Dr. Manash Saha

After finishing his MBBS in 1992 from one of the renowned medical College, Pt. J N L M Medical College from RaviShankar University, Raipur, Dr Manash Saha completed his MD from Barkatullah University, Bhopal of equal repute. After that he obtained DNB (Diplomate of National Board) in the year 1999. His unmatched merit helped him not only to receive the professional degrees since the time he is pursuing the MBBS with 4 th rank in Merit Scholarship in final MBBS Part 1 followed by certificate of Merit in general surgery in final MBBS Part 2.

He underwent “GDC Training Course” By Prof. Istvan Szikora, Hungary and Fellowship in Endovascular Neurosurgery, Under Prof. Makata Negoro, Fujita Health University, Nagoya, Japan following short Observership under Prof. Anil Gholkar in Newcastle Regional Neurosciences Center, Newcastle upon tyne, the who’s who of Neurointervention in early years of his career. He is the first person to start neurointervention in Eastern India way back in 2001.

His academic journey continues as he got trained in all advanced Imaging modalities, all types of Vascular and Non-Vascular Interventional Procedures. He learnt Interventional procedures and shaped his professional career under guidance of luminaries of fields like Prof. R V Phadke, Dr. S S Baijal, Dr S K Jain and mentored in MRI by none other than Prof. R K Gupta from SGPGIMS, Lucknow.

Dr Manash Saha, at present attached with Apollo Multispecialty Hospital, Kolkata as Senior Consultant, Dept. of Vascular & Non Vascular Intervention, an exclusive facility created separately for all types of non coronary Interventions, catering widest range of services possible under one roof which were hitherto unknown or unchartered territory so far, became the trusted name in advanced healthcare using minimally invasive guided procedures. Prior to AGHL, Dr Saha was attached with AMRI Hospitals, Mukundapur, Kolkata as Director & HOD of Dept. of Imaging & Interventional Radiology and Interventional Radiologist of the Group Hospitals, where he boasted huge potential for progress of Interventional Radiology. He moved from Peerless Hospital & BK Roy Research Center, after a great successful stint there as Clinical Director of Imaging & Interventional Radiology, From 2011 to 2015 where he established one of the most advanced Dept. Of Imaging and Intervention. His presence fuelled a large no. of papers, studies and few pathbreaking research projects and still remembered for that. During his tenure in Woodland Medical Centre from 2008 to 2011, Kolkata, Dr Saha performed a large number of interventions which were supported by the state of the art instruments like a dual energy CT and 3T MRI of SIEMENS. His short journey at Global Hospitals, Hyderabad as intervention radiologist helped him to sharpen his skills in the field of Intervention in Liver Transplant program in 2007-08. In 2003 during his earlier attachment with Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata his main focus was there in neuroimaging and intervention till 2007.

Dr Manash Saha is an extraordinary talent and his name is synonymous with all types of Innovative, unusual, problem solving and exclusive interventions in the fields of gastrointestinal, nephro, neuro and oncology with peripheral vascular interventions. Venous Interventions are his forte. He is known for his passion, dedication, honesty and reliability towards his patients. Some of the procedures are mentioned below:

• All types of emergency embolizations for massive bleeding from any organ system be it GI, Renal, lung, Uterus, liver, spleen, pancreas and other areas. Even muscular and joint bleedings also at times addressed
• Largest experience in Eastern India who had done BRTO a relatively lesser known but very effective procedure to control Variceal Bleeding with its variants.
• TACE & TARE ( Transarterial Chemo & Radio embolisation), TIPSS, HEPATIC VEIN STENTING
• First ever successful emergency Pulmonary Thrombectomy in patient of acute massive pulmonary thromboembolism
• Pulmonary AVF, Pelvic AVM and hemangiomas
• All types of Fistuloplasties, Central venoplasty ( mainly for Dialysis and oncological Patients), venous stenting, thrombectomies & catheter directed thrombolysis of venous thrombosis
• Huge no. PTBD & stentings
• Largest no. guided RF ablation of Eastern India of all types of tumours including osteoid osteomas, liver/lung tumours. Microwave ablation of large tumours also started
• Treatment of Varicose veins with latest offering of Venaseal treatment
• Peripheral arterial complex limb salvage procedures to prevent / limit the extent of gangrene
• Incranial thrombectomy/ coiling etc.

