Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) has recently appointed three renowned doctors to provide latest and cutting edge solution to complex medical problems. Announcing the appointments, Dr Ashok V Chordiya, Zonal Director, Fortis Memorial Research Institute said, “I am delighted to welcome Dr Avnish Seth, Dr Hari Hara Dash, Dr Urvashi P Jha and Dr Suneeta Mittal at Fortis. I am confident that their enormous expertise in their respective speciality areas will be a huge asset for our patients, at our state-of-the-art flagship facility.”
Dr Avnish Seth is the Director and HOD, Gastroenterology & Hepatobiliary Sciences and Director of Fortis Organ Retrieval & Transplantation (FORT). An alumnus of Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Dr Seth completed his MD (Medicine) from Pune University in 1990 and DM (Gastroenterology) from PGIMER Chandigarh in 1995. He then worked as a consultant to the Armed Forces in Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Sciences with special interest in advance GI Endoscopic procedures and treatment of liver disorders.
Dr Hari Hara Dash is the Director, Anesthesia. He had done his MBBS in 1973 and MD in Anesthesiology in 1977. He had achieved Honors and Gold Medal in Anatomy, Gold Medal in Surgery, and also received the best Review Article award in 2006.
Dr Urvashi P Jha has over 30 years experience in treating women with gynaecological problems, using best clinical practices and protocols. She has extensive surgical expertise in advanced gynaecological procedures. Her specialisation lies in the use of laparoscopy, hysteroscopy (key hole surgery), and natural access route (vaginal) surgery. In addition, she has been recognised by her peers for exceptional endoscopic work treating complex infertility, cancer, endometriosis, fibroids, ovarian cysts and tumours and genital birth defects. She has also pioneered and supported the development of menopausal medicine. A strong voice for women health issues in India. She has engaged with stakeholders within her specialisation, medical fraternity and with the general public to raise the quality of care.
Dr Suneeta Mittal was the Head of the department of obstetrics and gynaecology in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and has joined Fortis as a Director & HOD in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Dr Mittal has carried out significant research with WHO and contributed to several WHO monograms including Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive use. She has over 240 publications in International and National journals, books and book chapters and has received several awards, orations and fellowships including prestigious `Fellowship of National Academy of Medical Sciences’ and ‘Fellowship ad eundum of Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.”