INTRODUCTION:

As secretary general, Dr. Ramesh Khazanchi is chairing the 15th World Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS 2009). With more than 25 years of surgical experience, his areas of expertise include head and neck reconstruction, vascular abnormalities, reconstructive microsurgery, cosmetic surgery, and the replantation of severed components. In addition, he has completed twenty-two research projects, written and edited a book on plastic surgery for general surgeons, published more than sixty papers in national and international publications, and contributed four chapters to textbooks.

Experience

• Over 25 years of surgical experience.
• Specializes in cosmetic surgery, reconstructive microsurgery, vascular malformations, replantation of amputated parts and head & neck reconstruction.
• Undertaken twenty-two national and international research projects.

Specialization and Expertise

• Cosmetic Surgery
• Reconstructive Surgery
• Vascular Malformations
• Brachial Plexus Surgery

Milestones Achieved

• Visiting Professor to Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Ethicon Visiting Professorship in Microsurgery.
• Peet Prize for Best paper presented- “Salvage of Chronic Limb Ischaemia by microvascular omental auto transplantation”, Annual Conference Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, Goa, 1999.
• Gold Medal by Punjab University, Chandigarh (MBBS), CMC Ludhiana, Punjab University, 1983.
• Distinction in MS (Surgery), CMC Ludhiana, Punjab University, 1980.
• Gave a “Master class on Rhinoplasty”, Vancouver, Canada, 2011.
• Visiting professor to Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore and King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, Gen Sanyal Visiting Professor, 2010.