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= Subhash Khanna = Born: India

Occupation: Surgeon

Known for: Pioneering Minimal Access, Gastro Intestinal and Robotic Surgery in Northeast India

National President: Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons

Selected: Dr. B. C Roy National Award

Website: www.subhashkhanna.in

Introduction
Subhash Khanna is an Indian surgeon, known for pioneering the introduction of Minimal Access Surgery, Bariatric, G.I Therapeutic Endoscopy and Robotic surgery to the India’s Northeast. A distinguished alumnus of the Gauhati Medical College, he is awarded with the Fellowship of International College of Surgeons (1991) and Honorary Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (2020). Dr. Khanna is a former professor of surgery at Gauhati Medical College and Agartala Medical College and also incumbent honorary Visiting Professor at the GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry. He is the founder of Swagat Super Speciality Surgical Hospital, formerly Swagat Endolaparoscopic Surgical Research Institute, the first state-of-the-art super speciality endolaparoscopic centre in eastern India at Guwahati, Assam. The Medical Council of India had selected Dr. Khanna with the prestigious “Dr. B.C. Roy Award” in the “Eminent Teacher” category in 2017.

Early Life
Dr. Subhash Khanna was born to a family who had migrated from west Punjab (now Pakistan) to India in 1947. The family decided to settle down in Assam. He is also an alumnus of Cotton College, Guwahati. He was the first doctor in his family and now almost all members of his family are serving the society as medical professionals. His wife Prof. Swagata, daughter of Late S.N. Bhuyan, former Advocate General of Assam is an ENT Surgeon, while both his sons Angshuman and Ayushman are orthopaedic surgeons and critical care specialists respectively. His daughter-in-law Dr. Chaitra is a colorectal surgeon in Manchester.

Career
Dr. Subhash Khanna graduated in medicine (MBBS) in 1979 from Gauhati Medical College and secured his master’s degree in surgery in 1983. He was later conferred with the Honorary Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons (Edinbargh) in 2019. Credited with introducing laparoscopic surgery in NE India in 1992, Dr. Khanna underwent advanced Laparoscopic training in Scotland (1997) and Vienna (1998) and has also been a national trainer in Ethicon Endosurgery Institute and Animal Lab at Mumbai since 1995. He has contributed richly and immensely to the development of Minimal Access Surgery in Assam and India from its infancy to its zenith. He is known for making this patient-friendly surgery available to the rural masses through his trained surgeons.

Dr. Khanna had served as a professor at the Department of Surgery at Gauhati Medical College and Agartala Medical College. After a distinguished career at GMC spanning 17 years, Dr. Khanna started the Swagat Endolaparoscopic Surgical Research Institute, the first endolaparoscopic centre in eastern India in 2000 with which he introduced several firsts to this India’s Northeast. He started the first Bariatric surgery Centre and also made first use of single port and staplers in Northeast India. He is one of the first few surgeons in the country to practice techniques of endoscopic management of Complex Anal Fistula, Endoscopic Scar-less Surgery for goiter, I-Scan Endoscopy and Spy Glass Cholangioscopy. He is presently honorary Visiting Professor at the GSL Medical College, Rajahmundray.

In 2015, he founded Swagat Super Specialty Surgical Institute, the first state-of-the-art super specialty surgical institute of Northeast India.

Dr. Khanna is the first Executive Member, former President and present Trustee of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (IAGES) (2018-2019). IAGES is a national organization dedicated towards the teaching and training of young upcoming surgeons and has over 8000 members. Formerly the All India Convener of the IAGES Fellowship Board, he is also the International Academic Coordinator of IAGES. Under his supervision, IAGES is preparing for the First World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (WCES) to be held at Kolkata in 2024 which would be co-hosted by 8 neighbouring countries.

With experience of over 20,000 Endolaparoscopic surgeries, Dr Khanna has trained hundreds of surgeons regionally and internationally. In affiliation with the state medical university, he has started Swagat Academy of Medical Sciences that runs formal Fellowship and Diploma Courses in MAS. His address to surgeons across the globe, especially Pakistan and Bangladesh, on the first-ever introduction of Robot Versius has been an honorable moment.

Joining as a young surgeon in 1987, Dr. Khanna is one of the senior most members of the Association of Surgeons of India. As Governing Council member of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), he has served two terms viz., 2007-2009 and 2010-2012. Moreover, at the time of the formation of Association of Surgeons of Assam (1990), he was one of the founders along with Prof. Dr. GP Sarma. He has contributed immensely towards the growth of the ASI Assam from a founding few members to its present strength of more than 400 members. He has remained as the Organizing Secretary for several Past ASI (Assam Chapter) Conferences and has earlier served as the Chairman of the Association of Surgeons of Assam in 2014.

