Dr. Vijay Prakash Singh | |
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Born |
c. 1954.
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Banka, Bihar, India |
Occupation | Gastroenterologist |
Known for | Gastroenterology |
Awards | Padma Shri, Icons of Bihar |
Website |
bigapollospectra |
Vijay Prakash Singh, also known as Vijay Prakash, is an Indian gastroenterologist [2] and the Head of Department of Gastroenterology at Patna Medical College, Bihar. [3] [4] [5] [6] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2003 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award, and only the 7th doctor in Bihar state to receive the award. [7] [1]
Prakash was born in Banka. [8] He is reported to have contributed to the establishment of the department of gastroenterology at the medical college and at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS). [9] He is also involved with BIG Hospital Institute of Gastroenterology as the chief gastroenterologist and medical director. [9] He is a member of the executive council of the Medical Council of India [10] [11] and a member of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology. [12] He is the author of several medical research papers, published in peer reviewed journals. [1]
He has given talks on hepatitis [13] and non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH): a severe form of non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). [14]
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