CONFERENCES ORGANIZED: (ORGANISING SECRETARY)

• Just Fibroids Conference in January 2006 at J.W.Marriott Hotel Juhu, with 400 participants (Gynaecologists & Surgeons).
• Just Hysterectomy Conference in November 2006 at J.W.Marriott Hotel Juhu, with 450 participants (Gynaecologists & Surgeons).
• Just Fibroids…in pursuit of excellence in October 2007 at J. W. Marriott Juhu, with 400 participants (Gynaecologists & Surgeons).
• Just Complications…..flirting with disaster in October 2008 at J. W. Marriott Juhu, with 400 participants (Gynaecologists & Surgeons).
• Just Haemostasis….safe endoscopy in October 2009 at J. W. Marriott Juhu, with 400 participants (Gynaecologists & Surgeons).
• Just controversies in October 2010 T Grand Hyatt, with 500 participants 3D laparoscopy: January 2012 and October 2012: Mumbai

CONTIBUTIONS TO ENDOSCOPY:

• Faculty for training programs in mumbai and Chennai with Ethicon institute of surgical education (EISE): Conducted workshops for trainees in vessel sealing devices and animate lab training. Training on   advanced laparoscopic suturing skills.
• Faculty in Johnson & Johnson skills lab for Laparoscopic surgeries
• Faculty in Apollo Simulation lab
• Faculty in IAGE workshops for demonstration of live surgeries and scientific session Faculty and Course
• Coordinator of Advanced Endogynecology Fellowship Program (Dr.MGR University affiliated) in Apollo Hospitals

PUBLICATIONS: NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

• Total laparoscopic hysterectomy for Large Uterus” – Rakesh Sinha, Meenakshi Sundaram, Smita Lakhotia, Chaitali Mahajan. Journal of Gynaecological endoscopy and Surgery May 2009. Laparoscopic management of Large Myomas. Journal of Gynaecological endoscopy and Surgery.
• Parasitic fibroids after morcellation”. Journal of Gynaecological endoscopy and Surgery. “Endometrial carcinoma presenting as snow ball in the pelvis”. Journal of Gynaecological Surgery.
• Uterine artery ligation. Journal of Gynaecological endoscopy and surgery

INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy with Earlier Uterine Artery Ligation
  • Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology (2008) 15, 355-359
  • Rakesh Sinha, MD, Meenakshi Sundaram, MD, DNB*, Yogesh A. Nikam, MD

Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Women With Previous Caesarean Section
  • Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology (2010) 17, 513-517
  • Rakesh Sinha, MD, Meenakshi Sundaram, MD, DNB*, Dr.Smita Lakhotia

Cervical Myomectomy with Uterine Artery Ligation at Its Origin
  • Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology (2009) 16, 604-8
  • Rakesh Sinha, MD, Meenakshi Sundaram, MD, DNB*, Smita Lakhotia, MD, and Aparna Hegde, MD

Single-Incision Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
  • Journal of Minimal Access Surgery (2011)
  • Rakesh Sinha, Meenakshi Sundaram, Chaitali Mahajan.

Laparoscopic Myomectomy for Large Submucous Myomas
  • Journal of Gynaecological Surgery
  • Rakesh Sinha, Meenakshi Sundaram, Chaitali Mahajan

Recurrent Leiomyomatosis
  • Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology, Vol 16, No 6, November/December 2009
  • Rakesh Sinha, MD, Meenakshi Sundaram, MD, DNB*, and Smita Lakhotia, MD

Multiple Leiomyomas After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Report of Two Cases
  • Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology (2007) 14, 123-127
  • Rakesh Sinha, MD, Meenakshi Sundaram, MD, Chaitali Mahajan, MD, and Aparna Sambhus

Multiple Intra Abdominal Parasitic Cystic Teratomas
  • Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology (2009) 16, 789-791
  • Rakesh Sinha, MD, Meenakshi Sundaram, MD, DNB*, and Smita Lakhotia, MD

Pelvic Schwannoma Masquerading as Broad Ligament Myoma
  • Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology (2008) 15, 217-219
  • Rakesh Sinha, MD, Meenakshi Sundaram, MD*, Aparna Hegde, MD

Retained Uterine Fundus after Vaginal Hysterectomy
  • Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology (2010) 17, 94-96
  • Rakesh Sinha, MD*, Smita Lakhotia, MD, Meenakshi Sundaram, MD, DNB, Gayatri Manaktala, DGO, DNB, Parul Shah, MD, and Chaitali Mahajan, MD

Laparoscopic Myomectomy: Do Size, Number, and Location of the Myomas Form Limiting Factors for Laparoscopic Myomectomy?
  • Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynaecology (2008) 15, 292-300
  • Rakesh Sinha, MD, Aparna Hegde, MD, DNB*, Chaitali Mahajan, MD, Nandita Dubey, MD, and Meenakshi Sundaram, MD, DNB

3D Laparoscopy Technique and Initial Experience with 451 cases.
  • Journal of Gynecological Surgery 2013
  • Rakesh Sinha, Meenakshi Sundaram, MD, DNB, Shweta Raje, et al