Description

The Clinical Guide for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: A Practical Handbook offers to resident doctors and consultants a unique compilation of comprehensive and authenticated information in a format that would help them prepare for practical examinations as well as in treating cases successfully. To mirror the practical exam format, the content of its 23 chapters, comprising 5 long and 18 short cases, is structured as questions and answers. In addition, for easy grasp and retention by the readers, the content follows a specific chronological sequence in delineating each case: history, general and local examination, investigations, how to proceed, stepwise planning, and surgical procedures.

Salient Features:

• Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter enhance the content and help align a reader’s thought process better.

• Photographs and illustrations depict every step of clinical examinations and surgical markings; flowcharts and algorithms depict the line of management.

• Covers questions posed to plastic surgery residents in examinations and viva voce.

Veena K. Singh, MCh, DNB (Plastic Surgery), is a renowned plastic surgeon currently working as an Additional Professor & HOD, Department of Burns & Plastic Surgery; Deputy Medical Superintendent, Superspecialty Hospital; and Nodal Officer, Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Phulwari Sharif, Patna, Bihar, India. Being a passionate teacher, she is a Fellow of Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) of 2021 batch from Christian Medical College regional center. Dr. Singh is also serving as an Executive Member of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (2021–2024). She has been an Executive Committee Member of National Academy of Burns India (2019–2023) and Webinar Coordinator for NABI Online Tutorials since 2020. She is a TEDx speaker and her talk on “How to Navigate Being a Female Surgeon in India” is a highly motivational watch for all aspiring surgeons.

Dr. Singh is an ardent yoga practitioner and recipient of first prize in yoga competition from Hon’ble Governor of Bihar (2023) and has received awards and acknowledgments from various bodies, viz., Bihar Disaster Management Authority, Bihar Transport Department, APSI, NABI, IMA Bihar, Times of India, etc. for her outstanding contributions in the medical, educational, and social domains. Her extraordinary dedication to humanity was demonstrated when she and her two sons volunteered for COVID-19 vaccine trial on humans.