Debraj Shome

Debraj Shome is a noted Indian facial plastic surgeon. He specializes in facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, facial and ocular oncology (cancers) and orbital surgery. He is currently the Head of Institute for Aesthetics and Cosmetic Surgery at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India.^[1] He headed and developed the Department of Facial Plastic Surgery at one of India's leading hospitals, Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, Mumbai.^[2] and at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.^[3] He is also visiting faculty to the department of Head & Neck Surgery at the M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.

Medical Education

Shome completed his undergraduate medical education from Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals,^[4] Mumbai, one of India's oldest medical schools. He went on to specialize in ophthalmology and completed his residency from Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. He obtained the degrees of F.R.C.S. (Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow) in 2003 and also his Diplomate of National Board (D.N.B.) in 2004.^[5] Over the years, he has specialised in facial plastic and aesthetic surgery.^[6] He has also completed his MBA in Healthcare Management from Vanderbilt University, USA.^[7]

• Dr. Shome specialized in oculoplastic surgery, ocular oncology and orbital surgery from L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad.^[8] He then completed a Fellowship in Facial Plastic surgery from the USA. Shome was also the head of the department of Facial Plastic Surgery, Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, Mumbai, India.^[9]
• Shome was an honorary Consultant - Ocular Oncology & Facial Plastic Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.^[3]
• He was also a part of the academic team of Aditya Jyot Institute of Optometry, Mumbai, India.^[10]

Publications

• Dr. Shome has over 30 national and international peer reviewed publications.^[11]

• He is a columnist for the Times of India, Hindustan Times, and DNA - Daily News and Analysis, leading English dailies in India. He has had numerous articles published on his work in print and on the web.^{[12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Awards/Recognitions

• Winner of Eye Quest 2006. Eye Quest is the official quiz of the AIOS (All India Ophthalmological Society) ; held at the annual conference. For this honour, he along with noted cornea surgeon, Dr. Vandana Jain were congratulated by The President of India, His Excellency, The Honourable Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.^[18][19]
• Co-author of a paper on Orbital Tuberculosis, which was awarded the 'Best Paper' (Inflammation Session) at the Annual Conference of AIOS, 2006.^[20]
• A member of a team of Indian doctors who created a 'nano' version of Carboplatin.^[21][22] This won the 'Best Paper' award in Pediatric Ophthalmology session in the AIOS Annual meeting held at Hyderabad when presented as "Periocular Carboplatin in Retinoblastoma with vitreous seeds"^[23]
• Reviewer for the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, the flagship journal of the All India Ophthalmological Society.^[24] and 'Ophthalmology' - The American Academy of Ophthalmology flagship Journal.^[25]
• Featured as an 'Achiever' by Health Care Express, a leading weekly healthcare publication by the Indian Express group.^[26]
• Won the prestigious Hanumantha Reddy and Colonel Rangachari Gold Medal awards at the All India Ophthalmological Society's annual conference in January 2010 held at Kolkata. The paper was based on the development of a novel PMMA carried nano sized molecule of Carboplatin, a chemotherapeutic agent used for neural cancers.^[27][28]
• Awarded the Davies Grant Foundation Award by the Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow. He is the youngest recipient of this prestigious award awarded for his ground-breaking work in oncology.^[27]

Entrepreneurial ability

Dr. Shome started The Esthetic Clinic,^[29][30] a chain of aesthetic surgery centers in 2009, along with Dr. Rinky Kapoor.^[31] The first center was started in collaboration with the Apollo Hospital group, in Hyderabad, India. Shome is also the co-founder of Mediangels, a global multi-speciality e-hospital service provider

References

1. ^ [Debraj Shome, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad]http://www.apollohealthcity.com/new_consultants_dr.debraj%20shomeprofiles.html
2. ^ [Aditya sets up Dept Of Ocular Oncology]http://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/200607/innews05.shtml
3. ^ ^{a b} [Shome, Debraj at IIT Bombay]http://www.iitb.ac.in/campus/diary/2007/apr/tday2.htm
4. ^ [GMC and JJ Hospital]http://www.grantmedicalcollege-jjhospital.org/history.htm
5. ^ [Profile: Debraj Shome]http://www.aios.org/proceed2006/Best%20of%20Best/BoB13.pdf
6. ^ [Bring on the botox]http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=85042
7. ^ [Dr. Debraj Shome, Insitute for Aesthetics and Cosmetic Surgery]http://www.apollohealthcity.com/Apollo_Cosmetic/Consultantsteam_Dr.Debraj%20Shome.html
8. ^ [LVPEI activity Jan March 2007]http://www.lvpei.org/aboutus/jan_march_2007.pdf
9. ^ [Aditya Jyot - Consultants]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Jyot_Eye_Hospital
10. ^ [Aditya Jyot Institute of Optometry]http://www.ajoi.org/EducCommProfile.htm
11. ^ [List of Publications of Shome, Debraj]http://lib.bioinfo.pl/find?field=Papers&query=debraj+shome
12. ^ [Many bumps on the way to better looks]http://www.csisite.com/pdfs/bumpsontheway.pdf
13. ^ [A synthetic eye for an eye]http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1090883
14. ^ [Surgery may seem like an extreme solution]http://www.csisite.com/pdfs/surgerysolution.pdf
15. ^ [Men splurge on cosmetic cures]http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/men-splurge-cosmetic-cures-752
16. ^ [Do You want Aishwarya's nose or Deepika's dimples]http://www.indiatarget.com/cgi-bin/detailnews.cgi?id=8751
17. ^ [Elixir Of Youth]http://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/200610/coverstory01.shtml
18. ^ [Winners of Eye Quest]http://www.adityajyoteyehospital.org/eye-hospitals-mumbai/eye-treatement.htm
19. ^ [List of AIOS awardees]http://www.aios.org/awardsreceipients.htm
20. ^ [Best of the Best]http://www.aios.org/proceed2006/Best%20of%20Best/BoB13.pdf
21. ^ [Indian doctors innovate new therapy for cancer]http://www.expresshealthcare.in/200906/market17.shtml
22. ^ [Indian docs develop nano cancer drug]http://www.apollohealthcity.com/Indian_docs_develop_Nano_drug_09052009.pdf
23. ^ [Debraj Shome wins Best Paper]http://www.adityajyoteyehospital.org/eye-hospitals-mumbai/eye-treatement.htm
24. ^ [IJO Reviewer]http://www.ijo.in/reviewers.asp?cl=4s
25. ^ [Shome, Jain - reviewers for Ophthalmology]http://www.adityajyoteyehospital.org/eye-hospitals-mumbai/eye-treatement.htm
26. ^ [Health Care Achievers]http://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/200704/healthcarelife03.shtml
27. ^ ^{a b} [Esthetic Clinic]http://www.theestheticclinic.com/debrajawards.html
28. ^ [India Info Line]http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Dr.-Debraj-Shome-has-been-chosen-for-Colonel-Rangachari-Gold-Medal-Award-and-Hanumantha-Reddy-Award/4779526444.html
29. ^ http://www.theestheticclinic.com
30. ^ http://www.facialplasticsurgeonindia.com
31. ^ http://www.cosmeticdermatologistindia.com

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