CURRICULUM VITAE

USHA DUTTA, MD, DM

Date of birth : 1st March 1967

Qualifications : MBBS [All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( A.I.I.M.S), New Delhi, India]

: MD Internal Medicine (A.I.I.M.S, New Delhi, India)

: DM Gastroenterology (A.I.I.M.S, New Delhi, India)

: Clinical Fellow (Storr Liver Unit, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia)

: Senior Research Fellow, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

Current position : Associate Professor of Gastroenterology,

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER),

Chandigarh 160012, India.

Contact Information:121-A, Sector 24-A, Chandigarh-160023, India.(R): 0091-172-2724053

Email:ushadutta@gmail.com;Fax:91-172-2744401;Tel:91-172-2756610

Brief Summary of Academic Contributions and Skills

Awards : 21

Publications (Indexed Journals): 61

Chapters in books : 03

Abstracts presented : 150

Research projects : 32 + 3 ongoing

Editorial board member: 2 International and 3 National Journals

Skills: Clinical, Endoscopic, Manometry, Capsule, EUS

Research areas: IBD, GI motility, Vitamin D deficiency in GI diseases,

Gallbladder cancer, Gallbladder motility, Celiac, IBS.

Board Certification: Medical Council of India, ECFMG

Additional expertise: Clinical Epidemiology, Health technology, Good Clinical Practices

Founding member: Crohns Colitis foundation, Celiac Society of India

Member of National Task force : Celiac Disease, IBS

Invited as faculty to deliver lectures in various academic fora.

Conducted workshops on Clinical Epidemiology, Manometry

Organized 5 conferences at PGIMER

Mentored: 22 MD / DM ( Gastroenterology fellow) thesis

Investigator in Multicentre trials

ACADEMIC RECORD AND WORK EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE IN GASTROENTEROLOGY

CLINICAL SKILLS Highly skilled in providing clinical care in in-patient, out-patient and intensive care setting.

Skilled in performing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures with high level of

competence. Can perform various therapeutic endoscopic procedures including Variceal

Course / Post From To Performance

Associate Professor

PGIMER, India

2004 2010 Best Poster award by ISG 2009.

Best poster award by AGS 2008

4 Best Paper awards by ISG, 2006

Alkem Om Prakash Memorial Award, 2005

Assistant Professor

PGIMER,

Chandigarh,India

1999 2004 Young Clinician’s Award, APDW 2001.

Young Clinicians Award APDW, 2000.

Senior Research Fellow

PGIMER, Chandigarh,

India

1998 1999 Madanagopalan award for the Best Plenary

Paper

Fellowship in Hepatology

The Storr Liver Unit

West Mead, Sydney,

Australia

1996 1997 Best Research Paper Award, 1997

DM Gastroenterology

AIIMS, India

1994 1996 Young Clinician Award by WCOG, 1998

M.D. Medicine

AIIMS, New Delhi, India

1990 1992 MD thesis selected for plenary session of

Indian Gastroenterology conference

M.B.B.S

AIIMS, New Delhi, India

1984 1989 New Zealand High Commissioner’s Prize for

Best Undergraduate in Community Medicine

Higher Secondary

Certificate

DTEA, New Delhi, India

1983 1984 Best Outgoing Student of the School

Award for Highest Marks in Chemistry

Secondary

School Certificate

DTEA, New Delhi, India

1972 1982 Awards for Highest marks in Mathematics

Ligation, Variceal injection, endoscopic dilatation with bougie and balloon, endoscopic

treatment of ulcer bleeds, polypectomy, chromoendoscopy, stent placements, argon plasma

photocoaguation and other common procedures. Performed over 10000 endoscopic

procedures.

Skilled in performing esophageal/ anorectal manometry and pH-metry. Incharge of the

manometry services in our gastroenterology unit at PGIMER and have performed over 1000

manometry procedures.

Skilled in perfoming and interpreting capsule endoscopy services of the unit

Trained in performing Endoscopic Ultrasound. Performed 34 procedures to date.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

In Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine

Faculty member in a leading tertiary care Gastroenterology Unit in India since 1999.

Involved in teaching & training of MD Medicine and DM Gastroenterology fellows.

This includes ward rounds, bedside case discussions, moderating seminars, journal clubs and

clinical meetings, taking didactic classes and presenting grand rounds.

Faculty-in-charge of designing the Gastroenterology Teaching Program for 10 years.