Dr. Khanna has been selected as an expert to serve on two committees of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (SAGES) for 2021-2023. He shall be serving to promote and growth of “Endoscopy” and “Hernia” surgery sections of the SAGES.

Dr. Khanna has been in-charge of the IAGES National COVID Task Force and also Advisor to the COVID-19 Arogya Nidhi programme, Government of Assam.

Apart from delivering various CME lectures, Dr. Khanna has the honour of conducting innumerable CMEs and live surgical workshops in different parts of the country and abroad as well.

Swagat Super Speciality Surgical Hospital: Dr Khanna was distressed seeing the plight of patients of his state and region, particularly the patients who needed speciality care. He also believed that the only way to keep the specialists in the state was to provide them with the best of introspective and technology. Thus, with his untiring efforts in 2000, the first endolaparoscopic institute came up in Guwahati and later after 15 years he decided to open a centre of excellence in surgical and emergency care and so in 2015, the Swagat Super Speciality Surgical Institute & NH was born. Started as a centre of surgical excellence, now the centre boasts of having the first Advanced Gastrointestinal, MAS and the only Robotic Surgical Centre of Northeast India. The centre is also one of the centres in India conducting highest number of Robotic surgeries.

Achievements
Associations of Surgeons of India (ASI)

•	Founder Member, ASI (Assam Chapter) - 1990.

•	Governing Council Member, Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) - twice in 2007-2009 and 2010-2012.

•	Chairman, Association of Surgeons of Assam - 2014.

•	Santokh Anand Singh Oration - 2014.

•	Dr. GP Sarma Memorial Oration (ASA) - 2014. Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (IAGES)

•	National President, Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons- 2018.

•	Vice President, IAGES- 1998-2000, 2000-2002 and 2004-2006.

•	Incumbent International Academic Coordinator of IAGES, currently preparing for the First World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (WCES) as Congress Chairman to be held Kolkata (2024) which would be co-hosted by 8 neighbouring countries.

•	Former All India Convener of the IAGES Fellowship Board.

Hernia Society of India (HSI)

•	Vice President, Hernia Society of India- 2007-2010 and 2010-2013. International College of Surgeons (Indian Section)

•	Vice President, International College of Surgeons (Indian Section) - 2019.

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (SAGES)

•	Expert Member in “Endoscopy” and “Hernia” surgery committees of the SAGES 2021-2023.

Awards
•	Selected Dr. B.C. Roy Award” in the category of "Eminent Medical Teacher”- 2017 by Medical Council of India.

•	Dr. RH Karmakar Endowment lecture of ICS – 2016.

•	Chandramohan Anderson Oration of Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai - 2018.

•	Dr G. P. Sarma memorial oration- Assam 2014 •	Prof. Umesh Goswami Oration of Gauhati University- 2018.

•	Presidential Oration as President IAGES- Bhubaneswar, February 2019.

•	Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences Invited Lecture. 2021

•	Invited as Guest speaker for the first CME for the European Surgeons held by Versius Robotics of UK: “Introduction to Versius” - 11th June 2021.

•	Invited for guest lecture: SIUT (Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation), Pakistan on 10th July 2021 – Webinar on the “Role of Robotic Surgery in Developing World”

•	Invited for a scientific talk on “Recent Advancement in Robotic Surgery and Role of CMR Surgical Robotic System: DUHS (Dow University of Health Sciences), Pakistan on 12th August 2021.

Books & Journals
He is presently the Chief Editor of the reputed periodical, Recent Advances in Minimal Access Surgery. He is also the Editor, Flexible Endoscopy section, Journal of Minimal Access Surgery which is the only journal from Southern Asia world dedicated to minimal access surgery. Prof. Khanna has over 160 publications and scientific presentations to his credit, and has contributed chapters to various books and journals including Recent Advances of Surgery.

Books •	Guidelines of Minimal Invasive Surgery, a book endorsed by the Ministry of Health, Government of India and the Medical Council of India. Journal articles: RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

1.	Lipoblastoma—A rare presentation in the parapharyngeal space. Journal of NEBAOI Vol. IV, 1993.

2. 	“Galactocele”—a case report. Journal of Association of Surgeons of Assam (JASA). Oct. ’94.

3. 	“Laparoscopy & Training of a Surgeon”—JASA, Oct. ’96

4. 	“Complications in Laparoscopic General Surgery”—Chapter published in “Recent Advances in Surgery -1999”—Editor R.L. Gupta, Meerut, India.

5. 	 “Minimal Access Surgery-Guidelines and Recommendations” – published 2002-contributed chapters in the book –approved by medical Council of India and Ministry of Health

6. 	“Post Laparoscopy Port Infection” -Chapter published in the Monograph of International conference on Minimal Access Surgery-Complications and mishaps reduction strategy organised by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and IAGES Feb 2005 N Delhi

7. 	Principle and Technique of Endoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair chapter contributed to A “Monograph on Hernia” published by Institute of laparoscopic Surgery, Kolkata

8. 	Endoscopic metal stenting for carcinoma oesophagus- a better palliative perspective, Journal of Otorhinolarynology and Head and Neck surgery, Jan- April 2006.

