Fortis Memorial Research Institute

Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurugram, is a multi-super speciality, quaternary care hospital with an enviable international faculty, reputed clinicians, including super-sub-specialists and speciality nurses, supported by cutting-edge technology. A premium, referral hospital, it endeavours to be the 'Mecca of Healthcare' for Asia Pacific and beyond. Set on a spacious 11-acre campus with 1000 beds, this 'Next Generation Hospital' is built on the foundation of 'Trust' and rests on the four strong pillars Talent, Technology, Infrastructure and Service.

1: Sharma S, Vaishya S, Ahlawat S, Gupta RK. Intraspinal Degenerative Cyst Causing Compression Of The Cervico-Medullary Junction. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jun 26. pii: S1878-8750(19)31787-5. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.06.141. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31254712.

2: Bhattacharjee R, Gupta RK, Patir R, Vaishya S, Ahlawat S, Singh A. Quantitative vs. semiquantitative assessment of intratumoral susceptibility signals in patients with different grades of glioma. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2019 May 14. doi: 10.1002/jmri.26786. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31087724.

3: Bhagat H, Singhal V, Dash HH, Mahajan S, Mishra N, Pandia MP. Comparative evaluation of intraoperative use of normal saline, Ringer's lactate, and combination of normal saline and Ringer's lactate in neurosurgical patients - A preliminary randomized clinical trial. Neurol India. 2019 Mar-Apr;67(2):452-458. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.258047. PubMed PMID: 31085860.

4: Saini J, Gupta RK, Kumar M, Singh A, Saha I, Santosh V, Beniwal M, Kandavel T, Cauteren MV. Comparative evaluation of cerebral gliomas using rCBV measurements during sequential acquisition of T1-perfusion and T2*-perfusion MRI. PLoS One. 2019 Apr 24;14(4):e0215400. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215400. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31017934; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6481809.

5: Munshi A, Sarkar B, Roy S, Ganesh T, Mohanti BK. Dose fall-off patterns with volumetric modulated arc therapy and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy including the “organ at risk” effect. Experience of linear accelerator-based frameless radiosurgery from a single institution. Cancer Radiother. 2019 Apr;23(2):138-146. doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2018.10.003. Epub 2019 Feb 21. PubMed PMID: 30797691.

6: Vaishya S, Chauhan A, Patir R, Gupta RK. “Intramedullary capillary hemangioma presenting with hydrocephalus and spastic paraparesis in a two-month-old infant”. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan 24. pii: S1878-8750(19)30164-0. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.067. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30685376.

7: Singh H, Patir R, Gupta A, Vaishya S. A Rare Case of Simultaneous Multifocal Craniospinal Hemangiopericytomas. Asian J Neurosurg. 2018 Jul-Sep;13(3):885-887. doi: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_356_16. PubMed PMID: 30283574; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6159097.

8: Saini J, Kumar Gupta P, Awasthi A, Pandey CM, Singh A, Patir R, Ahlawat S, Sadashiva N, Mahadevan A, Kumar Gupta R. Multiparametric imaging-based differentiation of lymphoma and glioblastoma: using T1-perfusion, diffusion, and susceptibility-weighted MRI. Clin Radiol. 2018 Nov;73(11):986.e7-986.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2018.07.107. Epub 2018 Sep 7. PubMed PMID: 30197047.

9: Sengupta A, Agarwal S, Gupta PK, Ahlawat S, Patir R, Gupta RK, Singh A. On differentiation between vasogenic edema and non-enhancing tumor in high-grade glioma patients using a support vector machine classifier based upon pre and post-surgery MRI images. Eur J Radiol. 2018 Sep;106:199-208. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2018.07.018. Epub 2018 Jul 20. PubMed PMID: 30150045.

10: Sarkar B. In Regard to Dong et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Jul 1;101(3):741-742. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.02.026. PubMed PMID: 29893282.

11: Singh H, Patir R, Vaishya S, Miglani R, Kaur A. Syringe Port: A Convenient, Safe, and Cost-Effective Tubular Retractor for Transportal Removal of Deep-Seated Lesions of the Brain. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jun;114:117-120. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.019. Epub 2018 Mar 10. PubMed PMID: 29535008.

12: Sarkar B, Ray J, Ganesh T, Manikandan A, Munshi A, Rathinamuthu S, Kaur H, Anbazhagan S, Giri UK, Roy S, Jassal K, Mohanti BK. Methodology to reduce 6D patient positional shifts into a 3D linear shift and its verification in frameless stereotactic radiotherapy. Phys Med Biol. 2018 Mar 22;63(7):075004. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/aab231. PubMed PMID: 29480166.

