Man Mohan Harjai

 Born on 06 Mar 1956 in Alwar district of Rajasthan  Passed MBBS in Dec 1980 from Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer and MS (Gen Surgery) from the same college in Mar 1984  Worked in various prestigious institution of Bombay for 06 months after passing MS in Surgery.  Selected by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission as Civil Assistant Surgeon and worked for one and half year in a Primary Health Centre before joining the Indian Army.  Joined Indian Army Medical corps on 18 Dec 1985.  Passed MCh in Paediatric Surgery from Sir Padampat Mother and Child Health Institute Jaipur, Affiliated to SMS Medical College, Jaipur in May 1996.  Worked in prestigious institute of Indian Army (Armed Forces Medical College, Pune) as Associate Professor in Surgery and Paediatric Surgery.  Treated large number of Battle casualties at a forward military hospital during OP PARAKRAM.  Executive Committee Member of Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons from year 1998 – 2001 (2 terms)  Till date published 101 scientific articles in various National and International Journals.  Attended / participated in 56 National and International Scientific conferences.  About 22 non medical publications in various newspapers of North India on common ailments of public interest  Awarded the best hindi article 'JAB ANGOAN KE BAZAAR LAGENGE” published in 'URMI” magazine which is printed and published by office of the Director General Armed Forces Medical Services, New Delhi.  BEST SCIENTIFIC PAPER PUBLICATION AWARD – Late Maj Gen N G Latey Memorial Prize – 1999 (Silver Medal) was awarded for best publication in Medical Journal Armed Forces India.  ARMY DISTINGUISHED SERVICES AWARD: For distinguished services of a high order to the wounded and sick in J&K and for devotion to duty, awarded the CHIEF OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMENDATION (COAS) on Independence Day 1996 and 2003 (Twice).  IAPS ETHICON TEACHER TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP AWARD 2001.  SECTIONAL EDITOR of Paediatric Surgery section of Association of Surgeons of India (for year 2000 – 2003).  SECRETARY –CUM—TREASURER of Delhi State Chapter of IAPS from 2005 to 2008.  WHO’S WHO IN THE WORLD – Biography selected for inclusion in the new 19th Edition of Marquis Who’s Who in the World® which is the one of the most referenced biographical publication of its kind to follow the careers of prominent individuals around the globe.  DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD -For exemplary performance and outstanding achievements in the field of surgery conferred the distinguished leadership award by American Biographical Institute, Inc. for the year 1998 in the eighth edition of INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP  EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER OF IJS – Elected as Editorial Board Member of Indian Journal of Surgery of the ASI for the year 2004 – 2006.  LEADING INTELLECTUALS OF THE WORLD (2004 Issue) – Nominated and included in the leading intellectuals of the world (2004 issue) by the American Biographical Institute, Inc.  MEMBER OF THE ASI NATIONAL FACULTY SEARCH COMMITTEE FOR 2004 – Nominated as a member of the ASI National Faculty Search Committee for the year 2004.  ASIA / PACIFIC WHO’S WHO – Included in V volume of the Asia / Pacific Who’s Who for year 2004.  WHO’S WHO IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING – Biographical profile selected for inclusion in the 8th Edition of Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering® for year 2005 – 2006.  ETHICON VISITING PROFESSORSHIP IN GENERAL SURGERY - 2008 to visit a centre of excellence in India to exchange views in General Surgery.  