title: Running with the hares and hunting with the hounds: an impossibility?
abstract: Vascular surgery has emerged as an independent speciality in India. The growth and development of vascular surgery in India has been slow, yet steady. It is a matter of concern that almost a quarter century down the line this speciality is faced with several problems. This article examines the issue of whether it is feasible for vascular surgery to exist as an independent subspeciality. Does one follow a conciliatory or a confrontational approach with the 'competing specialities'?
authors.affiliation: Dept of Vascular Surgery, Max Heart & Vascular Institute, Delhi 110017, India. kumudrai@hotmail.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rai
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000639:trends; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data