Surgery has, and continues to fascinate me. I chose a surgical residency due to its immediacy- one can exercise a certain set of skills and be privy to seeing instant results

When I decided to be a gynecologist, I was determined to help childless couples in conceiving their own biological child

I had a perfect pregnancy. I was active throughout my pregnancy, all medical tests were fine, the baby was growing as expected. But in the ninth month

The disease changed my perspective on life and death  

Doctors in India told me I had only one choice - learn to live with it. But I decided to fight back

A doctor wrote in his prescription that I wouldn't live beyond six weeks. But I have always pulled through, defeating the doctor's bleak prognosis

I sat down in a corner, and my every activity from morning till evening flashed before my eyes. I felt vulnerable, weak. What had I been doing all these years? I asked myself

In the 21st century when people live such materialistic lives and machines have taken over most of the manual work, there are things which are still in the hands of humans

They all were complete strangers to me and they all came forward to help my son. I didn't need money but their gestures touched and transformed my life

My tryst with Eman began on January 29, 2017. 4,500 miles away, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, in a distant suburb of the historical city of Alexandria lay a woman weighing almost 500 kg

A surgeon feels most frustrated when he does not have a cure for his ailing patient. I too face it many a time--irreversible conditions where a surgeon feels helpless

She was a mystery to me. I could not understand why one would want to change one's sex. How could one feel 'trapped' (a word often used by people wanting to undergo a sex change surgery) in his/her ow...

He was in coma, had bandages all over his body. A jumble of tubes were attached to his body. His pulse was feeble and the oxygen saturation in his blood was way too low

A radioactive substance was injected in my blood to kill all the cancer cells in my body. And I had to be confined to a room for 3 days till the time my body stopped emitting radiations

Anmol was born on 18 June, he will turn 25 this year. What a cheerful, carefree, caring child he was! He was a charmer, his giggles had filled our world with happiness

I know that seizures can invade and attack anytime but I have learnt to live with them

The baby was premature, born in 28th week of pregnancy. She was 730 grams, her lungs were not fully developed

It did not take me long to realise the harsh reality of a surgeon's life. I was doing my MCh when, one day...

It was a sunny afternoon. Kusum had a long to-do-list for our new house in Gurgaon. She was excited

A part of me died too that day. Kala was my twin-we were not just born together, but remained glued together for the rest of our lives

The department was equipped with an  ECG machine. Those days, we used two buckets for the feet and right arm

She weighed about 140 kg, but unlike most of my patients, her main concern was not her weight.