RESEARCH

Completed 30 research projects,

Mentored 22 thesis.

Trained in Clinical epidemiology and research methods ( by INCLEN, NIH)

Conducted workshops as faculty on Research Methodology.

Served as a resource person for thesis students

Editorial Board member and Reviewer for various journals

Member of the PGI research group

RESEARCH PROJECTS CONDUCTED

LUMINAL

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

1. Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in IBD and its role in disease severity,

manifestations and treatment.

2. Faecal inflammatory markers in ulcerative colitis: role in assessment of disease activity,

severity and response to therapy.

3. Pulmonary and haematological alterations in idiopathic ulcerative colitis.

4. Role of superadded GI infections in the exacerbations in IBD.

5. Effect of Curcumina longa supplementation in controlling disease activity in patients with

ulcerative colitis: A double blind randomized controlled trial (ongoing).

Small bowel

1. Role and interrelationship of gut stasis and vitamin D deficiency in obese individuals: A

case control study.

2. Jejunal biopsy culture is a simple and effective method in assessment of jejunal

microflora.

3. Intestinal permeability in celiac disease: prevalence and relationship to disease severity

and mucosal histology

4. Prevalence of deranged intestinal permeability in patients with alcoholic liver disease

and effect of rifaximin: a double blind placebo controlled trial (ongoing)

5. Celiac disease in adults: profile and presentation in a tertiary care referral centre.

GALLBLADDER

Cancer

1. Risk factors for development of gallbladder cancer among patients with gallstones.

2. p-53 mutations in GB cancer: its prevalence and relationship to risk factors.

3. Role of CA-242 as a tumor marker in the diagnosis and prognosis of gallbladder

cancer.

4. Effect of presence of gallstones on the age of presentation of gallbladder cancer.

5. Gallbladder cancer: presentation, staging and outcome: a report from a tertiary care

centre.

Gallbladder Motility

1. Prevalence and effect of Vitamin D deficiency on gallbladder motility in postpartum women.

2. Comparison of high protein versus high fat meal on gallbladder ejection fraction: A

randomized cross over trial.

3. Prevalence and effect of iron deficiency and protein deficient diet on gallbladder function in

postpartum women.

4. Prevalence and effect of gallbladder stasis on gallbladder mucosal histology with reference

to premalignant lesions in patients with gallstones.

5. Prevalence and predictors of gallbladder function in patients with gallstones.

6. Gallbladder dysfunction in obese: is it static, sluggish or both?

LIVER

1. Effect of N-acetylcysteine on the course of antitubercular therapy induced hepatitis and on

oxidative stress.

2. Risk Factors for development of hepatocellular cancer among Australians with hepatitis C:

a case-control study.

3. Hepatocellular proliferation and development of hepatocellular carcinoma: a case-control

study in chronic hepatitis C.

4. A prospective study on the incidence of hepatitis B & C infections amongst patients with

lymphoproliferative disorders.

5. Effects of hepatitis G virus coinfection on severity of hepatitis C: relationship to risk factors

and response to interferon treatment.

6. Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C in Australia.

7. Role of ultrasound estimated liver volume as a prognostic marker in fulminant hepatic

failure.

OTHERS

1. Mucosal proliferation in acromegalics: relationship to growth hormone levels.

2. Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.

3. Cisapride on gastric emptying in diabetics: randomized double-blind placebo control trial.

4. Effect of stress and relaxation on esophageal motility pattern using manometry.

5. Esophageal motility in patients with corrosive ingestion.

6. Sequential Endoscopic Papillary Balloon Dilatation Following Limited Sphincterotomy for

Common Bile Duct Stones.

7. Endoscopic balloon dilation in caustic-induced chronic gastric outlet obstruction

8. Comparative evaluation of nasoenteral feeding and jejunostomy feeding in acute corrosive

injury: a retrospective analysis.

ACADEMIC AWARDS

Best Poster award by Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG), Kolkata 2009.

Best poster award by Australian Gastroenterology Society, Brisbane, 2008

ISG Win Medicare award for best poster in ISG, 2006.

Best Poster award, Motility section, ISG, 2006

Best Poster award, Colon section, ISG, 2006

Third prize for best oral paper, INASL, 2006

Alkem Om Prakash Memorial Award by Indian Society of Gastroenterology for Outstanding

Life time contribution as a young gastroenterologist, 2005.

APDW Young Clinician’s Award by the Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology,

Sydney, Australia 2001.

