2004 

M.B.B.S. 

Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam 

 

2008

M.D.

PGIMER, Chandigarh 

 

2011

D.M

PGIMER, Chandigarh 

1.     Oral presentation at research forum at Digestive Diseases Week 2013 at Orlando, USA, of the paper entitled "Plasma Osteopontin Level As an Early Marker of Complications in Acute Pancreatitis: a Preliminary Prospective Study"

2.     Oral presentation at research forum at Digestive Diseases Week 2013 at Orlando, USA, of the paper entitled "Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Severe Pancreatitis: a Randomized Trial Comparing Intravenous With Nasojejunal Method of Hydration"

3.     Oral presentation at topic forum at Digestive Diseases 2013 at Orlando, USA, of the paper entitled "Long Term Consequences of Permanent Indwelling Transmural Stents in Patients With Walled off Pancreatic Necrosis & Disconnected Pancreatic Duct Syndrome".

4.     Best poster presentation at SGEI section in the 54th annual national conference of Indian society of Gastroenterology at Ahmedabad in Decemeber 2013 for the paper "Consequences of long-term indwelling transmural stents in patients with walled off pancreatic necrosis and disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome"

5.     Oral presentation at topic forum at Digestive Diseases Week 2012 at SanDiego, USA, of the paper entitled "Bone Mineral Metabolism in Patients with Alcohol Related and Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis"

6.     Poster of Distinction at Digestive Diseases Week 2012 at SanDiego, USA, for the paper entitled: "Cardiac Diastolic Dysfunction: A new Marker of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis?"

7.     Presented paper entitled "Cardiac Diastolic Dysfunction: A new Marker of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis?" in the "Education and networking session" at Digestive Diseases Week 2012 at SanDiego, USA.

8.     Best poster award in Indian Society of Gastroenterology Conference at Jaipur 2012 for the paper entitled: "Non-surgical Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts associated with Arterial Pseudoaneurysm"

9.     Best oral presentation in Indian Society of Gastroenterology Conference at Jaipur 2012 for the paper entitled: " New technique of rail roading procedure"

10.     Best Poster award in International Association of Pancreatology conference 2011 at Kochi, India, for paper entitled: "Role of Endoscopy in the Management of Pancreatic Injury due to Abdominal Trauma."

11.     Best poster award at Indian Society of Gastroenterology Conference (ISGCON) 2011 at Coimbatore, India, in the Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy India (SGEI) section for paper entitled: "Role of EUS FNA in pancreatic head lesions: An experience from the tropics."


12.     Best Poster award at Indian Society of Gastroenterology Conference (ISGCON) 2010 in Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy India (SGEI) section at Hyderabad, India, for paper entitled: "Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) of peritoneal deposits in patients with undiagnosed ascites."

13.     Award for the video presentation at Indian Society of Gastroenterology Conference (ISGCON) 2011 in the Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy India (SGEI) section at Coimbatore, India, for paper entitled: "Unusual cause of ascites diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration."

14.     Award for the oral paper at Indian Society of Gastroenterology Conference (ISGCON) 2011 in the Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy India (SGEI) section at Coimbatore, India, for paper entitled: "Non fluoroscopic Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) guided Transmural drainage of Non Bulging Organized Necrosis."

15.     Award for the poster at Indian Society of Gastroenterology Conference (ISGCON) 2010 at Hyderabad, India, for paper entitled: "Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Features of Mediastinal Tubercular Lymphadenopathy."

16.     Award for the poster at Indian Society of Gastroenterology Conference ISGCON 2010 at Hyderabad, India, for paper entitled: "Role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in evaluation of unexplained common bile duct dilatation on MRCP."

17.     Gold medals: Sajja Chandra Mouli Gold medal in Clinical Neurology for the year 2003 during MBBS training at Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, India.
 

