DEHRADUN: Head of the department of cancer surgery at Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, Dr Pankaj Kumar Garg, has been selected as the national representative for the European Society of Surgical Oncology and European Young Surgeons Alumni Group (EYSAC). Established in 1981, the EYSAC is a prestigious society of Cancer specialists of Europe.
Senior cancer surgeon Dr Garg has been selected as the only representative for this international society from India on the basis of his ‘outstanding achievements’. He will represent India in this reputed forum for three years.
Mahant Devendra Das Ji Maharaj, chairman of Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences and Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, has expressed happiness over the development and said that it is a matter of pride for Dehradun.
More than 20,000 members have been associated with this society. The mission of this society is to promote the study, research and treatment of cancer so that the maximum number of patients can be benefitted the world over.
ESSO Young Surgeons and Alumni Club (EYSAC) was established in ESSO Congress held at Bordeaux on September 17, 2010, to guide new doctors. In 2018, 25 representatives from various countries were selected for three years. Their terms got completed this year. Now, the EYSAC has selected representatives from various countries for the next 3 years — 2021 to 2024.
