jeremy Song,
Vivek Singla, Paryush Lakhtaria, Mohamed Ismail. The
fate and significance of retained staples after stapled
hemorrhoidopexy.
Colorectal Disease 2010 (Online- Jan 12, 2010; PMID:
20070341, Under print)
22. Pankaj Garg,
Paryush Lakhtaria , Jeremy Song, Mohamed Ismail.
Proctitis due to retained staples after Stapler
Hemorrhoidopexy and a review of literature.
International Journal of Colorectal Disease 2010
Feb;25(2):289-290.
21. Pankaj Garg.
Randomized clinical trial of anal fistula plug versus
endorectal advancement flap for the treatment of high
cryptoglandular fistula in ano. British Journal of
Surgery, 2009 Jul 9;96(8):958-959.
20. Pankaj Garg. To determine the efficacy of anal fistula
plug in the treatment of high fistula-in-ano- an initial
experience. Colorectal disease 2009;11:588-591.
19.
Pankaj Garg. Flaps, Plugs & Glues- A view from the east.
Seminars in Colon and Rectum Surgery. 2009;20:52-57
18.
Pankaj Garg, Mahesh Rajgopal, Vino Varghese, Mohamed
Ismail. Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal
hernia repair with non fixation of the mesh in 1692
hernias. Surgical Endoscopy 2009 June;
23:1241-5
.
17. Pankaj Garg.
Acellular extracellular matrix Anal Fistula
Plug: Results in high fistula-in-ano awaited.
World Journal of
Gastroenterology
2008, December 14; 14(46):7143
16. Pankaj Garg, Mohamed Ismail. Horizontal mattress suture at the
staple line is effective to decrease the recurrence rate
after Stapler Hemorrhoidopexy. Diseases Colon
Rectum 2009 May; 52(5): 1028.
15. Pankaj Garg, Jeremy Song, Amarjit Bhatia, Hemant Kalia,
Geetha Menon. The efficacy of
Anal Fistula Plug in Fistula-in-ano: A systematic review.
Colorectal Disease 2009 (Online- Apr 9, 2009; PMID:
19438881, Under print)
14. Pankaj Garg, Geetha R Menon, Mahesh Rajgopal, Mohamed
Ismail. Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair in
recurrent inguinal
hernias. Surgical Endoscopy
2010 Feb;
24(2):450-4
13. Pankaj Garg, Mahak Garg, Manishi Bansal, Brijesh Arora.
Creating awareness about the painless nature of early
breast cancer lump is important in low-income countries.
The Breast Journal 2010 Jan;16(1), 101-2.
12. Pankaj Garg. Lichtenstein Hernioplasty Versus
Totally Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Hernioplasty in
treatment of Recurrent
Inguinal Hernia-A
Prospective Randomized Trial. Annals of Surgery
2009 Sep;250(3):504.
11.
Pankaj Garg. Intraoperative ligation of residual hemorrhoids
after stapler mucosectomy: A small modification
significantly decreases the recurrence rate in high-grade
hemorrhoids. Techniques in Coloproctology
2009, March;13(1):5-10 10. Pankaj Garg.
Water stream in a bidet-toilet
as a cause of anterior fissure-in-ano: A
preliminary report.
Colorectal Disease
2009(Online-
Apr 10, 2009; PMID: 19486098, Under print)
9.. Pankaj Garg, Mahesh Rajagopal, Vino
Varghese, Mohamed Ismail.
Laparoscopic total extra-peritoneal femoral hernia
repair is feasible without fixation of mesh under spinal
anesthesia. Journal of Society of Laparoendoscopic
Surgeons 2009 Oct-Dec; 13(4), 597-600.
8. Mohamed Ismail, Srijith Nair, Pankaj Garg.Is
prophylactic laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal
hernia repair on contralateral side justified in less
developed regions: A comparative study of bilateral to
unilateral repair.
Journal of Advanced Laparoscopic & Surgical Techniques
(Online- June 2, 2010; PMID:
20518686, Under print)
7. Mohamed Ismail, Pankaj Garg. Laparoscopic inguinal
total extraperitoneal hernia repair under spinal
anesthesia without mesh fixation in 1220 hernia repair.