Member American Gastroenterological Association
Life member Indian Society of Gastroenterology
Life member Society of Gastrointestiinal Endoscopy 

Publications in international journals:

1.     Bhasin DK, Rana SS, Rao C, Gupta R, Kang M, Sinha SK, Nagi B, Singh K. Clinical Presentation, Radiological Features & Endoscopic Management of Mediastinal Pseudocysts: Experience of a Decade. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2012; 76: 1056-60.

2.     Nadkarni N, Bhasin DK, Rana SS, Bahl A, Rao C, Talwar KK. Diastolic dysfunction, prolonged QTc interval and pericardial effusion as predictors of mortality in acute pancreatitis. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2012; 27: 1576-80

3.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Gupta R, Singh K. Non-fluoroscopic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided transmural drainage of symptomatic non-bulging walled off pancreatic necrosis. Digestive Endoscopy 2013 Jan;25(1):47-52

4.     Rana SS, Rao C, Bhasin DK. Gastrointestinal bleeding: A peep into future with stiffness, sprays and sensors. Endoscopy 2012; 44: 366-370. (Invited review)

5.     Bhasin DK, Rana SS, Rao C, Gupta R, Verma GR, Kang M, Nagi B, Singh K. Endoscopic management of pancreatic injury due to abdominal trauma. J Pancreas (Online) 2012; 13: 187-192.

6.      Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Singh K. Role of Endoscopic ultrasound in idiopathic acute pancreatitis with negative ultrasound, computed tomography & magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. Annals of Gastroenterology 2012; 25:133-7.

7.     Gupta V, Rao C, Rana SS, Bhasin DK. Porcelain gallbladder in thalassemia intermedia: Association or coincidence? Digestive and liver disease 2012; 44: e22.

8.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Singh K. Thoracic spine osteophyte causing dysphagia. Endoscopy 2012; 44: E19-E20.

9.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Singh H, Sharma V, Singh K. Esophageal stricture following successful resolution of a mediastinal pseudocyst by endoscopic transpapillary drainage. Endoscopy 2012; 44: E121-E122.

10.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Sreekanth A, Rao C, Singh K. Biliary stent with a tied suture! Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2012;76:669-71.

11.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Nada R, Gupta R, Santhosh S, Mittal BR, Kang M, Singh K. Autoimmune pancreatitis presenting as gastric outlet obstruction. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2012;75:1122-3.

12.     Rao C, Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Nada R, Santosh S, Mittal BR, Sharma V, Dhaliwal HS, Singh K. Mediastinal lymphadenopathy in ampullary adenocarcinoma: Not always metastatic! Annals of Gastroenterology 2012; 25: 167-169.

13.     SS. Rana, V Sharma, C Rao, K Singh, DK. Bhasin. Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding persisting for a decade: a rare manifestation of a common disease. Annals of Gastroenterology 2012; 25: 271-273.

14.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Singh K. Gastric Outlet Obstruction Caused by Duodenal Intramural Pseudocyst. Annals of Gastroenterology 2012;25:1

15.     Khaliq A, Dutta U, Kochhar R, Rao C, Singh K. Massive lower gastrointestinal bleed due to rectal varix. Internal and Emergency Medicine 2012;7:S57-9.

16.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Nagi B, Singh K. Stone formation on bile duct stent remnant: stent gone bad! Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2011;73:816-8.

17.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Singh K. Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking focal pancreatitis and causing segmental portal hypertension. J Pancreas (Online) 2010; 11:393-395.

18.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C. Hyperparathyroidism: An unusual cause of acute pancreatitis detected by endoscopic ultrasound. Endoscopic Ultrasound 2013;2(3):173

19.     Dahiya D, Garg M, Kaman L, Rana SS, Rao C, Behera A. Duodenal Tuberculosis - A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature. Polish J Surgery 2013;85(8):464-66.
20.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C. Unusual cause of biliary obstruction diagnosed on endoscopic ultrasound and peroral cholangioscopy. Clinical Gastroenterology and hepatology 2013 Aug;11(8):e58.

