A special lecture on ‘Hepatitis-E, from bench to bed side, my personal journey’, was delivered by eminent surgeon Dr MS Khuroo, at University of Kashmir on Tuesday.
The lecture wasorganized by Alama Iqbal Library, KU and was presided over by Vice-ChancellorUniversity of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad.
He thanked Dr Khuroofor accepting the invitation of the varsity and appreciated contributions of DrKhuroo in the field of medical sciences.
Dr Khuroo who was thechief guest on the occasion discussed his journey about the discoveryHepatitis-E.
He shared hisstruggles and challenges in the process. “My friends, parents and family werealways beside me through my journey. I believe in building the trust ofpatients and then using the same to relieve their pain.”
He said that as amedico he believes in three principles, “patient care, education and research.”
He shared thequestion which shaped the discovery of Hepatitis-E, “An extreme belief thatepidimics of jaundice and resultant mortality in pregnant women in ourcommunity had a hidden saga,” Dr Khuroo added.
He said that one-third of the population of the developingcountries suffer from the virus.
He spoke about the ingenious field study that he conductedover a period of fourteen years in which he mentioned the Kashmir epidemicsfrom 1979-1993.
Dr Khuroo talked about how he broke the news about hisdiscovery after fourteen years of tiring research in the medical fraternity andhow it was received.
“There was much skepticism that I faced from people who werevary of my discovery and tried to dilute my discovery. To make them believe Ihad to transport the samples of the virus to Chicago,” said Dr Khuroo.
Delivering the welcome address Librarian (KU) Prof GMPeerzada while praising DrKhuroo said, “DrKhuroo is a legend in medical sciencewho needs no introduction and it’s a matter of great honour for me to welcomehim.”
The lecture was attended by Registrar (KU) Dr Nisar A Mir,Prof Abdul Waheed and other eminent personalities, students and academicians..