Gateway to Success in Surgery

412 Pages·2012·95.16 MB·English

by  MD Ray

GATEWAY
TO
SUCCESS IN SURGERY

GATEWAY
TO
SUCCESS IN SURGERY
(Long and Short Cases, Commonly Asked
Questions and Answers, Short Notes and Viva Tips)
MD Ray
MBBS (Cal) MS (Surgery) DU
Senior Research Fellow (Oncosurgery) ICMR
Assistant Professor
Army College of Medical Sciences
New Delhi, India
Forewords
Sanjay Kapoor VSM
AN Sinha
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Foreword
It is heartening to see Dr MD Ray, compiled the book Gateway to Success in Surgery for the
surgery residents and MBBS students as well. It is one of the greatest moments of my life, as he
has been my student, and I feel really proud of him. Even at this young age, he has done what
many of us want to do, but do not, since we suffer from a writer’s block.
Academics has three stages, learning, teaching and writing and it is great to see him reach
the third and final stage, so soon and I am sure that the book, meant for surgery residents and
medical students, will be highly useful.
These three years of PG in the life of a surgeon are the most important, tough and full of
struggle, long working hours and the pressure of work is killing, but most come out of it
brilliantly, in spite of repeated thought of quitting on innumerable occasions. Resident means
one who lives, and a resident practically has to live under the roof of the hospital during this period.
Postgraduation is multitasking. We have to learn many things. To assess a patient and reach a diagnosis, learn to operate
and to study to pass examinations while working gives experience, but that is never enough. To pass examinations and even
for assessing patient, one needs to know theory, studies are mandatory, as the eyes do not see what the mind does not know.
I have innumerable books, but much of what we need in practice is not mentioned in it, and much of what is written is not
practised, hence a balanced blend of work and reading are essential to pass examinations and to be a good surgeon—what
this book is.
We may know the latest article and the most recent advances in a subject, but we fumble at the basics and these can only
be cleared by bedside clinics, and I am really happy to see, that the short book has those simple, but important and commonly
asked questions and answers and other tips to present a case successfully and to pass exams which are very useful for
undergraduate and postgraduate students too.
Knowing theory is like making a skeleton, practices add flesh, but it is only experience that puts the soul. So learning is
an ongoing process. First we learn when and how to operate, but we become good surgeons, only when we can also decide
when not to operate.
I wish Dr Ray, the book and all the budding surgeons, who read this, all the best.
Brigadier Sanjay Kapoor VSM
Consultant, Professor
Surgery and Surgical Oncology
Indian Army

Foreword
It is my pleasure to write a foreword for Dr (Major) MD Ray’s book Gateway to Success in
Surgery. I know him for a couple of years but I feel, I know him for more than a decade. He
worked with me for a few months and proved his worth.
I have gone through the proof of the book. I am very much sure that the book will help a lot
both the undergraduate and postgraduate students. It is really a fantastic book for case presentation
and truly it is the Gateway to Success in Surgery to pass out the surgery examinations, i.e. MBBS,
MS, DNB, BAMS, BHMS, etc.
I also believe that general practitioners and surgeons will also be benefited to assess different
common cases effectively.
I am sure that his book will be highly appreciated by the entire community of medical
students and medical faculties too.
Professor (Dr) AN Sinha MS FAIS FICS
DNB Examiner
Senior Consultant Surgeon and
Former Head, Department of Surgery
VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India