National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) - NAMS (India)

Prof. M. Berry, FAMS
MD, FICR, FIMSA
Prof. M. Berry is former Professor and Head, Department of Radiodiagnosis, AIIMS, New
Delhi. Her major thrust areas of research work include cost effective imaging protocols,
gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic diseases, quality assurance programme and
radiation protection in diagnostic radiology. A WHO collaborating center in Imaging
Technology and Radiation Protection was established at AIIMS.
She received funds for various multicentric research projects from International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) Vienna, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), ICMR, Ministry
of Welfare, Govt. of India. The list of research projects includes comparative evaluation of
ultrasonography & scintigraphy in the diagnosis of focal & diffuse liver diseases; radiation
protection in diagnostic radiology; evaluation of radiation risk in cardiac radiological and
angiography procedures; evaluation of fetal growth parameters during pregnancy, clinical
parameters vis-a-vis ultrasonography; epidemiology of peptic ulcer in India; quantification of
radiation harm from diagnostic X-rays; physio-anthropometric studies of the lower extremity
in the Indian population.
Based on the experience of working with two spiral CT scanners and various projects
undertaken in the Department of Radiodiagnosis at AIIMS, a book on “Spiral CT Protocols:
A Practical Approach” was published in March 2000 to present a set of comprehensive and
practical imaging protocols for everyone practicing with spiral CT scanner in Indian
scenario.
She initiated and successfully completed the tripartite joint venture of three best academic
institutions of the country, AIIMS, PGI, Chandigarh, MAMC, Delhi of organising teaching
courses and publishing books on Diagnostic Radiology covering all organ systems including
Advances in Imaging technology. She had been one of the active members for Radiology
Education & Technical training programmes in Inter Institutional collaboration between
AIIMS and Bangladesh, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal, AERB and
MCI.
Her area of expertise is Diagnostic Radiology with special interest in Gastrointestinal,
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic imaging and quality assurance programmes.
She has delivered Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose Memorial Oration and Achanta Lakshmipathi
Oration.
Area of specialization: Radiology & Imaging
Address: M-14/40, DLF City, Phase II, Gurgaon, Tel: 0124 2364504, 2388010,
manorama_b@hotmail.com
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