Qualifications:
M.B.B.S. in
1972 from Armed Forces Medical
College, Poona University, India
M.S. (Gen.Surg.) in 1976 from
G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur University, India
F.R.C.S. in 1983 from Royal
College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
F.I.C.S. in 1991 from International
College of Surgeons, U.S.A.
F.A.I.S. in 1994 from Association
of Surgeons of India
Brief Profile:
Dr. Harsha Jauhari, He
was Awarded Dr. B.C. Roy National Award 2016, by the Hon’ble President of
India.
M.S.(Gen.Surg.),
F.R.C.S., F.I.C.S., F.A.I.S., Diplomate in Medical Ethics & Law, graduated
from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune (1968-72), was awarded M.S.(Gen.Surg)
from G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur (1973-76), was elected F.R.C.S. in 1983.
He was awarded the Dr. P.N. Berry Trust Scholarship by the Indian High
Commission, U.K on request by the Institute of Urology, London, to train in
Transplant Surgery. In 1988 he returned to India, to serve the country by
setting up Transplant Programs first in Delhi, followed by U.P & then
Haryana.
He has to his credit
almost 6000 Renal Transplant & 3500 C.A.P.D. catheter insertions, which are
probably the largest series in India. In addition, he has over 200 original
Publications, Surgical Innovations and Lectures, delivered at National &
International Forums, concerned with various facets of Transplantation. The
past few years have been devoted to propagating the Ethics & Law of
Transplantation & the need for Organ donation.
He is Chairman & Sr.
Consultant, Department of Renal Transplant Surgery, at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,
New Delhi for the past 31 yrs. He is also heading the Transplant services at
Artemis Health Sciences Institute, Gurgaon, Haryana over the past decade. He
has been Head of Renal Transplant Services at Noida Medicare Center, Noida,
U.P.
Dr. Harsha Jauhari has
been the pioneer in starting successful Renal Transplant Surgery Programs at
Govt. Registered Centers in 3 States.
He is Advisor, (Organ
Transplantation), to Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India
since 2014 & is involved in developing the National Organ Transplant
Programme (NOTP) & National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation
(NOTTO). He is a core member of Advisory and Expert groups to Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare, for matters pertaining to Transplantation,
dialysis and kidney Disease.
In
2004, the Hon'ble Delhi High Court appointed him by name, as a member of a High
Powered committee comprising the Health Secretary, Govt. of India, the Director
General of Health Services and others to review the provisions of the
Transplantation of Human Organ Act (1994) and it’s Rules. Dr. H.Jauhari’s
contribution in this was integral and considerable. Among his various
recommendations was one to set up a National Organ Transplant Programme. This
is now operational and in its second phase of implementation
Dr. Harsha Jauhari is
Member to various expert Committees in the Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare. They include National Organ Transplant Programme, setting up of Stand
- alone Dialysis centers, training of Dialysis Physicians, Transplant Surgeons
and Transplant Coordinators. Other committees include policy making on Medical
Tourism & Movement of Health care Personnel at W.H.O & GATT.
He is member of Expert Core Group,
National Patient Safety Implementation Framework for India (2018-2025).
The Director General
Health Services had appointed Dr. Harsha Jauhari as the Organizing Secretary
for the public events of the World Organ Donation Day, held in Nov 2010, at
India Gate, New Delhi, with the aim of propagating the message of Organ
Donation.
In 2011, he was the only
non Govt. member of a 6 member team, headed by the Director General Health
Services, for the training to the National Transplant Organization of Spain, at
Madrid.
His services had been
requested by the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia
Hospital, New Delhi, for training their staff and fostering a Transplant
Programme at that Hospital in a Holistic manner. This programme is now
successfully underway, and represents the best of P.P.P.
In 2002, Dr.Harsha
Jauhari conceived & conducted a course “The Art of Surgery” aimed at
training young Doctors especially Surgeons in optimizing their Surgical skills.
A specially created ‘O.T. Skills Room’ helped students in acquiring Basic
Surgical Skills. This was reinforced with Lectures on “Concept &
Attitudes”. A large number of doctors
have already benefited from this course. A book on the subject, written by him,
is soon to be released
Among his various
qualifications is a Diploma in Medical Ethics & Law. He has been Chairman
of Medico-Legal Committees for the India Society of Transplantation (ISOT),
Delhi Nephrology Society (DNS), The Association of Surgeons of India (Delhi)
and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for the past decade and has helped steer more than
70 Medico-Legal complaints against Doctors & Institutions to safety.
He had been unanimously
elected President of the Association of Surgeon of India – Delhi State Chapter
2016-17.
The esteem his
colleagues hold him in is seen by the fact that although a Transplant Surgeon,
he was unanimously elected President of The Delhi Nephrology Society in
2007-2008.
He is Chairman of the ASICON CME Foundation, New Delhi.
In conclusion, it can be
said that Dr. Harsha Jauhari has
contributed considerably in his chosen field of Transplant Surgery, both as a
clinician & as a Teacher. He is an acknowledged expert in the Ethics &
Law in Transplantation.
Memberships:
Advisor, Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,
Govt. of India
Member, Review Committee, Ministry of
Health, Constituted by Hon’ble Delhi High Court, to review provisions of
Transplantation of Human Organ Act, 1994 and Transplantation of Human Organ
Rules, 1995, Govt. of India
Member, Task Force of the National Policy Dialogue on Transplantation of Human
Organ Act, 1994 at the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi, Govt. of India
Member, Committee on National Organ Transplant Programme Govt. of India.
Member, Committee on Training of Dialysis Physician Govt. of India.
Member, Committee on Transplant Surgeons & Transplant Coordinators Govt. of
India.
Past President, Committee on The Delhi Nephrology Society, 2008, Govt. of
India.
Member, Committee Policy Making, Medical Tourism & Movement of Health Care
Personnel at WHO & GATT, Govt. of India.
Member, National Guidelines on Patient Safety for the National Patient Safety
Implementation Framework of India, Govt. of India.
Chairman, Legal Cell Indian Society of Transplantation.
Chairman, Medico Legal Cell, Delhi Nephrology Society.
Chairman, ASI CME Foundation.
President, Association of Surgeons of India, Delhi State Chapter, 2016-2017.
Member, IMA Standing Committee for Organ Donation.
Honors And Awards:
He was awarded Dr. B.C. Roy National Award 2016, by the Hon'ble
President of India
He was awarded the Dr. P.N. Berry Trust Scholarship by the Indian High
Commission, U.K. on
request by the Institute of Urology, London, to train in Transplant Surgery
He was the only non Govt. member of a 6 member team, headed by the Director
General Health Services, for the training to the National Transplant
Organization of Spain, at Madrid
Member, IMA Standing Committee for Organ Donation.
Dr. Harsha Jauhari has been the pioneer in the starting successful Renal
Transplant Surgery Programs at Government Registered Center in the three status
viz Delhi, UP, Haryana.
Procedures:
Kidney Transplant