This surgical gastroenterologist adjudged best government doctor in Telangana

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In recognition to his services rendered in Osmania General Hospital (OGH), surgical gastroenterologist Dr  Ch Madhusudhan -- who shot to limelight with a series of firsts while taking up critical, rare and complex surgeries in government sector hospitals -- has been selected as the best government doctor in the state.

He has been shortlisted as one of the four government employees among 12 'best' government employees (the 12 have been further shortlisted from among 132 employees in the state across different sectors and departments) selected by the Telangana government across all sectors under its newly introduced Incentive Scheme given in recognition to their outstanding work.


Under this scheme, the top four out of the 12 -- will receive a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh, one increment and certificate -- while others will be  given a cash incentive of Rs 3 lakh and Rs 2 lakh in that order.

The incentives will be presented to all the 132 employees on Independence Day i.e. 15 August, 2017.

List of achievements

The young government doctor has a number of achievements under his belt that has made OGH services in surgical gastroenterology as one of the bests in the country. Some of his achievements are given below:

• Established the Organ Transplantation surgeries (LIVER and Pancreas Transplantation) at Government Sector Hospitals in Telangana state
• Did the first liver transplantation surgery in government hospitals in both Telugu states
• Did the first auto liver transplantation in India and second time in the world
• Did first “combined pancreas and kidney transplantation” for 27-yr male, Type I diabetic patient with kidney failure (Mr. Ganesh, resident of Atmakur Mandal, Nalgonda district) at Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad on 13/09/2016.This is first time in the government general hospitals in India.
• Successfully removed “the world largest size Gall-bladder cancer” from the 60-year female (Hafiza begum, resident of Hyderabad) patient on 3rd March 2017 at Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad.
• Did six successful liver transplantation operations for poor patients at Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad including four liver transplantations during 2016 – 2017 period.
• Got Best innovative surgery video award for “Auto Liver Transplantation” in National conference at Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology conference (IASGCON 2016) at Coimbatore in 2016. 
• His team did first auto liver transplantation for chronic Budd Chiari syndrome in this country and second time in the world. 

Notwithstanding his stellar track record at OGH, many of his surgical successes have been achieved by stretching his endurance level to the hilt as in several cases he had to remain awake without catching a nap for 23 hours at one go!

Last year, a marathon transplant surgery  (read the Times of India story) lasting 23 hours was performed on 27-year-old S Ganesh, a Type 1 diabetes patient and resident of Atmakur mandal in Nalgonda district, using kidney and pancreas donated by kin of 23-year old young man and resident of Karnataka, who was declared brain dead at Continental Hospital.

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