Noted Urologist S. P Yadav was elected the new President of the North Zone of Urology Society of India (NZUSI).The announcement was made at the conclusion of a three-day annual conference held under the auspices of the Agra Urology Association from October 16-18. Yadav’s tenure would begin from October 2017 for a period of one year.

• Yadav has contributed to various researches and clinical practices for the last 32 years.Yadav, also the Managing Director of Gurgaon based Pushpanjali Hospital, has twice been included in the Limca Book of Records (2011 and 2016) for rare prostate surgeries.
• NZUSI covers Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, besides Delhi and Rajasthan with the objective to promote research and high standards in the practice of Urology, apart from fostering high and uniform standards in post-graduate training in Urology.

DO YOU KNOW?

• The Urological Society of India (USI) came into existence as ‘Urology Section’ of the Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) at their Annual Conference in Baroda in December, 1961.
• At inception a provisional Executive Committee with the late Dr. G.M. Phadke as the Chairman and Dr. B.N. Colabawalla as the Hon.Secretary-cum-Treasurer, were entrusted with the task of framing the rules, enrolling members and ensuring passage through the Governing Body of A.S.I.