Arjun K.

History and Inspiration derived therefrom Rouen, France. A place of immense history, which is imbued in its every stone and brick. It has the historic spot where St Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake in 1431, now commemorated by a lovely modernistic cathedral and a towering cross, in the Place de Vieux Marche […]

Another summer visit to the US has come to an end and I write this on the flight back home as I reflect on the trip. The trip was a hectic one as they typically tend to be. It began in Philadelphia where it included a resident conference to the residents at Albert Einstein Medical

I currently review radiology articles for Radiology journals based in the US, Europe and India respectively. I find the process of reviewing articles to be one of the most interesting and challenging tasks I perform. For one thing, there is a wide range in quality of the proferred articles. Some articles are so creative in

This past week I worked from our Delhi office, which is always such a great pleasure. Run with great zest and enthusiasm by my colleague Dr Anjali Agrawal, who is among the most dedicated academic radiologists whom I have met, it is a small but vibrant place, which exemplifies quality and keen analytics. And to

This week, some of the charity work undertaken by our organization has figured in the national media. In particular, two of the activities we support a) the people for people trust that puts up playgrounds in government schools and b) the charitable radiology reporting done by our Telerad Foundation have been given attention in a

At a talk I recently gave to GE’s corporate leadership, I dwelt on the subject of perfection in reporting, stating that this was a goal of our organization. In radiology reporting, 50% is the actual analysis and interpretation, with the balance being in the effective communication of the findings. One of the training points I

I am writing this shortly after watching history being made at Roland Garros. For me, along with my tennis-playing son, both of us excited beyond belief at being at this mecca of tennis excellence, it was the experience of a lifetime. Rafael Nadal won the French Open tournament a record eighth time and has written

Arriving in Botswana I must admit I did not know too much about the country. Seeing the name of the airport did however strike a chord. HE Seretse Khama was a well known African leader when I was a boy. I learned from my host, who received me at the airport that because of a

The 2013 DICOM International conference and symposium was recently held in Bangalore (for the first time ever in our fair city). As a member of the organizing committee, and the chair of Clinical Day 3, it was a very rewarding experience for me to interact with the other committee members and delegates and learn about

The past week was a very rewarding one for me personally as we presented Ipads to our consultant radiologists as a token of our appreciation for all their hard work. This elicited some delighted responses, one of which I quote from below: “When I excitedly called my husband from office to say I received a