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Dr Jain to interact with media persons

Dr Sushil Kumar Jain, senior surgeon of Apollo Indraprastha Hospital, will interact with the members of Guwahati Press Club on May 22. The program will begin at 12 noon (Saturday). Dr Jain, who completed his M.S. (General Surgery) from Guwahati Medical College, did his post graduation in London. Member-journalists are requested to participate in the program.

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