Young Clinicians Award by the Asia-Pacific Congress of Gastroenterology; Hong Kong 2000.

Prof Madanagopalan Award for Best Plenary Paper by ISG, Calcutta, 1999.

Young Clinicians Award by the World Congress of Gastroenterology Vienna, 1998.

Best Research Paper Award by Westmead hospital, Australia1997.

New Zealand High Commissioner’s Prize for Best Undergraduate student in Community

Medicine 1989.

Certificate of Merit by the Indian Academy of Paediatrics in 1987 for meritorious performance

in the Pediatric Quiz.

First Prize in Mathematics by the DTEA School in the Secondary School Certificate

Examination, 1982.

Merit Certificate by CBSE for being amongst top 1% of successful candidates in Senior

School Certificate Examination, 1984.

First Prize in Chemistry by the DTEA School in the Senior School Certificate Examination,

1984.

27th Board Position in the Senior School Certificate Examination, 1984

BEST OUTGOING STUDENT joining medicine awarded by the DTEA School, 1984

Merit Certificate by the National Scholarship Scheme for high position among meritorious

students in Secondary School Certificate Examination, 1982.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF INSTITUTIONS

Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

Autonomous multi-specialty tertiary care referral institute

1487 beds (including 113 intensive care beds) and has 281 faculty members.

Awards PhD, super-specialty and specialty degrees in clinical and basic sciences

Gastroenterology department is a very busy tertiary care unit.

Drainage population of over 10 million people.

60 inpatient beds, 6 outpatient services/ week, 1800 inpatients and 14000 out patients per year,

10,000 endoscopic procedures per year.

14 exceptionally trained faculty members (8 Clinical and 1 GE Radiologist, 1 GE Biochemist, 1

GE Enzymologist, 1 GE Microbiologist, 1 GE Virologist, 1 GE Pathologist)

Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

Autonomous multi-specialty tertiary care referral institute

1487 beds (including 113 intensive care beds) and has 281 faculty members.

Awards PhD, super-specialty and specialty degrees in clinical and basic sciences

Gastroenterology department is a very busy tertiary care unit.

Drainage population of over 10 million people.

60 inpatient beds, 6 outpatient services/ week, 1800 inpatients and 14000 out patients per year,

10,000 endoscopic procedures per year.

14 exceptionally trained faculty members (8 Clinical and 1 GE Radiologist, 1 GE Biochemist, 1

GE Enzymologist, 1 GE Microbiologist, 1 GE Virologist, 1 GE Pathologist)

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

This is the apex medical institute of India. It is an autonomous institute (http://www.aiims.edu/)

MBBS students are selected after the toughest medical entrance exam in India, with the ratio of

applicants to selected being over 700:1

It is a multi-specialty tertiary care referral institute with 1,803 beds and 7 semi-autonomous

specialty centres.

It awards PhD, super-specialty and specialty degrees in all major clinical and basic sciences

The Gastroenterology department is a one of the most reputed units worldwide and trains DM

students for a three year period in various aspects of clinical, laboratory, endoscopic services.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Dutta U, Udawat H, Noor MT, Sidhu GS, Kochhar R, Vaiphei K, Singh K.

Regression of Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease After Eradication of

Helicobacter pylori. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2010 Mar 19. [Epub ahead of print]

2. Masoodi I, Kochhar R, Dutta U, Vaishnavi C, Prasad KK, Vaiphei K, Kaur S,

Singh K. Fecal lactoferrin, myeloperoxidase and serum C-reactive are effective

biomarkers in the assessment of disease activity and severity in patients with idiopathic

ulcerative colitis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Nov;24(11):1768-74.

3. Gupta R, Reddy DN, Makharia GK, Sood A, Ramakrishna BS, Yachha SK, Thapa BR,

Banerjee R, Anuradha S, Dutta U, Puri AS, Jain AK, Mulder CJ, Kumar A, Boindala S.

Indian task force for celiac disease: current status. World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Dec

28;15(48):6028-33.

4. Gupta K, Vasishta RK, Dutta U, Kochhar RK, Singh K. Embolization of

Cyanoacrylate glue in systemic circulation in a case of hepatocellular carcinoma: an

autopsy report. Diagn Pathol. 2009 Dec 9;4:45.

5. Dutta U . No rationale for use of combination of quinolones and anti-protozoal

agents for acute diarrhea in India. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2009

Jan-Feb;28(1):38.

