About me
A small introduction about my self
Dr. Ajit Sood
Professor & Head, Dept. of Gastroenterology (MD, DM)
Address: 6-E, Tagore Nagar, Ludhiana-141001
Phone: 0161-2301749
Email: ajitsood10@gmail.com
AWARDS & ORATIONS
Dr. B C Roy National Award
Category of research project
Dr. B C Roy National Award in the category of research project, 2003.
Dr. B C Bansal & Uma Bansal Oration
Academy of Clinical Medicine
Dr. B C Bansal & Uma Bansal Oration 2004. Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine.
Astra Zeneca Oration
ISG conference, October 2008
Astra Zeneca Oration : ISG conference, October 2008, Delhi. Celiac Disease in India : Need for more awareness.
SL Bose Oration
IBD in India
SL Bose Oration : “IBD in India: Are we any different from west?” Orissa Chapter of Gastroenterology; August 2008.
Zydus-Alidac oration
Indian Society Gastroenterology
Zydus-Alidac oration – Indian Society Gastroenterology, 2011.
Work Experience
Present
Professor & Head
Dept. of Gastroenterology
Professor & Head, Dept. of Gastroenterology, DMC & H, Ludhiana from 12.11.2003 till date.
6.11 Years
Reader & Head
Dept. of Gastroenterology
Reader & Head, Dept. of Gastroenterology, DMC & H, Ludhiana : 10.1.1997 – 11.11.2003 - 6 years 11 months.
6 Years
Lecturer & Head
Dept. of Gastroenterology
Lecturer & Head, Dept. of Gastroenterology, DMC & H, Ludhiana : 29.1.1991 - 9.1.1997 - 6 years.
2 Years
Senior Resident
Dept. of Gastroenterology
Senior Resident, Dept. of Gastroenterology PGIMER, Chandigarh : 29.1.1989 - 28.1.1991 - 2 years.
4.5 Years
Consultant (Lecturer)
Medicine (Endoscopy)
Consultant (Lecturer) Medicine (Endoscopy), DMC&H, Ludhiana :1.8.1984 - 28.1.1989 - 4 years 5 months.
7 Months
Registrar
Post-PG Medicine
Registrar Post-PG Medicine, DMC&H, Ludhiana : 1.1.1984 - 31.7.1984 – 7 months
3 Years
Registrar
Medicine
Registrar Medicine , DMC&H, Ludhiana : 1.1.1981 - 31.12.1983 - 3 years
Teaching
Total teaching
Total teaching exp- till jan 2013
Gastroenterology – 35 years
Education & Diplomas
MBBS
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital Ludhiana
MD (Medicine)
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital Ludhiana
DM (Gastroenterology)
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Chandigarh,
PUBLICATIONS
Hum Genet. 2014 July 1
Juyal G1, Mondal M, Luisi P, Laayouni H, Sood A, Midha V, Heutink P, Bertranpetit J, Thelma BK, Casals F. Population and genomic lessons from genetic analysis of two Indian populations. Hum Genet. 2014 July 1.
Ann Gastroenterol . 2014
Sood A, Amre D, Midha V, Sharma S, Sood N, Thara A, Bansal M, Juyal G, Thelma BK, Seidman E. Low hygiene and exposure to infections may be associated with increased risk for ulcerative colitis in a North Indian population. Ann Gastroenterol. 2014;27(3):219-223.
Indian J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jan
Sood A, Midha V, Sharma S, Sood N, Bansal M, Thara A, Khanna P. Infliximab in patients with severe steroi-refractory ulcerative colitis: indian experience. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jan;33(1):31-4. doi: 10.1007/s12664-013-0372-8.
Indian J Gastroenterol. 2012 Dec
Ramakrishna BS1, Makharia GK, Abraham P, Ghoshal UC, Jayanthi V, Agarwal BK, Ahuja V, Bhasin DK, Bhatia SJ, Choudhuri G, Dadhich S, Desai DC, Dhali GK, Goswami BD, Issar SK, Jain AK, Kochhar R, Kumar A, Loganathan G, Misra SP, Pai CG, Pal S, Pulimood A, Puri AS, Ramesh GN, Ray G, Singh SP, Sood A, Tandan M; Indian Society of Gastroenterology Task Force on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Indian Society of Gastroenterology consensus on ulcerative colitis. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2012 Dec;31(6):307-23. doi: 10.1007/s12664-012-0259-0.
PLoS One. 2012
Fransen K, Mitrovic M, van Diemen CC, Thelma BK, Sood A, Franke A, Schreiber S, Midha V, Juyal G, Potocnik U, Fu J, Nolte I, Weersma RK Limited evidence for parent-of-origin effects in inflammatory bowel disease associated loci. PLoS One. 2012;7(9):e45287. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045287. Epub 2012 Sep 27.
Gastroenterology. 2012 Aug
Sands BE1, Sandborn WJ, Creed TJ, Dayan CM, Dhanda AD, Van Assche GA, Greguš M, Sood A, Choudhuri G, Stempien MJ, Levitt D, Probert CS. Basiliximab does not increase efficacy of corticosteroids in patients with steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterology. 2012 Aug;143(2):356-64.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.04.043.
Gut. 2012 May
Rogler G, Bernstein CN, Sood A, Goh KL, Yamamoto-Furusho JK, Abbas Z, Fried M. Role of biological therapy for inflammatory bowel disease in developing countries. Gut. 2012 May;61(5):706-12
Am J Gastroenterol. 2011
D'Haens GR, Panaccione R, Higgins PD, Vermeire S, Gassull M, Chowers Y, Hanauer SB, Herfarth H, Hommes DW, Kamm M, Löfberg R, Quary A, Sands B, Sood A, Watermeyer G, Lashner B, Lémann M, Plevy S, Reinisch W, Schreiber S, Siegel C, Targan S, Watanabe M, Feagan B, Sandborn WJ, Colombel JF, Travis S. The London Position Statement of the World Congress of Gastroenterology on biological Therapy for IBD with the European Crohn's and Colitis Organization: when to start, when to stop, which drug to choose, and how to predict response? Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Feb;106(2):199-212
PLoS One. 2011 Jan
Juyal G, Prasad P, Senapati S, Midha V, Sood A, Amre D, Juyal RC, Bk T. An investigation of genome-wide studies reported susceptibility Loci for ulcerative colitis shows limited replication in north indians. PLoS One. 2011 Jan 31;6(1):e16565.
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