Grand Rounds at B & B Hospital

Prof. Banskota and Me at B & B Hospital

Late in the afternoon on the 20th (the day of our return to Kathmandu), I established contact with Binod and confirmed that I would be able to give my lecture early on Thursday, May 21st. Binod picked me up at early Thursday morning and about 30 minutes later we arrived at the B & B hospital (http://www.bandbhospital.com/) in the Lalitpur neighborhood of Kathmandu. This hospital is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Kathmandu.

Grand Round Attendees at B & B Hospital

I was greeted by Prof. Banskota upon my arrival at the Hospital. Prof. Banskota is the Chair of the Orthopaedic Surgery Department and was one of the founders of B & B hospital (in fact, one of the “B’s” in “B & B”!) Before my lecture, he took me to consult with him on a young man who had tuberculosis involving his spine. Surgery, unfortunately, did not relieve his paralysis. It appeared to me after reviewing his CT scan and radiographs that the surgery had been done correctly and that there was nothing more that could be done. This case was a brutal reminder how rare certain diseases are in the U.S. compared to that part of the world! I was able to give my lecture to an enthusiastic group of Medical Students from Kathmandu University, Interns, Orthopaedic Surgery Residents and Orthopaedic Surgery Attending Physicians. They asked many insightful questions at the conclusion of my talk.