SUBHASH MISHRA
Deoghar, October 4: The two-day 14th Bihar-Jharkhand Plastic Surgeons Association Annual Conference (BJAPICON 2025) is set to begin this evening at Maihar Garden Resort in Deoghar. The event will bring together leading experts and medical professionals from across the country to discuss new trends, technologies, and training opportunities in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
According to the organizing committee, AIIMS Deoghar Director Dr Saurabh Varshney will inaugurate the conference as the Chief Guest, while IMA National Vice-President Dr Dhanwantri Tiwari will attend as the Guest of Honour.
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Eminent surgeons and faculty to participate
The conference will feature prominent national and international speakers, including Dr Kartikeyan from Chennai, Dr Subodh Kumar Singh, President of the All India Plastic Surgeons Association (Varanasi), Dr Vijay Kumar (Secretary, Lucknow), Dr Anjana Malhotra (Kolkata), and Dr S.S. Chatterjee (Kolkata).
Dr Ajoy Kumar Singh, Patron of the Bihar-Jharkhand Plastic Surgeons Association (BJPSA), said that over 80 expert surgeons from across the country will attend, along with postgraduate students from AIIMS Deoghar, RIMS Ranchi, and AIIMS Patna. “Apart from scientific discussions, we will chart out programmes to promote plastic surgery in Jharkhand and Bihar,” Dr Singh said.
Focus on strengthening plastic surgery facilities
Dr Singh noted that BJPSA has already offered voluntary assistance to the Jharkhand government to establish independent plastic surgery departments in medical college and district hospitals. Currently, only RIMS Ranchi has a separate department, while in other medical colleges, plastic surgery remains a subdivision under general surgery.
The association aims to collaborate with the government to enhance infrastructure, training, and patient access to reconstructive and cosmetic surgery in both states.
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Organizing committee and office bearers
To ensure the success of BJAPICON 2025, Dr Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Head of the Department of Surgery at PMCH Patna, has been appointed as the Organizing Committee Chairperson. Other key members include Dr Lalit Minj (President-Elect), Dr P.R.S. Sinha (Secretary), Dr S.B. Tiwary, Dr Vikash Kumar (Co-organizing Secretaries), and Dr Purushottam Kumar (Treasurer).
The BJPSA central team comprises Dr S.K. Gupta (President), Dr Veena Singh (Secretary), and Dr Pranav Kumar (Treasurer), with executive members Dr Rajak Pathak, Dr Vivek Goswami, Dr Priyadarshi Rajak, Dr Pankaj Singodia, Dr Onkar Dev, Dr Rampukar Choudhary, and Dr Radha Raman.
