PROFILE OF THE ENTERPRENEUR - SHIJA HOSPITALS & RESEARCH INSTITUTE ,LANGOL

Dr. KH. PALIN

-Chairman Cum Managing Director

SHIJA HOSPITALS & RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Academic/Professional Background :

MS (General Surgery), MCh. (Plastic Surgery), FICS.

Dr. Kh. Palin, the moving spirit of Shija Hospitals, Imphal, as Chairman cum Managing Director, was born on 9th September, 1956 at Imphal. After completion of M.B.B.S. from RIMS, Imphal in 1978 he worked as a Registrar in casualty and general surgery departments in the parent institute. He had completed MS (General surgery) from PGI Chandigarh in 1984 after which he joined the department of plastic surgery as a Senior Resident. He had completed his MCh. (Plastic Surgery) from PGI Chandigarh again in 1992 after which he was promoted to the post of Assistant professor of plastic surgery in 1993. He performed several innovative surgeries during his tenure at RIMS .He had resigned from RIMS as Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery on 16 February 1996 to devote himself for the rapid advancement in the field of medical science in North-East India in general and Manipur in particular with the vision of world class healthcare at the doorstep at an affordable cost.

He also underwent training in microvascular surgery, laparoscopic surgery, ultrasonography . He brought the art of laparoscopic surgery for the first time in Manipur in April 1996. He is credited for the historic installation of Harmonic Scalpel (USA)- an instrument for bloodless surgery, for the first time in India at Shija Hospitals, Imphal, on 25th January 1997 He is also credited for the installation of IRC ( Infra Red Coagulator, USA), the latest and most scientific non operative treatment of piles in 1997 for the first time in Eastern India. He brought facilities of video endoscopy upper & lower GI, ERCP, FESS (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery), Arthroscopy, PCNL, URS, CLT for the first time in Manipur and ICU and Neurosurgery in private sector in Manipur.

Organisations associated:

a. Chairman cum Managing Director
b. Indian Medical Association
c. Association of Surgeons of India
d. Association of Plastic Surgeons of India
e. Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons
f. Fellow of International College of Surgeons
g. Scientific Society RIMS
h. Association of Aesthetic Surgeons of India
i. Bharat Vikash Parisad
j. President(2008-09) & Paul Harris Fellow - Rotary Club of Imphal
k. Life member ofIndian Association of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons
l. Indian Confederation of Healthcare Accreditation
m. Confederation of Indian Industry
n. Vice President, IMA 2007-8
o. Vice-President, ASI 2008-9
p. President, All Manipur Physically Handicap Association.


 
Academic and Medical Feats
a. He was the editor of the Association of the Surgeons of India, Manipur Chapter for the two years. He has presented 40 scientific papers in the state, national and international conferences. He has presented 10 programmes on plastic surgery in DDK, ISTV and AIR 

b. He was included in the top 50 Smile Train plastic surgeons of the world in 2007 and attended American Society of Plastic Surgeons and Advanced Cleft Lip and Palate conference at Baltimore, USA.

c. He performed free-flap surgery successfully for the first time in North- East India in 1995.

d. He has successfully re-implanted an amputated thumb and forearm for the first time in north eastern India in March 2000 and April 2005.

e. Dr Kh Palin and his team has set a record in Guinness World Record in April 2004 for successful excision of largest neck tumour (40 % of total body weight) in the world.

f. He delivered the prestigious “Late G P Sharma Memorial Oration” in Association of Surgeons of India, Assam Chapter Conference 2004 on “Innovation and Plastic Surgery”.
g. He confer cash award “Late Itocha Memorial Award” for the best paper presentation in the All Manipur Indian Medical Association’s Annual Conference for the last ten years to encourage Medical Research and Education.
h. He also confer cash award “Late Itocha Cash Award” for the topper in the Yaiskul Kendra Assembly Constituency in the Manipur Board of Secondary Education Examination for the last 5 years to encourage education among youth.

Contribution to upliftment of talents:
a. He confer cash award “Late Itocha Memorial Award” for the best paper presentation in the All Manipur Indian Medical Association’s Annual Conference for the last 15 years to encourage Medical Research and Education.

b. He also confer cash award “Late Itocha Cash Award” for the 10 topper in the Yaiskul Kendra Assembly Constituency in the Manipur Board of Secondary Education Examination for the last 8 years to encourage education among youth.

Management
a. Organising Secretary, IAGES – ASIMANICON 2002 with workshop on Minimally Invasive Surgery.
b. He organised workshops on “Laparoscopic Surgery and Harmonic Scalpel” for Association of Surgeons of India, Manipur Chapter and House Officers and Interns Association RIMS in 1996 and 1997 respectively and Thermachoice for Gynaecologist, FESS & Micro Surgery for ENT Surgeons in 1999
c. He organised a seminar on “Futuristic Health Care 2000 & Beyond” in 1998
d. Attended seminar on “Emerging Trends in Health Care” at Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad in January 1999.
e. Underwent short course on Management of modern hospitals at IIM, Ahmedabad May 2003.
f. He is a resource person in Institute of Co-Operative Management and MIMS for Modern Healthcare Management
g. He has visited several reputed hospitals nationwide including Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Hyderabad and New Delhi, Beach Candy, Jaslok and Hinduja Hospitals and Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai and Command Hospital Reference & Research, Escort Heart Institute, New Delhi , Narayana Hradalaya, Banalore, John Hopkin’s Hospital, Baltimore, Bumrungrad Hospital, Bangkok with an intention to bring advanced medical care in the region.
h. He is included in the top 50 doctor entrepreneurs of India by Express Healthcare Management, a publication of Indian Express Group.
i. He is awarded “NETV People’s Choice Award 2005” for his contribution in the field of healthcare business in the region. 
j. Indian Chamber of Commerce “North East Excellence Award” for Enterpreneur for  2009.

Social Responsibility
a. Tsunami – contributed Rs. 30,000/-
b. Gujarat earthquake – 2 member doctor team of SHRI spent 1 week at Bhachao in Gujarat to help the injured and sick.
c. Free stone detection camps – annually to detect stone diseases in Manipur.
d. Blood donation camps – Annually donating 80 to 90 units to the blood bank in JN hospital Imphal.
e. Free ENT camps – to diagnose and treat major ENT problems in Manipur.
f. Health awareness programs in print and electronic media.
g. Participated Health Mela held by IMA.
h. Participated regularly in Pulse Polio Immunisation.
i. Contributed Rs. 1 Lac to IMA Building Construction
j. Smile Train Shija Cleft Project provided more than 1500 free cleft surgery
k. Organised Free Dental and ENT consultation camp May 2007
l. Adopted Senapati District of Manipur for detection of Cataract and free surgery since 2008.