JULES VONCKEN – PRIZE 2009 (INTERNATIONAL) - The \Jules Voncken Prize\ of the best article is awarded to the author of the best article published in the International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services, during the period between two World Congresses of Military Medicine. In 2009, Lt. Colonel Man Mohan HARJAI, of the Indian Armed Forces Medical Service, was awarded for his article: \Management of mine blast injuries in the northern sector of India\ The award was presented at the closing ceremony of the 38th World Congress on Military Medicine, held from 4 to 10 October 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This was in grateful recognition of his contribution in sharing knowledge, experience and expertise, with members of the Armed Forces Medical Services of all States in the pages of the International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services.  LISTER FELLOWSHIP 2010 – Attended 57th British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS) International Congress 2010 at historic University City of Aberdeen (Scotland) UK from 21st to 24th July as the James Lister fellow 2010.  3RD WORLD CONGRESS OF PAEDIATRIC SURGERY - Attended, participated and presented a paper in 3rd World Congress of Paediatric Surgery held at New Delhi from 21 Oct 2010 to 24 Oct 2010.  INSPECTOR OF INDIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL: vide letter no. MCI/PG/259(22)/2010-Med/59745 dated 29 Jan 2011, the MCI detailed me for assessment of the physical and the other teaching facilities available at NRI Medical College, Guntur for increase of seats in MS (General Surgery) course under Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh u/s 10 A of IMC Act 1956. ***** LIST OF RESEARCH / SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS 1. Harjai MM, Bhatnagar A, Mathur B and Arora TS. Cystometry in prostatic obstruction. Indian J Surg 1983; 45: 625-629. 2. Mathur B, Arora TS, Sharma M and Harjai MM. Herniation of small bowel into rectum through a spontaneous rupture of sigmoid colon. J Indian Med Assoc 1984; 82: 407-408. 3. Harjai MM, Taparia S, Mathur B, Mathur SN, Prasad P and Arora TS. Pleurocutaneous fistula. Indian J Surg 1984; 46: 525-528. 4. Harjai MM, Sharma RK, Taparia S, Mathur B and Arora TS. Orbital metastasis of Wilms tumour. Indian Practitioner 1985; 38: 441-443. 5. Harjai MM, Mathur B, Prasad P and Arora TS. Pleurocutaneous fistula. J Indian Med Assoc 1985; 83: 264-266. 6. Mathur B, Harjai MM, Prasad P and Sharma KK. Haemangio-endotheliosarcoma of the chest wall – a case report. Qua J Surg Sciences 1985; 21: 182. 7. Harjai MM, Mathur SN, Mathur B and Arora TS. Post prostatectomy complications - a clinical study. Indian Med Gazette 1986; 120: 133-135. 8. Sharma AK, Shekhawat NS, Sharma SB, Upadhyay A, Agarwal TK, Zafar M, Harjai MM. Fixation anomaly at duodenojejunal junction. Indian Pediatr 1996; 33: 600-602. 9. Harjai MM, Agarwal LD and Sharma AK. Necrotising enterocolitis: A rare presentation as gastric outlet obstruction. J Indian Assoc Paediatr Surg 1996; 1: 123-124. 10. Sharma AK, Goel D, Kothari S, Harjai MM and Mendoza W. Astrocytoma: Yet another example of malignant monophylatic presacral teratoma. Current Medical Trends 1997; 1: 100-101. 11. Sharma AK, Harjai MM. Unusual septum transversum defects in the older child. J Pediatr Surg Developing Countries 1997; 3: 202-203. 12. Sharma AK and Harjai MM. Simplified colorraphy and posterior sagittal anorectoplasty for the management of congenital short colon with imperforate anus. Br J Surg 1997; 84: 389. 13. Sharma AK, Harjai MM and Mendoza WX. Congenital retroperi¬toneal tumour: Rhabdomyoma or rhabdomyosarcoma. Pediatr Surg Int 1997; 12: 69-70. 14. Sharma AK, Shekhawat NS, Agarwal R, Upadhyay A, Mendoza WX and Harjai MM. Megalourethra - a report of four cases and review of literature. Pediatr Surg Int 1997; 12: 458-460. 15. Sharma AK, Harjai MM. Simple technique for proximal pouch mobilization and circular myotomy in cases of esophageal atresia with tracheo-esophageal fistula. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 1997; 2: 88 – 89. 