6. Kochhar R, Singhal M, Nagi B, Lal A, Dutta U, Singh K. Prevalence of type III anomalous

pancreaticobiliary junction in a tertiary care hospital of North India. JOP. 2009 Jul

6;10(4):383-6.

7. Kochhar R, Poornachandra KS, Puri P, Dutta U, Sinha SK, Sethy PK, Wig JD, Nagi B,

Singh K. Comparative evaluation of nasoenteral feeding and jejunostomy feeding in acute

corrosive injury: a retrospective analysis. Gastrointest Endosc.2009 Jun 30.

8. Dutta U , Singh K. Pajamas with a hole: a holistic solution to an embarrassing problem.

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2008;27(6):250.

9. Kochhar R, Masoodi I, Dutta U, Singhal M, Miglani A, Singh P, Singh K. Celiac disease

and Budd Chiari syndrome: report of a case with review of literature. Eur J Gastroenterol

Hepatol. 2009 Mar 31. [Epub ahead of print]

10. Doley RP, Yadav TD, Wig JD, Kochhar R, Singh G, Bharathy KG, Kudari A, Gupta R,

Gupta V, Poornachandra KS, Dutta U, Vaishnavi C. Enteral nutrition in severe acute

pancreatitis. JOP. 2009;10(2):157-62.

11. Kochhar R, Ahammed SK, Chakrabarti A, Ray P, Sinha SK, Dutta U, Wig JD, Singh K.

Prevalence and outcome of fungal infection in patients with severe acute pancreatitis. J

Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009.

12. Dutta U , Kuchhangi Sureshchandra Poornachandra P. Gallbladder polyps: how to pick up

the sinister ones. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;24(2):175-8.

13. Kochhar R, Dutta U, Sethy PK, Singh G, Sinha SK, Nagi B, Wig JD, Singh K. Endoscopic

balloon dilation in caustic-induced chronic gastric outlet obstruction. Gastrointest Endosc.

2009 Jan 9. [Epub ahead of print]

14. Dutta U , Bhagat S, Kochhar R, Nagi B, Singh K.Gastrointestinal: rolled-up tongue; a sign

of previous caustic injury. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Dec;23(12):1944.

15. Kochhar R, Dutta U, Shukla R, Nagi B, Singh K, Wig JD. Sequential Endoscopic

Papillary Balloon Dilatation Following Limited Sphincterotomy for Common Bile Duct

Stones. Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print]

16. Kochhar R, Masoodi I, Singhal M, Dutta U, Nagi B, Wig JD, Singh K. Pancreatogastric

fistula after severe acute pancreatitis: a case report.Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Oct 14.

[Epub ahead of print]

17. Ghoshal UC, Abraham P, Bhatt C, Choudhuri G, Bhatia SJ, Shenoy KT, Banka NH, Bose

K, Bohidar NP, Chakravartty K, Shekhar NC, Desai N, Dutta U, Das G, Dutta S,Dixit VK,

Goswami BD, Jain RK, Jain S, Jayanthi V, Kochhar R, Kumar A, Makharia G, Mukewar

SV, Mohan Prasad VG, Mohanty A, Mohan AT, Sathyaprakash BS, Prabhakar B, Philip

M, Veerraju EP, Ray G, Rai RR, Seth AK, Sachdeva A, Singh SP, Sood A, Thomas V,

Tiwari S, Tandan M, Upadhyay R, Vij JC. Epidemiological and clinical profile of irritable

bowel syndrome in India: report of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology Task Force.

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2008 Jan-Feb;27(1):22-8.

18. Singla V, Galwa RP, Khandelwal N, Poornachandra KS, Dutta U, Kochhar R. Wandering

spleen presenting as bleeding gastric varices.Am J Emerg Med. 2008 Jun;26(5):637.e1-4.

19. Dutta U , Iyer VH, Rana SS, Behra A, Singh P, Kochhar R, Nagi B, Singh K. Infective

endoshuntitis in a patient with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension: successful medical

management. Dig Dis Sci. 2009 Jan;54(1):181-3. Epub 2008 Jun 5.

20. Udawat H, Sharma A, Dutta U, Yadav TD, Vaiphei K, Singh S, Kochhar R. Infected

appendiceal mucocele presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin. Endoscopy. 2008 Sep;40

Suppl 2:E113-4. Epub 2008 May 8.

