DOGRA HERALD BUREAU
JAMMU, May 20
2nd Indian Orthopaedic Rheumatology Spine Conclave (IORA) was organized by the Department of Orthopaedics ASCOMS & Hospital, Sidhra in association with Post graduate Department of Orthopaedics, Govt. Medical College, Jammu and Jammu & Kashmir Orthopaedics Association (JKOA). A national event of IORA was held in the City of Temples Jammu which was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Dr. Ashutosh Gupta, Principal/Dean, Govt. Medical College, Jammu. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gupta Organizing Chairman of the conclave and President IORA in his welcome address laid stress upon importance of Rheumatology and its association with Spine Disorders. He thanked all the Faculty who participated in this event especially the outstation Faculty who have taken time from their busy schedule to come all the way to attend the Scientific deliberations of 2nd IORA Spine Conclave.
The Guest of Honour Dr. Pavan Malhotra, Director Principal, ASCOMS & Hospital while speaking on the occasion congratulated Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gupta and team for organizing a wonderful Scientific event and assured him all the support from ASCOMS & Hospital in the future academic ventures as well.
The Chief Guest Dr. Ashutosh Gupta appreciated the efforts of Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gupta, his team, all the participants and Faculty for making this event a grand success.
In this one day Scientific event approximately 127 participants were registered. The national Faculty from the field notably were Dr. Ram Chadha, President Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA), Dr. SS Jha, Patron (IORA), Dr. Manish Khanna founder and advisor (IORA), Dr. Amitabh Mukherjee, President elect (IORA), Dr. Chinmoy Das, Secretary General (IORA), Dr. Kingsuk Mondal, Dr. PS Sarkar, Dr. Rakesh Rajput from Kolkata, Dr. Sanjay Dhar, Dr. Agnivesh Tikoo from Mumbai, Dr. Saheel Maajid from Srinagar and Dr. MA Basit from Himachal Pradesh. The local Faculty who took part in this Scientific deliberation were Dr. Sanjeev Gupta, Prof. & Head, Ortho GMC Jammu, Dr. Abdul Gani, Dr. Mohd. Farooq Bhat, Dr. Bias Dev, Dr. Farid Hussain and Dr. Tarsem Motan.
Dr. Farid Hussain, organizing Secretary while presenting the vote of thanks appreciated the efforts of one and all for making this Scientific event fruitful. He also thanked all the Sponsors and the team of Junior Doctors who had put all efforts day in and day out for making the event a grand success
