University of Pune (Maharashtra) approved the pre-Phd seminar submission of Lieutenant Colonel (later Brigadier) Yudhvir Suri, VSM held at Pathology teaching auditorium of Armed Forces Medical Collage in the presence of Prof. AM Deshpande, an eminent anesthesiology teacher, BJ Medical College, Professor pharmacology, and Dean BJ medical college, Professor Pathology AFMC and representative of Pune University în 1986. Research work already done was appreciated Professor B Dhawan, an eminent scientist, Director CDRI was approved as co-guide. Professor R Srimal HOD pharmacology and animal experimental laboratory CDRI was appointed as “In attendance” guide. Later two years, dissertation. Evaluation of chandonium iodide a new neuromuscular blocking agent”, was submitted after completion of phase IV clinical multi centre trials in India. Research work was published in Journal of Indian council of Medical research, Journal of science and technology, Indian journal of pharmacology, Indian Journal of Anaecthesia, International Journal of toxicology and experimental pharmacology.
In 1985, Brigadier Yudhvir Suri was the first army doctor anesthesiologist to join the field of super-speciality under the guidance of professor head Dr GR Gode at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, new Delhi, joined Panangpali Venugopal head, Cardiovascular Surgery for advance training in cardiovascular and thoracic anesthesia and administered more than 100 open heart surgeries. During this period, Brigadier Yudhvir Suri was instrumental to initiate along with Professor HL kaul, associate professor, anesthesiology, the Journal of Anesthesiology- clinical pharmco-logy as the founder editors of the Journal, aclaimed to be one of the best Journals of Anesthesiology in the world. He was the first institutionalised trained cardiovascular thoracic anaesthesiologist to be posted at Sciences of Cardiovascular and thoracic Institute, affliated to Armed Forces Medical Collage, Pune.
Sciences, skill and techniques of well trained anaestesiologists facilitated the growth and patient care of the cardiovascular thoracic Surgery. During the period Armed Forces Medical research Committee sponsored projects were undertaken to develop the new concepts and techniques in management of open heart surgery.
1990-1993, the peak militancy period in Kashmir, he managed 3000 trauma patients with zero mortality. First time in military medicine he developed the concept of Golden Hour management of militancy trauma critical care. His innovative skills of management of penetrating and non penetrating cardiac militancy trauma saved many lives. Critical management of largest 99 number of maxillofacial injuries during the period has been reported in military medicine. President of India honoured him with Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) to recognise his distinguished service of a high order in 1995. He also received General officer commanding-in-chiefs (Goc- in-c) “The commendation award” for act of distinguished service and for devotion to duty in 1994.
Brigadier Yudhvir Suri was awarded prestigious Rukamani Pandit Gold-medal by Indian Society of anesthesiologists for research “Animal and Human toxicity of Intravenous anaesthetic Etiomidate, an accidental finding during animal experiments at central drug Research Institute Lucknow India in 1982. He was solicited by Director General Armed Forces Medical Services for best paper award at Armed Forces Medical College in 1992. He was elected president of International Trauma anaeshiesia India, society of anesthesiology-clinical pharmacology.