Biography
Professor Mahesh Chandra Misra left AIIMS after 37 years of distinguished service having served on various positions viz. Senior Resident, Faculty, Professor Head Of Surgery, Chief, Apex Trauma Centre and Director.
Prof. Misra is credited with the establishment of Apex Trauma Centre at AIIMS where he realized early on that trauma is going to be a major public health problem. He continued his work and was entrusted with the responsibility as Chief Of the J P N Apex Trauma centre in 2016 and it soon became a household name for providing coordinated and protocolized care to severely injured patients. Trauma center, AIIMS is providing mentorship to various upcoming Trauma care Facilities in the country with new AIIMS and under PMSSY.
Prof. Misra was awarded Commonwealth Medical fellowship in 1988 to undergo training in “Trauma Care Services” at the Hope Hospital, University Of Manchester, U.K. and returned to AIIMS in October 1989 with lots of new ideas, energy and enthusiasm. He was awarded Commonwealth Medical fellowship in 1988 to undergo training in Trauma Care Services, Dr. B C Roy National Award of the MCI in 1996 for Developing Specialty Of Minimally Invasive surgery in the Country, Fellowship Of the Royal college of Physician and Surgeons, Glasgow and National Academy Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 2005. He Has been awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College Of Surgeons, Glasgow, UK in 2012 and Hon. Doctorate from Amity University in 2016. He was invited by the Royal College Of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, U.K. to deliver a Key-Note on “Trauma: An Epidemic Of 21st Century: Approach to Trauma care – National & International Perspective” on 8th June 2017.In May 2017 he has been conferred with the Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College Of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK, recognizing his professional achievements over past 37 years at AIIMS.