Biography

Prof. Parashar is a 1959 Medical graduate of G. R. Medical College Gwalior, India. In 1962, he obtained the degree of ‘Master of Surgery’ [M.S.] from Vikram University, India. He started his academic and clinical career as Demonstrator/ Registrar in surgery. Later he proceeded to England to complete his advanced surgical training and obtained the Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh in 1966. [FRCS. In 1979, when he organized Silver Jubilee Conference of International College of Surgeons in Goa, he was conferred Fellowship of International College of Surgeons. [FICS] In 1986 he received Fellowship of American College of Surgeons. [FACS] In 1981, he joined King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia, [later renamed as Dammam University] as Professor of Surgery and as Consultant Surgeon at King Fahd teaching hospital of the University. He also held addition appointments as Director for Internship training program and later as Director for post-graduate training program in surgery. After thirty-three years at Dammam University, he retired in 2013, as ‘Emeritus Professor’. During this period, he played active role in establishing new colleges for Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy in the kingdom; and in developing undergraduate medical curriculum and postgraduate training programs.

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Research Interest

Surgery, General Surgery, Healthcare, Medicine