16. Harjai MM. Pouch colon syndrome. Proc Natl Surg Update AFMC 1997; 4: 50 – 54. 17. Harjai MM, Sharma AK. Melanotic progonoma - a case report. MJAFI 1998; 54: 67-68. 18. Harjai MM, Sharma AK. Head injuries in children: Role of x-ray skull, CT scans Brain and in-hospital observation. MJAFI, 1998; 54: 322-324. 19. Harjai MM. Bilateral undescended testes in progeria. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 1998; 3: 79 – 80. 20. Harjai MM, Gill M, Singh KJ. Lateral cranial meningocele. Indian Pediatr 1999; 36: 88 – 90. 21. Chaturvedi AK, Rana KVS, Harjai MM. Place of minilap cholecystectomy in an era of laproscopic cholecystectomy MJAFI 1999; 55: 19 – 20. 22. Harjai MM, Sharma AK. Twenty five years of interaction with esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula. MJAFI 1999; 55: 24 – 28. 23. Harjai MM, Bajpai RK, Chaturvedi AK, Maudar KK, Deshpande GU. Post injection tubercular infection MJAFI 1999; 55: 77 – 78. 24. Harjai MM, Bal RK, Nagpal BM, Sadhotra LP, Maudar KK. Synovial Sarcoma of the Hand. Indian Pediatr 1999; 36: 194 – 7. 25. Chaturvedi AK, Choudhury PS, Chauhan SS, Harjai MM. Surgery for complete rectal prolapse: a simplified approach. MJAFI 1999; 55: 226 - 8. 26. Harjai MM, Singh KJ, Gill M, Nagpal BM, Rajaram T. Malignant melanoma - an unusual presentation. MJAFI 1999; 55: 259 - 60. 27. Harjai MM. Progeria syndrome. MJAFI 1999; 55: 261 - 2. 28. Harjai MM. Surgical ascariasis revisited. Indian J Surg 1999; 61: 189 - 190 29. Harjai MM, Sharma AK. Congenital scaphoid megalourethra associated with posterior urethral valves. Pediatr Surg Int 1999; 15: 425-6. 30. Harjai MM. Best timings of surgery for the commoner paediatric surgical procedures (letter). MJAFI 1999; 55: 377. 31. Harjai MM. Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in children. The Indian Practitioner. 1999; 52: 726 – 8. 32. Bal RK, Singh P, Harjai MM. Intestinal volvulus - a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Pediatr Surg Int 1999; 15: 577 - 8. 33. Harjai MM. Foreign bodies migrating from gut to liver. Indian J Gastroenterol 2000; 19: 41 – 2. 34. Harjai MM. Hirschsprung’s disease: Revisited. J Postgrad Med 2000; 46: 52-4. 35. Harjai MM. Congenital urethrocutaneous fistula. Pediatr Surg Int 2000; 16: 386 – 7 36. Harjai MM, Bal R K. Caroli Syndrome. Pediatr Surg Int 2000; 16: 431 – 2 37. Harjai MM, Sharma AK. Panayach JS, Menon PK, Nagpal BM, Singh Y. Actinomycetoma of hand and foot. MJAFI 2000; 56; 252-4. 38. Harjai MM. Necrotizing Fascitis (Letter). MJAFI 2000; 56: 273-4. 39. Harjai MM. Neonatal bowel obstruction. Proc Natl Surg Update AFMC 2000; 5: 50-6. 40. Harjai MM. Military Trauma (Letter) Indian J Surg 2000; 62; 220-1. 41. Harjai MM, Sharma R, Menon PK, Nagpal Col BM Nagpal, Singh Y. Surgeon and HIV infection – Post exposure prophylaxis: Need of the hour. MJAFI 2000; 56: 328-31. 42. Harjai MM. Congenital triple atresia of the esophagus, duodenum and rectum – a diagnostic dilemma. MJAFI 2000; 56: 334-5. 43. Nagpal BM, Mani NS, Bajpai RK, Harjai MM, Singh KJ. Renal Angiomyolipoma. MJAFI 2000, 56: 353-5. 44. Harjai MM, Puri B, Raja Ram T. Total colonic aganglionosis (Zuelzer Wilson Syndrome) – an enigma. MJAFI 2000; 56: 357-8. 45. Harjai MM, Gill M, Singh Y, Sharma A. Intraabdominal needles – an enigma. Int Surg 2000; 85: 130 - 132. 46. Harjai MM, Bhargava P, Sharma A, Saxena A, Singh Y. Repair of a giant omphalocele by a modified technique. Paediatr Surg Int 2000; 16: 519-521. 47. Harjai MM, Puri B, Amaresh NB. An update: Short bowel syndrome in children. MJAFI 2001; 57: 42 – 3. 48. Harjai MM, Singh KJ, Gill M, Nagpal BM, Singh Y. Congenital anomaly presenting as lump abdomen in adolescent girl. MJAFI 2001; 57: 56 – 8. 49. Harjai MM, Puri B, Dubey AK, Nagpal BM, Singh Y. Craniosynostosis: Management in infancy. MJAFI 2001; 57: 75 – 7. 50. Prasad PL, Wilson CG, Harjai MM, Chand K. Multidrug –Resistant Tuberculosis (MDRTB) in Children. MJAFI 2001; 57: 151 – 3. 51. Harjai MM, Datta SGS, Vincent PJ. Prostatic Calculi. The Indian Practitioner 2001; 54: 583 – 6. 