9. 	“Laparoscopic Surgery During Pregnancy”-Chapter published in “Recent Advances in Surgery” 2006-10th edition-Editor R.L.Gupta, Merrut ,India

10. 	 “Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair- Principles and Technique” –Journal of Association of Surgeons of Assam Vol 14(1) 2006

11. 	 “The Adult Neck Mass” Physicians Digest Feb March vol 15(60 2007.

12. 	 “How to Predict a Difficult Cholecystectomy and When to convert”-Chapter contributed to “Comprehensive Laparoscopic Surgery” a text book published by Indian Association of Gasto- intestinal Endo Surgeons’ March 2007.

13. 	“Management of Benign Oesophageal Stricture in children” Indian J. Otolaryngology. Head Neck Surg. (2008) 60:218-222

14. 	Laparoscopic Surgery Training and methodology -JASA. Vol15 No 3 (2007) 29-33

15. 	“Intragastric Balloon- Indication, Efficacy, Complications & Results”- Monograph on Essentials of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, First Edition, 2010- Editor Dr. Om Tantia.

16. 	“Video endoscopic treatment of complex anal fistula- a new emerging treatment modality”- Chapter published in The Clarion – International Multidisciplinary Journal, Volume 1, February 2012.

17. 	Laparoscopic assisted surgery for Adult intussusception: A case report- JASA; Vol 21, No 3 (2014) 40-44

18. 	Video assisted anal fistula treatment (VAAFT): Our experience-JASA; Vol 22, No 3 (2015) 30-36

19. 	“A Journey from surgeon to surgeon Entrepreneur”-The Clarion;Vol l5: 1 (2016) 141-146

20. 	“Laparoscopic Suturing and Knotting’ chapter in Comprehensive laparoscopic surgery, a text book published by Indian Association of Gastrointestinal endo surgeons-Feb. 2017.

21. 	Endovision System, Hand Instruments, Accessories and Ergonomics, Published in 4th Edition Comprehensive Laparoscopic Surgery, Chapter 3, Page 13-21

22. 	Image Enhanced Endoscopy, Published by IAGES Manual of Advanced Endoscopy, page 28-36

23. 	Endoluminal Bariatric Surgery, Published by IAGES Manual of Advanced Endoscopy, page 52-58

24. 	Meckel’s Diverticulum presenting with obstruction of appendix and small bowel obstruction the clarion Vol.- 7 (2018) pp 20-25 25. 	Endoluminal Bariatric Surgery: Emerging Trends and Techniques Published in 1st Edition of IAGES text book “Recent Advances in Minimal Access Surgery”. Page 1-16

26. 	Current Trends in the Management of Gallstones with Concomitant Bile Duct Stones Published in 1st Edition of IAGES text book “Recent Advances in Minimal Access Surgery”. Page 152-159. (2019) 27. 	“Novel diagnostic for small bowel disease” Published in 2nd Edition of IAGES text book “Recent Advances in Minimal Access Surgery”. Page 1-8. (2020)

28. 	IAGES- COVID -19 endoscopy recommendations, Sundaram E, Manickavasagam K, Goel R, Subhash Khanna et al. Web published 23rd May 2020, JMAS.

29. 	Economic Implications of a Novel Disease Outbreak-Understanding its Genesis, Unmilan Kalita, Arup Kumar Hazarika, Subhash Khanna Economic and Political weekly, vol 55, issue no 24,13 June 2020.

30. Hazarika, A.K., Kalita, U. & Khanna, S. (2021). Can Edible Insects Complement Conventional Livestock? The Desirability of Insect Nutrition for Food Security of a World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve. Current Nutrition and Food Science.

31. Khanna, S., Hazarika, A. K., & Kalita, U. (2020). Radical change in healthcare safety post COVID-19: An insight. The Clarion-International Multidisciplinary Journal, 9(2), 1-5.

32. Khanna, S., Hazarika, A.K. & Kalita, U. (2020). Environmental safety in Minimal Access Surgery and its bio-economics. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery.

33. Hazarika, A. K., Kalita, U., Khanna, S., Kalita, T., & Choudhury, S. (2020). Diversity of edible insects in a Natural World Heritage Site of India: entomophagy attitudes and implications for food security in the region. PeerJ, 8, e10248.

34. Kalita, U., Hazarika, A.K., Bora, R.K., Khanna, S., Barman, T.K. (2020). Economic implication of a Novel Disease Outbreak: Understanding its Genesis. Economic and Political Weekly, 55(24), 25-