Shiv Narain Kureel, is an Indian pediatric surgeon, medical academic and writer, and the professor and Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery at King George's Medical University, Lucknow (U.P).

Shiv Narain Kureel
Born (1956-11-02) 2 November 1956 (age 68)
Occupation(s)Pediatric surgeon
Medical academic
Known forPediatric surgery
AwardsPadma Shri

Early life

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Kureel was born on 2 November 1956[1] in Uttar Pradesh.

He is best known for the neonataogical and pediatric urological reconstructive surgeries.[2][3]

Achievements

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  • He conducted a research on exotrophy epispadias that was published on the first page of "The American Journal Urology Gold". It was a major achievement in the field of medical world from India.
  • He is reported to have pioneered the single stage surgical technique for congenital problems in India[4]
  • He is credited with the performance of the first pediatric vaginal reconstructive surgery in India which was performed on an 11-year-old girl[5] and a surgery on a two-year-old child to correct bladder exstrophy, a rare congenital abnormality.[6]
  • He is a life member and the president of the "Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons" and also a reviewer of the Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, the official journal of the association.[7]
  • He has also published several medical papers.[8][9]

Awards

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The Government of India awarded him with the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to medicine.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Life Member IAPS". Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Doctors, artists dominate Padma list from UP, Modi's constituency bags six". Times of India. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Pediatric Surgery". King George's Medical University. 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Singer, archer, surgeon and more: Meet India's Padma awardees". Hindustan Times. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Oral Mucosa Skin used for vaginal reconstruction in a rare surgery at KGMU". Medical Dialogues. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Sportsperson inspires KGMU doctor to perform a rare surgery". Patrika. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons". Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  8. ^ Sharma, Anshuman; Pandey, Anand; Rawat, Jiledar; Ahmed, Intezar; Wakhlu, Ashish; Kureel, Shiv Narain (2011). "Conventional and unconventional surgical modalities for choledochal cyst". Annals of Pediatric Surgery. 7: 17–19. doi:10.1097/01.XPS.0000393093.1853.99. S2CID 56293476.
  9. ^ Piyush Kumar, Shiv Narain Kureel (March 2016). "Isolated subglossopalatal membrane: a rare entity to encounter". BMJ. 2016: bcr2016214642. doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-214642. PMC 4800202. PMID 26989115.
  10. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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