Dr. Sohan Lal Broor

IMPORTANT POSITIONS HELD:

1. Senior Consultant in the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi

2. Professor and Head of Department of Gastroenterology at GB Pant Hospital (1985-1997)

3. Secretary of Indian Society of Gastroenterology for 6 years (1990-1996)

4. President of Indian Society of Gastroenterology  (1996-1997)

5. Past Chairman of ISG Small Bowel Research Group

6. Past Chairman of Education and Training Committee of the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology  

MEMBER OF EXPERT/ADVISORY COMMITTEES:

1. Served as a Technical Expert to assist UPSC for selection of Gastroenterology posts

2. Served as a Technical Expert for selection for Gastroenterology faculty members  at AIIMS, New Delhi, PGI Chandigarh, BHU Varanasi and SGPGI Lucknow

3. Carried out  MCI Inspection of several medical colleges for approval to start DM course in Gastroenterology

4. Carried out inspection for National Board of Examinations for approval of centres to start DNB courses in Gastroenterology

5. Served as Member Board of Studies for SGPGI Lucknow, BHU Varanasi and Indira Gandhi Institution of Medical Sciences, Patna

6. Past Associate Editor for Tropical Gastroenterology

7. Past Member of Editorial Board of Indian Journal Of Gastroenterology

8. Past Editor of Selected Summaries of Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

INVITED SPEAKER:

1. Has been delivering lectures and participating in various seminars and panel discussions in several national and international meetings

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Has worked in areas of gastric acid secretion, peptic ulcer and small bowel Physiology. Dr Broor’s work on the Endoscopic Dilatation for Corrosive Esophageal Strictures in adults and children has been cited in text books and he is considered as one of the pioneers in this field nationally and internationally. Infact, endoscopic dilatation is now practised as the first line of treatment for most patients with corrosive esophageal structures all over the world. He has published several papers in journals of national and international repute.