52. Harjai MM, Singh Y. Crush Syndrome Revisited (Letter). MJAFI 2001; 57: 350. 53. Puri B, Harjai MM. Gujarat Earthquake – A Pediatric surgery Perspective. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2002; 7: 29 – 31. 54. Harjai MM. Fluid and electrolyte concepts in new borns (Letter) MJAFI 2002; 58; 182 – 3. 55. Harjai MM. A Broadening Information on Ubiquitous Organism: Entamoeba Histolytica The Antiseptic 2002; 99: 208 56. Puri B, Harjai MM, Kale R. The Malone Antegrade Continence Enema procedure: An Indian perspective. MJAFI 2002; 58: 214 – 6. 57. Harjai MM, Katoch R, Singh Y. An unusual herniation through omentoplasty defect. MJAFI 2003; 59: 61 – 2. 58. Vincent PJ, Singh Y, Joshi CS, Pujahari AK, Harjai MM. Recent trends in dealing with Inguinal hernial sac. MJAFI 2003; 59: 108 – 110. 59. Harjai MM, Puri B, Vincent PJ, Nagpal BM. Fecal incontinence after Posterior Sagittal AnoRectoPlasty – Follow up of 2 years. MJAFI 2003; 59: 194 – 6. 60. Puri B, Kaul SK, Harjai MM. Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum – an early experience. MJAFI 2003; 59: 316 – 9. 61. Vincent PJ, Nagpal BM, Singh P, Harjai MM, Nagi GS, Satyanarayana. Gruber – Frantz tumour. MJAFI 2003; 59: 355 – 7. 62. Raju U, Gupta G, Harjai MM, Chaudhary S. Gastrointestinal haemorrhage in neonates. In: Gupte S, editor. Recent advances in Pediatrics (Criticare Pediatrics). 14th Vol. New Delhi: Jaypee Publishers; 2004. pp. 389 – 97. 63. Srinivas V, Harjai MM, Subramanya H, Rajaram T, Rai Ramji. Carcinosarcoma of the breast with an unusual secretory carcinoma as the carcinomatous component. MJAFI 2004; 60: 410 – 12 64. Raju U, Choudhary S, Harjai MM. Nutritional support in the critically ill child. MJAFI 2005; 61: 45 – 50. 65. Harjai MM. Treatment of casualties in a forward hospital of Indian army: nine years experience (Letter to editor). MJAFI 2005; 61: 96. 66. Harjai MM. Rectopexy by posterior sagittal approach. The Antiseptic 2005; 102: 30 – 31. 67. Harjai MM, Agarwal DC, Dave P, Jog SS, Arora P. Mine Blast Injuries: Our Experience. MJAFI 2005; 61: 143 – 7. 68. Handa R, Harjai MM. Hydatid cyst of the renal pelvis. Pediatr Surg Int 2005; 21: 410 – 2. 69. Handa R, Harjai MM, Kale R. Laparoscopic management of CSF pseudocyst abdomen. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2005; 10:95 - 6 70. Handa R, Kale R, Harjai MM. Immature cervical teratoma: A case report. J Neonatology 2005; 19: 250 – 251. 71. Handa R, Kale R, Harjai MM. Hemangioma of the Tunica Albuginea Testis in a newborn. Emedicine. National Neonatology Forum. On line publication 2005. www.nnfi.org/resources.htm 72. Harjai MM, Chandrashekhar N, Raju U, Jog SS, Arora P. Terrorism, Trauma and Children. MJAFI, 2005; 61: 330 – 2 73. Kale R, Harjai MM, Arora M, Handa R, Puri B. Protocols surgical neonate (Chest). Manual of Nicu protocols. Defence Services Chapter National Neonatology Forum. Uma Raju, SS Mathi (eds) Command Hospital (SC) Pune. 2005 pp 287 – 90 74. Kale R, Harjai MM, Arora M, Handa R, Puri B. Protocols surgical neonate (Abdomen). Manual of Nicu protocols. Defence Services Chapter National Neonatology Forum. Uma Raju, SS Mathi (eds) Command Hospital (SC) Pune. 2005 pp 291 – 8 75. Handa R, Kale R, Harjai MM. Laparoscopic orchiopexy: is closure of the internal ring necessary? J Postgrad Med. 2005 Oct-Dec; 51(4): 266-7; discussion 268 76. Harjai MM. Spectrum of Landmine Blast Injuries. International Review of the Armed Forces Medical Services 2005; 78: 265 - 269 77. Chaudhary S, Raju U, Harjai MM, Gupta M. Intestinal duplication cyst. MJAFI 2006; 62: 87 – 8. 78. Handa R, Kale R, Harjai MM. Single scrotal incisión orchiopexy for palpable undescended testis. Asían J Surg 2006; 29: 25 – 7. 79. Handa R, Kale R, Harjai MM. Incidental inguinal hernias on laparoscopy. Asían J Surg 2006; 29: 28 – 30. 80. Kale R, Handa R, Harjai MM. Perforated small bowel in omphalocele at birth. