Shreya Siddanagowda, transplanted hands now match her skin tone, mystifying the doctors who performed the 13-hour procedure. The procedure was done by a team of doctors led by Dr. Subramania Iyer K., Head of Department, Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi and it was the first upper double-arm transplant in all of Asia. Dr. Iyer revealed that the color of Shreya’s hands quickly began to show a lot of change. “It could be because of MSH, a brain-controlled hormone that stimulates melanin production. We are wondering if MSH levels can really influence the skin color," he said.
During the COVID-19 crisis, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi, has been providing free telemedicine consultations for patients, including all super specialities and broad specialties. Over 3000 patients were provided telemedicine consultations for free in a week.
Dr. Vidya Jha, Assistant Medical Administrator and Consultant/Asst. Professor, Cytogenetics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, was awarded second prize for poster presentation on “Utilization Review and Sustaining Process Efficiency in MRI – Connecting the dots, the DMAIC Approach” at Safe and Sustainable Hospitals (SASH 2020) held at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi during February 21 - 23, 2020.
Dr. S. Sudhindran, Clinical Professor and Chief Transplant Surgeon, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Solid Organ Transplantation, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, has been awarded “The Distinguished Alumnus Award” by Trivandrum Medical College.
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, inaugurated a specialized clinic for a one-stop-solution for all breast-related medical ailments on February 4, 2020.
