2008
Donations
The GSRICFS procured a Digital OPG X Ray unit, an Operating Microscope and Internal Maxillary, Zygomatic and Mandibular Distractors in 2008 through a special grant given by Cleft Children International.
Publications
Choice of Incision for Primary Repair of Unilateral Complete Cleft Lip; A Comparative Study of Outcomes in Eight Hundred Patients. Authors: Srinivas Gosla Reddy, Roger Webb, Rajgopal Reddy, Likith Reddy and A. F. Markus. Published in Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, March 2008
Conferences
Dr. Srinivas Gosla Reddy was invited to lecture on “On the Receiving End, Part II” in continuation with the presentation that he had made in Eastbourne in 2006 at the Cleft 2008 ICPF Congress in Dallas, USA from September 22 to 26, 2008. He also made a guest presentation on “Cleft Rhinoplasty” and “Funding a Private Organization to do Cleft Surgery in India”.
Dr. Srinivas Gosla Reddy delivered a Guest Lecture on Primary Cheilo Septoplasty at the 19th Congress of the European Association of Cranio-maxillofacial Surgeons in Bologna, Italy from September 9 to 12, 2008.
Dr. Srinivas Gosla Reddy delivered a Guest Lecture on Everybody needs a Unique Identity for the Face at the 4th International Bernd-Spiessl-Symposium 2008 from June 5 to 7, 2008 in Basel, Switzerland.
Dr. Rajgopal Reddy delivered a guest lecture on Associated Anomalies with Cleft Lip and Palate Deformities at the 8th Annual Congress of the Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies in Mangalore India in February 2008.
Symposia at GSRICFS
Symposium on VPI Management and Nasal Endoscopy was conducted by the GSRICFS in February 2008 under the Directorship of Dr. Ann Kummer, Speech Pathologist, USA and Dr. Paul Willging, ENT Surgeon, USA. It was attended by 100 speech therapists and 20 maxillofacial surgeons from India.
Symposium on Beauty and Esthetic Surgery was conducted by the GSRICFS in July 2008 under the Directorship of Prof. Hermann F. Sailer, Craniofacial Surgeon, Zurich Switzerland. It was attended by all CCI centers in India and other Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Symposium on Cleft and Esthetic Rhinoplastywas conducted by GSRICFS in September 2008 under the directorship of Dr. Nasser Nasser, Maxillofacial Surgeon, UK and Dr. Karoon Agarwal, Plastic Surgeon, India. It was attended by 30 plastic and maxillofacial surgeons from India.
2007
The GSRICFS raised funds in 2007 to add to the infrastructure mainly in the Operating Theater and the Post Operative facilities. The GSRICFS procured 6 multi-channel patient monitors for the post operative area, 1 anesthesia workstation with ventilator and one operating light from Datex Ohmeda (GE medical systems). The GSRICFS also procured its second Stryker Saw system and a nasal endoscope from Karl Storz through the grant given by Cleft Children International.
Dr. Likith Reddy, Dr. John Wallace and Dr. Radhika Chigurapathi donated Synthes and Leibinger micro plating systems during 2007
The GSRICFS formed a new partnership with ENABLE, an NGO from UK, from June 2007, to give free treatment for patients with Head and Neck related problems other than clefts. This year 50 such surgeries were done with funding from ENABLE.
Television
Discovery, a well known television channel from the US, filmed a documentary on the work of the Institute, The documentary was aired as a prime time telecast in the US on January 18, 2007
Dr. Srinivas Gosla Reddy delivered an Invitational Lecture on Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate Anomalies at the 2nd International Meeting on Tropical Oral Health in November 2007 in Okayama, Japan
Dr. Srinivas Gosla Reddy was invited to lecture at the Annual Congress of the Korean Association of Cleft and Craniofacial Surgeons in June 2007 in Seoul, where he delivered a Keynote Lecture on Functional Cheilorhinoplasty and Cleft Rhinoplasty. During his visit to Korea, he was also invited to present lectures on Vascular Malformations and Use of Pfeifer Incision on the Face at Kangung and Seoul Universities.
Dr. Srinivas Gosla Reddy delivered a Keynote Lecture on Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate Anomalies at the 7th Annual Congress of the Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies in February 2007 in Chandigarh, India
The GSRICFS conducted a symposium on Cleft and Esthetic Rhinoplasty in February 2007 under the directorship of Dr. Nasser Nasser, Maxillofacial Surgeon, UK and Dr. Nitin Mokal, Plastic Surgeon, India. It was attended by 30 plastic and maxillofacial surgeons from India.
2006
Dr. Srinivas Gosla Reddy delivered a Guest Lecture on Delaire’s philosophy of cleft palate repair at the 5th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies from March 22 to 25, 2006 in Guwahati, India.
Dr. Srinivas Gosla Reddy delivered a Guest Lecture on “The Receiving End” Fate of Funding for Cleft Lip and Palate in India at The International Cleft Lip Palate Conference 2006 from June 25 - 27, 2006 in Eastbourne
Dr. Srinivas Gosla Reddy delivered a Guest Lecture on “Evaluating, Diagnosing and Treating Cleft and Craniofacial Deformities” at the First International Congress of the African Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons September 20 to 22, 2006 in Cairo Egypt.
Dr. Srinivas Gosla Reddy was invited to attend the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Department of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital, Zurich from September 29 to October 1, 2006 where he delivered a lecture on “Pfeifer wave line incisions to treat scars of the face” At the clebrations Dr. Gosla interacted with Prof. Hugo Obwegeser, Prof. Emile Steinhauser and a whole lot of other stalwarts in the field of Maxillofacial and Craniofacial Surgery.
Dr. Srinivas Gosla Reddy delivered a Guest Lecture on “Vascular Malformations of the Head and Neck region“ and Surgically Demonstrated for a live audience the “Surgical Repair of Unilateral Cleft Lip” at the 32nd National Conference of the Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India December 2006 Symposia at GSRICFS
GSRICFS conducted a symposium on Craniofacial Bone Anchored Titanium Implants and update on Ear Reconstruction with Silicone Prosthesis on November 18, 2006 with Prof. Dr. Srinath N., Maxillofacial surgeon and Prof. Dr. P. C. Jacob, Prosthodontist, as course directors. The symposium was attended by 26 plastic and maxillofacial surgeons from India.
GSRICFS conducted a symposium Planning and Executing an Orthognathic Surgery on November 19, 2006 with Prof. Dr. Kishore Nayak, Maxillofacial surgeon, Prof. Dr. Krishna Murthy, Maxillofacial surgeon, Prof. Dr. David Tauro, Maxillofacial surgeon, Prof. Dr. Rajasekhar, Orthodontist and Dr. Sherry Peter, Craniofacial surgeon, as course directors. The symposium was attended by 58 plastic and maxillofacial surgeons from India.
