Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and Pragatisheel Himachal : Sathapana Ke 75 Varsh programme will go a long way to remember the sacrifices of our heroes of independence struggle, hard work and dedication of the people of India and Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Monday. He was addressing a massive public meeting at Shahpur in district Kangra He also inaugurated and laid foundation stones of various developmental projects in Shahpur constituency worth Rs. 77.66 crores. These included the inauguration of Rs. 8.98 crores Mini Secretariat building Shahpur, inauguration of Treasury Office building, Employment Office building and Fire Brigade Office at Shahpur.
PGIMER’s Dept of Otolaryngology performs first ever auditory brainstem implant
Chandigarh: PGIMER added another major milestone to its already accomplished profile, as the Department of Otolaryngology embarked on the auditory brainstem implant program with the first child being operated on Monday, the first-ever Auditory brainstem implant in this part of the country. Detailing about the complex surgery, Dr. Naresh Panda Head of the Department of Otolaryngology, PGIMER stated, “The Department has been running a successful cochlear implant program for the past 19 years. However, the auditory brainstem implantation is indiacted in those patients in whom the cochlea and the cochlear nerve are either absent or not functioning well. In adults, auditory brainstem implant surgery is performed on individuals after removing bilateral acoustic neuromas in whom both the auditory nerves may not be functional. The auditory brainstem implant bypasses the cochlea and the cochlear nerve, and the implant is placed in the brainstem.” This complex surgery was performed by a team of professionals comprising Dr. Naresh Panda (ENT), Dr. Pravin Salunke (Neurosurgery), Dr. Sanjay Munjal, Dr. Parul Sud (Audiology) and Dr. Nidhi Panda and Dr. Babita Ghai (Anesthesia) from PGIMER, under the supervision of Prof. Mohan Kameshwaram, Prof. M C Vasudevan, and Prof. Ranjith Rajeswaran from Chennai. Dr. Kameshwaram and Dr. Vasudevan have a large experience of in performing auditory brainstem Implant surgeries in the country.