13: Vishal J, Patir R, Ahlawat S, Gupta RK. Role of preoperative imaging in the diagnosis of primary diffuse craniospinal leptomeningeal gliomatosis. Neurol India. 2017 Nov-Dec;65(6):1330-1332. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.217995. PubMed PMID: 29133710.

14: Saini J, Gupta PK, Sahoo P, Singh A, Patir R, Ahlawat S, Beniwal M, Thennarasu K, Santosh V, Gupta RK. Differentiation of grade II/III and grade IV glioma by combining “T1 contrast-enhanced brain perfusion imaging” and susceptibility-weighted quantitative imaging. Neuroradiology. 2018 Jan;60(1):43-50. doi: 10.1007/s00234-017-1942-8. Epub 2017 Oct 31. PubMed PMID: 29090331.

15: Sahoo P, Gupta RK, Gupta PK, Awasthi A, Pandey CM, Gupta M, Patir R, Vaishya S, Ahlawat S, Saha I. Diagnostic accuracy of automatic normalization of CBV in glioma grading using T1- weighted DCE-MRI. Magn Reson Imaging. 2017 Dec;44:32-37. doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2017.08.003. Epub 2017 Aug 4. PubMed PMID: 28827098.

16: Singh H, Patir R, Vaishya S, Gupta A, Miglani R. Application of a Far-Lateral Approach to the Subaxial Spine: Application, Technical Difficulties, and Results. World Neurosurg. 2017 Apr;100:167-172. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.12.095. Epub 2016 Dec 31. PubMed PMID: 28043885.

17: Singh H, Dhandapani S, Mathuriya SN. Types of Azygos Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Branching Patterns: Relevance in Aneurysmal Surgery. Cureus. 2016 Jul 11;8(7):e681. doi: 10.7759/cureus.681. PubMed PMID: 27563507; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4985045.

18: Soni P, Husain N, Chandra A, Ojha BK, Bhatt ML, Gupta RK. Do phosphatase of regenerating liver-3, matrix metalloproteinases-2, matrix metalloproteinases-9, and epidermal growth factor receptor-1 predict response to therapy and survival in glioblastoma multiforme? Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2016 Jul-Sep;59(3):287-93. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.188121. PubMed PMID: 27510662.

19: Samartzis D, Cheung JP, Rajasekaran S, Kawaguchi Y, Acharya S, Kawakami M, Satoh S, Chen WJ, Park CK, Lee CS, Foocharoen T, Nagashima H, Kuh S, Zheng Z, Condor R, Ito M, Iwasaki M, Jeong JH, Luk KD, Prijambodo B, Rege A, Jahng TA, Luo Z, Tassanawipas W, Acharya N, Pokharel R, Shen Y, Ito T, Zhang Z, Aithala P J, Kumar GV, Jabir RA, Basu S, Li B, Moudgil V, Goss B, Sham P, Williams R. Critical Values of Facet Joint Angulation and Tropism in the Development of Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: An International, Large-Scale Multicenter Study by the AOSpine Asia Pacific Research Collaboration Consortium. Global Spine J. 2016 Aug;6(5):414-21. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1564417. Epub 2015 Oct 26. PubMed PMID: 27433424; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4947402.

20: Samartzis D, Cheung JP, Rajasekaran S, Kawaguchi Y, Acharya S, Kawakami M, Satoh S, Chen WJ, Park CK, Lee CS, Foocharoen T, Nagashima H, Kuh S, Zheng Z, Condor R, Ito M, Iwasaki M, Jeong JH, Luk KD, Prijambodo B, Rege A, Jahng TA, Luo Z, Tassanawipas WA, Acharya N, Pokharel R, Shen Y, Ito T, Zhang Z, Aithala P J, Kumar GV, Jabir RA, Basu S, Li B, Moudgil V, Goss B, Sham P, Williams R. Is lumbar facet joint tropism developmental or secondary to degeneration? An international, large-scale multicenter study by the AOSpine Asia Pacific Research Collaboration Consortium. Scoliosis Spinal Disord. 2016 Feb 9;11:9. doi: 10.1186/s13013-016-0062-2. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27252985; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4888515.

