Dr S Raja Sabapathy takes over Presidency of International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
Coimbatore: Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy has been appointed as the President-Elect of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) in Washington. He is currently serving as the Chairman of the Division of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Reconstructive Microsurgery, and Burns at Ganga Hospital and as the Director of Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore.
Dr. Sabapathy officially assumed the presidency on March 28 during the closing ceremony of the federation's triennial congress in Washington, D.C. He is the first Indian to lead IFSSH, a global federation established in 1966.
Dr Sabapathy graduated from Stanley Medical College, Madras, as the Best Outgoing Student, standing first in the University in Medicine and Surgery. He holds an M.S. in General Surgery from Madras Medical College and an M.Ch (Plastic Surgery) from Stanley Medical College, Madras. He also pursued Dip NB (Plastic Surgery) and FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK.
Dr Sabapathy was awarded the NH Antia Prize by the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India for the best paper published from India in an international journal in 2006. He was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award for exemplary contribution to the cause of Medical Education and Healthcare Services by the Tamil Dr. M.G.R. Medical University on 5th September, 2012. He also secured the Dr B C Roy National Award – Fellowship for Postgraduate Studies of the Medical Council of India (1979 – 81). He has 118 honours to his credit, and he attended 347 invited lectures and international meetings. Ganga Hospital has congratulated the doctor by stating, “Wishing him continued success in advancing the field of hand surgery worldwide!”
IFSSH (International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand) was formed in 1966 to co-ordinate activities of the Hand Surgery Societies around the world, thereby increasing and spreading knowledge of surgery of the hand. The IFSSH comprises member societies for surgery of the hand from around the world.
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