Shiv Narain Kureel

Shiv Narain Kureel
Born (1956-11-02) 2 November 1956
OccupationsPaediatric surgeon
Medical academic
Known forPediatric urology
AwardsPadma Shri (2016)

Shiv Narain Kureel (born 2 November 1956) is an Indian pediatric surgeon, medical academic and writer. He has served as Professor and Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery at King George's Medical University, Lucknow.[1] He is known for his work in paediatric urology and for developing surgical techniques for the management of complex congenital urological conditions in children. [2]

Early life

Kureel was born on 2 November 1956[3] in Uttar Pradesh.

He is best known for the neonataogical and pediatric urological reconstructive surgeries.[4][5]

Career and research

  • He has been associated with the development and use of single–stage surgical techniques for the treatment of congenital urological conditions in children.[6]
  • He performed pediatric vaginal reconstructive surgery on an 11-year-old girl using oral mucosa grafting, a procedure that received coverage in national media. [7]
  • He served as President of the "Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons" and has been a reviewer for the Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons.[8]
  • He has also published several medical papers.[9][10]

Awards and honours

  • Padma Shri (2016), India's fourth-highest civilian award, for contributions to medicine.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Singer, archer, surgeon and more: Meet India's Padma awardees". Hindustan Times. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Kureel, S. N. (2018). "Presidential Address at 43rd Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (IAPSCON 2017), Kolkata, September 21–24, 2017". Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. 23 (1): 2–3. doi:10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_217_17. PMC 5772089. PMID 29386756.
  3. ↑ "Life Member IAPS". Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Doctors, artists dominate Padma list from UP, Modi's constituency bags six". Times of India. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pediatric Surgery". King George's Medical University. 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Singer, archer, surgeon and more: Meet India's Padma awardees". Hindustan Times. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Oral mucosa skin used for vaginal reconstruction in a rare surgery at KGMU". Medical Dialogues. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons". Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Sharma, Anshuman; Pandey, Anand; Rawat, Jiledar; Ahmed, Intezar; Wakhlu, Ashish; Kureel, Shiv Narain (2011). "Conventional and unconventional surgical modalities for choledochal cyst". Annals of Pediatric Surgery. 7: 17–19. doi:10.1097/01.XPS.0000393093.1853.99. S2CID 56293476.
  10. ↑ Piyush Kumar, Shiv Narain Kureel (March 2016). "Isolated subglossopalatal membrane: a rare entity to encounter". BMJ. 2016: bcr2016214642. doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-214642. PMC 4800202. PMID 26989115.
  11. ↑ "Padma Awards 2016". Government of India. Retrieved 25 July 2026.