SCIENTIFIC FORUM (ASSORTED CME) PROGRAM WITH MULTIPLE SPECIALISTS FROM USA AND INDIA: AN INTERACTIVE SESSION
Friday, January 9, 2026 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Prasun K. Jalal, MD
METABOLIC SYNDROME, A HIDDEN EPIDEMIC
Dr. Prasun Jalal
Arun Panigrahi, MD
THE CHANGED LANDSCAPE OF TREATMENT FOR HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES
Dr. Arun Panigrahi
Lokesh Edara, MD
EMPOWERING CHANGE: AAPI ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HEALTHCARE AND MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL GAPS IN INDIA
Dr. Lokesh Edara
Dr Bhagyalaxmi Nayak
CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION: EVIDENCE, AWARENESS, AND ACTION FOR ODISHA
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nayak, MD, FICOG, PhD is Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at AHPGIC, Cuttack, and a nationally recognized leader in women’s cancer care. She currently serves as President, AOGIN India, and has held key leadership roles with AGOI, FOGSI, and ICOG. Dr. Nayak is Assistant Editor of the Indian Journal of Gynae Oncology and a peer reviewer for leading oncology journals. She has authored over 500 publications, edited three books, and received multiple prestigious national oration awards.
Amit Chakrabarty, MD
PSA TIGHTROPE BALANCING. EARLY DETECTION WITH OVER DIAGNOSIS
Board-Certified Urologist
Chairman, Urologic Clinics of North Florida
Director, Center for Continence and Female Pelvic Health
Uttam Tripaty, MD
NEW DATA AND TECHNIQUES IN MANAGEMENT OF CAROTID STENOSIS
Dr. Ajit Kayal
FINAL CROSS ROADS - NAVIGATING THE THIN RED LINE IN THE ED AND ICU
Dr. Ajit Katyal
Shashi Kuppala, MD
AAPI STEM CELL DRIVE IN INDIA
Dr. Shashi Kuppala
Kalinga Hospital
Atasu Nayak, MD
TBD
Dr. Atasu Nayak
| 9:00 am – 1:00 pm | SCIENTIFIC FORUM (ASSORTED CME) PROGRAM WITH MULTIPLE SPECIALISTS FROM USA AND INDIA: AN INTERACTIVE SESSION Co-Chair: Dr. Atasu Nayak |
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| 9:00 am – 9:25 am | METABOLIC SYNDROME, A HIDDEN EPIDEMIC | Prasun K. Jalal, MD (USA) Stan and Sue Parlee Endowed Chair of Hepatology and Director of Metabolic Clinic Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 9:25 am - 9:50 am | THE CHANGED LANDSCAPE OF TREATMENT FOR HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES | Arun Panigrahi, MD (USA) Professor of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT University of California |
| 9:50 am - 10:15 am | EMPOWERING CHANGE: AAPI ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HEALTHCARE AND MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL GAPS IN INDIA | Lokesh Edara, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI (USA) Assistant Clinical Professor WMU Schools of Medicine |
| 10:15 am - 10:40 am | CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION: EVIDENCE, AWARENESS, AND ACTION FOR ODISHA | Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nayak MD, FICOG, PhD |
| 10:40 am - 11:05 am | PSA TIGHTROPE BALANCING. EARLY DETECTION WITH OVER DIAGNOSIS | Amit Chakrabarty, MD, MS, FRCS, FICS Board-Certified Urologist Chairman, Urologic Clinics of North Florida Director, Center for Continence and Female Pelvic Health |
| 11:05 am - 11:30 am | NEW DATA AND TECHNIQUES IN MANAGEMENT OF CAROTID STENOSIS | Uttam Tripaty, MD Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon Houston, TX |
| 11:30 am - 11:55 am | FINAL CROSS ROADS - NAVIGATING THE THIN RED LINE IN THE ED AND ICU | Dr. Ajit Kayal Senior Anaesthesiology and Intensivist Professional, London |
| 11:55 am - 12:20 am | AAPI STEM CELL DRIVE IN INDIA | Shashi Kuppala, MD Chairman, AAPI Stem Cell Drive |
| 12:20 pm - 12:55 pm | New paradigms in Joint surgery: Joint preservation & Arthroscopy | Speaker: Prof.(Dr) Ranajit Panigrahi Kalinga Hospital |
| Moderation and Concluding remarks and advantages of robotics | Moderator: Dr Sanjeev Patnaik | |