21.     Rao C, Dahiya D, Garg M, Rana SS, Behera A. Colon cancer with cutaneous infiltration. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2013;28(5):762

22.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Barwad A, Dey P, Santhosh S, Mittal BR, Singh K. Splenic tuberculosis diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration. Endoscopic Ultrasound 2012; 1(3): 167-68.

23.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C. Communication of Duodenal varix with pericholedochal venous plexus demonstrated by endoscopic ultrasound in a patient of Portal Biliopathy. Endoscopic Ultrasound 2012; 1(3): 165-66.

24.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Sarwal R, Singh K. Achalasia cardia associated with esophageal varices: a therapeutic dilemma. Annals of Gastroenterology 2013; 26 (3): 258 - 60.

25.     Rao C, Rana SS, Lal A, Kumar M, Behera A, Dahiya D, Joshi K, Bhasin DK. Large Gastric Lipoma Presenting with Gastrointestinal Bleed. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2013;77(3):512-3.

26.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Sharma V, Rao C, Gupta R, Singh K. Role of endoscopic ultrasound in evaluation of unexplained common bile duct dilatation on magnetic resonace cholangiopancreatography. Annals of Gastroenterology 2013; 26: 66-70.

27.     Rao C, Rana SS, Bhasin DK. Endoscopic ultrasound and pancreatic tuberculosis. Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease 2012;21(4):439-40

28.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Singh K. Tubercular vs. crohn's ileal strictures: Role of endoscopic balloon dilatation without fluoroscopy. Annals of Gastroenterology 2013; 26: 141-145
29.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Sharma V, Rao C, Singh K. Role of endoscopic ultrasound in pancreas divisum. Endoscopic ultrasound 2013;2(1):7-10

30.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Srinivasan R, Singh K. Tuberculosis presenting as dysphagia: Clinical, endoscopic radiological and endosonographic features. Endoscopic ultrasound 2013;2(2):92-95.
31.      Achanta C, Bhasin DK, Rana SS, Gupta R, Gautam V, Singh K. Implications of culture positivity in acute pancreatitis: Does the source matter? Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2013;28(5):887-92

32.     Bhasin DK, Rana SS, Sharma V, Rao C, Gupta V, Gupta R, Kang M, Singh K. Nonsurgical management of pancreatic pseudocysts associated with arterial pseudoaneurysms. Pancreatology 2013; 13(3):250-3.

33.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Sharma R, Gupta R. Consequences of long term indwelling transmural stents in patients with walled off pancreatic necrosis & disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome. Pancreatology 2013; 13(5):486-90.

34.      Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Sharma R, Gupta R. Comparative evaluation of structural and functional changes in pancreas after endoscopic and surgical management of pancreatic necrosis. Annals of Gastroenterology 2014; 27 (2): 162-166.

35.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Singh K. Portal Hypertensive Biliopathy Developing After Acute Severe Pancreatitis. Endoscopic Ultrasound 2013; 2(4): 228-229.

36.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Gupta R. Intramural Pseudocysts of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract. Endosc Ultrasound 2013; 2(4): 194-198.

37.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Reddy YR, Sharma V, Rao C, Sharma R, Gupta R. Morphological features of fluid collections on endoscopic ultrasound in acute necrotizing pancreatitis: do they change over time? Annals of Gastroenterology 27(3):258-261.

38. Rana SS, Sharma V, Rao C, vaiphei K, Gupta R, King M, Bhasin DK. Chronic diarrhea and diffuse gastric wall thickening: What is the common link?. Endoscopic ultrasound 2014 (accepted for publication)



Publications in national journals:

1.     Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Rao C, Singh K. Endoscopic ultrasound guided treatment of bleeding duodenal varix. Indian Journal Gastroenterology 2011; 30: 280-1.

