Tentative Schedule: 03 & 04 March 2023
03 rd March 2023
Chairman of ACSST Lab – Dr. Rajesh Malhotra, Chief of JPNATC
Chairman of ISPNS 2023: Dr. Shashank S Kale
Faculty In- charge ACSST lab: Dr. Sanjeev Lalwani
Course Director: Dr. Deepak Agrawal
Organizing secretory: Dr. Dattaraj Sawarkar
Course Faculty:
AIIMS Faculty:-
National Faculty:-
Dr. P S Bhandari
Dr. Ketan Desai
Course Schedule-
7.30- 8.00 AM Registration
8.00 – 8.30 AM Course introduction and Faculty and participant introduction:
Dr. Deepak Agrawal / Dr. Dattaraj Sawarkar
8.30- 9.00 AM Inauguration of workshop followed by high tea
9.00 – 10.00 AM Lectures (10 Min each)
1.Surgical anatomy of brachial plexus- Dr. Ketan Desai
2.Supra and infra clavicular approach – Dr. P S Bhandari
3.Spinal Accessory to Suprascapular nerve anastomosis Anterior approach – Dr. Ketan DesaiÂ
4.Spinal Accessory to Suprascapular nerve anastomosis- Posterior approach- Dr. P S Bhandari
5.Oberlin Procedure and intercostal nerve to MCN neurotization. Dr. Ketan Desai
6.Somsak Procedure. Dr. P S Bhandari
7.Phrenic nerve / contralateral C 7 nerve transfer- Dr. P S Bhandari
10.00AM – 10.15AM – Tea break
10.15AM – 12.45 PM – Demonstration of exercises (30 min each)
1.Supraclavicular exploration
2.Spinal Acessory to Suprascapular neurotization
3.Infraclavicular approach for BPI
4.Oberlin Procedure.
5.Somsak Procedure.Â
12.45 – 1.15 PM Lunch
1.15 – 5 PM Hands on Dissection on Cadavers for delegates registered for hands on.
04th March 2023
Chairman: Dr. Shashank S Kale
Course director: Dr. Deepak Agrawal
Organizing secretory:Â Dr. Rajeev Sharma / Dr. Dattaraj Sawarkar
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Course Faculty:
AIIMS Faculty
National Faculty (Dr. Ketan Desai, Dr. Sandip Vaishya)
Course Schedule-
07.30- 08.00 AM Registration
08.00 – 08.45 AM Case discussions of OT cases
08.45- 09.00 AM High tea
09.00 – 10.00 AM Invited faculty Lectures (10 Min each)
10.00 AM– 01.00 PM Relay of Live operative cases from 2 operative rooms.
01.00 – 02.00 PM Lunch
02.00 – 06.00 PM Relay of Live operative cases from 2 operative rooms.
Cases to be covered as per availability-
1. Spinal accessory to suprascapular nerve anastomosis
2. Oberline procedure
3. Somsak procedure
4. Dr. Rajeev Sharma
5. Dr. Dattaraj Sawarkar
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Talks on 4th March 2023:
1.Clinical evaluation in brachial plexus injury- Dr Sumit Sinha
2.EMG and NCV in brachial plexus surgery- Dr. Ketan Desai
3.Surgical management of Partial BPI – Dr Sumit Sinha
4.Late presentation of brachial plexus injury- Nerve vs Muscle transfers -Dr. Raj Manas
5.Surgical management of Peripheral nerve injuries- orthopedic perspective- Dr. Tahir
6.Sensory neurotization in Pan BPI injury- Dr Sandip Vaishya
7.Drezotomy –Dr. Deepak Agrawal
8.Management of Carpel tunnel syndrome – Dr Ketan Desai
9.Facial – hypoglossal nerve reanimation – Dr Kuntal Das
10.Recent Advances in management of BPI injuries- Dr. Ketan Desai / Dr. Rajesh Meena
11.Surgical management of BPI and PN tumor- Dr Ketan Desai
12.Video- Surgery for Partial BPI- Dr Saurabh Kumar/ Dr Amol Raheja
Dr. P S Bhandari - 3rd March 23

Professor and Head Dept of Plastic Surgery Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi
LecturesÂ
- Supra and infra clavicular exploration of brachial plexus – Dr. PS Bhandari (10 Min- 8 min talk and 2 min Dicsussion)
- Spinal Accessory to Suprascapular nerve anastomosis- Posterior Approach –Dr. P S Bhandari (6 Min – 4 min talk and 2 min Dicsussion)
- Somsak Procedure. Dr. P S Bhandari (10 Min- 8 min talk and 2 min Dicsussion)
- Phrenic nerve / contralateral C 7 nerve transfer- Dr. P S Bhandari (10 Min- 8 min talk and 2 min Dicsussion)
Demonstration-
- Supra and infraclavicular exploration for brachial plexus
- Spinal Accessory to Suprascapular nerve anastomosis- Posterior Approach
- Somsak Procedure
Dr. Ketan Desai

Neurosurgeon – P. D. Hinduja Hospital
3rd March 23
Session – 9.00 – 10.10 AM Lectures (10 Min each)
- Surgical Anatomy of brachial plexus- Dr. Ketan Desai (10 Min- 8 min talk and 2 min Dicsussion)
- Spinal Accessory to Suprascapular nerve anastomosis- Anterior Approach- Dr. Ketan Desai (10 Min- 8 min talk and 2 min Dicsussion)
- Oberlin Procedure and Intercostal nerves to Musculocutaneous nerve / Nerve to biceps transfer- Dr. Ketan Desai (10 Min- 8 min talk and 2 min Dicsussion)
- If time permits- Sural nerve graft harvesting / ulner nerve exploration- Dr. Ketan Desai (5 Min- 4 min talk and 1 min Dicsussion)
Cadaver Demonstration-
- Spinal Accessory to Suprascapular nerve anastomosis- Anterior Approach
- Oberlin procedure andÂ
- Intercostal nerves to Musculocutaneous nerve / nerve to biceps transfer
- If time permits…carpel tunnel syndrome demo/ sural nerve graft / ulnar nerve exploration etc.
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4th March 23:
Talks on:
- EMG and NCV in brachial plexus surgery- Dr. Ketan Desai
- Management of Carpel tunnel syndrome – Dr Ketan Desai
- Recent Advances in management of BPI injuries –Â Dr Ketan Desai
- Surgical management of BPI and PN tumor- Dr Ketan Desai ( Optional- if time permits )
Live operative Demonstration-
- Partial BPI case
- If available- Carpel tunnel syndrome case