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Dr. Usha Hedge, JSS Dental College & Hospital, JSS Academy Of Higher Education & Research Conquests Everest

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Dr. Usha Hegde, Professor, Dept. of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, JSS Dental College & Hospital, Mysuru holding the logo of JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research on top of the Everest Mountain in Himalayan range

Dr. Usha Hegde, Professor, Dept. of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, JSS Dental College & Hospital, Mysuru holding the Indian Flag on top of the Everest Mountain in Himalayan range

The dream to conquest the highest peak in the world is achieved by only a hand full of the world’s human race, among those who did, joins our own Dr. Usha Hedge, Professor & HOD, Dept. of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, JSS Dental College & Hospital a Constituent College of JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, who created a landmark history on 19th May 2024 at 6.10 am

On the early hours of 19th May 2024 at 6.10 AM, she proudly held the Indian flag and also displayed the logo of JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru at 29,030 ft height on top of the Everest Mountain in Himalayan range between Nepal and Tibet also otherwise known as SAGARMATHA the peak of heaven. The mount earlier reached by only one another Mysurean Major Smitha Lakshman an army officer

Dr. Usha Hegde has immensely trained herself physically and psychologically for over years in this venture, walking while carrying weights, running, cycling, swimming, trekking smaller mountains and gym exercises being few among her training patterns along with strict diet which were religiously followed despite of her busy academic job and family commitments

Enroute to reach the peak, she started trekking on 6th April 2024 and reached Everest Base Camp of 17598 ft., on 13th April 2024. After acclimatizing to the weather conditions, on 11th May 2024 restarted moving ahead. In the early hours of 19th May 2024, she reached the pinnacle of 29,030 ft.

Dr. Usha Hedge a proud alumnus of JSS Dental College & Hospital is presently serving as Professor & Head, Dept. of Oral Pathology in JSS Dental College and Hospital a constituent college of JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research. She has many feathers to her cap in the field of academics in the form of heading the department of Oral Pathology, guiding several PG and Ph.D. students, along with undergraduates, publishing several scientific papers, being resource person, keynote speaker etc.

It is indeed a proud moment for all among JSS family and applauds her for the incredible efforts, extraordinary achievement, and phenomenal success

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