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PGI’s Dr Prema Menon conferred IAPS Oration Award 2025 for pioneering contributions to paediatric surgery

The conference held in Odisha marked 60 years (diamond jubilee) of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (IAPSCON).

2 min readChandigarhJan 14, 2026 09:45 PM IST

Dr Prema Menon has shaped the career of over 100 M.Ch. trainees in Pediatric Surgery since joining PGIMER in 2002.

Dr Prema Menon, professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, was conferred the IAPS Oration Award for the year 2025 at the 51st Annual Conference for her pioneering research, exemplary mentorship, and distinguished service to the field of paediatric surgery. The conference marked 60 years (diamond jubilee) of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (IAPSCON) and was held in Odisha recently.

Her topic for the oration was, “Pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction: Less common aspects and the role of imaging”. Pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction is a common paediatric urological problem causing incomplete or complete obstruction to the flow of urine from one or both kidneys. It is diagnosed by ultrasonography and functional imaging. It is mostly due to an intrinsic obstruction which can be surgically corrected with excellent results. Rarely is it secondary to extrinsic obstruction from aberrant renal vessels.

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Based on her vast experience in PGIMER, specific imaging features to preoperatively diagnose pelvic ureteric junction obstruction associated with aberrant vessels were described for the first time in the literature, thereby preventing any likelihood of injury to these vessels during surgery and preventing loss of renal tissue from ischemia. This, as well as the imaging features and management of the extremely rare association of malrotation of the kidney and extrarenal calyces with pelvi ureteric junction obstruction, were highlighted in the oration.

Menon has shaped the career of over 100 M.Ch. trainees in Pediatric Surgery since joining PGIMER in 2002. Her clinical and research expertise spans a wide spectrum of pediatric surgical conditions. Her scholarly work includes over 205 publications. The paediatric surgeon is also a meritorious fellow of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (FMAS) with a keen interest in paediatric laparoscopic and robotic surgery.

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