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13-09-2022 | Rhinoplasty

Is There an Urgent Need for a ‘National Surgical Museum’ in India?

Authors: Kaushik Bhattacharya, Neela Bhattacharya

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Issue 4/2023

Abstract

The pillars of surgery stand on some remarkable work done and passed down by many stalwart Indian surgeons. Though we learn about them off and on, there is no place in India which showcases the ground breaking work done by them. There is an urgent need to conceptualise and build a surgical museum in India just like similar ones in Edinburgh and England. The pioneering work of Sushruta, Al-Zahrawi, Antia, G.Balakrishnan, M.S.Valiathan etc. should be immortalised in them. It would be a matter of pride for the country and an eye opener for young trainee surgeons to understand the rich surgical heritage of this country.

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Title: Is There an Urgent Need for a ‘National Surgical Museum’ in India?
Authors: Kaushik Bhattacharya
Neela Bhattacharya
Publication date: 13-09-2022
Publisher: Springer India
Keywords: Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue 4/2023
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-022-03568-0

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