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2006; 11: 33 – 4. 81. Harjai MM, Nagpal BM, Vincent PJ, Singh Y. Gujarat Earthquake- A surgical Challenge. The Indian Practitioner 2006; 59: 233 – 7. 82. Harjai MM. Cholelithiasis in Children: A case report with review of aetiopathogenesis. The Antiseptic 2006; 103: 3379 – 80. 83. Kale R, Rai K.M, Singh S, Handa R, Harjai MM. Bilateral Iliac Aneurysms in a Child / Anévrismes iliaques bilatéraux chez un enfant. African J Pediatr Surg 2006; 3: 72 - 4 84. Harjai MM, Kale R, Kumar P, Holla RG. Unusual Case of Recurrent Pleural Effusion in a Child / Un cas exceptionnel d\'effusion pleurale périodique chez un enfant. African J Pediatr Surg 2006; 3: 80 - 2 85. Harjai M M, Holla R G, Kale R, Sharma YK. H-type tracheo-oesophageal fistula. Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed., Jan 2007; 92: F40. 86. Harjai MM, Pathania VP. Foot protective system: A boon to demining soldiers. MJAFI 2007; 63: 5 – 6. 87. Harjai MM, Agarwal DC, Kumar S, Dave P, Jog SS. Management of Combat related vascular injuries in a zonal hospital. MJAFI 2007; 63: 33 – 35. 88. Harjai MM, Nagpal B M, Singh P, Singh Y. A prospective randomized controlled study of Lichtenstein’s tension free versus modified Bassini repair in the management of groin hernias. MJAFI 2007; 63: 40 – 43. 89. Handa R, Kale R, Harjai MM, Dutta V. Intraabdominal Lymphangioma: A case report. MJAFI 2007; 63: 80 – 81 90. Handa R, Kale R, Harjai MM. Unusual complication of Ventriculo peritoneal shunt: Anal extrusion. MJAFI 2007; 63: 82 – 84 91. Handa R, Kale R, Harjai MM. Paraesophageal bronchogenic cyst. MJAFI 2007; 63:197 – 8. 92. Handa R, Kale R, Harjai MM. Synchronous gut duplication cysts: A rare presentation. MJAFI 2007; 63: 376 – 7. 93. Harjai MM, Handa R, Kale R. Congenital Prepubic Sinus: A Case Report. African J Pediatr Surg 2007; 4: 49 – 50. 94. Harjai MM, Holla RG, Kale R. Full spectrum of VACTERL in newborn. MJAFI 2008; 64: 84 – 85. 95. Harjai MM. Golden Hour of trauma: Need of the hour. The Indian Practitioner 2008; 61: 713 – 6. 96. Harjai MM. Management of space constraints in sternal cleft repair. J Pediatr Surg Subspeciality. 2008; 2: 28 – 30. 97. Handa R, Harjai MM. Single stage transanal endorectal pull-through for management of Hirschsprung’s disease. J Pediatr Surg Specialties 2008; 2 (No 3): 22 – 24. 98. Harjai MM. Saxena S, Devgan A, Kakkar S. Disseminated Hydatid Disease in a Child. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2009; 19: 270 – 1. 99. Harjai MM, Kumar A. Comparison of systemic stress response in open surgery versus laparoscopic surgery in children. J Pediatr Surg Specialties 2009; 3 (No 1): 26 – 31. 100. Harjai MM, Indrajit I K, Kansra M. Isolated Dextrogastria simulating congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a diagnostic dilemma. Asian J Surg 2010; 33: 59 - 62. 101. Harjai MM, Katiyar A, Negi V, Sharma M. Congenital segmental dilatation of jejunoileal region in a newborn: Unusual clinical and radiologic presentation. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2010; 15: 96 – 7. 102. Harjai MM Paediatric surgical emergencies. In: Sharma AK, Rajagopalan S (eds). Current trends in surgery. 4th edition (volume). Pune: Navjeevan; 2011. Pp 118 – 32. 103. Harjai MM, Jha M. Intralesional bleomycin and sodium tetradecyl sulphate for haemangiomas and lymphangiomas. Afr J Paediatr Surg 2012; 9:47-51. 104. Harjai MM, Ramalingam W, Chitkara G, Katiyar A. Corrosive tracheo-esophageal fistula following button battery ingestion. Indian Pediatr. 2012; 49: 145-6. 105. Man Mohan Harjai (2012). Rare Congenital Diaphragmatic Defects, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia - Prenatal to Childhood Management and Outcomes, Eleanor Molloy (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-0670-8, InTech, Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/congenital-diaphragmatic-hernia-prenatal-to-childhood-management-and-outcomes/rare-congenital-diaphragmatic-defects