Subash Gautam

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Subash C Gautam

Subash C Gautam FRCS Eng, FACS is the founder and director of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) programme in the United Arab Emirates. He has led the promulgation, development and implementation of the programme from 2004 onwards.^[1]

Gautam is also the recipient of the ATLS International Award,^[2] for his services to the propagation and development of the ATLS Programme in the Middle East and Africa. Gautam has worked to improve the Emergency and Trauma services by encouraging and aiding in the development of ATLS in India,^[3] Pakistan,^[4] Nigeria,^[5] Lebanon, Syria and Oman.

Gautam is known amongst the medical community in the UAE, as being a Founder-Member and former President of the Emirates Medical Association (Gastroenterology Division).^{[citation needed]}

Early life[]

Born in small village in Panjab, early schooling in Banga, New Delhi, Nawashahr and Phagwara. Did Premedical from DAV College Jallandar Panjab, joined Govt Medical College Amritsar.

Medical career[]

Amritsar medical School was one of the premier institutes in Punjab, India for higher studies. As such, it had a merit system of enrollment requiring students to compete in an open application process. Dr. Gautam, during his student days was Secretary and subsequently President of the Central Student Association (Student's Union).

Gautam started Laparoscopic Surgery in April 1992, a first in the Northern Emirates and performed the first Stapling Haemorrhoidectomy and Endoscopic Assisted Thyroidectomy in the United Arab Emirates. He was awarded Best Original Article award from Emirates Medical Journal and has contributed to national and international journals regularly.^[6][7]

Continuing Medical Education[]

Gautam has demonstrated his commitment to the CME programmes in the United Arab Emirates over the last thirty years, by organising many of the regions foremost medical and surgical conferences.

• 1st UAE Gastroentrology Conference, Dubai
• 1st Trauma Conference, Dubai
• 1st AIDS Conference, Abu Dhabi

Current Positions Held[]

• Head of Surgery, Fujairah Hospital, UAE
• Clinical Vice Dean and Professor of Surgery, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
• Associate Professor (Adjunct), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Al Ain University, UAE^[8][9]
• Chairman, ATLS - Middle East and North Africa
• Founder and Director, ATLS Programme UAE^[10][11]
• International Advisory Board, ATLS Programme India^[12]
• Director and Co-ordinator, PHTLS Programme UAE^[13]

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