BEST PAPERS
Every year, the editorial board of the Indian Journal of Urology selects the best original articles published in the journal and awards their first authors a certificate and plaque at the IJU Evening during the Annual Meeting of the Urological Society of India.
We congratulate the winners of 2017.
BEST PAPERS 2017, FIRST PRIZE
Stepwise case selection using Guy's stone score reduces complications during percutaneous nephrolithotomy training.
Jiten Jaipuria, Manav Suryavanshi1, AmitsinhP Desai, Sanjay Goyal, Kaushal Patel, Sandip S Parhad, Santosh K Subudhi, Chandrashekar V Rao, Satish P Kumar, Tridib K Sen. Department of Urology, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, Andhra Pradesh, India and 1Department of Urology, Institute of Nephrology and Urology, Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India (Indian J Urol 2017;33:41-7).
BEST PAPERS 2017, SECOND PRIZE
Are there any factors affecting the outcome of endoscopic sclerotherapy in filarial chyluria? A prospective study.
Bimalesh Purkait, Apul Goel, Yogesh Garg, Shriya Pant, Bhupendra Pal Singh, Satya Narayan Sankhwar. Department of Urology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India (Indian J Urol 2017;33:294-9).
VATTIKUTI FOUNDATION-IJU BEST PAPER ON ROBOTIC SURGERY, 2017
Initial experience of robotic nephron-sparing surgery in cases of high renal nephrometry scores.
Girdhar S Bora, Ravimohan S Mavuduru, Aditya P Sharma, Sudheer K Devana, Nandita Kakkar1, Anupam Lal2, Shrawan K Singh, Arup K Mandal. Departments of Urology, 1Pathology, 2Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. (Indian J Urol 2017;33:230-235).
BEST REVIEWERS
The Editorial Board of the Indian Journal of Urology recognizes the selfless service of its reviewers who contribute to the quality of the publication. Every year, we select our best reviewers and present them a certificate and plaque at the IJU Evening during the Annual Meeting of the Urological Society of India. We congratulate the winners of 2017.
DR. GAGAN PRAKASH
Dr. Gagan Prakash is currently working as associate professor in Urologic Oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. After his urological training, he has been practicing urologic oncology for the last 6 years. He is a reviewer for national and international urology journals and has authored various uro-oncology publications and book chapters. He is an office bearer in the Mumbai Urological Society and the recently formed Robotic Urology Forum.
DR. MANIYUR RAGHAVENDRA
Dr. Maniyur Raghavendra qualified as a general surgeon from JIPMER, Puducherry. Subsequently, he graduated as an urologist from SGPGIMS, Lucknow. His accomplishments include the best outgoing urology resident in 2003 and the prestigious CKP Menon award for the best original work in 2003. He has been a reviewer for Indian Journal of Cancer and AUA guidelines for Trauma, NMIBC. He has been an editorial board member of the Indian Journal of Urology for the last 2 years. He has nearly 30 publications to his name in various national and international peer-reviewed manuscripts. He is at present working as a senior consultant urologist and adjunct professor at Apollo Hospitals, Mysore.
DR. SANJAI ADDLA
Dr. Sanjai Addla is a senior consultant in urological surgery. His special interest is oncology. Following under graduation in India, he underwent general surgical and urological training in the UK. He then underwent fellowship in urological oncology/robotic surgery in the UK, Belgium, and the USA. He worked as a consultant urological oncologist in the UK for many years before moving to India. He is currently working in Apollo Cancer Institutes, Hyderabad.
Dr. Sanjai Addla is passionate about cancer research and has more than fifty international publications, presentations, and book chapters to his credit. His experience as a director to cancer services in the UK has equipped him with means and ways of establishing cancer services. He is a die-hard fan of Liverpool Football Club.