Prem Puri

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About Prem Puri

Professor Prem Puri is the Newman Clinical Research Professor at the University College Dublin School of Medicine and Medical Science and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at the Beacon Hospital. He is currently the Secretary of the International Board of Pediatric Surgical Research. He is Past President of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons (WOFAPS), Past President of the European Pediatric Surgeons Association (EUPSA) and past President of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons (WOFAPS) Foundation. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Pediatric Surgery International (2001-2021), and on the Editorial Board of several other journals. He was the Director of Research (1989-2009) and President (2009-2016) of the National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Dublin, the single largest pediatric research institution in Ireland. He was a Member of the Board of Directors of Health Research Board of Ireland (2010- 2015) and of the Children’s Medical and Research Foundation in Ireland ( 2009-2014). He is known internationally for his research into underlying mechanisms causing birth defects, and innovative treatments, which have benefited millions of children all over the world. His research on vesicoureteral reflux, the most common urological disorder in children, has had a major worldwide impact on patient treatment, through the development of a 15-minute day care endoscopic procedure to replace a major open surgical procedure. His research work on Hirschsprung disease, congenital diaphragmatic hernia and foregut anomalies has provided insights into the pathogenesis and treatment of these congenital conditions. He has been awarded many Honorary Fellowships, including the American Surgical Association, American Academy of Paediatrics, American Paediatric Surgical Association, Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons, and Argentinean, Austrian, Canadian, Czech, Croatian, Cuban, Indian, and South African pediatric surgical associations. He is one of the most cited pediatric surgical researchers in the world. His research work has been cited over 25,500 times in peer-reviewed articles with h-index of 81 and i10-index of 514. He has published 11 books and monographs, 147 chapters in textbooks and over 750 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Award-winning researcher: People of the Year Award (Ireland), Denis Browne Gold Medal by the British Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Rehbein Medal by the European Paediatric Surgeons Association, Colles Medal by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.