Besides being a regular contributor in leading medical journals, he has many research projects, presentations, and dissertations to his credit. He has done pioneering work in Iron Estimation study in Liver & Heart in patients of E beta thalassaemia which was critically acclaimed. Together with his Senior neurology colleagues he was part of one of the longest running prospective study from Asia in Multiple Sclerosis, on its conversion from Clinically Isolated syndrome , data about which was scanty in world literature. His research works and papers includes:

• MR differentiation of Wilson’s Disease from sub acute Japanese Encephalitis. At 53rd Annual IRIA Conference, Bhopal 2000.
• BrainStem Edema- An unusual complication of Carotid Cavernous fistula: A Case Report. At 53rd Annual IRIA Conference, Bhopal 2000.
• Comparative evaluation of CT Angiography and conventional angiography in potential live renal donors- A SGPGI experience. At 53rd Annual IRIA Conference, Bhopal 2000.
• Post PTBD hepatic venous bleeding: An unusual complication and its management. Saha M, Kamra P, Baijal SS. MCVIR-9-12Dec, 2000,New Delhi.
• CT guided transnasal needle aspiration of skull base lesion. Phadke RV, Saha M. MCVIR-9-12 Dec 2000,New Delhi.
• Percutaneous management of acute fluid collection in patients with pancreatitis. Baijal SS, Gogoi R, Saha M, Saraswat VA. MCVIR-9-12 Dec 2000,New Delhi.
• Palliation in carcinoma gall bladder: possible role of brachytherapy -preliminary results. Raghuvanshi S, Saha M, Baijal SS, Rastogi N, Saraswat VA. MCVIR. 9-12 Dec 2000, New Delhi.

• Transnasal access for sampling a skull base lesion. Phadke RV, Saha M (Published in AJNR, April, 2001).
• MR differentiation of Wilson’s diseases from Japanese Encephalitis. Saha M, Kumar S, Das A, Gupta RK (Eur Radiol. 2002 Apr.12(4):872-6)
• MRI in Hepatic Encephalopathy – Imaging and Spectroscopy, Sudhakar KV, Saha M, Gupta RK.Published in proceedings of the Symposium on Hepatic Encephalopathy, held at PGI, Chandigarh on 2nd Oct 2000.
• Ventral herniation of the dorsal spinal cord: a rare cause of myelopathy. Krishnan P, Kartikueyan R, Chowdhury D, Saha M. (Neurol India. 2013 Jul- Aug;61(4):453-4.)
• Congestive myelopathy (Foix-Alajouanine Syndrome) due to intradural arteriovenous fistula of the filum terminale fed by anterior spinal artery: Case report and review of literature. Krishnan P, Banerjee TK, Saha M (Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2013 Jul; 16(3): 432-6)
• Angiographic “Tau (τ)” sign in persistent trigeminal artery. Prasad K, Thamatapu E, Saha M, Das S. (Neurol India. 2014 Sep-Oct; 62(5): 580-1.)
• Correlation of Serum Ferritin with Hepatic Iron Overload among Non- transfusion Dependent Beta Thalassaemia with Hemoglobin E Disease Patients from Eastern India. Prosanto Chowdhury , Manash Saha and Dhritidipa Chowdhury (J Mol Biomark Diagn 2015, 6:3)
• Profile of Iron Overload in Non Transfusion Dependent Hb E Beta Thalassaemia Patients- Is It Different? Prosanto Kumar Chowdhury, Manash Saha, Anupam Basu, Dhritidipa Chowdhury and Rabindra kumar Jena (Blood 2015 126:4557)
• Estimation of Iron Overload-Implications of its Non-linear Correlation. Prosanto Kumar Chowdhury, Manash Saha, Sujit Karpurkayastha, Dhritidipa Chowdhury and Jena RK (J Blood Disord Transfus 2016, 7:3)
• Conversion from Clinically Isolated Syndrome to Multiple Sclerosis- A Study Among Asian Indians. Banerjee T, Das A, Ghosh E, Dutta A, Haldar A, Chowdhury D, Ojha S, Saha M, Purakayastha S. (Neurology 2016; 86 (Suppl 16): P1.400)

Dr Manash Saha is actively involved in conducting both in lecture based and hands on workshop & conferences where he holds the authority positions as well both in national ans international repute :

• First ever workshop in Kolkata on Neurointerventional procedures with Dr. A Gholkar in Sept’2001 while working at NNC.
• Co-Organizing Secretary of 7th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Neuroradiology (ISNR) held at Apollo Multispecialty Hospitals & Hotel Hyatt Regency, Kolkata from 10th to 12th December 2004. Handled the LIVE workshop on 10th December with Prof. Luc PICARD (France) and Prof. Istvan Szikora (Hungary).
• Organising Chairman of ISVIR Registry meet, Novotel, Kolkata 22-23 Nov. 2014
• Organising Secretary, ISVIR 2017, held in ITC Sonar, 23-26th February, Kolkata.

Dr. Saha is a member of many prestigious national and international bodies of Interventional Radiology

• Corresponding member of CIRSE (Europe) & SIR (USA)
• Life member of STNI, APCVIR (Asia Pacific)
• Life Member of Indian Radiology and Imaging Association (IRIA)
• Life Member of Indian Society of Neuroradiology (ISNR)
• Life Member of Indian Society of Vascular and Intervention Radiology (ISVIR)