21: Sahoo P, Gupta PK, Awasthi A, Pandey CM, Patir R, Vaishya S, Saha I, Gupta RK. Comparison of actual with default hematocrit value in dynamic contrast enhanced MR perfusion quantification in grading of human glioma. Magn Reson Imaging. 2016 Oct;34(8):1071-7. doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2016.05.004. Epub 2016 May 20. PubMed PMID: 27211259.

22: Sarkar B, Pradhan A, Munshi A. Do technological advances in linear accelerators improve dosimetric outcomes in stereotaxy? A head-on comparison of seven linear accelerators using volumetric modulated arc therapy-based stereotactic planning. Indian J Cancer. 2016 Jan-Mar;53(1):166-73. doi: 10.4103/0019-509X.180815. PubMed PMID: 27146771.

23: Marda M, Pandia MP, Rath GP, Kale SS, Dash H. A comparative study of early and late extubation following transoral odontoidectomy and posterior fixation. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2016 Jan-Mar;32(1):33-7. doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.173344. PubMed PMID: 27006538; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4784210.

24: Williams R, Cheung JP, Goss B, Rajasekaran S, Kawaguchi Y, Acharya S, Kawakami M, Satoh S, Chen WJ, Park CK, Lee CS, Foocharoen T, Nagashima H, Kuh S, Zheng Z, Condor R, Ito M, Iwasaki M, Jeong JH, Luk KD, Prijambodo B, Rege A, Jahng TA, Luo Z, Tassanawipas W, Acharya N, Pokharel R, Shen Y, Ito T, Zhang Z, Aithala P J, Kumar GV, Jabir RA, Basu S, Li B, Moudgil V, Sham P, Samartzis D. An International Multicenter Study Assessing the Role of Ethnicity on Variation of Lumbar Facet Joint Orientation and the Occurrence of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis in Asia Pacific: A Study from the AOSpine Asia Pacific Research Collaboration Consortium. Global Spine J. 2016 Feb;6(1):35-45. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1555655. Epub 2015 Jul 16. PubMed PMID: 26835200; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4733370.

25: Gupta D, Sharma D, Kannan N, Prapruettham S, Mock C, Wang J, Qiu Q, Pandey RM, Mahapatra A, Dash HH, Hecker JG, Rivara FP, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Vavilala MS. Guideline Adherence and Outcomes in Severe Adult Traumatic Brain Injury for the CHIRAG (Collaborative Head Injury and Guidelines) Study. World Neurosurg. 2016 May;89:169-79. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.12.097. Epub 2016 Jan 13. PubMed PMID: 26806065; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4870118.

26: Jain KK, Sahoo P, Tyagi R, Mehta A, Patir R, Vaishya S, Prakash N, Vasudev N, Gupta RK. Prospective glioma grading using single-dose dynamic contrast-enhanced perfusion MRI. Clin Radiol. 2015 Oct;70(10):1128-35. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.06.076. Epub 2015 Jul 4. PubMed PMID: 26152879.

27: Dash HH, Kim H. Report on 4th ASNACC Conference. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2015 Oct;27(4):347-8. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000199. PubMed PMID: 26083424.

28: Dube SK, Pandia MP, Chaturvedi A, Bithal P, Dash HH. Comparison of intraoperative brain condition, hemodynamics and postoperative recovery between desflurane and sevoflurane in patients undergoing supratentorial craniotomy. Saudi J Anaesth. 2015 Apr-Jun;9(2):167-73. doi: 10.4103/1658-354X.152866. PubMed PMID: 25829905; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4374222.

29: Sinha A, Sabharwal A, Yadav N, Gupta RK, Patir R. Mature cystic retroperitoneal teratoma with well differentiated renal elements: relation to spinal dysraphism. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2014 Jun;2(1):46-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1351393. Epub 2013 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 25755970; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4336057.

30: Redhu S, Dash HH, Vaishya S. Paravertebral Block: Sole Anesthetic Technique for Lumbar Discectomy in a Patient With Limited Cardiac Reserve. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2015 Jul;27(3):266-7. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000127. PubMed PMID: 25222645.

31: Pandey AK, Gupta RK, Jain KK, Prakash N, Vasdev N, Raj RK, Roy B, Patir R. Role of whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in immunocompetent patients. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2014 May-Jun;38(3):415-23. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000065. PubMed PMID: 24681855.

32: Maudsley AA, Gupta RK, Stoyanova R, Parra NA, Roy B, Sheriff S, Hussain N, Behari S. Mapping of glycine distributions in gliomas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2014 Jun;35(6 Suppl):S31-6. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3845. Epub 2014 Jan 30. PubMed PMID: 24481330; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4874649.