Global InformationDinker Belle Rai information
Dinker B. Rai | |
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| Born | 28 April 1947 Puttur, Mangalore, Karnataka State, India |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Bangalore Medical College, St. Aloysius College, Brooklyn Jewish Hospital and Medical Center, Maimonides Medical Center |
| Spouse | Shakila Rai |
| Children | Seema, Arjun, Rahul |
| Awards | Jewel of India of NRI’s Of North America by Manish Media, New York State Assembly Certificate of Merit, A. Vann, Member of Assembly |
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Dinker Belle Rai is an Indian American vascular surgeon who serves as the chairman of the Department of Surgery and as the Chief of the Department of Vascular Surgery / Vascular Laboratory at the Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. He is a visiting clinical professor at the Health & Science Center of the State University of New York in Brooklyn and a visiting professor at the Rajiv Gandhi University in Bangalore, India. Rai is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Surgeons. He is credited with developing the first ever method for retrograde catheterization of the venous tree. This invention was given a United States patent in 1988.[1] Based on this patent, a company called The Ideas For Medicine, Inc. (now part of Horizon Medical Products, Inc.) manufactured and still distributes out a series of catheters, known as Rai’s Catheters for use in performing descending phlebographic tests and for venous embolectomies.[2] He is also credited with the discovery of the motion of venous valves in human beings.[3][4] His original research on histopathological specimens of patients with saphenofemoral – incompetency resulted in a paradigm shift in management of varicose veins. He performed the first ever vein transplantation below the knee.[5] The discovery of the right atrial mechanical function is a pivotal discovery in his medical research work.[clarification needed] He is an editor for the International Journal of Angiology.[6] Rai has been featured in the book "Jewels of India"[7] for his contributions to medicine, art, sports and cultural arenas.
- ^ Rai, Dinker B.; B, Rai Dinker (15 July 1988). "Patent: 4995878 held by Dr. Dinker B. Rai".
- ^ Newspaper News India 15 September 1985 page 25
- ^ Rai, Dinker B. (March 2013). "The Dynamic Function of the Atrial Diastole of the Heart and Motion of Venous Valves in Humans". The International Journal of Angiology. 22 (1): 37–44. doi:10.1055/s-0033-1333864. ISSN 1061-1711. PMC 3699224. PMID 24436582.
- ^ Rai, Dinker B. (2022). Mechanical Function of the Atrial Diastole: A New Discovery: The Motion of Blood in the Venous System—Novel Findings. doi:10.1201/b22792. ISBN 9781003266006.
- ^ Rai, D. B.; Lerner, R. (July 1991). "Chronic venous insufficiency disease. Its etiology. A new technique for vein valve transplantation". International Surgery. 76 (3): 174–178. ISSN 0020-8868. PMID 1938208.
- ^ "Thieme E-Books & E-Journals - International Journal of Angiology / Issue". www.thieme.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Dinker B. Rai featured in Jewels Of India publication". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2013.