Team of 9 doctors to monitor health of COVID +ve Tarun Gogoi at GMCH

August 26: A committee under the Chairmanship of Dr Jogesh Sarma, HOD, Pulmonary Medicine Department of Gauhati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH) has been constituted to monitor the health status of Tarun Gogoi, former Chief Minister of Assam. He was tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and is presently admitted at GMCH.

Tarun Gogoi was shifted to New Paying Cabin at GMCH and the following doctors of Gauhati Medical College Hospital will be responsible for continuous monitoring of his health status. Dr. Bhaskar Thakuria, Assistant Professor of Medicine was asked to submit the medical status report of Gogoi every day at 5.00 PM. The following doctors were appointed in the monitoring committee:

• Dr. Jogesh Salina, Prof & HOD of Pulmonary Medicine
• Dr. Uma Kaimal Saikia, Associate Prof of Endocrinology
• Dr. Farhin lqbal, Associate Prof of Cardiology
• Dr. Bhaskar Thakuria, Asstt Prof of Medicine
• Dr. R. Das, Asstt. Prof of Surgery
• Dr. Biswajit Talukdar, Registrar of Anesthesiology
• Dr. Jayshri Medhi, Post PG of Medicine
• Dr. Moinul Islam, Resident doctor of Medicine
• Dr. Bubu Gogoi, Resident doctor of Medicine