Hernia. 2009, Apr;13(2):115-119
6. Mohamed Ismail, Mahak Garg, Mahesh
Rajagopal, Pankaj Garg. Impact of closed-suction drain
in pre-peritoneal space on the incidence of seroma
formation after laparoscopic total extraperitoneal
inguinal hernia repair.
Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy Percutaneous Techniques.
2009; 19(3): 263-6.
5. Mohamed Ismail, Pankaj Garg.
Impact of previous hemorrhoid surgery and outpatient
hemorrhoid procedures on the results of Stapler
Hemorrhoidopexy. World Journal of Colorectal
Surgery. 2008, 1(1),12-18.
4. Jagat Narula, Pankaj Garg, Stephen Achenbach, Sadako
Motoyama, Renu Virmani,William Strauss. Arithmetic of
Vulnerable Plaques for Noninvasive Imaging. Nature
Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine.
2008,May;5(10): S1-9 3. Khazanchi RK, Nanda V, Kumar R, Garg P, Guleria S, Bal S.
Omentum Autotransplantation in Thromboangiitis Obliterans.
Surgery Today- Japanese Journal of Surgery. 1999, Jan;
29(1):86-90. 2. Pankaj Garg, Ashish Udhrain.
Inadvertent ‘Missed’ Placement of Central Subclavian Line
Catheter in the Pleural Cavity.
Indian Journal of Surgery
(UnderPrint).
1. Pankaj
Garg. Damage Control Team(DCT)- A new concept.
Hospital Administration. 2004, Mar;41(1):11-14.
BEST PAPER PRESENTATIONS 31.
Mohamed Ismail, Mahesh Rajagopal, Pankaj Garg.
"Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair
with non fixation of the mesh "- Selected for
presentation in the BEST paper category - Annual
conference of Association of Surgeons of India(ASI),
Coimbatore, India, December 2009. 30.
Pankaj Garg, Mahesh Rajagopal, Rajender Batra, Mohamed
Ismail. "Creating awareness about the painless nature of
early breast cancer lump is important in developing
countries"- Presented in the BEST paper category - Annual
conference of Association of Surgeons of India(ASI),
Coimbatore, India, December 2009. 29.
Pankaj Garg, Mahesh Rajagopal, Mohamed Ismail. "Low
recurrence rates and high satisfaction rates with Stapler
Mucosectomy in 1125 patients with high grade hemorrhoids"-
Selected for
presentation in the BEST paper category-
Asian Federation of Colo-proctology (AFCP) conference at
Goa, India, September, 2009.
28.
Pankaj Garg, Mohamed Ismail. "The
efficacy of Anal Fistula Plug in Fistula-in-ano: A
systematic review"-
Selected for
presentation in the BEST paper category-
Asian Federation of Colo-proctology (AFCP) conference at
Goa, India, September, 2009.
27.
Pankaj Garg, Mahesh Rajagopal, Vino Varghese, Mohamed
Ismail. “Anal High Patient satisfaction and low recurrence
rates with Stapler Mucosectomy in 1125 patients with high
grade hemorrhoids: A small modification in the Longo’s
procedure”- Presented in the BEST paper
category - Annual conference of Association of Surgeons of India(ASI), Ludhiana, India, December 2008.
26. Mohamed Ismail, Pankaj Garg.
“Laparoscopic inguinal total extraperitoneal hernia repair
is feasible and safe in spinal anesthesia without mesh
fixation : A study in 1658 hernia repairs”- Presented in the BEST paper category - Annual
conference of Association of Surgeons of India(ASI),
Ludhiana, India, December 2008.
25. Pankaj Garg. “Treatment of
Fistula-in-Ano by Anal Fistula Plug: A prospective study
from Asia.” Presented in the BEST Paper Category at
International Society of University Colon & Rectal
Surgeons(ISUCRS) Biennial conference, San Diego, USA,
September 16, 2008.