21. Rajagopala S, Dutta U, Chandra KS, Bhatia P, Varma N, Kochhar R. Visceral

leishmaniasis associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis--case report and

systematic review. J Infect. 2008 May;56(5):381-8. Epub 2008 Apr 10. Review

22. Dutta U , Poornachandra KS. Heparanase and gallbladder cancer: new insights into

understanding tumor growth and invasion.J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Mar;23(3):343-4.

23. Kochhar R, Mittal BR, Kumar S, Bhattacharya A, Sethy PK, Dutta U. Segmental and total

oesophageal transit time in patients with corrosive-induced oesophageal stricture.Nucl

Med Commun. 2007 Dec;28(12):920-3.

24. Vaiphei K, Duseja A, Dutta U, Kochhar R. Pain, jaundice and lump in a middle-aged

man.Indian J Gastroenterol. 2007 May-Jun;26(3):130-4.

25. Vaiphei K, Kumari N, Sinha SK, Dutta U, Nagi B, Joshi K, Singh K. Roles of syndecan-1,

bcl6 and p53 in diagnosis and prognostication of immunoproliferative small intestinal

disease.World J Gastroenterol. 2006 Jun 14;12(22):3602-8.

26. Vaiphei K, Dutta U, Kang M, Mishra B. Severe refractory ulcerative colitis in a young

lady.Indian J Gastroenterol. 2006 Mar-Apr;25(2):82-7.

27. Kochhar R, Saluja H, Singh RS, Dutta U, Sinha SK. Endoscopic clip application for

postoperative residual esophageal duplication cyst. Endoscopy. 2006 Apr;38(4):424-5.

28. Dutta U , Mittal S, Ratho RK, Das A. Acute liver failure and severe hemophagocytosis

secondary to parvovirus B19 infection. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2005 May-Jun;24(3):118-9.

29. Dutta U , Nagi B, Garg PK, Sinha SK, Singh K, Tandon RK . Patients with gallstones

develop gallbladder cancer at an earlier age. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2005 Aug;14(4):381-5.

30. Batra Y, Pal S, Dutta U, Desai P, Garg PK, Makharia G, Ahuja V, Pande GK, Sahni P,

Chattopadhyay TK, Tandon RK. Gallbladder cancer in India: A dismal picture. J

Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Feb;20(2):309-14.

31. Rana SS, Dutta U, Sinha SK, Kochhar R, Nagi B, Bhasin DK. Severe acute bleeding from

portal colopathy controlled by somatostatin: a case report. Trop Gastroenterol. 2004 Jul-

Sep;25(3):144-5.

32. Raja K, Kochhar R, Sethy PK, Dutta U, Bali HK, Varma JS. An endoscopic study of

upper-GI mucosal changes in patients with congestive heart failure. Gastrointest Endosc.

2004 Dec;60(6):887-93.

33. Dutta U , Bapuraj R, Yadav TD, Lal A, Singh K. Mesenteric ischemia and portal

hypertension caused by splenic arteriovenous fistula. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2004 Sep-

Oct;23(5):184-5.

34. Dutta U , Sinha SK, Singh P, Singh K, Aydinli B, Celebi F, Kantarci M, Ozturk G. Images

of interest. Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: complications of hydatid disease. J

Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2004 Nov;19(11):1321.

35. Malhi NS, Dutta U, Sathyanarayana G, Singh K. Acute pancreatitis: presenting

manifestation of varicella infection. Trop Gastroenterol. 2004 Apr-Jun;25(2):82-3.

36. Dutta U , Kumar M, Sharma SC, Nagi B. Umbilical metastasis with squamous cell

carcinoma of esophagus. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jul-Aug;23(4):156-7.

37. Dutta U , Rana SS, Lal A, Sinha SK, Khandelwal N, Singh K. Hemobilia as a presenting

manifestation of polyarteritis nodosa. Indian J Gastroenterol 2004; 23 (2): 71-2.

38. Sinha SK, Sethy PK, Kaman L, Vaiphei K, Nagi B, Dutta U, Singk K. Multiple

spontaneous enterocutaneous fistula in malakoplakia. Indian J Gastroenterol 2003; 22

(6): 234-5.

39. Sethy PK, Dutta U, Aggrawal AN, Das R, Gulati M, Sinha SK, Singh K. Pulmonary and

hematological alterations in idiopathic ulcerative colitis. Indian J Gastroenterol 2003; 22

(5): 176-9.

