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A multifaceted person with keen interest in photography, computers, music, films, literature, traveling etc. A regular writer in Bengali as well. Other than skin-related topics he has penned a number of short stories, many travelogues and numerous poems in different journals, travel magazines and periodicals. He has published a couple of books in Bengali on Skin and its diseases : Regularly interviewed in various newspapers, AIR, Kolkata and also in various TV channels and Educational CD-ROMS. |
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Introduction
Dr. Koushik Lahiri is a dermatologist and dermatosurgeon based out of Kolkata, India.
He can be consulted for dermatological problems like Allergy, Acne, Psoriasis, Eczema, Leucoderma / Vitiligo, Pigmentation on face, Hair and Nail disorders, Cholesterol spots on eyelids, Wrinkles, Sexual problems etc.
He has keen interest in Dermatosurgery in general and vitiligo surgery in particular.
He is at present one of the most experienced workers in the field of vitiligo mini-punch grafting in the country.
He has worked on 311 nm Narrow-band (NB) UVB in post surgical vitiligo patients. He was the University topper in his subject
He is associated with the following reputed institutions / publications :
- Fellow of
American Academy of Dermatology
- Member of
International Society of Dermatology
- Founder Council Member of
Asian Society for Pigment Cell and research (ASPCR)
- Founder Joint Secretary and Central council member of
Indian Academy of Cutaneous Surgeons (IACS)
- Member, Scientific/ Medical Advisory Board
National Vitiligo Foundation, USA
- Member, Board of Medical Advisors,
Institute of Allergic and Immunologic Skin Diseases
- Member of
- Indian Acne Alliance
- GSK Afford
- Visiting consultant Dermatologist :
- Apollo Gleneagles Hospital
- Rita Skin Foundation
- Wockhardt Medical Centre
Services
Served IADVL in the following capacities:
West Bengal State Branch
- Executive council member since December 1996
- Central Council member since December 1999
- Hon. Treasurer for 2 terms (1999,2000)
- Hon. State Secretary for 2 terms (2001,2002-3)
- Editor, IADVL,WB Newsletter
National IADVL
- Honorary General Secretary(2006-07)
- Joint General Secretary (2002-2003)
- Member Ethical committee (2004-2005)
Indian Journal of Dermatology
- Member of Editorial Board since December 1996
- Assistant Editor of the Journal (2000)
- Associate Editor of the Journal since 2002
- Planned, designed & executed the first website of
Indian Dermatology Journal in Nov,2000 - Executive Editor of the Journal since 2006
Reviewer
- Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
- Indian Journal of Medical Sciences
- British Journal of Dermatology
- Dermatology Online Journal(DOJ), USA
Member Editorial Board and reviewer
Founder
- Several interactive e-groups like IADVL, ACAD_IADVL, EC_IADVL, CC_IADVL, STATES_IADVL, WCD2007_IADVL
Conferences & CME
- Vice Chairperson, Organizing Committee of S.E. Asian Contact Dermatitis workshop 2007
- Vice Chairperson, Scientific Committee of CUTICON-WB-2006
- Treasurer of CME 99 and DERMAZONE 2000
- Member Scientific committee of 5th & 6th state Conferences
in 1996 and 1998 - Member Scientific Committee of ACSICON 2002,Chandigarh
- Joint Organizing Secretary of DERMACON 2003
(31st National Conference of IADVL) - Organizing Secretary of CUTICON 2004
(State conference of IADVL, WB) - Scientific Secretary of IJD GoldCon and CUTICON-WB-2005
- Addl. Chairperson of organizing committee of ASTICON 2005
- Suggested conference names, such as :
- DERMAZONE in 2000
- DERMACON in 2003 and
- CUTICON in 2004
Presentations
Attended/presented papers at
- National Conferences like
- Chennai (2007)
- New Delhi (2005)
- Mumbai (2004)
- Kolkata (2003)
- Chandigarh (ACSICON 2002)
- Kochi (2002)
- Agra (2001)
- Bangalore (2000)
- Bhubaneswar(1999)
- Guwahati (1997)
- Ahmedabad (1996)
- New Delhi(1994)
- International conferences like:
- World Congress of Dermatology (WCD 2007) - Buenos Aires, Argentina, (2007)
- 16th EADV - Vienna, Austria (2007)
- ASPCR - Singapore (2007)
- COSMOTRENDS - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2006)
- Cosmetodermatology Symposium - Mauritius (2006)
- ESDV annual meeting January - Cairo, Egypt (2006)
- 8th Asia-Pacific Environmental & Occupational Dermatology Symposium (APEODS) in Manila, Philippines (2005)
- 7th Asian Dermatology Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2005)
- 9th ISD in Beijing, China (2004)
- 12th EADV in Barcelona, Spain (2003)
- 6th Asian Dermatology Congress in Bangkok, Thailand (2001)
- 1st SARCD in Kathmandu, Nepal (1999)
- 7th ISD in New Delhi, India (1994)
Invited Lecture Sessions
| Cuttack (2003) | Imphal (2003) |
| Kolkata (2003) | Siliguri(2003) |
| Bangalore (Photocon 2004) | Mumbai (2004) |
| Pune (SKIN EDGE 2004) | Rourkela (Orissa IADVL 2004) |
| Delhi (ASPCR 2005) | Mumbai (Cosmederm 2005) |
| Bangalore (Trichocon 2005) | Dermazone (Guwahati 2005) |
| Baroda (Gujarat IADVL 2005) | Hyderabad (2006) |
| Chennai (2007) |
Chairing Sessions
| Kochi (2002) | Mumbai (2004) |
| Pune (2004) | Mumbai (2005, Cosmederm) |
| Bangalore (Trichocon 2005) | Chennai (2007) |
| ASPCR, Singapore(2007) | WCD, Buenos Aires(2007) |
Awards & Felicitations
- BBC World Service (Special Award for oration 1991)
- Best Paper Award in 1st National conference of IACS (1997)
- Felicitation by IMA Manipur Branch (2003)
- Dermatology Excellence Award (2004)
Miscellaneous
- Organized Quizzes - Dermazone [ 2000 (Kolkata), Agra (2001) ]
- Conducted workshops - Kolkata (1996), Vizag (2000), Dhaka (2001)
- Contributed three different chapters in the text-book "Surgical Management of Vitiligo"
[from Blackwell Publishing, Oxford , UK (Eds. J-P Ortonne, AJ Kanwar, Somesh Gupta and Mats. J. Olsson)]
© Dr. Koushik Lahiri 2005 - 2006