24. Pankaj Garg, Mahesh Rajagopal, Vino
Verghese, Mohamed Ismail. “High Patient satisfaction and
low recurrence rates with Stapler Mucosectomy in 1125
patients with high grade hemorrhoids: A small modification
in the Longo’s procedure”. Presented in Best Paper
Category at Association of Colon & Rectal Surgeons of
India (ACRSI) annual conference, Mumbai, September 20th
2008.
23.
Pankaj Garg, Mahesh Rajagopal, Vino Verghese, Mohamed
Ismail. “To determine the efficacy of anal fistula plug in
the treatment of high fistula-in-ano- an initial
experience”. Presented in Best Research Paper Category at
Association of Colon & Rectal Surgeons of India (ACRSI)
annual conference, Mumbai, September 20th 2008.
22. Garg Pankaj.(December, 2007) “Anal
Fistula Plug- a new procedure- An Indian experience”-
Selected in the BEST paper category and was awarded FIRST
PRIZE- Annual conference of Association of Surgeons of
India(ASI), Bhubneswar, India, December, 2007
PRESENTATIONS/LECTURES/POSTERS
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES
21. Pankaj
Garg, Mohamed Ismail. “Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal
repair in recurrent inguinal hernias: Comparing outcome
with primary hernia repair in 937 patients”. Selected for
Oral Presentation at Society of American Gastrointestinal
Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Annual conference, Phoenix,
USA, April 2009.
20. Pankaj Garg, Mohamed Ismail.
“Is prophylactic laparoscopic total extraperitoneal
inguinal hernia repair on contralateral side justified: A
comparative study of bilateral to unilateral repair in
1754 hernias”. Selected for Oral Presentation at Society
of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
Annual conference, Phoenix, USA, April 2009.
19. Mohamed Ismail, Pankaj Garg.
“Could total extraperitoneal hernia repair done under
spinal anesthesia without fixation of mesh be recommended
as the first line procedure for unilateral inguinal
hernias?”. Selected for Oral Presentation at Society of
American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
Annual conference, Phoenix, USA, April 2009.
18. Pankaj Garg. “A modification
in Longo’s technique significantly improves the results of
Stapler Anopexy in higher grade hemorrhoids.” Presented at
International Society of University Colon & Rectal
Surgeons(ISUCRS) Biennial conference, San Diego, USA,
September 16, 2008.
17. Swaminatha V. Gurudevan,
Pankaj Garg, Ramni Khattar, Todd Zynda, Florin Moisiuc,
Shaista Malik, Farhood Saremi, Jagat Narula. Prevalence
and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Asymptomatic
Women: A Cross-Sectional 64-Slice MDCT Study. Presented
at annual conference of Society of Cardiovascular Computed
Tomography (SCCT),Orlando, Florida, USA, July16-17, 2008.
16. Swaminatha V. Gurudevan,
Pankaj Garg, Ramni Khattar, Todd Zynda, Florin Moisiuc,
Shaista Malik, Farhood Saremi, Jagat Narula,: “Framingham
Risk score correlates well with Atherosclerotic plaque
burden and obstructive disease in coronary vessels in
aymptomatic individuals.” Presented at annual conference
of American Diabetes Association(ADA), San Francisco, USA,
June 16, 2008.
15. Pankaj Garg, S M Ismail.
“Impact of previous hemorrhoids surgery and out-patient
procedures for hemorrhoids on the results of Stapler
Mucosectomy- A study in 500 patients.” Presented at
Tripartite annual conference of American Society of Colo-rectal
Surgeons(ASCRS), Boston, June 7, 2008
14.
S M Ismail, Pankaj Garg. “High Patient satisfaction and
low recurrence rates with Stapler Mucosectomy in 960
patients with Stage III hemorrhoids.” Presented at
Tripartite annual conference of American Society of Colo-rectal
Surgeons(ASCRS), Boston, June 7,2008.
13. Pankaj
Garg, S M Ismail. “Drain in pre-peritoneal space
significantly reduces the incidence of seroma formation
after laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia
repair: a study in 1560 hernias.” Presented at European
Hernia Society, Annual conference, Sevilla, Spain, May
7,2008 .