40. Mohanty SK, Vaiphei K, Dutta U, Singh K. Granulomatous cryptococcal lymphadenitis in

immunocompetent individuals: report. Histopathology 2003;42 (1):96-7.

41. Dutta U , Kumar A, Wig JD, Nagi B, Vaiphei K, Singh K. Pneumobilia: a clue to an unusual

cause of diarrhea. Trop Gastroenterol 2002; 23 (3): 138-40.

42. Chandra S, Dutta U, Das R, Vaiphei K, Nagi B, Singh K. Mesenteric venous thrombosis

causing jejunal stricture secondary to hypercoaguable state and primary portal

hypertension. Dig Dis Sci. 2002 Sep;47(9):2017-9.

43. Bhutani V, Dutta U, Ray R, Singh K. Hemophagocytic syndrome as a presenting

manifestation of visceral leishmaniasis. J Assoc Physicians India. 2002 ;50:838-9.

44. Bhutani V, Dutta U, Nijawan R, Nagi B, Singh K. Endocrine cell tumor of the gallbladder.

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2001 May-June;20(3) 109-10.

45. Dutta U , Gupta NM, Nagi B, Singh K. Blister pack ingestion resulting in esophago-pleural

fistula. Indian Journal Gastroenterol. 2001 Mar-Apr; 20(2): 79-80.

46. Dutta U . Treatment of Hepatocellular carcinoma (Editorial). J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2000

Aug; 15(8): 822-4.

47. Dutta U , Bhutani V, Nagi B, Singh K. Reversible portal hypertension due to tuberculosis.

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2000 Jul-Sep;19(3):136-7.

48. Ramanathan RMPL, Aggrawal AN, Dutta U, Ray P, Singh K. Pleural involvement by

Salmonella Senftenburg: a report of two cases. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2000; 42(1)

(Jan-Mar): 31-33.

49. Dutta U , Garg PK, Kumar R, Tandon RK. Typhoid carriers among patients with gallstones

are at increased risk for carcinoma of the gallbladder. Am J Gastroenterol. 2000 Mar;

95(3):784-7.

50. Dutta U , Garg PK, Agarwal R, Dutta Gupta S, Prasad GA, Kaul U, Tandon RK. Blocking

of the hepatic vein outflow by neointima covering a Wallstent across a membranous

stenosis of the inferior vena cava. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1999 Nov-Dec; 22(6):521-

3.

51. Dutta U , Padhy AK, Ahuja V, Sharma MP. Double blind controlled trial on the effect of

cisapride on gastric emptying in diabetics. Tropical Gastroenterology 1999; 20: 116-9.

52. Dutta U , Byth K, Kench J, Khan MH, Coverdale SA, Weltman M, Lin R, Liddle C, Farrell

GC. Risk Factors for development of hepatocellular cancer among Australians with

hepatitis C: a case-control study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine,1999:

29: 300-307.

53. Dutta U , Kench J, Byth K, Khan MH, Lin R, Liddle C, Farrell GC. Hepatocellular

proliferation and development of hepatocellular carcinoma: a case-control study in chronic

hepatitis C. Human Pathology, 1998 Nov; 29(11):1279-84.

54. Dutta U , Raina V, Garg PK, Gurbaxani S, Joshi YK, Bhargava M, Tandon RK. A

prospective study on the incidence of hepatitis B & C infections amongst patients with

lymphoproliferativedisorders. Indian J Med Res. 1998 Feb; 107:78-82.

55. Lin R, Dutta U , Kaba S, Coverdale SA, Liddle C, Farrell GC. Effects of hepatitis G virus

coinfection on severity of hepatitis C: relationship to risk factors and response to interferon

treatment. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1998 Aug;13(8):773-80.

56. Kaba S, Dutta U, Byth K, Crewe EB, Khan MH, Coverdale SA, Lin R, Liddle C, Farrell

GC. Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C in Australia. J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 1998

Sep; 13 (9): 914-20.

57. Pokharna RK, Garg PK, Gupta SD, Dutta U, Tandon RK. Primary epithelioid

haemangioendothelioma of the liver: case report and review of the literature.

J Clin Pathol. 1997 Dec;50(12):1029-31. Review.

58. Garg PK, Venkatachalam U, Tandon RK. Cholesterol bile duct stones with no stones in

the gallbladder. J Clin Gastroenterol 1995; 20(4): 296-9.

