It was such a kind gesture of Dr.Sujoy Bhattacharjee to have
offered free consultation, for four consecutive days, to more than 300 patients
in Khartoum. This is how the International Orthopedic Surgeon from India spent
his Christmas in Sudan.
Dr.Sujoy went to South Pont School in Kolkata, graduated in
Medicine from Silchar Medical College, and did his Master’s in Surgery from
Gwalior Medical College and then specialized in Joint Replacement Surgery in
Ohio, USA; Germany and Australia. Presently he is attached to a couple of
hospitals in New Delhi and Erbil, Iraq.
In these four days from 24th to 27th
December he examined more than 300 patients from 9am to 5pm without any break. The patients
ranged from Pediatrics to Geriatrics. Disorders ranged from fracture related overlapping bones to knees needing replacement.
Among these patients was Khalid Eiman, 3 years, who had
Congenital Talipes Equino Varvs (CTEV) a congenital deformity of the foot when
the child walks on the outer side of the soul and toes. Dr.Sujoy had operated
on Khalid in India and wanted to remove the JESS fixation in Khartoum. It will
not be out of place to mention that JESS technique (Joshi External Stabilising System-JESS) is a pride of India invented
by the visionary hand surgeon Dr.B.B.Joshi. His generosity is exemplified by the fact that he chose not
to patent the JESS fixator, so that it could be made available to a larger
section of the medical fraternity and it can be kept affordable for the masses.
I noticed that
whenever the child Khalid saw Dr.Sujoy he started to cry. Dr.Sujoy insisted on
general anaesthesia to remove the fixator, but due to unknown reasons the Anesthetist
did not turn up which left the mother in tears because Khalid’s fixator could
not be removed. Dr.Sujoy left for India the same night.
I had the
pleasure of showing Dr.Sujoy the confluence of the two Niles – Blue and White.
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