2.     Chhabra P, Rao C, Dhaliwal HS, Sharma V, Yadav MK, Modi M, Rana SS, Bhasin DK, Singh K. Intracranial fungal infections in chronic liver disease a report of two cases. Tropical Gastroenterology (Accepted for publication).
3.     Rao C, Sharma A, Rana SS, Bhauwala A, Singh S, Singh K, Bhasin DK. Massive Obscure Overt gastrointestinal bleed: An unusual cause diagnosed by capsule endoscopy. J of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research 2012;46:37-39.
4.     Khaliq A, Dutta U, Kochhar R, Rao CAS, Singh K. Pay attention to esophageal mucosa in achalasia. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 2012;31:30-1.
5.     Reddy YR, Rana SS, Rao C, Bhasin DK. New technique of railroading procedure for transnasal placing of devices following transoral endoscopy. Tropical Gastroenterology (Accepted for publication)
6.     Rao C, Rana SS, Manrai M, Chaudhury V, Nada R, Gupta R, Bhasin DK. Mixed polyposis coli: a report of rare case with review of literature. Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2013 (Accepted for publication)

7. Sreerama RK, chhabra P, Sharma V, Nada R, Sharma R, Rao C, Gupta R, Kaman L, Rana SS, Bhasin DK. Clinical, Endoscopic, Histopathological Parameters at Presentation at presentation that Predict Need for Long Term immunosuppression in ulcerative colitis. Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2014 (Accepted for publication).

8. Prabhakaran A, Bhasin DK, Rana SS, Bhadada SK, Bhansali A, Rao C, Gupta R, Khandelwal N. Bone mineral metabolism and bone mineral density in alcohol related and idiopathic chronic pancreatitis. Trop Gastroenterol. 2014;35(2):107-12.



Chapters in books:

1.     Chronic pancreatitis in north India: An enigmatic disease. Bhasin DK, Rana SS, Rao C. Published in API (Association of Physicians India) textbook/medicine update 2012.

2.     Endoscopic management of pancreatic necrosis. Rana SS, Rao C, Bhasin DK. Published in ISGCON 2012 "CME brochure".

3.     Management strategies in chronic pancreatitis. Chaudhary V, Rana SS, Rao C, Bhasin DK. Published in API (Association of Physicians India) textbook/medicine update 2013.


Lectures delivered at conferences

1.     Moderated sessions on case capsule discussions at XX Annual conference of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition 2010 at Chandigarh.

2.     Delivered an invited lecture on "Management of chronic pancreatitis" and on "Role of endoscopic ultrasound in clinical practice" at "Gastroenterology conclave 2011" at Bathinda, Punjab

3.     Delivered a lecture on "Tools for the assessment of nutritional status in chronic liver disease" at CME 2012 on "Nutrition in Liver Diseases" at PGIMER, Chandigarh.

4.     Delivered a lecture on "Best of Endoscopy at DDW 2012" at SGEI section in ISGCON 2012 at Jaipur.

5.     Delivered a lecture on "Hepatitis C and anemia: causes and management" at INASL-AP Chapter meeting 2013 at Visakhapatnam

6.     CME lecture on "Awareness on hepatitis B and C" to physicians and surgeons at Visakhapatnam in May 2013

7.     CME lecture to ESI physicians on the topic "Management of Hepatitis C: Guidelines and benefits" at ESI hospital, Visakhapatnam on nov 6th 2013

8.     CME lecture to Undergraduate students on "Abnormal LFT" in the program "Teach medicine" in September 2013

9.     Awareness on GI cancers to public awareness meet at kalabharathi auditorium to general public on 10th nov 2013 under Eenadu sukhibahva program

10.      CME lecture to pediatricians on "Acute liver failure in children" at OmniRK hospitals, Visakhapatnam in December 2013

11.     CME lecture to Surgeons and surgical oncologists on " Role of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy in GI cancers" organized Associaton of surgeon-West Godavari chapter in December 2013

12.     Faculty in First BSH Oncology update 2015: Symposium on colorectal cancer