59. Kharbanda OP, Varshney P, Dutta U. Accidental swallowing of gold cast crown during

orthodontic tooth seperation. J Clinic Pediatr Dent 1995; 19(4): 289-92.

60. Saxena SP, Venkatachalam U , Tandon RK. Epidemiology of gallbladder cancer: Present

status. Journal of Associations of Physicians of India 1995; Vol 43 (3), 204-6.

61. Misra A, Kumar S, Venkatachalam U, et al. Cerebellar ataxia due to hyponatremia. New

Zealand Medical Journal 1992,230-1.

62. Jain P, Saxena S, Venkatachalam U, et al. Vancomycin induced red man syndrome.

NMJI,Vol 3,No. 6,Nov/Dec,1990,307.

PRESENTED ABSTRACTS

Over 150 abstracts in various National and International Conferences

PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

1. Nutritional deficiency in postpartum women is associated with gallbladder dysfunction.

Presented at AGW 2008, Brisbane.

2. Multiple gallstones is associated with increased risk for GB dysfunction. APDW, 2009

3. Hepatocellular cancer amongst patients with Hepatitis C: Who is at risk and is there any role of

screening? Presented in the “First Australian Conference on Hepatitis C” in March 1997 in

Sydney, Australia.

4. Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis C in Australia. Presented to the Westmead Association

meeting, Sydney in 1997.

5. Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis C in Australia. Poster presentation in Brisbane at AGW in

1997.

6. Chronic Salmonella typhi carrier state and cholelithiasis: cofactors in the pathogenesis of

carcinoma of the gallbladder. Presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology, 1998

at Vienna.

7. Cisapride improves symptoms and Gastric Emptying in Diabetics: a double blind randomized

control trial. Presented at the World Congress of Gastroenterology, 1998 held at Vienna.

8. The influence of risk factors on the age at presentation of patients with gallbladder cancer.

Presented at the APDW 2001, Sydney.

9. Effects of H pylori infection on gastric acid and bicarbonate secretion. Presented at the DDW

2001

10. Epidemiology of cancer gallbladder in India. Presented at the APDW,2000 held at Hong Kong.

Organizational Activities

Conferences

Organizing secretary of Single theme Symposium on Probiotics in Health and Disease

Joint Organizing Secretary, PGI-AIIMS endoscopy course.

Organizing committee member of Manometry workshop

Organizing committee member of 3rd Update CME in Gastroenterology

Organizing committee member of 2rd Update CME in Gastroenterology

Organizing committee member of 1rd Update CME in Gastroenterology

Literary

Participated in all the United Nations General Knowledge tests from 1978 to 1980 and

performed creditably.

Secured prizes in essay competitions held by different organizations.

Qualified the basic, intermediate and advanced level Sanskrit exams (viz. Pravesh, Prarambh

and Parichay ) conducted by the Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Bombay, India.

Cultural

Organised the All India Intermedical Sports, Literary and Cultural meet in the capacity of the

conduction secretary in 1987 held at New Delhi.

Also an active member of the A.I.I.M.S. Theatre Group

Social Service

Leader of the National Service Scheme of A.I.I.M.S. for two years.

Organized health camps and immunization programs in rural areas.

Elected ladies representative of the Resident Doctors Association for the year 1991.

Sports

Interested in playing throwball, volleyball and badminton. Participated at college level

competitions representing the college.

Miscellaneous

Can fluently speak and write English, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, and Sanskrit.

Also interested in playing various card games including Bridge.

Adept using Computers including programmes like Microsoft office Windows 2007, SPSS

version 17 and other advanced programmes.

REFEREES

1. Prof Rakesh Tandon MD, PhD

Head, Department of Gastroenterology,

Pushpavati Singhania Hospital

(Ex- Head of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi)

Saket, New Delhi, India – 110029.

Email: rakesh_tandon@hotmail.com

Fax: 91-11- 29250548

Tel: 91-11-26968304(R)

2. Prof Rakesh Kochhar

Department of Gastroenterology

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Chandigarh. India- 160012

dr_kochhar@hotmail.com

Tel: +91-172-2756608, Fax: +91-172-2744401

3. Geoffrey C Farrell  MD, FRACP

Director of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

The Canberra Hospital

PO Box 11

WODEN  ACT  2606  AUSTRALIA

Professor of Hepatic Medicine

Australian National University

Ph: 612[02] 6244 2473 (Nicole O'Brien PA)

Fax: 612[02] 6244 3235

geoff.farrell@act.gov.au