12.
S M Ismail, Pankaj Garg. “Laparoscopic inguinal Totally
Extraperitoneal hernia repair without mesh fixation in
spinal anesthesia: early results in 1461 hernia repairs.”
Presented at European Hernia Society, Annual conference,
Sevilla, Spain, May 7,2008.
11.
Pankaj Garg, S M Ismail. “Laparoscopic total
extraperitoneal repair of femoral hernia without fixation
of mesh: A series of seven patients.” Presented at
European Hernia Society, Annual conference, Sevilla,
Spain, May 8,2008.
10.
S M Ismail, Pankaj Garg. “Laparoscopic total
extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: comparing results
of mesh fixation with no fixation of the mesh in 1680
hernias.” Presented at European Hernia Society, Annual
conference, Sevilla, Spain, May 8,2008.
9. Pankaj Garg, Florin
Moisiuc, Todd Zynda, Ramni Khattar, Shaista Malik, Farhood
Saremi, Jagat Narula, Swaminatha Gurudevan.: “NCEP-ATP III
Guidelines Underestimate the Need for Statin Therapy in
At-Risk Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study Using
64-Slice MDCT.” Presented at annual conference of American
College of Cardiology(ACC), Chicago, March 28, 2008.
8.
Pankaj Garg, Ramni Khattar, Todd Zynda, Florin Moisiuc,
Shaista Malik, Farhood Saremi, Jagat Narula, Swaminatha V.
Gurudevan: “Framingham Risk score correlates well with
Atherosclerotic plaque burden and obstructive disease in
coronary vessels in aymptomatic individuals.” Presented at
annual conference of American College of Cardiology(ACC),
Chicago, March 28, 2008.
7. Pankaj Garg. “Anal Fistula
Plug: A new novel Minimally Invasive procedure to treat
Anal Fistulas-An Asian experience.” Presented at: Asian
Federation of Colo-proctology (AFCP); Tokyo, Japan, September
2007.
NATIONAL CONFERENCES
6. Pankaj Garg. "Prevention
and management of complications of Stapled
Haemorrhoidopexy". Presented at NZ-ASICON 2009; All India
Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 24
January, 2009.
5. Pankaj Garg. “Anal Fistula
Plug- An Indian experience.” Presented at: Indian
Association of Gastro-Intestinal Endoscopic surgeons;
Srinagar,Kashmir, India, June 2007.
3.
Pankaj Garg. “Prevention of Diabetic foot.” Presented at:
Diabetic Foot Society of India(Endocrinology & Vascular
Surgery Department, Fortis Hospital); Mohali, India,
November 2006.
2. Pankaj Garg. “A new
procedure- Anal Fistula Plug.” An oral presentation at:
Association of Surgeons of India(Delhi state chapter); New
Delhi, India, October 2006.
1. Pankaj Garg.
“Role of key hole surgery in modern world.” Presented at:
Kurukshetra University; Kurukshetra, India, February 2006.
INTERVIEWS
Canada Radio-LIVE- Delivered an interview on ‘Piles-
causes, symptoms & treatment modalities’ on channel
‘Punjab di Goonj’-
21 March,2006
Canada Radio- Delivered an interview on Piles on channel
‘Sur Sagar’-
18 August,2006
Canada Radio- Delivered an interview on ‘Dengue fever and
how to prevent it’ on channel ‘Punjab di Goonj’
14 October,2006
All India Radio-107.2 FM- Chandigarh & N.India- Delivered
an interview on ‘Piles- causes, symptoms & treatment
modalities’
20 November,2006 Zee Punjabi-Regional TV- Delivered an
interview on ‘Piles’ on occasion of World Piles Day
20November,2006
Zee National TV- Delivered an interview on ‘Piles’ on
occasion of World Piles Day
22November,2006
Zee News- National TV- Live Interview
13 Feb,2007
 Aaj Tak- National TV- Live interview
10 May, 2007
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